Unit6wk2 part2 vocabulary introduction cricketin timessquare

The Cricket in Times SquareVocabulary Introduction

Unit 6, Week 2

Eavesdropping –listening to other people talking without letting them know you are listening

How are eavesdropping and spying similar and different?

Someone who is eavesdropping is listening in on another person who is unaware.

My bother is good at eavesdropping on telephone conversations.

scuffling- the sound of feet shuffling

scuffling- the sound of feet shuffling

Someone who is scuffling is walking without lifting his feet.

scuffling- the sound of feet shuffling

Someone who is scuffling is walking without lifting his feet.

We loved scuffling our feet in the autumn leaves.

What is another way that people can be described as scuffling?

wistfully- sweetly sad; thoughtfully

If you look wistfully at something, you look with longing and sadness.

As the school year began, Nancy thought wistfully back to the long summer days at the lake.

What are some thing people might look at or remember wistfully?

jumble –confused mixture or condition; a mess

A jumble is a messy pile of things.

I saw a jumble of old games and toys at the yard sale

What types of items have you seen in a jumble?

logical- reasonable; thoughtful

If an ideal is logical, it makes sense and has good reasons.

We thought her suggestion about our plan was very logical.

What is an synonym for logical?

acquaintance-someone known or introduced

If you make someone’s acquaintance, you meet the person .

The new student looked very thankful to be making another student’s acquaintance.

What is another usage for acquaintance that you might heard?

scornfully- angrily; disapprovingly

If you look scornfully at something, you show dislike or disgust.

After seeing what he had for dinner, Joey looked at his mother scornfully.

What is an antonym for scornfully?