The Cricket in Times Square Vocabulary Cards

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scrounge

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To seek to obtain something, typically food or money, at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth. To search or dig around for food.

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subside

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To become less intense, violent, or severe. To calm down or settle down.

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thicket

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A dense group of bushes or trees.

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quality

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The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.

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eavesdrop

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To secretly listen to a conversation.

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logical

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Of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.

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acquaintance

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A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.

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leery

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Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions.

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enchanting

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Delightfully charming, magical, or attractive.

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prophesy

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To say that a specified thing will happen in the future.