Esperanza Rising Vocabulary 4-7

Front

Condition of having little or no money

Back

Poverty

Front

decided; settled; resolved

Back

determined

Front

Lacking stability or firmness; shaky

Back

Rickety

Front

To think anxiously or gloomily

Back

Brooded

Front

Expression of contempt

Back

Scorn

Front

fascinated; in a trance

Back

mesmerized

Front

To fall into a light sleep

Back

Dozed

Front

Free from restraints

Back

Untethered

Front

Careful about personal matters

Back

discreetly

Front

to form or move in waves

Back

undulating