2nd Grade Word List in Literature

enchantress

n. a woman with magical powers

rampion

n. a Eurasian plant of the bellflower family, some kinds of which have a root that can be eaten in salads

pine

v. suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart

ail

v. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

clamber

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

descend

v. come as if by falling

braid

v. join three or more pieces of hair or string-like material by putting them over each other

tress

n. long lock of woman's hair

ell

n. a former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths)

skein

n. a length of wool or thread collected together into the shape of a loose ring

venomous

a. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

naught

n. complete failure
n. a quantity of no importance

lament

n. a cry of sorrow and grief