"The House on Mango Street" Vocabulary Quiz

Very aggressive and scary.

• detecting 
• unobserved 
• ferocious
• keen

temporary

• limited time
• begin
• current
• full growth

Unkempt; wearing tattered clothes.

• raggedy
• punctual
• tortured
• incapable

Which building lets you use washing machines and dryers?

• pet store
• restaurant
• laundromat
• electronics shop

Fancy lights that hang from the ceiling.

• blurted
• mansion
• muttering
• chandeliers

Meaning to give a name to. 

• Cauterize
• Synthesize
• Baptize
• Carmelize 

A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound. 

• Cybel
• Nibble 
• Syllabus 
• Syllable 

To receive from a parent or ancestor.

• Inherit
• Inherent 
• Insulate 
• Inflate