The Cricket in Times Square Vocabulary Introduction Unit 6, Week 2
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?