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Vocabulary Final
Lesson 15
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English
9th Grade
01/09/2007

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aficionado
Definition
noun: An enthusiastic fan or admirer
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bravado
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noun: False bravery; a boastful display of courage
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embargo
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noun: A government order preventing trade with another country
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flotilla
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noun: A small fleet of boats or ships
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hacienda
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noun: A large estate or ranch; the main house of such a ranch
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incommunicado
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adjective: Without a way to communicate
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junta
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noun: a.) A group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country. b.) a council or small governing body, espcially in Central America and in South America.
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peccadillo
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noun: A small fault, often habitual
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peon
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noun: a.) An unskilled laborer or farm worker. b.) a person low in a hierarchy; a person of low status.
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renegade
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noun: a.) an outlaw, rebel, deserter, or traitor. adjective: b.) abandoing a cause, group or principle.
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