Wordsmith

The vocab in "In the Time of the Butterflies" is very diverse. Many words have direct correlation to the Catholic Church, and others are in Spanish. They all, however, have a very big influence on how the story is told.

Vocab List 1.

Charity - something given to person in need

Coaxing - an attempt to influence be gentle persuation

Serge - a twilled worsted or woolen fabric

Centennial - 100 year period

Ecstasy - rapturous delight

Epistle - formal letter

Blithely - carefree; joyous

Bougainvillea - climbing plant native to South America

Summoned - to call upon to do something specified

Crucifix - a cross

Vocab List 2

Compesino - Peasant

Patrimonio - birthright

Las Mariposas - the butterflies

Cédulas - document

Novio - boyfriend

Mujer - woman

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Benedición - blessing

Oficial - official

Degraciado - unlucky

Señorita - young woman

Vocab List 3

Communion - act of sharing, participation

Excommunication - exclusion from the Catholic church

Asylum - institution that cares for the mentally ill

Gringos - a foreigner

Ideology - study of nature and the origin of ideas

Diminutive - a smallt hing or person

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Incomprehensible - impossible to understand

Paroxysm - any sudden violent outburst

Strewn - to scatter

Imminent - likely to occur at any moment