brown girl dreaming Vocabulary

to get along or succeed; the price charged to transport a person; food

• fare

• funk

• waft

• lilt

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a rhythmical swing, flow, or cadence; a cheerful song; a springy movement

• speckle

• jut

• temptation

• lilt

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

arouse interest, desire, or curiosity; engaging in secret schemes

• deliberate

• intrigue

• linger

• temptation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

a small grocery store specializing in Hispanic groceries; a storehouse for maturing wine

• funk

• idol

• bodega

• furrow

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to shine with steady, subdued light; to appear briefly or faintly

• cascade

• waft

• speckle

• gleaming

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

a small spot; to produce small spots on

• speckle

• waft

• drawl

• fare

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

a depressed state of mind; a strong, offensive smell; music that combines elements of rhythm and blues and soul

• lilt

• fare

• funk

• earnest

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to move or go lightly; to wave

• drawl

• lilt

• linger

• waft

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

an object of extreme devotion; a representation or symbol of an object of worship

• idol

• resurrection

• furrow

• earnest

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

submissive; useful in an inferior capacity

• emancipated

• proclaim

• fallow

• subservient

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4