Enrique's Journey Vocab

Question 1

Asylum

Answer 1

A place of refuge and safety

Question 2

Asylum seeker

Answer 2

Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee

Question 3

Refugee

Answer 3

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Question 4

Migration

Answer 4

A movement from one region to another

Question 5

Immigration

Answer 5

A movement from one country to another

Question 6

Push factors

Answer 6

A factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region

Question 7

Pull factors

Answer 7

A factor that draws or attracts people to another location

Question 8

Smuggler

Answer 8

People who trade illegally

Question 9

Coyote

Answer 9

Smuggler along the Mexico/U.S. border

Question 10

Disposition

Answer 10

A person’s general or natural mood; tendency

Question 11

Welfare

Answer 11

Government aid to the poor

Question 12

Jostle

Answer 12

To push or shove

Question 13

Dread

Answer 13

Anticipate with great apprehension or fear

Question 14

Destitute

Answer 14

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Question 15

Tegucigalpa

Answer 15

Capital of Honduras

Question 16

Stout

Answer 16

Plump; stocky; substantial

Question 17

Stagnant

Answer 17

Not moving

Question 18

Dreamers

Answer 18

Children who were brought to the country at an early age without documentation but have assimilated to U.S. culture and have been educated by U.S. school systems.

Question 19

La Migra

Answer 19

Spanish term for “border patrol” or “immigration officer”

Question 20

DACA

Answer 20

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Question 21

Rift

Answer 21

A split, break, breach

Question 22

Hamlet

Answer 22

A small settlement, generally one smaller than a village

Question 23

Camaraderie

Answer 23

Trust among friends

Question 24

Exploit

Answer 24

To take advantage of

Question 25

Stymied

Answer 25

Prevent or hinder the progress of

Question 26

“Las Patronas”

Answer 26

Group of women in Mexico who prepare and give food to migrants on the Train of Death”

Question 27

Acrid

Answer 27

Harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

Question 28

Cauterize

Answer 28

Burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection

Question 29

Conciliatory

Answer 29

Intended to make less angry

Question 30

Conduit

Answer 30

A means by which something is transmitted

Question 31

Corroborate

Answer 31

To confirm with evidence

Question 32

Culvert

Answer 32

Artificial channel for water

Question 33

Despondent

Answer 33

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Question 34

Sully

Answer 34

Damage the purity or integrity of something

Question 35

Exacerbate

Answer 35

To make worse

Question 36

Nuance

Answer 36

A slight or subtle difference

Question 37

Penchant

Answer 37

A habit or tendency to do something