Pepita Talks Twice

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Key Vocabulary for Test

1. language: spoken or written human speech

2. Spanish: a language

3. enchilada: tortillas rolled around a filling, then covered with spicy sauce

4. salsa: a spicy sauce usually made of tomatoes, onions and peppers

5. tortilla: a round, flat Mexican bread

6. tamales: fried chopped meat and crushed peppers rolled in cornmeal dough and steamed

7. taco: tortillas folded around ground meat or cheese

Extra Practice

8. grumbled: a complaint; to complain

9. tiptoed: walked quietly

10. ducked: lowered one’s head and body quickly to avoid being seen by others

11. mumbled: said softly and unclearly

12. darted: moved suddenly and very quickly

13. nuzzled: rubbed gently