The House on Mango Street Vocabulary

Lasting or used for a little time

• crooked

• slant

• temporary

• decend

not straight

• temporary

• linoleum

• crooked

• canteen

slope

• slant

• linoleum

• temporary

• canteen

to hang or swing loosely

• crooked

• plaster

• luxury

• dangle

Narrow strips of wood or metal

• slants

• ferocious

• suede

• tame

move or fall downward

• linoleum

• descend

• hysterical

• threshold

a hard, washable floor covering

• crooked

• canteen

• linoleum

• porcelain

Cafeteria or place to eat

• canteen

• luxury

• fringe

• temporary

paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls, making casts or creating statues

• ferocious

• plaster

• threshold

• trudge

a state of great comfort and extravagant living

• luxury

• dangle

• suede

• tame