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Esperanza Rising Unit 3 Vocab

Esperanza Rising Unit 3 Vocab. demeanor. conduct; behavior; facial appearance;. frail. having delicate health; not robust; weak; easily broken or  destroyed; fragile. cherub. 1. a beautiful or innocent  person, especially a child.

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Esperanza Rising Unit 3 Vocab

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  1. Esperanza Rising Unit 3 Vocab

  2. demeanor conduct; behavior; facial appearance;

  3. frail having delicate health; not robust; weak; easily broken or  destroyed; fragile.

  4. cherub 1.a beautiful or innocent person, especially a child. 2.a person, especially a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.

  5. barren not producing or incapableof producing offspring;  sterile; unproductive;  unfruitful:

  6. nauseous affected with nausea; sickening;sickness at the stomach

  7. hillock a small hill

  8. complexion the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face:

  9. stagnant not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.; stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.

  10. valise (vah-leeze) a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used  to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.

  11. undulate to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side. Example: The flag undulates in the breeze.

  12. monotonous lacking in variety; tediously unvarying; characterizing a sound continuing on one note.

  13. grime dirt, soot, or other filthy matter

  14. thicket a thick or dense growth of shrubs,  bushes, or  small trees

  15. jostle to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely; to unsettle; disturb

  16. doting (doh-ting) excessively fond showing a decline of mental faculties, specially associated with old age; weak-minded; senile.

  17. persistent especiallyin spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering:

  18. mesmerize to hypnotize; to spellbind;  fascinate.

  19. reek to smell strongly and unpleasantly; to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive.

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