Cinderella (All Versions)

Ms. Grose (United States of America)
This is the vocabulary from several versions of Cinderella including the German, French, Russian, Native American, and Russian versions of the tale.
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  1. rawhide
    animal skin, especially of cattle, that has not been tanned
  2. aspen
    any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
  3. shank
    the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
  4. shift
    move very slightly
  5. kin
    a person related to another or others
  6. pestle
    a hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
  7. mortar
    a vessel in which substances can be ground with a pestle
  8. gnash
    grind together
  9. wroth
    intensely angry or incensed
  10. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  11. scour
    rub hard or scrub
  12. scold
    censure severely or angrily
  13. wench
    a young woman
  14. govern
    exercise authority over, as of nations
  15. coarse
    rough to the touch
  16. petticoat
    undergarment worn under a skirt
  17. pleat
    a fold in a garment or piece of fabric
  18. stomacher
    garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
  19. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  20. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  21. slender
    having little width in proportion to the length or height
  22. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  23. rind
    the natural outer covering of food
  24. gild
    decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
  25. dapple
    a small contrasting part of something
  26. footman
    a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
  27. bedaubed
    ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion
  28. equipage
    equipment and supplies of a military force
  29. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  30. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  31. alight
    settle or come to rest
  32. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  33. civility
    the act of showing regard for others
  34. inclination
    the act of bending forward
  35. citron
    thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
  36. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  37. nimble
    moving quickly and lightly
  38. finery
    elaborate or showy attire and accessories
  39. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
  40. proclaim
    declare formally
  41. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  42. banter
    light teasing repartee
  43. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  44. weep
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
  45. vile
    morally reprehensible
  46. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
  47. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  48. cinder
    a fragment of incombustible matter left after a fire
  49. thicket
    a dense growth of bushes
  50. thrice
    three times
  51. hew
    make or shape as with an axe
  52. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  53. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  54. splendid
    characterized by grandeur
  55. betroth
    give to in marriage
  56. elder
    a person of more advanced age
  57. spite
    meanness or nastiness
Created on Fri Jan 11 12:50:19 EST 2013

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