| A | B |
|---|
| ushering | v. Escorting or taking someone someplace. |
| gossamer | adj. Light; thin; flimsy. |
| hose | n. Stockings |
| threshold | n. The bottom part of a doorway; the sill. |
| reception | n. A party held to welcome someone. |
| blood pressure | n. The amount of force with which blood presses against the insides of the body’s blood vessels. |
| stethoscope | n. An instrument for listening to sounds within the body. |
| profusely | adv. In abundance; in large amounts. |
| mesas | n. High, flat land, like plateaus only smaller. |
| facilities | n. pl. Things designed to make a task easier or more convenient. |
| curandera | n. A woman healer who uses folk medicine such as herbs and other plants to cure illness. |
| superstition | n. A belief in magic; a belief that is not based on reason. |
