Esperanza Rising Vocab

Question 1

Torment

Answer 1

extreme pain or distress of body or mind

Question 2

depressed

Answer 2

low in spirits; sad

Question 3

frigid

Answer 3

freezing cold; not friendly

Question 4

gesture

Answer 4

something said or done by way of courtesy or for its effect on the other people

Question 5

nimble

Answer 5

quick and light in motion; agile

Question 6

susceptible

Answer 6

having little resistance

Question 7

squalor

Answer 7

filthy or degraded as a result of neglect or the lack of money

Question 8

slogan

Answer 8

a word or phrase that calls to battle; a word or phrase used by a party, group, or business to attract attention

Question 9

efficient

Answer 9

capable of producing desired results, especially without waste of time or energy

Question 10

deport

Answer 10

to force a person who is not a citizen to leave a country

Question 11

remnants

Answer 11

something that remains or is leftover

Question 12

relapse

Answer 12

to slip or fall back into a former worse state

Question 13

mature

Answer 13

fully grown or developed

Question 14

infuriate

Answer 14

to make furious; enrage

Question 15

anticipation

Answer 15

pleasurable expectation