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WorksheetsThey Call Me Guero - Vocab. Part 1 (pgs. 1-21)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
n. part of a plant that holds the plant firmly in the ground; used figuratively in The Call Me Güero to mean “your relatives” or “where you come from””
ancestors
bank
heritage
roots
n. the ground at the edge of a river
ancestors
bank
heritage
roots
n. people from one’s family that were part of an earlier, or older, generation
ancestors
bank
heritage
roots
n. a person’s family or ethnic background, including culture and traditions
ancestors
bank
heritage
roots
n. a place where someone is stopped to be examined or looked over
quarantine
checkpoint
limbo
passport
n. an official document that shows one is a citizen of a particular country
quarantine
checkpoint
limbo
passport
n. a place where someone is isolated, or kept separate, because of being thought to pose some threat
quarantine
checkpoint
limbo
passport
n. a place of uncertainty
quarantine
checkpoint
limbo
passport
n. a person who is a member of a particular country and given certain rights because of that status
citizen
battered
green card
resident
n. a registration card that allows one to live and work in the United States
citizen
battered
green card
resident
n. a person who lives in a particular place
citizen
battered
green card
resident
adj. damaged or worn down because of overuse
citizen
battered
green card
resident
v. combined, often by melting together
fused
parish
lullaby
lore
n. a place with a church; a church community
fused
parish
lullaby
lore
n. a soothing song or melody, meant to put a baby or child to sleep
fused
parish
lullaby
lore
n. traditional knowledge or belief passed down through families that often teaches a lesson
fused
parish
lullaby
lore
adj. having a variety, or made up of different kinds
literal
diverse
shaman
origin
n. a person who cures the sick using magic or supernatural powers
literal
diverse
shaman
origin
adj. referring to the exact, or true, meaning of a word or phrase; not figurative
literal
diverse
shaman
origin
n. the source, or the place from which something begins
literal
diverse
shaman
origin
