Esperanza Rising Vocab chapters 1-6

scythe

• A curved-blade tool used for harvesting.
• used or owned before
• cutting or gathering crops during harvest
• a fancy scarf women wear over their hair and shoulders, often made of lace or silk, especially in Spain

vaqueros

• cowboys
• A small suitcase
• A curved-blade tool used for harvesting.
• carefully or cautiously

reaping

• cutting or gathering crops during harvest
• doing something unwillingly
• great suffering or pain
• peasant field workers

fiesta

• a fun event with lots of celebration and festivities
• a girls 15th birthday celebration
• performed in a systematic or thoughtless, like a procedure
• a strong feeling that something is about to happen

beacon

• a light that guides or warns
• feeling worried or uneasy
• a fancy scarf women wear over their hair and shoulders, often made of lace or silk, especially in Spain
• a series of prayers recited by Catholic believers; typically using a string of holy beads

rosaries

• a series of prayers recited by Catholic believers; typically using a string of holy beads
• pitifully sad and abandoned
• having very little money or support
• being calm and in control of yourself, even in difficult situations

anguish

• great suffering or pain
• clothes that are torn and ragged
• burned or scorched
• Making fun of someone

methodically

• performed in a systematic or thoughtless, like a procedure
• showing sudden changes of mood or behavior
• acting or trying to seem more important or impressive than you really are
• burned or scorched

mantilla

• a fancy scarf women wear over their hair and shoulders, often made of lace or silk, especially in Spain
• a small amount
• being calm and in control of yourself, even in difficult situations
• a fun event with lots of celebration and festivities

composure

• being calm and in control of yourself, even in difficult situations
• A curved-blade tool used for harvesting.
• making fabric with a special needle that has a hook on one end
• used or owned before