Some words I found while reading

Innumerable- Too numerous to be counted; numberless

Pharmaceutical- pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists

Cursory- going rapidly over something, without noticing details

Hindsight- Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred

Prodigious- Impressively great in size, force, or extent

Eerie- affected with superstitious fear

Expurgated- to amend by removing words, passages, etc.

Interim- An interval of time between one event, process, or period and another

Capita- any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone

Murmurs-a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices

Misnomers- an error in naming a person or thing

Yearningly- deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

Amapola-poppy

Delinquents- failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation

Infinitesimal- indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute

Azalea- Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron having showy, variously colored flowers

Agitation- Also called psychomotor agitation. psychological and physical restlessness, manifested by pacing, hand-wringing, or other activity, sometimes occurring as a symptom of severe depression, schizophrenia, or other mental disorder

Enormity- outrageous or heinous character

Jubilant- showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant

Interrogation-To examine by questioning formally or officially

Some words I found while reading

Surnamed- the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name

Santería- a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints

Misterio- mystery

Oregano- having leaves used as seasoning in cooking

Illegitimate- born of parents who are not married to each other

Delinquent- failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense

Brassiere- a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts

Acclimated- to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt

Schizoid- of or pertaining to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism

Epithets- any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

Oligarchy- a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique

Tyrant- a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly

Jamona- well stacked

Contraception- the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by any of various drugs, techniques, or devices; birth control

Titillation- to excite or arouse agreeably

Impotence- the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness

Anticlimactically- A decline viewed in disappointing contrast with a previous rise

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Beaus- a frequent and attentive male companion

Admonished- to caution, advise, or counsel against something

Vivaciousness- Full of animation and spirit; lively

Credentials- anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit

Untenured- unheld, as property or a position

Utensil- any instrument, vessel, or tool serving a useful purpose

Sonnet- A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes

Preliminaries- preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business

Boughs- A tree branch, especially a large or main branch

Sentiments- an attitude toward something; regard; opinion

Prolonged- To lengthen in extent

Proviso- a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced

Sublimated- to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use

Connotation- An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing

Exquisite- of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry

Amorous- showing or expressing love

Rending- to separate into parts with force or violence

Cotillion- a formal ball given

Recluse- a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation

Luridly- gruesome; horrible; revolting

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Contemplative- A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation

Irises- the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center

Satchel- a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap

Unison- coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.

Cielo- sky

Cavern- a cave, esp. one that is large and mostly underground

Coaxed- to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.

Piccolo- a small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary flute

Ascribe- to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute

Vague- not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed

Confettied- small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height

Hackneyed- to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use

Limerick- a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet

Congeals- to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing

Enunciates- to pronounce words, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner

Some words I found while reading

Camioneta- van

Campesinos- peasants

Phalanx- a compact or closely massed body of persons, animals, or things

Asylum- a place offering protection and safety; a shelter

Guerrillas- a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.

Prodigal- giving or yielding profusely

Jargon- any talk or writing that one does not understand

Indelicacy- something indelicate, as language or behavior

Schizophrenic- Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.Ensuing-

Cajole- to persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language

Ominous- portending evil or harm

Melodrama- a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization

Burlesque- to make ridiculous by mocking representation

Likelier- seeming like truth, fact, or certainty

Illustration: Chapter 10

This finally uploaded! I asked the questions on it earlier, but I wanted to give the visual also.

Time Zones.

I want you guys to realize something throughout the book, especially in "Snow" (166-167) where Sister Zoe was teaching Yolanda about the Cuban Missle Crisis. Yolanda was obviously scared from hearing about the missle crisis, but how else do you think it effected her life, and her familie's lives. Give me one example from the text, and give me one of your own personal thoughts.