ESPERANZA RISING VOCABULARY

Week of October 21, 2013

startledverb

to surprise or frighten (someone) suddenly and

usually not seriously

buoyNoun

a floating object anchored in a body of water to mark a channel or warn

of danger

pruneVerb

Remove part of a plant

glidedverb

to move in a smooth way

 unravelingverb

to cause something to fall part

recliningVerb

sit in a relaxed manner or lean back

makeshiftNoun

a temporary replacement

immigratedverb

to come to a country to live therepermanently.

desperateadjective

very sad and upset because of having little or

no hope

precededverb

to be, go, or come before (as in rank, position or time)

The man was ________ , when he saw the rabbit run in front of his bicycle.

startled

We saw the ________ , floating about 10 yards from the stern of the boat.

buoy

Brandon was ________ to find art project that due that day.

desperate

Kyle ________ the plants so that the fruit would grow larger.

pruned

Lexi and Dexerie________ across the skating rink so gracefully!

glided

Abigail’s sweater began ________ , when she snagged one piece on her spiral notebook.

unraveling

The salad ________ , our meal.

preceded

The tourists were leaving their country to begin __________ , to the new country to live permanently.

immigrating

Ahmaud had a ________ raft that he was racing against high school students.

makeshift

Eric was _________, in his favorite Lazy-Boy chairs just before his show started.

reclining