Esperanza Rising Vocabulary

congregate

• to thicken

• to congratulate

• to gather into a crowd

• to speak loudly

deceive

• to take something away

• to redo something

• to make a decision

• to cause someone to believe something not true

marvel

• a cartoon character

• to be amazed

• to to move quickly

• to create with paint

menace

• a boy or a man

• a game played with friends

• a happy occasion

• a threat or a danger

supple

• flexible, easily moved

• a small snack

• adding items to a list

• supplies

bereft

• to float

• to be lacking something,

• a hat

• to put something down

cavernous

• to move in a quiet way

• to be very hungry

• like a cavern shape, large

• to question something

monotonous

• flat

• to sing

• lacking variety, dull

• quiet

persistent

• to sweat when hot

• to keep going, even if difficult

• to hit or strike

• to cough

capricious

• to drink something cold

• to change moods quickly

• to lie or mislead

• to have a lot of confidence