Vocabulary List 1
His answer was so ________ that no one could tell if he agreed or disagreed.
What is ambiguous?
The ________ host barely gave his guests a chance to speak.
What is loquacious?
She felt deep _________ after being laughed at in front of the entire class.
What is humiliation?
"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone..."
This is an example of...
What is an allusion?
What country does Enrique travel through after leaving Honduras?
What is Guatemala?
Despite the chaos around him, his calm ________ never changed.
What is demeanor?
She gave a ________ shrug, as if losing her phone didn’t bother her at all.
What is nonchalant?
Despite growing up in extreme ________, she never gave up on her dream of becoming a doctor.
What is poverty?
A police station being robbed is an example of...
What is irony?
What Mexican city does Enrique reach that is near the U.S. border?
What is Nuevo Laredo?
The solution to the puzzle continued to ________ him despite hours of effort.
What is elude?
The ________ of his silence was clear—he didn’t support the decision.
What is implication?
The success of their first protest __________ the students to demand more rights.
What is emboldened?
“See them at low tide, scallop shells glittering on a scallop‑edged shore, whittled by water into curvy rows the shape of waves that kiss the sand …"
This is an example of...
What is alliteration?
What Mexican City is Enrique most afraid to travel through in Chapter 3?
What is La Arrocera?
Her ________ in the importance of education inspired everyone in the classroom.
What is conviction?
He gave a ________ speech that left the audience feeling somber and drained.
What is lugubrious?
She began to ________ her coworkers for constantly taking credit for her ideas.
What is resent?
“Because I could not stop for Death – / He kindly stopped for me – / The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.”
This quote is an example of...
What is personification?
What are at least two things that happened to Olga before she decided to open the migrant shelter?
She had an intestinal disease.
She had two fingertips cut off by a tortilla machine.
She was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
She lost all her hair and was in a coma.
Use the word "aesthetic" correctly in a sentence.
Answers will vary.
Use the word "rectify" correctly in a sentence.
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Use the word "brutality" correctly in a sentence.
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Create an original example of hyperbole.
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Write down at least 2 names the migrants use for the train in Chapter 3.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Worm
The Pilgrim's Train
The Train of Death
The Train that Devours