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Esperanza Rising pt2

vocabulary for p.121-253

TermDefinition
grotto an artificial space made to resemble a cave
trellis a frame used as a support for climbing plants
swaddled to wrap or envelop in something
strike when workers stop working for better wages or benefits
atrocious cruel
scorched burn
spasm a sudden violent and temporary effort, emotion, or sensation
bustling full of activity
contagious transmissible by direct or indirect contact with infection
fitful irregular; have an erratic or intermittent character
skein a loosely coiled length of yarn
cavernous constituting or suggesting a cavern
repatriation the act or process of restoring or returning someone or something to the country of origin
frayed worn or shredded at the ends or edges
suppleness able to bend easily, flexible
nimbly moving quickly and lightly
susceptible easily affected or harmed
bedraggled wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud
loamy similar to or evoking rich soil in scent, consistency
indignation anger because you feel you are treated unfairly
squalor filthy, dirty conditions
menacing threatening
accustomed in the habit of; used to
discarded abandoned or thrown out
deportation an official order telling someone to leave a country; expulsion
despondent disheartened or in low spirits
novena a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayer
barracks a large building used for temporarily housing people
whooshing loud, rushing noise, as of air or water
optimism a tendency to look on the more favorable side of events
diplomas documents given to show completion of a course of study
relapse to fall or slip back into a former state or practice
mottled spotted or blotched in coloring
makeshift a temporary substitute for something else
premonition a mental warning in advance
cacophony a chaotic mixture or striking combination often of sound
infinite without beginning or end; endless
Created by: msjonesbss
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