Taking Sides Vocabulary Ch. 1&2

A Spanish-speaking quarter in town or city

• barrio

• village

• suburb

• colony

a painting that is applied to a wall surface

• grafitti

• canvas

• mural

• ceramic

hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

• jump

• hover

• acrobat

• sinking

steal goods, take as spoils

• ransack

• hide

• abandon

• ignore

select as an alternative over another

• delay

• decline

• opt

• avoid

an irregularly shaped spot or patch

• ink

• splotch

• red circle

• blue retangle

talk in a monotonous voice

• drone

• roar

• scream

• screech

carry with difficulty

• light

• tote

• ease

• simple

relating to a city or densely populated area

• rural

• farm

• town

• urban

inferior in size or quality

• large

• great

• muscular

• scrawny