Vocabulary For The College-Bound Student Chapter 10

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aficionado

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devoted follower of some sport or art; fan; devotee

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cabellero

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gentleman; gallant; cavalier; horseman

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caudillo

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military dictator in Spanish-seeking countries

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Chicano

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American of Mexican descent

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conquistador

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conqueror

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desperado

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bold; dangerous criminal

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duenna

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elderly woman chaperon of a young lady; governess

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dulcinea

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sweetheart; inamorata

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gaucho

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south american cowboy

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grandee

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nobleman of the highest rank; person of eminence

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guerilla

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fighter in an irregular military unit engaging in sabotage and harassment

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hidalgo

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member of the minor nobility

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junta

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council for legislation or administration; group of military officers controlling a government after a coup d'etat

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junto

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group of persons joined for a common purpose; clique; group of plotters

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Lation

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Latin American

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macho

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man exhibiting machismo

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matador

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bullfighter assigned to kill the bull

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mestizo

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person of mixed American Indian and European ancestry

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peon

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unskilled worker; landless laborer; worker kept in servitude to repay a debt

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picador

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rider on horseback in a bullfight who lances the bull to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles

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picaro

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adventurer; rogue; wanderer

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renegade

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traitor; turncoat; deserter; defector

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stevedore

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one who loads or unloads ships

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toreador

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bullfighter

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vaquero

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herdsman; cowboy

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armada

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fleet of warships

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bravado

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pretense of bravery

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cargo

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goods transported by ship, plane, etc

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comradery

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friendship, rapport and good will, as among fellow soldiers

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El Dorado

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fabulously rich land that explores dreamt of; place of fabulous abundance, wealth, or opportunity

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embarcadero

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landing place; wharf

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embargo

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prohibition (as when one nation bars its ports to another's ships or bans weapons shipments to another)

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escapade

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daring or unconventional act; adventure

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flotilla

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small fleet; fleet of small vessels

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galleon

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large sailing ship used in war and trade

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incommunicado

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deprived of communication

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key

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low island or reef

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squad

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small military unit; team; small group formed for a joint effort

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adobe

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brick of sun-dried clay and straw; structure made of such bricks

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arroyo

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water carved, often dry, gully; brook; creek

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bonanza

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large and rich mine

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bronco

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wild or half wild horse

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burro

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small donkey used as pack animal

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calaboose

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jail

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hacienda

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large estate or ranch; plantation; main house on such an estate

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mesa

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flat topped rocky hill w/ steep sides

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mustang

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bronco

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pueblo

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communal dwelling of adobe or stone in such a village

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sierra

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mountain range having an irregular or serrated outline

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bodega

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grocery store; wineshop

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bolero

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Spanish dance; waist-length jacket worn

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cabana

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cabinlike shelter at a beach or pool

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olla podrida

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highly seasoned meat and vegetable stew

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pimento

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thick-fleshed pepper used for stuffing olives and as a source of paprika

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seviche

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appetizer of raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice

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siesta

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rest or nap, usually after a midday meal

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barrio

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Spanish speaking neighborhood

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mantilla

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woman's light scarf worn over head and shoulders; short cloak or cape

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olio

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mixture; hodgepodge; medley; olla podrida

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pampa

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vast, treeless, grassy plain usually in Argentina, prairie

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peccadillo

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slight offense; small fault

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temblor

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earthquake