Abuela invents the zero vocabulary

Senile

(of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.

Dagger

a moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing

Shawl

a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped around a baby.

Purgatory

a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven.

Entiendes

The word entiendes is used in Spanish meaning understand.

Obligation

an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.

Compromise

an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

Periscope

an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms, by which an observer

Cringe

bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner.

Constancia

detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment.