Unit 2: Novel Study: Bless Me, Ultima, Chapters 1–9

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  1. llano
    an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain
  2. tender
    given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
  3. curandera
    a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans
  4. connect
    fasten or put together two or more pieces
  5. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  6. deliver
    cause to be born
  7. contain
    hold or have within
  8. resolution
    the trait of being firm in purpose or belief
  9. bound
    move forward by leaping
  10. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  11. inquisitor
    a questioner who is excessively harsh
  12. reel
    be dizzy, disoriented, or bewildered
  13. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  14. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  15. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  16. grace
    a sense of propriety and consideration for others
  17. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  18. turgid
    abnormally swollen especially by fluids or gas
  19. audacity
    fearless daring
  20. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  21. gaily
    in a joyous or happy manner
  22. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  23. listless
    marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
  24. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
Created on Mon Nov 30 12:10:57 EST 2020 (updated Tue Feb 02 10:41:25 EST 2021)

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