Kindergarten Word List in Literature

sorrow

n. the state of being sad

hedge

n. a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together

dainty

a. especially pleasing to the taste

morsel

n. a very small piece of food

barn

n. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

stout

a. strong and determined

cudgel

n. a club that is used as a weapon

lock

n. a piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together

rogue

n. a deceitful and unreliable person

boar

n. a male pig kept for breeding on a farm, or a type of wild pig

limp

v. proceed slowly or with difficulty

rascal

n. a person who behaves badly or dishonestly but who is usually likable

coward

n. a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain