Esperanza Rising Vocabulary

venom

poison

propriety

politeness; good manners

forlorn

sad

resurrected

brought back to life

cordial

warm and friendly

premonition

feeling of anxiety over a future event; foreboding

composure

calmness

indignation

anger

frail

weak and thin

monotonous

boring because of always being the same

irritable

getting annoyed quickly or easily

intimate

extremely close (such as a friendship)

barren

(land or soil) unable to grow plants

stagnant

not moving

sparse

existing only in small amounts

awkward

making you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable

debris

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

humiliation

a feeling of shame and great embarrassment

moat

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

ridicule

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

swaddle

to wrap a baby tightly to keep it warm

amber

yellowish-brown

atrocious

very unpleasant

bereft

deprived of something

contagious

tending to spread from person to person, as an illness

intent

have the attention fixed upon, planning to do

listless

too tired to care about anything

musty

having a damp, moldy smell

nimble

light and quick

propelled

drove forward

regimented

very strictly organized or controlled

ritual

ceremony

roil

to make someone annoyed or irritated

taut

stretched tight

strewn

scattered around a large area

impulsively

done without considering the possible dangers or problems first

retrieve

to find something and bring it back

vacant

empty and available for someone to use

recuperation

getting better after an illness or injury

menacing

threatening

optimism

hopefulness

primly

formally

mature

full-grown

antiseptic

germ-free

skeptically

doubtfully

buoyed

cheered

infinite

endless