Esperanza Rising Vocabulary

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Vicious

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nasty, cruel, ferocious

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Resurrected

Back

bring back to life

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Unpredictable

Back

random, irregular

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Anguish

Back

suffering, agony, pain

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Persistent

Back

determined, unrelenting

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Mesmerized

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to be hypnotized

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Cringed

Back

recoil, wince, shrink away

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Ridicule

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mockery, scorn, laugh at, make fun of

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Depressed

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miserable, unhappy, down in the dumps

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Vapors

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Fumes, smoke, clouds