Kindergarten Word List - Literature

prey

n. animal hunted or caught for food

pail

n. a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

scold

v. speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour

simpleton

n. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

chandelier

n. a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling and has several parts like branches for holding light bulbs

pursuit

n. act of following someone or something to try to catch

waddle

v. walk with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other

beak

n. the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth

drown

v. kill by submerging in water

heartily

ad. completely or very much