Lesson 15

Lesson 15#1

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Aficionado Noun An enthusiastic fan or admirer

Eric, an aficionado of dogsled racing, traveled to Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the Iditarod race.

Lesson 15#2

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Bravado Noun False bravery; a boastful display of courage

In a show of bravado, the inexperienced boxer publicly challenged the champion to a fight.

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Embargo Noun A government order preventing trade with another country.

In an effort to end violence and revive peace negotiations, the United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the Ivory Coast.

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Flotilla Noun A small fleet of boats or ships

On his second trip to the Americas, Christopher Columbus sailed with a flotilla of seventeen ships.

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Hacienda Noun A large estate or ranch; the main house of such a ranch

The artist had painted a beautiful picture of the Hacienda, with its high adobe walls, red tile roof, and elaborate iron gates.

Lesson 15#6

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Incommunicado

Adjective and adverb

Without a way to communicate

United States law dictates that arrested people may not be held incommunicado, but must be allowed to contact lawyers.

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Junta noun A) A group of military leaders who seize ad hold power over a country.

B) A council or small governing body, especially in Central America and in south America.

A) Guerrillas fought against Uruguay’s military junta in the 1970s.

B) The local junta met to discuss how to raise funds to build a new school.

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Peccadillo noun A small fault, often habitual

The new, young king was so popular that, at first, the people forgave his peccadilloes.

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Peon Noun A) An unskilled laborer or farm worker

B) A person low in hierarchy; a person of low status

A) In the 1960s, American labor leader Cesar Chavez tried to gain better working conditions for the peons who picked California grapes.

B) If organization officials treat volunteers like peons, they soon lose these helpers.

Lesson 14#10

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Renegade A) NounB) Adjective

A) Outlaw, rebel, or traitor

B) Abandoning a cause, group, or principle

A) A band of masked renegades robbed the train at the mountain pass.

B) The renegade senator voted against his party’s wishes.