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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Chapter 7 Vocabulary for Summer of the Mariposas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scrumptious | delicious |
| inopportune | inconvenient or at the wrong time |
| conviction | sense of certainty |
| revitalized | refreshed with energy |
| mortified | embarrassed or offended |
| lamenting | grieving over or being sad |
| belying | disguising the truth |
| It was moist and creamy and absolutely too much for our already bursting stomachs, but it was __________________. | scrumptious |
| The twins looked _______________ too. Their hair was still wrapped in thick towels, and they were wearing their long shirts from home. | revitalized |
| “Well, what’s done is done. No use ________________ it. Let’s get some sleep,” I said, yawning. If I had been more like Juanita, I might have said, “I told you so,” though. | lamenting |
| crucial | very important |
| conceited | overly proud of oneself |
| apprehension | uneasy or unwilling to act |
| desolate | deserted; not lived in |
| plight | difficult situation |
| ghoulish | frightening |
| haggish | ugly and old |
| singsonged | said as though singing |
| callousness | lack of caring or feeling |
| insolent | disrespectful |
| They took information from anyone willing to talk and didn’t hold back _______________ details the way US papers sometimes did. | crucial |
| ” Even as the cruel words left my mouth, I felt terrible about their ___________________. | callousness |
| “Children of the dark, children of evil! Your mother has been humiliated! Come to me now, come back home. Punish these ____________________ girls! | insolent |
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