The author uses a word that means "causing impatience, annoyance, or displeasure." Click on the word in the text that best represents that idea.
The kitchen? This is making even less sense now. My grandmother never allows
anyone but my mom into her kitchen! Why on earth is she insisting I come over here on a
Saturday and head to the kitchen? When I turn to say goodbye to Mom, she gives me a wink
and a hug and whispers into my ear, "Congratulations, Claudia. I'm so proud of the young lady
you have become." I seriously have no idea what is going on here, and I must admit that this
whole thing is becoming increasingly more aggravating,
And then, as I walk in to Abuela's kitchen, it begins to make a lot more sense. Sitting on
her kitchen table are an apron and The Book. I turn to Abuela, and she offers me a glowing
smile. "You have made it, Claudia," she whispers to me with a combination of nostalgia and
pride. "Only the women in our family are given the privilege of knowing the secret recipes
found in The Book. My Abuela shared its contents with me when I turned thirteen, and now I
have the honor of sharing it with you."