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Eng Vocab (test 2/9/04)

Terms

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aficionado
devoted follower of some sport or art;
fan;
devotee
caballero
gentleman;
horseman
caudillo
military dictator in spanish countries
Chicano
American or Mexican descent
conquistador
conqueror
desperado
bold, dangerous criminal
duenna
governess;
elderly chaperon of young women
dulcinea
sweetheart
gaucho
south american cowboy
grandee
nobleman of the highest rank
guerilla
fighter in irregular military unit engaging in sabotage and harassment
hidalgo
member of monor nobility
junta
group of military officers controlling govt after coup d'etat
junto
group of persons joined for common purpose;
clique;
plotters
Latino
Latin American
macho
man exhibiting a strong sense of masculinity
matador
bullfighter assigned to kill bull
mestizo
person of mixed American Indian and European ancestry
peon
unskilled worker;
landless laborer
picador
rider on horseback in bullfight who lances the bull to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles
picaro
adventurer;
rogue;
wanderer
renegade
traitor;
deserter
senor
Spanish speaking man;
gentleman

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