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Vocabulary
Week Five
Welcome, Word Workers!
ADJECTIVES
The part of speech that describes
a person, place, thing, or idea
Esperanza was surprised at
the simple things she
missed about Mama. She
missed her way of walking
into a room, graceful and
regal (181).
Synonyms
Illustration
regal
appearing like a king or queen,
or appropriate for a king or
queen
royal
majestic
(“Yes, your Majesty”)
My own sentence
Cinderella’s regal dress impressed
the prince.
Illustration
[Miguel said,] “Americans
see [Mexicans] as one big,
brown group who are good
for only manual labor”
(187).
manual
Synonyms
done by hand rather than by
machine
My own sentence
physical
Which
wheelchair is
a manual
wheelchair?
The difficult manual work made
the men sweat.
Nowadays, are more or less
things being done manually?
“The strikers are careful.
As long as they stay near
the road and the guards
don’t actually see them do
anything aggressive, then
no, there’s not much
anyone can do [to stop
them]” (203).
Synonyms
violent
hostile
destructive
belligerent
Illustration
aggressive
ready or likely to attack or
challenge
My own sentence
The aggressive dog scared
the baby kitten.
The breeze picked up loose
newspapers and floated
them across the field. It
was quiet and desolate,
except for the goat still
ties to the tree, bleating
for freedom (212).
Illustration
desolate
empty, alone, and unwelcoming
Synonyms
deserted
gloomy
depressing
My own sentence
While driving along the desolate
road, the motorcyclist did not
see anyone for hours.
Check for Understanding
• Though Cinderella wanted
to punch her stepsisters,
she knew that being
____________ would
not solve her problems.
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A. regal
B. manual
C. aggressive
D. manual
Check for Understanding
• After her stepsisters
left for the ball, the
house was quiet and
_____________.
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A. regal
B. manual
C. aggressive
D. desolate
Check for Understanding
• Cinderella was tired of
scrubbing the clothes
_________. She wished she
had a washing machine to
make her life easier.
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A. regally
B. manually
C. aggressively
D. desolately
Check for Understanding
• Cinderella dreamed
of living a more
____________ life
as a princess.
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A. regal
B. manual
C. aggressive
D. desolate
NOUNS
The part of speech that names a
person, place, thing, or idea
Illustration
Esperanza felt a twinge of
envy when she noticed that
Marta never let go of her
mother’s hand (192).
envy
Synonyms
a feeling of jealousy about
another person’s qualities,
belongings, or good fortune
My own sentence
jealousy
Sabrina felt envy when she saw
Cassandra kiss Ian.
Adjective = envious
Noun and verb = envy
Illustration
[The strikers] painted the
sides of old barns with
their slogans and held big
meetings at the farm (199).
slogan
Synonyms
motto
saying
jingle
a catchy phrase used to
advertise a product, service, or
political movement
My own sentence
Nike’s slogan is “Just Do It.”
Illustration
[Marta’s camp] was a great
jumble of humanity and
confusion (193).
jumble
Synonyms
untidy heap
clutter
mess
a disorganized pile
My own sentence
On my bedroom floor is a jumble of
dirty clothes.
Illustration
In the distance, a caravan
of gray buses and police
cars headed fast toward
the shed, dust flying in
their wake (205).
caravan
Synonyms
a group of vehicles or animals
traveling together on land
My own sentence
procession
motorcade
convoy
The caravan of camels crossed
the desolate desert.
Check for Understanding
• A __________ of
thoughts spun
through Ronald
McDonald’s head
while he was
getting robbed.
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A. envy
B. slogan
C. jumble
D. caravan
Give me all
your burgers!!!
I’m not lovin’ it!
Check for Understanding
• Ronald wondered if
he should change
McDonald’s
___________.
“I’m Lovin’ It” didn’t
seem right anymore.
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A. envy
B. slogan
C. jumble
D. caravan
Give me all
your burgers!!!
I’m not lovin’ it!
Check for Understanding
• A _________ of
police cars waiting
outside McDonald’s,
ready to capture
the Hamburglar.
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A. envy
B. slogan
C. jumble
D. caravan
Give me all
your burgers!!!
I’m not lovin’ it!
Check for Understanding
• I have no _______
of Ronald McDonald.
I wouldn’t want to
get robbed!
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A. envy
B. slogan
C. jumble
D. caravan
Give me all
your burgers!!!
I’m not lovin’ it!
VERBS
The part of speech that represents
an action or state of being
“Can I see [Mama], just for
a few moments?”
[Esperanza asked]
The doctor hesitated, then
nodded, and walked away
(183).
Synonyms
Illustration
hesitate
to pause before doing or
saying something, often
because of uncertainty or
reluctance
My own sentence
be uncertain
pause
be unwilling
be reluctant
Tiffany hesitated before jumping off
the diving board for the first time.
Adjective = hesitant = reluctant
Illustration
Esperanza was tormented
by Mama’s absence (185).
torment
Synonyms
bother
trouble
harass
annoy
persecute
to cause torture, pain, or
anguish for a person or
animal
My own sentence
The bully tormented the new kid
by stealing his homework and
flipping his lunch tray.
Why do you think the Spanish
word for storm is “tormenta”?
For Miguel, the strike was
an opportunity to work at
the job he loved and to
make it in this country, but
for her, it was a threat to
her finances, Abuelita’s
arrival, and Mama’s
recuperation (197).
Synonyms
Illustration
recuperate
to recover from an illness
or injury
My own sentence
get better
recover
Flowers and a nice card helped
Fred recuperate faster after
surgery.
In Spanish:
Families don’t want to be
separated from their loved
ones and usually go with
them. That is the idea.
They call it a voluntary
deportation
(207).
Synonyms
Illustration
deport
to force someone to leave a
country
My own sentence
banish
expel
exile
When Alfonso had no papers to show
he was a citizen, he was deported to
Mexico.
Check for Understanding
• To ______________ after lots of
exhausting work, Moses and God
decided to go on a relaxing fishing trip.
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A. hesitate
B. torment
C. recuperate
D. deport
Check for Understanding
• On the fishing trip, Moses decided to
_____________ God with his special
powers.
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A. hesitate
B. torment
C. recuperate
D. deport
Check for Understanding
• Moses did not _____________ to play
a joke on God, though he should have!!!
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A. hesitate
B. torment
C. recuperate
D. deport
Check for Understanding
• Moses’ joke made God mad, so God
threatened to _________ Moses back
to Egypt!
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A. hesitate
B. torment
C. recuperate
D. deport