Esperanza Rising

Unit 3 Vocab

demeanorconduct; behavior; facial appearance;

frailhaving delicate health; not robust; weak; easily broken or destroyed; fragile.

cherub1.a beautiful or innocent person, especially a child.2.a person, especially a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.

barrennot producing or incapableof producing offspring; sterile; unproductive; unfruitful:

nauseousaffected with nausea; sickening; sickness at the stomach

hillocka small hill

complexionthe natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face:

stagnantnot flowing or running, as water, air, etc.; stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.

valise (vah-leeze)

a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.

undulateto move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side. Example: The flag undulates in the breeze.

monotonouslacking in variety; tediously unvarying;characterizing a sound continuing on one note.

grimedirt, soot, or other filthy matter

thicketa thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees

jostleto bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely; to unsettle; disturb

doting (doh-ting)

excessively fond

showing a decline of mental faculties, specially associatedwith old age; weak-minded; senile.

persistentespecially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering:

mesmerizeto hypnotize; to spellbind; fascinate.

reekto smell strongly and unpleasantly; to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive.