Vocab Lessons 15-16

Question 0

bravado

Answer 0

False bravery; a boastful display of courage

Question 1

aficionado

Answer 1

An enthusiastic fan or admirer

Question 2

embargo

Answer 2

A government order preventing trade with another country

Question 3

flotilla

Answer 3

A small fleet of boats or ships

Question 4

hacienda

Answer 4

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

Question 5

incommunicado

Answer 5

Without a way to communicate

Question 6

junta

Answer 6

a. A group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country
b. A council or small governing body, especially in Central and South America

Question 7

peccadillo

Answer 7

A small fault, often habitual

Question 8

peon

Answer 8

a. An unskilled laborer or farm worker

b. A person low in hierarchy; a person of low status.

Question 9

renegade

Answer 9

a. An outlaw, rebel, deserter, or traitor

b. Abandoning a cause, group, or principle

Question 10

appreciable

Answer 10

Noticeable; able to be perceived or estimated

Question 11

breadth

Answer 11

a. Width; distance from side to side

b. A wide range

Question 12

copious

Answer 12

Plentiful; abundant

Question 13

gargantuan

Answer 13

Gigantic; of immense size, volume, or capacity

Question 14

innumerable

Answer 14

Too many to count

Question 15

inordinate

Answer 15

Exceeding reasonable limits

Question 16

negligible

Answer 16

Insignificant

Question 17

paucity

Answer 17

Smallness in number; fewness; scarcity

Question 18

pittance

Answer 18

A very small amount; an inadequate wage

Question 19

proliferate

Answer 19

To multiply, increase, or spread rapidly