Vocabulary Words



Directions:  Define the following terms or identify the following historical figures or literary allusions from the context in which they appear. Use may need to consult a reference resource for help.

The Bean Trees

(Ch. 1 – 4)

  1. moony
  2. scuttle
  3. prosthetic/prosthesis
  4. emanating
  5. transient
  6. indelible
  7. ornery
  8. petrified
  9. ulterior
  10. spectacle
  11. aggravate
  12. ascendant
  13. endogenous
  14. phlebotomy
  15. dilapidated
  16. colic
  17. grip
  18. mustard plaster
  19. bureau
  20. cosmos
(Ch. 5 – 8)
  1. homeostasis
  2. auricle
  3. ventricle
  4. forlorn
  5. sarong
  6. picayune
  7. jockeyed
  8. hypocondria
  9. constitutional
  10. gussets
  11. asylum
  12. foisting
  13. sanctuary
  14. bided
  15. berating
  16. transfixed
  17. perturbed
  18. trellis
  19. incarnate
  20. gumption
(Ch. 9 – 13)
  1. Ismene
  2. caste
  3. dormant
  4. interrogation
  5. apoplectic
  6. croup
  7. residue
  8. sweatshops
  9. propaganda
  10. pungent
  11. resilient
  12. maleficent
  13. catatonic
  14. pedophelia
  15. cameo
  16. hypothetical
  17. cantankerous
  18. ignorant
  19. Esperanza
  20. yurt

(Ch. 14 – end)

  1. checkpoint
  2. quetzal
  3. macaws
  4. repent/repentance
  5. horticulture
  6. snipe hunt
  7. statute
  8. tempest
  9. whirling dervish
  10. dither
  11. ageratum
  12. parsonage
  13. catharsis
  14. rhizobia
  15. "mi'ija"
  16. heirloom
  17. notary(ize)
  18. youngun (slang)
  19. legume
  20. gingham
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