Vocabulary Words for Martina, the beautiful cockroach

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Vocabulary Words for Martina, the beautiful
cockroach
5th Grade
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Table of Contents

• strutted
• 20. splendid
• 21. reflection
• 22. caramba
• 23. crooned
• 24. muchacha
• 25. hesitated
• 26. mock
• 27. dismay
• 28. clumsy
• 29. stunned
• 30. humble
• 31. cocky
• 32. unimaginable
• 33. wheezed
• 34. pigsty
• 35. loafers
• 36. charming

• 37. drily
• 38. boorish
• 39. unsuitable
• 40. scarcely
• 41. crept
• 42. adios
• 43. warbled
• 44. spat
• 45. livid
• 46. hissed
• 47. icily
• 48. cold-blooded
• 49. fuming
• 50. railing
• 51. scurried
• 52. squinted
• 53. Café cubano
• mi amor
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• cucaracha
• Old Havana
• una peineta
• una mantilla
• shawl
• Abuela
• 8. un consejo incredible
• 9. aghast
• 10. suitor
• 11. temper
• 12. el perico
• 13. el prado
• 14. el morro castle
• 15. abuzz
• 16. custom
• 17. balcony
• 18. daintily

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cucaracha
-means cockroach in Spanish. -The last name of
Martina, the main character.
Click here to see a picture of a real cockroach.
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Old Havana
-The capital of Cuba. -It lies on the northern
coast of Cuba. -Diego Velazquez de Cuellar
founded it in 1515. -Old Havana refers to a part
of Havana that has been restored back to its
original glory.
Click here to see a picture of Old Havana.
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una peineta
-means comb in Spanish. -Martina wears a
seashell comb that was given to her.
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una mantilla
-means shawl in Spanish. -The shawl was given to
Martina by her Mama.
Here is a picture of the shawl Martina wears.
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shawl
-something women wear over their shoulders or
wrapped around their head. -It could be made out
of fabric, yarn, or lace.
Click here to see some pictures of various
shawls.
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Abuela
-means grandmother in Spanish.
Click here to see a picture of a grandmother.
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Un consejo incredible
-means shocking advice in Spanish -shock in
Martinas case means that she was surprised to
hear her Abuela tell her to purposely spill
coffee on her suitors. -advice means to give
guidance
Click here to see a picture of a woman
experiencing shock.
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aghast
-means shock, but could also mean filled with
horror. -Martina has a look of aghast on her
face after her Abuela tells her to do the Coffee
Test on her suitors. -Like words would be
dismayed, horrified, and/or appalled.
Click here to see a picture of a man with a
horrified look on his face.
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suitor
-A man that pursues a woman in order to marry
her. -For example, in Disneys Aladdin, Jasmine
has many suitors who come to see if she will
marry them.
Click here to see a picture of a suitor aimed to
please.
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temper
-A state of mind that comes from anger. -Martina
wanted to see what kind of temper her suitors
had.
Click here to see a picture of a person with a
temper towards another person.
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El perico
-means parrot in English.
Click here to see a picture of a parrot.
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El Prado
-El prado is a section of Havana, just like
Tampa is divided up into different areas like
Tampa Palms, New Tampa, etc
Click here to see a picture of a street called
El Prado in the section of Havana known as El
Prado.
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El Morro Castle
Click here to learn about El Morro Castle.
Click here to see a picture of El Morro Castle.
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abuzz
-full of activity or talk that is loud like a bee.
Click here to see a group of people abuzz with
conversation
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custom
-a way of doing something that is accepted or
traditional to a specific culture, place, or
time. -In Cuban culture, a woman seeking the
hand of a suitor in marriage must do it with her
familys approval or watchful eye as in Martinas
case.
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balcony
-A platform attached to the outside of a
building that is accessed from a door or window.
Click here to see a picture of a balcony.
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daintily
-delicate or graceful movement. -Martina
daintily crossed her legs. She did it slowly,
gracefully, and precisely.
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strutted
-to walk with arrogance or conceit with body
very tall.
Click here to see a model strutting down the
runway
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splendid
-means magnificent, good, excellent,
impressive. -something that is splendid is a
matter of opinion.
Click here to see what I think is a splendid
sunset
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reflection
-An image seen on a shiny surface or in a mirror.
Click here to see a reflection of the camera man
in someones sunglasses.
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caramba
-means golly in Spanish. -One would use it in
a excited tone, like when saying, Good Gracious
in English.
Click here to go to a website and hear a Cuban
song titled, Hey Caramba by Company Segundo.
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crooned
-means to have a soft, low voice or tone. -For
example, the teacher crooned to her class when it
was time for them to calm down and settle into
their activities.
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muchacha
-means girl, girlie, or maid in
Spanish. -girl in Spanish in also nina, or
chica.
Click here to see a woman wearing a shawl, like
Martina was.
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hesitated
-means to pause with uncertainty before doing
something.
Click here to see a squirrel hesitating to come
inside.
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mock
It was used as an adjective in the story.
Therefore, It meansnot authentic or real, but
without the Intention to deceive. -Martina
purposefully spilled coffee on the roosters
