Esperanza Rising Ch 1-4 Vocabulary

Land that slopes upward

• Incline

• Downslope

• Plateau

A tool with a curved blade, used for cutting crops.

• hatchet

• ax

• scythe

• knife

A warning: a feeling or an anticipation that something is about to happen.

• dream

• premonition

• thought

• clue

Entertain with a song

• dance

• pledge

• harvest

• serenade

A clay used for buildings, looks like sun dried bricks.

• adobe

• water

• sun

• air

Match the following

• trellis

• 
• rosary

• 
• scythe

• 
• crochet hooks

• 
• smoldering

• 

Impulsive and quick changing behavior

• confused

• calm

• capricious

• careful

A hard substance rendered from animal fat that is used to make soap and candles

• Tallow
• Lard
• Butter
• Wax

Great suffering

• Happiness

• Joy
• Pleasure
• Anguish

An expression of sympathy when someone has died.

• Condolences
• Congratulations
• Greetings
• Salutations