10/19/22 Practice Words Flashcards

1
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Siesta

A

Afternoon nap

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2
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Quesadilla

A

A food with meat or sometimes cheese, wrapped in a tortilla

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3
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Desperado

A

Violent criminal

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4
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Catalan

A

The Romance language of Catalonia, Valencia, Andorra, and the Balearic Islands.

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5
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Insignificance

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The quality or state of being unimportant

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Valencia

A

A sweet orange

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7
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Embargo

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To ban or to be restricted

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8
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Guacamole

A

Puréed or mashed avocado seasoned with condiments

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Empanada

A

A turnover wit a sweet filling

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10
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Conquered

A

To take over land

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Andorra

A

A island that speaks Catalan

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12
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Garbanzo

A

A chickpea

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13
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Aztec

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A member of a Nahuatl speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519

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Authoritarian

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Harsh or severe because it thinks it is queen or king or has power over everyone

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Pescado

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A fish

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Indicative

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A kind of mood that is in a category of verb for s that we use to state facts

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Prohibitions

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To make something a outlaw or forbidden

18
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Promptly

A

Without delay or very quickly

19
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Enchiladas

A

A usually corn tortilla rolled around in a savoury mixture, covered with chili sauce and usually baked

20
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Parasite

A

A organism living in or with another organism usually to harm the host

21
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Balearic Islands

A

A group of islands in Spain

22
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Aphasia

A

It is a disorder that mostly affects your communication

23
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Commercialism

A

A attitude or philosophy devoted to supplying goods and sévices and making profites

24
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Janiform

A

Having two faces looking on the opposite direction

25
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Occurrences

A

A incident or event

26
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Heuristic

A

Enabling someone to learn something for themselves

27
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Mantilla

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A traditional Spanish and Latin American scarf you wear over your head and covers your shoulders

28
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Pollyanna

A

A 1913 novel by American author Eleanor h. Potter

29
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Pueblo

A

A North American Indian settlement in the southwest US.

30
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Tungsten

A

A chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74

31
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Schism

A

A division into two groups caused by a disagreement about ideas

32
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Maharaja

A

An Indian prince