shoes, but to make it seem like it was an
accident, she said, Oh my! I am all feelers
today! in a voice that was not as real, as if
she really did accidentally spill coffee on his
shoes.
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dismay
-means to have feelings of anxiety, usually
due to something unexpected happening. -Martina
said, Oh my! I am all feelers today!, with
mock dismay. Therefore, she said it with a not
so real tone, but also with some feeling of
anxiety.
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clumsy
-means to awkwardly handle things.
Click here to see a picture of a man clumsily
handling folders.
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stunned
-means to shock enough where reaction and senses
are temporarily gone. -Martina was stunned over
Don Gallos behavior.
Click here to see a picture of what someone who
is stunned may look like.
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humble
It was used at an adjective in the story. It
means to be of a low or modest pretensions or
claim to something.
Click here to see a photo of a man and a woman.
(It is how I picture Martina and Don Gallo if
they were people.)
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cocky
-means to be conceited or arrogant full of
oneself.
Click here to see a short video of a cocky man.
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unimaginable
-means that what has or will happen is difficult
to imagine happening. -Martina could not imagine
what caused Don Cerdo, the pig, to smell so bad.
Click here to see a video of a woman that is able
to pop her eyes forward, an unimaginable trait.
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wheezed
-means for a person to breath with an unusual
whistling or rattling in the chest, due to the
airway being blocked. -The smell from the pig
was so bad, that it actually choked Martina up,
and she wheezed.
The picture of the speaker plays a sound byte of
someone who is wheezing.
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pigsty
-Also known as a pig pen. -It is a place where
pigs live.
Click here to see a picture of a pigsty.
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loafers
-A shoe made out of leather, shaped like a
moccasin, with a low heel.
Click here to see a picture of a loafer.
Click here to see a picture of a moccasin.
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charming
-an attractive or alluring characteristic. -In
the fairy tales, if there is a Prince Charming,
everyone wants to marry him because of his
attractiveness and alluring characteristics.
Click here to see a picture of Prince Charming.
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drily
-Variation of dryly. -to say something in a
matter of fact way or with dry humor Sarcastic.
Click here to see a video where the host is
speaking very dryly.
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boorish
-a rude, clumsy, or unmannerly person.
-Some waiters and waitresses have waited on
people who have boorish qualities.
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unsuitable
-means not suitable. -unfitting or not
appropriate.
Click here for a picture of a Santa Claus who
cannot fit into his Santa suit. Therefore, the
suit that is on him is unsuitable for him.
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scarcely
-almost not. -The pig was just scarcely, almost
not, out of sight, when Don Lagarto, the lizard
arrived.
Click here to see a USB drive that is scarcely
larger than a quarter.
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crept
-Is the past tense of creep. -means to slowly and
carefully move.
Click here to see a squirrel creeping up on the
camera.
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adios
-Spanish word for good-bye.
Click here to here a toddler say adios.
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warbled
-means to speak with a quivering voice.
Click here to watch some girls make their own
warbled voices. (The video is on its side.)
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spat
-The lizard, Don Largarto, spat when coffee was
poured on his feet. Spat is the past tense of
spit. Therefore, Don Largarto spit at Martina.
Click here to see a picture of a boy spitting.
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livid
-to be angry furious.
Click here to see a livid character.
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hissed
-a sound that sounds like an extended
pronunciation of the letter s. -Usually done
in anger.
Click here to hear the hissing of a snake.
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icily
-for a person to be icily as Martina was, it
means to have an unfriendly or cold tone
hostile. -Martina had an icy voice after she
heard that Don Legarto wanted to eat her.
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Cold-blooded
-means to have no emotions or pity. -to be
purposefully mean. -it also denotes particular
types of animals that are cold-blooded, which
means their body temperature matches the
environment's. -Reptiles are cold-blooded
animals.
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fuming
-to have great anger. -how anger is shown or
expressed.
Click here to see a picture of what fuming
looks like.
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railing
-A fence-like barrier made of bars which are
fixed to a support such as the ground or a
balcony.
Click here to see a picture of a black metal
railing similar to the railing on Martinas lamp
post.
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scurried
-to move with fast, short steps.
Click here to watch ants scurry across the
ground.
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squinted
-To look at someone or something with eyes half
shut, either because there is bright light, or
trying to focus more.
Click here to see a picture of someone squinting.
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Café Cubano
-Café means coffee in Spanish. -Cubano means
Cuban in Spanish. Therefore, Café Cubano means
Cuban coffee. -Cuban Coffee is an espresso shot
that has been sweetened with sugar while it is in
the process of being brewed. Click here to see a
picture of a woman with Café Cubano.
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Mi amor
-means my love in Spanish. Click here to see a
picture of What my love or mi amor, looks like.
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