Esperanza Rising Vocab Ch 1-3

Front

incline (p. 2)

Back

land that slopes upward

Front

scythe (p. 4)

Back

a tool with a curved, single-edged blade

Front

arbor (p. 5)

Back

a shelter of vines or branches

Front

cluster (p. 5)

Back

a number of similar things that occur together

Front

vicious (p. 8)

Back

cruel; violent

Front

premonition (p. 9)

Back

a warning in advance

Front

serenade (p. 9)

Back

a vocal or instrumental piece of music

Front

congregate (p. 9)

Back

to assemble or gather

Front

adobe (p. 10)

Back

a brick or sun-dried earth

Front

horizon (p. 10)

Back

the line where the sky seems to meet the earth