• tough: hard to break.
• rinse: to wash lightly, as by pouring water over as a final stage in washing.
• tender: soft or delicate in substance.
• straw: a single stalk or stem, esp. of a cereal grass.
• foolish: stupid.
• nappy: a piece of cloth or paper put between a baby's legs to soak up urine.
• starch: a white, tasteless chemical substance in plants, forming an important component of rice, corn, wheat, and many other vegetable foods.
• drag: to pull slowly and with effort;haul.
• logs: a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a tree that has fallen.
• icing: a sweet mixture of sugar, butter, and flavoring, used as a coating on cakes, cookies, etc.
• tray: a flat, shallow container, used for carrying or displaying articles.
• deck: a floorlike surface taking up one level of a hull of a vessel.
• fence: a barrier enclosing or surrounding a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood.
• bruises: to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin but causing a discolored spot to
develop.
• shrink: to (cause to) contract or lessen in size.
• gnawing: to bite or chew on, esp. for a long time without stopping.
• bishops: a person who supervises a diocese and is a member of the highest order of the ministry.
• claw: a sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal, such as on a cat.
• misty: bounding in or clouded by mist.
• denial: an assertion that another statement is false.
• to rear: o take care of and support (a young person) up to the age of maturity.
• to tilt: to (cause to) lean, slant, or incline.
• core: the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds.
