1. grinch (“ grinch ”) “Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville did NOT.”

2.  grinch

3.  A person or thing that dampens the spirit of others; a spoilsport.  Term originally coined by Dr. Seuss in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (1957).

4. A person or thing that ruins the fun of others; a spoilsport.

5.  (noun, capitalized) the specific character in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” who tries to ruin the fun of Christmas for the people of Whoville.

6.  noun  French cognate: grinch  Spanish cognate: grinch

7.  Complete the sentence: “I think a grinch would probably ____________.”

9.  grinchy

10.  Spoiling the pleasure of others.

11. ruining the fun of others.

12.  Adjective (describes a noun)  French cognate: grinchy  Spanish: grinchy

13.  Say, “I think there is a grinchy _____ in this ______.”

14.  (“ Grinch-ish-lee ”) “PoohPooh to the Whos he was grinchishly humming.  They’re finding out now that no Christmas is coming!”

15.  grinchishly

16.  In a way of spoiling the pleasures of others.

17.  In a way of ruining the fun of others.

18.  Adverb (describes a verb)  French cognate: grinchishly  Spanish cognate: grinchishly

19.  Complete this sentence: “I saw a person grinchishly ___________ (doing something that is grinchy).