Esperanza Rising - Part III Vocabulary Words

Front

To present as a gift

Back

Bestowed

Front

Indistinct appearance on horizon

Back

Looming

Front

To put in a new or different position

Back

Reposition

Front

Threadbare and faded from wear

Back

Shabby

Front

Shockingly bad or tasteless

Back

Atrocious

Front

Lost in thought

Back

Preoccupied

Front

To recoil in distaste

Back

Cringe

Front

Deep trench surrounding a castle

Back

Moat

Front

Gloomy, depressing, dismal

Back

Somber

Front

To approach and speak to someone aggressively

Back

Accost