5th Grade Word List - Literature
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THE WATER OF LIFE by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
THE WATER OF LIFE by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
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| THE WATER OF LIFE by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm |
sole |  |
a. being one only, single | |
sugarloaf | |
n. conical moulded mass of sugar, refined sugar molded into a cone | |
haughtily | |
ad. in an unfriendly way and seeming to consider yourself better than other people | |
straiten | |
v. squeeze together | |
abide | |
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
linger | |
v. take longer than usual to leave or disappear | |
busybody | |
n. a person who meddles in the affairs of others | |
gape | |
v. be or become wide open | |
prey | |
n. animal hunted or caught for food | |
tarry | |
v. leave slowly and hesitantly | |
trance | |
n. a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious | |
famine | |
n. a severe shortage of food | |
forsake | |
v. abandon (someone or something) | |
shabby | |
a. showing signs of wear and tear a. mean and unworthy | |
errand | |
n. a short journey either to take a message or to take or collect something | |
betroth | |
v. give to in marriage | |
squire | |
n. (in the past in England) a man who owned most of the land around a village | |
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