15 & 16 Flashcards

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aficionado

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an enthusiastic fan or admirer

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bravado

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false display of bravery

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3
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embargo

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a government order for not allowing trade with another country

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4
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flotilla

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a small fleet of boats or ships

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5
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hacienda

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a large estate or ranch

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incommunicado

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without a way to communicate

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junta

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A group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country

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8
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peccadillo

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a small fault

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9
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peon

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an unskilled laborer or farm worker

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renegade

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an outlaw rebel, deserter

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11
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appreciable

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noticeable able to be perceived

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12
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breadth

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width: distance from side to side

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13
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copious

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plentiful: abundant

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14
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gargantuan

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gigantic: immerse of size

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15
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innumerable

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too many to count

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16
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inordinate

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exceeding reasonable limits

17
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negligible

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not enough to consider

18
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paucity

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smallness of number

19
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pittance

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a very small amount : an inadequate wage

20
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proliferate

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to multiply, or increase spread rapidly