VOCABULARY Quizlet
"She huddled in the field near a smudge pot to keep warm..." p. 179
This picture shows a smudge pot, used to protect orchards from frost. According to Wikipedia: A smudge pot (also known as a choofa ororchard heater) is an oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees. Usually a smudge pot has a large round base with a chimney coming out of the middle of the base. The smudge pot is placed between trees in an orchard. The burning oil creates some heat, but more importantly, a large amount of smoke, particulates, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. This artificial smog forms a "blanket" that blocks infrared light, thereby preventing radiative cooling that would otherwise cause or worsen frost.[1] (Low clouds can have a similar "infrared blanket" effect, which is why cloudy nights tend to be warmer than clear-sky nights.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smudge_potsen |
susceptible "The disease, Valley Fever, makes the body tired and susceptible to other infections. p. 183
indignation It didn't seem to matter to anyone because they were all poor. Sometimes she felt as if she lived in a cocoon, protected from much of
the indignation. p 188
envy Esperanza felt a twinge of envy when she noticed that Marta never let go of her mother's hand. p. 192
spigot There was a long pipe that lay on top of the ground and a line of water spigots sticking up from it. p. 193
irrigation In an irrigation ditch, women were washing clothes, and children were bathing at the same time. p. 193
humanity It was a great jumble of humanity and confusion. p. 193
squalor Esperanza could not stop looking. She felt hypnotized by the squalor but Marta and her mother didn't seem the least bit embarrassed.
p. 194
recuperation For him, 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. p. 197
animated She was seeing his eyes, dancing like Papa's when he used to talk about the land. She watched Miguel's animated face, thinking that
at last, his dream was coming true. p 198
indignation It didn't seem to matter to anyone because they were all poor. Sometimes she felt as if she lived in a cocoon, protected from much of
the indignation. p 188
envy Esperanza felt a twinge of envy when she noticed that Marta never let go of her mother's hand. p. 192
spigot There was a long pipe that lay on top of the ground and a line of water spigots sticking up from it. p. 193
irrigation In an irrigation ditch, women were washing clothes, and children were bathing at the same time. p. 193
humanity It was a great jumble of humanity and confusion. p. 193
squalor Esperanza could not stop looking. She felt hypnotized by the squalor but Marta and her mother didn't seem the least bit embarrassed.
p. 194
recuperation For him, 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. p. 197
animated She was seeing his eyes, dancing like Papa's when he used to talk about the land. She watched Miguel's animated face, thinking that
at last, his dream was coming true. p 198