Chapter 10 Vocabulary terms

Question 1

aficionado

Answer 1

fan; devotee

Question 2

caballero

Answer 2

gentleman; cavalier; horseman

Question 3

caudillo

Answer 3

military dictator

Question 4

chicano

Answer 4

American of Mexican descent

Question 5

conquistador

Answer 5

conqueror

Question 6

desperado

Answer 6

bold; dangerous criminal

Question 7

duenna

Answer 7

elderly woman chaperon of a young lady; governess

Question 8

dulcinea

Answer 8

sweetheart

Question 9

gaucho

Answer 9

south American cowboy

Question 10

grandee

Answer 10

noblemen of highest rank; person of eminence

Question 11

guerilla

Answer 11

fighter in an irregular military unit engaging in sabotage and harassment

Question 12

hidalgo

Answer 12

member of minor nobilty (below grandee)

Question 13

junta

Answer 13

council for legislation or admisnistration; group of military officers controlling a government

Question 14

junto

Answer 14

group of persons joined for a common purpose; clique; group of plotters; fraction; cabal

Question 15

latino, latina

Answer 15

latin american

Question 16

macho

Answer 16

man exhibiting machismo

Question 17

matador

Answer 17

bullfighter assigned to kill a bull

Question 18

mestizo

Answer 18

person of mixed American Indian and European ancestry

Question 19

peon

Answer 19

unskilled worker; landless laborer; worker kept in servitude to repay a debt

Question 20

picador

Answer 20

rider on horseback

Question 21

picaro; picaresque

Answer 21

adventurer; rogue; vagabond; wanderer

Question 22

renegade

Answer 22

traitor; deserter

Question 23

señor

Answer 23

spanish or spanish-speaking man; gentleman

Question 24

señora

Answer 24

married spanish or spanish-speaking woman; young lady

Question 25

señorita

Answer 25

unmarried spanish or spanish-speaking woman

Question 26

stevedore

Answer 26

one who loads or unloads ships

Question 27

toreador

Answer 27

bullfighter

Question 28

vequero

Answer 28

herdsman; cowboy

Question 29

armada

Answer 29

fleet of warships

Question 30

bravado

Answer 30

pretense of bravery

Question 31

cargo

Answer 31

goods transported by a ship, plane, etc.

Question 32

comradery

Answer 32

frienship, rapport, and good will, as among fellow soldiers

Question 33

el dorado

Answer 33

fabulously rich land that 16th century explorers dreamt of; place of fabulous abundance, wealth, or opportunity

Question 34

embarcadero

Answer 34

landing place

Question 35

embargo

Answer 35

prohibition

Question 36

escapade

Answer 36

daring or unconventional act; adventure; prank

Question 37

flotilla

Answer 37

small fleet

Question 38

galleon

Answer 38

large sailing ship used in war and trade

Question 39

incommunicado

Answer 39

deprived of communication with others

Question 40

key

Answer 40

low island or reef, often of coral

Question 41

squad

Answer 41

small military unit

Question 42

bonanza

Answer 42

large and rich mine; source yielding an often unexpectedly rich return

Question 43

bronco

Answer 43

wild or half-wild horse

Question 44

burro

Answer 44

small donkey used as a pack animal

Question 45

calaboose

Answer 45

jail, especially a local one

Question 46

canyon

Answer 46

deep narrow valley with steep walls, often with water flowing through it

Question 47

hacienda

Answer 47

large estata or ranch; plantation; main house

Question 48

mesa

Answer 48

flat-topped rocky hill with steep sides

Question 49

mustang

Answer 49

bronco

Question 50

pueblo

Answer 50

native american village of southwestern U.S.;

Question 51

sierra

Answer 51

mountain range having an irregular or serrated outline

Question 52

sombrero

Answer 52

broad-rimmed, high-crowned hat of felt or straw

Question 53

stampede

Answer 53

sudden, wild, headlong rush

Question 54

bodega

Answer 54

grocery store

Question 55

bolero

Answer 55

spanish dance with sharp turns; loose waist-lenght jacket worn open at the front

Question 56

cabana

Answer 56

cabinlike shelter at a beach or pool

Question 57

cafeteria

Answer 57

self-service or counter-service restaurant

Question 58

castanets

Answer 58

hand instruments clicked togetherto accompany music or dancing

Question 59

fiesta

Answer 59

saint's day celebratefd with pocessions and dances; festival; holiday

Question 60

olla podrida

Answer 60

highly seasoned meat-and-vegetable stew

Question 61

patio

Answer 61

paved outdoor dining or longing area adjacent to a house; inner courtyard open to the sky

Question 62

pimento; pimiento

Answer 62

thick-fleshed pepper used for stuffing olives and as a source of paprika

Question 63

seviche; ceviche

Answer 63

appetizer of raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice

Question 64

siesta

Answer 64

rest or nap, usually after the midday meal

Question 65

barrio

Answer 65

spanish-speaking neighborhood

Question 66

indigo

Answer 66

blue dye

Question 67

mañana

Answer 67

tomorrow

Question 68

mantilla

Answer 68

woman's light scarf worn over head and shoulders

Question 69

olio

Answer 69

mixture; olla podrida

Question 70

pampa

Answer 70

prairie; grassy plain

Question 71

peccadillo

Answer 71

slight offense; small fault

Question 72

poncho

Answer 72

raincoat; blanketlike cloak

Question 73

temblor

Answer 73

earthquake