Esperanza Rising Vocabulary

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venom

poison

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propriety

politeness; good manners

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forlorn

sad

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resurrected

brought back to life

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cordial

warm and friendly

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premonition

feeling of anxiety over a future event; foreboding

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composure

calmness

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indignation

anger

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frail

weak and thin

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monotonous

boring because of always being the same

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irritable

getting annoyed quickly or easily

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intimate

extremely close (such as a friendship)

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barren

(land or soil) unable to grow plants

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stagnant

not moving

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sparse

existing only in small amounts

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awkward

making you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable

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debris

pieces of something that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident, explosion, etc.

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humiliation

a feeling of shame and great embarrassment

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moat

a deep wide hole, usually filled with water, dug around a castle as a defence

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ridicule

unkind laughter or remarks that are intended to make someone or something seem stupid

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swaddle

to wrap a baby tightly to keep it warm

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amber

yellowish-brown

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atrocious

very unpleasant

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bereft

deprived of something

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contagious

tending to spread from person to person, as an illness

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intent

have the attention fixed upon, planning to do

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listless

too tired to care about anything

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musty

having a damp, moldy smell

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nimble

light and quick

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propelled

drove forward

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regimented

very strictly organized or controlled

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ritual

ceremony

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roil

to make someone annoyed or irritated

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taut

stretched tight

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strewn

scattered around a large area

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impulsively

done without considering the possible dangers or problems first

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retrieve

to find something and bring it back

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vacant

empty and available for someone to use

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recuperation

getting better after an illness or injury

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menacing

threatening

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optimism

hopefulness

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primly

formally

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mature

full-grown

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antiseptic

germ-free

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skeptically

doubtfully

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buoyed

cheered

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infinite

endless

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