1st Grade Word List in Literature

diligent

a. characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

miser

n. someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it

dwarf

n. a creature like a little man with magical powers

grant

v. give or allow someone something, usually in an official way

fiddle

n. a violin

twig

n. a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division)

thrush

n. songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

caper

v. run and jump about in an energetic, happy way

brisk

a. active, fast, and energetic

plight

n. an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one

ponder

v. think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time

rascal

n. one who is playfully mischievous
n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

gallows

n. (pl) a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution

whit

n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

vagabond

n. a person who has no home and usually no job, and who travels from place to place