A Tough Call
Elementary: Grades 3–4
Vocabulary
| Words | Definitions |
|---|---|
| cheapskate | a person who does not like to spend money and who tries to avoid paying a fair share of costs |
| gamble | to bet money on an uncertain outcome, for example on which team will win a sports game |
| idolize | to greatly admire |
| legend | a well-known or famous person |
| musty | to smell damp and old |
| pennant | a triangular-shaped flag decorated with team logos; also the name for a baseball championship |
| scandal | when someone does something wrong on purpose that is discovered and talked about by many people |
| scrapbook | a blank book in which items such as newspaper clippings and pictures are kept and saved |
| testimony | to speak in a court of law |
| verdict | the decision of guilt or innocence that a jury makes at the end of a court case |
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