Use these 20 vocabulary words from Esperanza Rising for your weekly list, daily word study, or spelling exercises.

1. arbor (ar-bur)
   noun
   A small shelter made of or surrounded by trees, shrubs, vines, or other plants
2. capricious (kuh-prish-uhss)
   adjective
   Unpredictable or tending to change direction without any obvious reason
3. careening (kuh-reen-ing)
   verb
   Swaying from side to side
4. crochet (croh-shay)
   verb
   A kind of needlework made with a hooked needle and thread or yarn
5. fiesta (fee-ess-tuh)
   noun
   A holiday, religious festival, or party, especially in Spain and Latin America
6. immigration (im-uh grash-uhn)
   noun
   The act of moving to another country to live there permanently
7. makeshift (make-shift)
   adjective
   Something made in a not sturdy way from whatever materials are available
8. mesmerized (mez-mer-ized)
   verb
   To spellbind or fascinate in a hypnotic way
9. migrant (mye-gruhnt)
   noun
   Someone who moves around doing seasonal work such as picking crops
10. mussed (muhs-ed)
    verb
    Untidy or wrinkled as in clothing or hair
11. panorama (pan-uh-ram-uh)
    noun
    A wide or complete view of an area
12. phoenix (fee-nix)
    noun
    A bird of ancient Egyptian legend that after being consumed by fire is reborn fresh and new from the ashes; often used as a symbol of renewal after destruction
13. plaited (playt-ed or plat-ed)
    adjective
    A length of hair that has been divided in to three sections and braided
14. premonition (pree-muh-nish-uhn or prem-uh-nish-uhn)
    noun
    A feeling that something is going to happen, especially something bad or harmful
15. remnants (rem-nuhnts)
    noun
    Pieces or parts of something that are left over
16. stagnant (stag-nayt)
    verb
    Something that is suffering from not being active or moving forward such as polluted water or a person stuck in a situation
17. strikers (st-rike-ers)
    noun
    People who refuse to do work because of an argument or disagreement with their employer over wages or working conditions
18. unrelenting (un-ri-lent-ing)
    adjective
    Not letting up or weakening in determination
19. untethered (un-teth-ur-ed)
    adjective
    Let loose and wild; not confined or restricted
20. vineyard (vin-yurd)
    noun
    An area of land where grapes are grown