Shrewd Todie & Lyzer the Miser Vocabulary

shrewd

• Having smart judgment resulting in an advantage; calculating; practical cleverness.

• a miniscule insect typically found in the Tundra.

• unwillingness to spend money

stinginess

• unwillingness to spend money

• large or of noticeable importance

• done in a hurry

conscience

• knowledge of right and wrong and a feeling one should do what is right

• old-fashioned unit of money

• beet soup

considerable

• large or of noticeable importance

• a man who wants to marry a particular woman

• unwillingness to spend money

profit

• gain or benefit, usually monetary

• someone who has a strong wish to have money

• a job requiring manual or mechanical skill

miser

• someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it

• practical cleverness

• understanding or care about another.

trades

• a job requiring manual or mechanical skill

• to speak or say something with unusual pauses

• cleverness in getting what one wants often by tricks

gulden

• an old-fashioned unit of money

• an uncertain way that shows feelings of doubt

• a noisy public demand

strongbox

• a strongly made chest or case for money or valuables

• utensils for cutting, serving, and eating food

• a man who wants to marry a particular woman

cutlery

• utensils for cutting, serving, and eating food

• practical cleverness

• knowledge of right and wrong