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Meaning of difficult words from the poem "The Ant and the Cricket":
| S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Accustomed | Habitual, usual |
2 | Gay | Bright, Vibrant |
3 | Crumb | A small piece of bread, biscuit, etc |
4 | Silly | Not showing thought |
5 | Cricket | An insect that is dark coloured and eats plants |
6 | Foreshadow | A sign of something that will happen in future |
7 | Stunted | Showing less growth |
8 | Chirpy | Cheerful and lively |
9 | Starvation | Suffering or death due to lack of food |
10 | Famine | Scarcity of food |
11 | Dripping | So wet as to shed drops of liquid |
12 | Miserly | A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible |
13 | Quoth | Said (in Old English) |
14 | Mockery | To tease or fool others |
15 | Dance the winter away | Spend time dancing, during the winter |
16 | Wicket | An opening in a door, gate or wall |
17 | Hastily | Urgently, quickly |
18 | Folks | People in general |
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