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Esperanza Rising VB.
Esperanza RIsing Vocab Ch 1-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arbors | alcove or shelters |
| tendril | vine or stem |
| scythe | blade |
| vaqueros | Mexican Cowboys |
| campesinos | farm workers |
| premonition | warning |
| camisoles | blouse |
| crochet | needlework |
| capricious | unpredictable |
| candelabra | candlestick |
| rosaries | prayer beads |
| condolences | sympathies |
| batiste | soft fabric |
| mantilla | veil or scarf |
| encroaching | invading,advancing,intruding |
| strewn | scattered |
| pretentious | flashy,showy |
| trellises | garden lattices or archways |
| pervaded | overspread or filled |
| silhouetted | outline |
| mortars | grinding bowls |
| charred | fire-blackened, burned, seared, scorched |
| renegades | traitors,rebels,outlaws,bandits |
| mesmorized | bewitched,hypnotized,and awestruck |
| blustery | gusty |
| reeked | smelled unpleasant |
| undulating | wavy |
| oilcloth | tarp or canvas |
| russet | brownish-red, copper |
| intimate | personal |
| disembarked | unloaded, filled off |
| panorama | view or scenery |
| untethered | untied |
| stacotto | short,crisp,disconnected |
| tamarisk | shrub |
| bestowed | granted,given,offered,presented,entrusted |
| anticipating | expecting or awaiting |
| debris | rubble or remains |
| unrelenting | persistent or persisting |
| ridicule | mockery |
| shrine | a holy place or sanctuary |
| grotto | cave or cavern |
| swaddled | wrapped |
| antrocious | horrendous,awful,disgusting |
| propelled | driven,push |
| spasm | attack,seizure,fit |
| regimented | assigned,ordered,controlled, organized |
| spores | cell,germs,bacterium particles |