The House on Mango Street Vocabulary

​lasting or used for a limited time

Temporary

not straight

Crooked

Slope

Slant

to hang or swing loosely

Dangle

narrow strips of wood or metal

Slats

move or fall downward

Descend

a hard, washable floor covering

Linoleum

cafeteria or place to eat

​​Canteen

paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls, making casts or creating statues

Plaster

​The state of great comfort and extravagant living

Luxury

fierce, cruel, or violent

Ferocious

Emotionally out of control

Hysterical

leather with a soft, fuzzy surface

Suede

​not wild

Tame

​a point of entry or beginning

Threshold

a thin, beautiful pottery

Porcelain

decorative edge of hanging threads; edge

Fringe

trudge

To walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort.

Trudge