Vocabulaire for the reading Flashcards
Aficionado
An enthusiastic fan or admirer
Bravado
False bravery
a boastful display of courage
embargo
a government order preventing trade with another country
Flotilla
A small fleet of boats or ships
Hacienda
a large estate or ranch
the main house of such a ranch
Incommunicado
without a way to communicate
junta
a group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country
a council or small governing body, especially in central America or in South America
Peccadillo
A small fault, often habitual
Peon
peonage
An unskilled laborer or farm worker
a person low in a hierarchy, A PERSON LOW IN STATUS
renegade
noun= an outlaw, rebel, deserter, traitor
adjective == abondoning a cause, group, principle
Appreciable
Noticeable
able to be percieved or estimated
breadth
broad
width distance from side to side
a wide range
copious
copiousness
plentiful abundant
Gargantuan
Gigantic
immense size, volume, capacity
innumerable
too many to count
inordinate
exceeding reasonable limits
negligible
not enough to be worth considering; insignificant
paucity
smallness of number fewness scarcity
pittance
a very small amount
an inadequate wage
proliferate
proliferation
prolific
to multiply
increase
or spread rapidly
An enthusiastic fan or admirer
Aficionado
False bravery
a boastful display of courage
Bravado
a government order preventing trade with another country
embargo
A small fleet of boats or ships
Flotilla
a large estate or ranch
the main house of such a ranch
Hacienda
without a way to communicate
Incommunicado
a group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country
a council or small governing body, especially in central America or in South America
junta
A small fault, often habitual
Peccadillo
An unskilled laborer or farm worker
a person low in a hierarchy, A PERSON LOW IN STATUS
Peon
peonage
noun= an outlaw, rebel, deserter, traitor
adjective == abondoning a cause, group, principle
renegade
Noticeable
able to be percieved or estimated
Appreciable
width distance from side to side
a wide range
breadth
broad
plentiful abundant
copious
copiousness
Gigantic
immense size, volume, capacity
Gargantuan
too many to count
innumerable
exceeding reasonable limits
inordinate
not enough to be worth considering; insignificant
negligible
smallness of number fewness scarcity
paucity
a very small amount
an inadequate wage
pittance
to multiply
increase
or spread rapidly
proliferate
proliferation
prolific
