House On Mango Street: Vocab Set #2

Verbs

100

This verb means to fall to bits and pieces or to decay.

What is "crumble"?

200

This verb means to stick out or protrude. 

What is "jut"?

300

This action word means to rub or scrape against in a way that leaves a mark on the surface. 

What is "scuff"?

400

This word means to become difficult to see clearly, especially because of the high speed of movement.

What is "blur"? 

500

The way Esperanza first uses this verb means to give someone a new name. 

What is "baptize"?

Verbs

100

This verb means to tilt your head to signal "yes", to say hello, to indicate something. It can also mean the downward movement that someone's head makes when they're falling asleep, especially when upright. 

What is "nod"? 

200

This verb means to go down or downward or move into a lower position. 

What is "descend"?

300

This action word means to walk in an exaggerated way that makes you look fancy, hip or fashionable. 

What is "strut"?

400

This action word means to break, cut or chop off a piece of something, like a log, a cellphone screen, a tooth, a glass, or potato. 

What is "chip"?

500

This verb means to cry, but with a jerky breathing sound. 

What is "sob"?

Adjectives

100

This adjective means lasting only for a short time, not permanent. 

What is "temporary"?

200

Synonyms for this adjective include powerful, strong, and forceful. 

What is "might"?

300

ANTONYMS of this adjective include abnormal, strange, odd, and different. 

What is "ordinary"? 

400

Synonyms for this adjective include full, thick, juicy, and round. 

What is "plump"? 

500

This adjective's synonyms include worn out, rough, junky, tattered. 

What is "ragged"?

Nouns

100

This noun is just another name for an apartment, usually one on a multi-story building. 

What is a "flat"?

200

This noun names a thin or narrow piece of wood or material, typically used as siding on a house or to build a fence. 

What is "slat"?

300

This noun names a small amphibious creature that looks sort of like a lizard. 

What is "salamander"?

400

This is a material that is less expensive than silk but very soft and fine like it. It is not pronounced like the name of the Christian Devil. 

What is "satin"?

500

This is the name of the character or perspective through which a story is told. 

What is a "narrator"?

Miscellaneous

100

This noun (or adverb) refers to the time between a recently past event and a future one.  

What is the "meantime"? 

200

This is a strange noun that refers to a specific volume of goods. In plain speech, it can simply mean "a lot". 

What is a "bushel"?

300

This noun names a particular area on the body when seated, that includes the upper leg or thighs. It can also mean one length around a race track. 

What is a "lap"?

400

This is a word that names any small lump or mass of soft material, like wet paper or gum. 

What is a "wad"?

500

If you are described with this adjective, it probably means you talk back when spoken to or have the personality of a firecracker. 

What is "sassy"?