Word

Actual Definition
1. aesthetic

My Definition

Sentence in the story

the look or style; in It had the

a beautiful way
aesthetic of old
cars, the way
everyone idealizes
Havana, and the
wildly different
styles of
architecture from
one house or
apartment building
to another.

aesthetic (also

2. notorious

description of the
qualities of bad
places and/or
people

a well
known,typically for
some bad quality
or deed.
Los Angeles is
notorious for its
smog.

3. hedonistic

selfish, self
centered

engaged in the
persuit of self
pleasure and self
indulgence

4. wit

funny, in a smart
way

mental quickness
and sharpness.
Keen intelligence

5. eccentric
6. exhibitionist
7.spacious
8. nourished
9.cascading
10.
temperamental
11. vegetation
12.embodiment
13. cryptic
14.marvel

esthetic) adjective
concerned with
beauty or the
appreciation of
beauty: the pictures
give great aesthetic
pleasure. giving or
designed to give
pleasure through
beauty; of pleasing
appearance.

15.pruned
16.unscathed
18.guillotined
19. lobotomized
20. cadence
21. sponge-like
22. spruced

Directions: Answer the following questions in a complete sentence on a

separate Google Doc.
1. What do we learn about Drews mom at the start of the story?
2. Where did Drew live as a child? What kind of neighborhood was
this?
3. What did the wall of flowers-the bougainvillea- teach Drew?
4. Why was Drew proud of her duplex apartment?

5. What was Drews relationship like with the plants, flowers and trees
around her apartment building?
6. What was Drews relationship like with her neighbors, Joel and Gina?
7. What is the significance of the trees and flowers getting pruned? What
does this symbolize? (hint: what happens right after the plants are pruned)