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Esperanza rising Vocabulary

Esperanza rising Vocabulary. Week of October 21, 2013. startled verb to surprise or frighten (someone) suddenly and usually not seriously . buoy Noun a floating object anchored in a body of water to mark a channel or warn of danger. p rune Verb Remove part of a plant. g lided verb

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Esperanza rising Vocabulary

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  1. Esperanza rising Vocabulary Week of October 21, 2013

  2. startled verb to surprise or frighten (someone) suddenly and usually not seriously

  3. buoy Noun a floating object anchored in a body of water to mark a channel or warn of danger

  4. prune Verb Remove part of a plant

  5. glided verb to move in a smooth way

  6. unraveling verb to cause something to fall part

  7. reclining Verb sit in a relaxed manner or lean back

  8. makeshift Noun a temporary replacement

  9. immigrated verb to come to a country to live there permanently.

  10. desperate adjective very sad and upset because of having little or no hope

  11. preceded verb to be, go, or come before (as in rank, position or time)

  12. The man was ________ , when he saw the rabbit run in front of his bicycle. startled

  13. buoy We saw the ________ , floating about 10 yards from the stern of the boat.

  14. Brandon was ________ to find art project that due that day. desperate

  15. Kyle ________ the plants so that the fruit would grow larger. pruned

  16. glided Lexi and Dexerie________ across the skating rink so gracefully!

  17. Abigail’s sweater began ________ , when she snagged one piece on her spiral notebook. unraveling

  18. The salad ________ , our meal. preceded

  19. The tourists were leaving their country to begin __________ , to the new country to live permanently. immigrating

  20. Ahmaud had a ________ raft that he was racing against high school students. makeshift

  21. reclining Eric was _________, in his favorite Lazy-Boy chairs just before his show started.

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