Esperanza Rising Unit 4 Vocab. cot a light portable bed, espe cially one of canvas on a folding frame.

Esperanza Rising

Unit 4 Vocab

cota light portable bed, e

specially one of canvas on a folding

frame

a person in charge of a particular 

department, group of workers, etc., as in a 

factory 

foreman

plaiteda braid, especially of hair or straw.

unrelentingnot yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from Opinions

maintaining speed, effort,

gingerlywith great care or caution; warily

cautious, careful

wrungto twist forcibly

ridiculespeech or action 

intended to cause  laughter

at a person or thing; make fun of

accostto confront boldly

to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark.

shrinea building enclosing 

the remains or relics of a saint or other holy 

person 

a frame or structure of latticework

a framework of this kind used as a support for growing vines or plants

trellis

burlapa plain woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or 

the like;

hullthe husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit

huddledto gather or crowd to

gether in a close mass.

shabbyrun-down

signs of wear or neglect

extravagantspending much more than is necessary or 

wise; wasteful

going beyond what is deserved

monotonouslacking in variety; tediously unvarying;characterizing a sound continuing on one note.

capriciousErratic; whim; a sudden, unpredictable change

condolenceExpression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune or grief

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