I Am Not your Perfect Mexican Daughter

I Am Not your Perfect Mexican Daughter Glossary

append

To attach; fix.

surmounted

Overcame (a difficulty or obstacle).

promenade

A paved public walk

espionage

The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.

huzzaing

expressing approval or delight; hurrah.

reckoned

Established by counting or calculation; calculate.

countenance

A person's face or facial expression.

exhalation

The process or action of exhaling.

rendered

(Of fat) melted in order to separate out the impurities.

ultrasound

An ultrasound scan, especially one of a pregnant woman to examine the fetus.

delved

Reached inside a receptacle and searched for something.

combed through

Searched carefully among things.

speck

A tiny spot.

blinding

Very bright and likely to dazzle or temporarily blind someone.

enroll

Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course

scenario

A written outline of a movie, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes.

tolerate

Allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference.

frantic

Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.

nursing

The profession or practice of providing care for the sick and infirm.

flocking

To congregate or mass in a flock or large group.

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