The Hare and the Hedgehog Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from The Hare and the Hedgehog

complacently (adverb)

In a self-satisfied, smugly content manner, without concern or doubt.

stubble-fields (noun)

Fields covered with the short stalks of grain left standing after harvesting.

akimbo (adverb)

With hands on hips and elbows turned outward, suggesting a confident or defiant posture.

trilling (verb)

Singing or humming with a quavering, warbling sound.

accustomed (adjective)

In the habit of; familiar with through regular practice or long experience.

sloe-bush (noun)

A thorny shrub (blackthorn) that produces small, dark berries called sloes.

haughty (adjective)

Arrogantly superior and disdainful toward others considered inferior.

contemptuous (adjective)

Showing open disrespect or scorn for someone or something considered worthless.

crooked (adjective)

Bent, twisted, or not straight in shape.

wager (verb)

To bet or stake something on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event.

outstrip (verb)

To surpass or run faster than a competitor; to leave behind in a race.

monstrous (adjective)

Extraordinarily large or absurd; used here to mean excessively strange or unreasonable.

fasting (verb)

Going without food; not having eaten for a period of time.

hereupon (adverb)

Immediately following this; as a direct result of what was just said or done.

contrive (verb)

To plan or devise cleverly, often with a sense of scheming or ingenuity.

wits (noun)

Mental faculties; the capacity for rational thought and good judgment.

furrow (noun)

A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plow for planting seeds.

whirlwind (noun)

A rapidly rotating column of air; used figuratively to describe extreme speed and force.

career (noun)

Full speed or headlong rush; an archaic sense meaning rapid, uncontrolled forward motion.

jest (verb)

To joke or mock; to speak or act without seriousness, often at someone else's expense.

whosoever (noun)

Whatever person; whoever, regardless of who they are.