1st Grade Word List in Literature

acquaintance

n. a person that you have met but do not know well

at length

ad. after a long time

provision

n. the act of providing something

altar

n. the table in Christian churches where communion is given

yearning

n. a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something that you cannot have or get easily

font

n. bowl for baptismal water

christening

n. a Christian ceremony at which a baby is given a name and made a member of the Christian Church

lick

v. take up with the tongue

consent

v. agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something

devour

v. eat greedily
v. destroy completely

wager

v. maintain with or as if with a bet

dainty

a. especially pleasing to the taste

verily

ad. in truth; certainly