Vocabulary • Ch 2 - Esperanza Rising • Context Clues

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Meaning of 'precise'

Back

Exact or accurate

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Peasant

Back

Farmer in the countryside

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Revolution

Back

A big, important change in society

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Meaning of 'stature'

Back

A person's height or physical size

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Rein

Back

A strap used to control a horse

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Meaning of 'torment'

Back

To cause severe physical or emotional pain

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Meaning of 'taunt'

Back

To tease or make fun of someone

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'Resent' meaning

Back

Feel angry or upset about something

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Despair

Back

Feeling very sad and without hope

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Forlorn

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Feeling sad and alone, without hope