Esperanza Rising Vocabulary Practice - Chapters 1-4

condolence

• an expression of sympathy

• a celebration of joy

• a formal agreement

• a type of greeting

premonition

• a feeling that something is going to happen

• a sudden realization of a fact

• a strong desire to change the future

• a vague memory of the past

anguish

• heavy suffering and pain

• extreme joy and happiness

• light discomfort and annoyance

• calm and tranquility

scythe

• a long, curved knife

• a type of musical instrument

• a gardening tool for planting seeds

• a weapon used in battle

smoldering

• burning without flames; smoking

• a type of fire that produces a lot of light

• a method of cooking food over an open flame

• a term used for extinguishing a fire

congregate

• to gather

• to disperse

• to ignore

• to separate

capricious

• having predictable behavior

• having a fixed mindset

• having unpredictable/impulsive behavior

• having a calm demeanor

serenade

• to sing to someone/something

• to dance in a circle

• to write a poem

• to play a musical instrument

indignation

• outrage over something unfair

• a feeling of joy and happiness

• a state of confusion and doubt

• a sense of calm and peace

mortar

• a bowl in which foods are ground up.

• a type of cement used in construction.

• a tool for measuring liquids.

• a container for storing spices.