Answer:
On a chilly Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited, miserly old man, sits in his counting-house. Because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire, his clerk, Bob Cratchit, shivers in the anteroom. Fred, Scrooge's nephew, visits him and asks him to his annual Christmas party. Scrooge is also approached by two portly gentlemen who ask for a donation to their charity. In answer to his nephew's "Merry Christmas!" Scrooge responds with bitterness and venom, spitting forth an angry "Bah! Humbug!"
Scrooge receives a disturbing apparition from the ghost of his deceased partner, Jacob Marley, later that evening after returning to his dark, freezing flat. Marley tells his tragic narrative, appearing worn and white. His spirit has been cursed to walk the Earth, weighed down by heavy chains, as a punishment for his greedy and self-serving life. Marley is hoping to save the day.
Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the definitions of the words to match. These are the following:
a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
printed material, newspaper
merry; festive
an inhabitant
possibility
Answer:
A) Contingency: possibility
B) Rotogravure: printed material, newspaper
C) Denizen: an inhabitant
D) Convivial: merry; festive
E) Epigram: a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Explanation:
The noun contingency refers to a future event which cannot be predicted with certainty. Rotogravure has to do with a printing system typically used to print magazines and stamps. A denizen is a resident of a particular place. The adjective convivial means that an atmosphere or event is friendly, cheerful and amusing. Finally, epigram is a brief ingenious comment that conveys an expression in an amusing and clever manner.
