Esperanza Rising Vocab Test Ch1-6

feel willing or favorably disposed toward (an action, belief, or attitude).

have a tendency to do something.

an inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway.

a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles.

a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover.

gather into a crowd or mass.

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.

anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium.