Esperanza Rising Vocabulary - Las Papayas and Los Higos

Heavy suffering and pain

• mortar

• anguish

• condolence

• trance

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

An expression of sympathy.

• indignation

• trance

• mortar

• condolence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

A state of deep absorption in thought.

• anguish

• smoldering

• trance

• condolence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

A bowl in which foods are ground up.

• smoldering

• anguish

• trance

• mortar

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Burning without flames; smoking.

• indignation

• smoldering

• mortar

• condolence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

anger or annoyance provoked by unfair treatment

• deliberate

• pretentious

• composure

• indignation

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Mama had angry tears. A look of _________passed between Mam and Abuelita.

• trance

• smoldering

• indignation

• condolence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Esperanza stood as if in a ___________and watched her home burn.

• scythe

• indignation

• serenade

• trance

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

She saw the _______ and pestles from the kitchen that were made from lava rock and refused to burn.

• serenades

• mortars

• inclines

• condolences

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Avoiding the ________ pile, Esperanza picked through the black wood hoping to find something she could still use.

• smoldering

• capricious

• mortar

• serenading

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4