“THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE”

Vocabulary for chapters 7-11

contentment

The feeling of satisfaction

soufflé

A baked food, which is made light and puffy in cooking

rapThe blame or punishment

denounced

Criticized

unsavory

Disagreeable or unpleasant

gildedCoated with a gold color

peril In danger

amateur

A beginner; one who is inexperienced

vaudevilleA stage show consisting of mixed specialty acts including songs, dances, and comic skits.

reproach

To place blame