Esperanza Rising Vocabulary Flashcards Ch. 11-12

Front

soft and able to bend easily

Back

suppleness

Front

a tree or bush that grows in the southwest U.S. and Mexico

Back

mesquite

Front

container with crude oil burning in the bottom used in fruit orchards as protection against frost

Back

 smudge pot

Front

to be mixed together in a way that is not neat or orderly

Back

jumble

Front

all people

Back

humanity

Front

all people

Back

humanity

Front

feeling or showing concern about someone who is in a bad situation

Back

sympathetic

Front

very tight from being pulled or stretched

Back

taut

Front

to spread or scatter things over or on the ground or some other surface

Back

strewn

Front

doing things or tending to do things suddenly and without careful thought

Back

impulsively