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Chapter 5B Vocab
Chapter 5B Vocabulary Words, Metas
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Language - Spanish
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03/05/2008

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Term
el Amazonas
Definition
the Amazon (region)
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la amenaza
Definition
threat
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el/la campesino/a
Definition
peasant
Term
el chamán
Definition
shaman, medicine man
Term
la creencia
Definition
belief
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el/la criollo/a
Definition
person of Spanish descent living in the Americas
Term
los derechos humanos
Definition
human rights
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el discrimen
Definition
discrimination
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la explotación
Definition
exploitation
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la fuerza
Definition
strength
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la gente indígena (but los indígenas)
Definition
indigenous people
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la guerrilla
Definition
guerrilla warfare/movement
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los guerrilleros
Definition
guerrilla fighters
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el habitante
Definition
inhabitant
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el maltrato
Definition
mistreatment
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el mestizaje
Definition
cultural, ethnic, and racial blending
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el/la mestizo/a
Definition
person of mixed Spanish and indigenous heritage
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el poder
Definition
power
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el pueblo
Definition
town; people
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la presión
Definition
pressure
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el resentimiento
Definition
resentment
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la sierra
Definition
highlands
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la soberanía
Definition
sovereignty
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la tribu
Definition
tribe
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aportar
Definition
to contribute
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resistir
Definition
to resist
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sobrevivir
Definition
to survive
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sufrir
Definition
to suffer
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temer
Definition
to fear
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actual
Definition
current
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alentador(a)
Definition
encouraging
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amazónico/a
Definition
pertaining to the Amazon
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andino/a
Definition
Andean
Term
conmovedor(a)
Definition
moving
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dirigente
Definition
ruling
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excluido/a
Definition
excluded
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marginado/a
Definition
marginalized
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poderoso/a
Definition
powerful
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popular
Definition
popular; pertaining to the common people
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