"The Skirt" by Gary Soto, Chapters 01-02 Vocab. (Definitions)

a blanket knitted or crocheted in a colorful pattern (noun)

• whine
• gasp
• ragged
• afghan

a thin piece of something (noun)

• mutter
• whine
• pluck
• sliver

group of performers (noun)

• crumple
• whine
• taunt
• troupe

to eat in small bites (verb)

• troupe
• whine
• crumple
• nibble

regular travel to or from work or school (noun)

• troupe
• mutter
• commute
• crumple

to make a sudden jerking or unsteady movement (verb)

• whine
• lurch
• mutter
• pluck

a loud and disturbing noise (noun)

• taunt
• racket
• scold
• ragged

to press or crush and cause wrinkles (verb)

• commute
• crumple
• nibble
• troupe

to make fun of; to tease (verb)

• taunt
• troupe
• racket
• gasp

complete loss of energy (noun)

• taunt
• exhaustion
• impatient
• whine