Esperanza Rising Vocab Ch. 9 & 10

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Across
  1. 4. state of being dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty
  2. 6. being flexible, pliant, and easily bent without breaking
  3. 9. substance from cereals or potatoes, used to stiffen clothes
  4. 11. full of life, lively
  5. 12. giving the impression of vast, dark depths
  6. 13. return of someone to their own country
  7. 14. recovery from illness
Down
  1. 1. Spanish or Latin pastry turnover filled with savory ingredients
  2. 2. voluntary giving of help (typically money) to those in need
  3. 3. lacking energy or enthusiasm
  4. 5. substance suspended in the air (e.g. fog)
  5. 7. a faucet
  6. 8. substance made from animal fats, used as a moisturizer
  7. 10. imitation diamond used in costume jewelry
  8. 15. able to make a way through or into something