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- allegro
- brisk;quick; lively
- gratis
- without charge or payment; free
- salvo
- simultaneous discharge of shots. burst of cheers
- demitasse
- small cup for, or of, strong black coffee
- ursine
- of or like a bear
- gaucho
- South American cowboy
- adagio
- slow; ina an easy, graceful manner
- regressive
- disposed to move backward; retrogressive
- pedestrian
- commonplace;unimaginitive;dull
- echolalia
- automatic and immediate reptition of what others say
- tremolo
- rapid repetition of a tone or chord, without apparent breaks, to express emotion
- saturnine
- heavey;dull;sullen;gloomy;morose
- eristic
- prone to controversy;disputatious;argumentative
- coup d'etat
- sudden violent overthrow of a governmetn
- comprehensive
- including very much; extensive
- egress
- means of going out; exit
- tantalize
- excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease
- embargo
- prohibition
- charge daffaires
- temporary substitute for an ambassador
- oratorio
- musical composition, usually on a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra
- embargo
- prohibition
- iridescent
- having colors like the rainbow
- bodega
- grocery store; wineshop
- officialdom
- those having the authority of officials
- salvo
- simultaneous discharge of shots. burst of cheers
- dolce far niente
- delightful idleness
- capitulate
- yield
- appelation
- name
- calaboose
- jail
- loquacious
- talkative; garrulous
- domicile
- home
- starveling
- one who is thin from lack of food
- mercurial
- quick; vivacious; active; lively; inconstant; unstable; capricious
- imbibe
- drink
- nonpareil
- person of unequalled excellence; paragon
- cognoscente
- person having a superior knowledge of a field; expert; connoisseur
- carte blanche
- full discretionary power; freedom to use one's own judgment
- terra-cotta
- hard clay used for vases, roofing, statuettes, etc. reddish-brown or brownish-orange color
- vibrato
- slightly throbbing or pulsating effect, adding warmth and beauty to the tone
- imbroglio
- difficult situation. complicated disagreement
- au courant
- well informed; up to date
- avoirdupois
- weight; heaviness
- fresco
- art of painting with watercolors on damp fresh plaster
- omniscient
- knowing everything
- cantata
- composite vocal and instrumental work, as one for soloists and chorus accompanied by a small orchestra
- complaisant
- willing to please; obliging; amiable
- hector
- bully;initmidate with threats; bluster
- cupola
- rounded roof; dome
- pampa
- vast, treeless, grassy, plain, especially in Argentina; prairie
- peccadillo
- slight offense; small fault
- palladium
- safeguard; protection
- aperitif
- alcoholic drink taken before a meal as an appetizer
- coiffure
- style of arranging the hair
- oratorio
- musical composition, usually on a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra
- tenacity
- firmness in holding fast; persistance
- pampa
- vast, treeless, grassy, plain, especially in Argentina; prairie
- aplomb
- absolute confidence in oneself; poise; self-possession
- bouffant
- puffed out; full
- larceny
- theft
- piano
- soft
- noisome
- offensive to the sense of smell; unwholesome
- filial
- of or befitting a daughter or son
- olio
- mixture; hodgepodge; medley; olla podrida
- omnific
- all-creating
- impasse
- deadlock; predicament with no obvious way out; stalemate
- lethargic
- unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull
- precis
- brief summary
- seduction
- enticement; leading astray into wrongdoing
- grave
- slow
- chemise
- loose fitting, sacklike dress
- cursory
- running over hastily; superficially done
- caballero
- gentleman; gallant; cavalier. horseman
- pertinacious
- adhering firlmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
- corpus delicti
- facts proving a crime has been committed; body of the victim in a murder case
- gaucho
- South American cowboy
- crescendo
- gradually increasing in force or loudness
- admonitory
- conveying a gentle reproof
- avant-garde
- experimentalists or innovaters in any art
- attache
- member of the diplomatic staff of an ambassador or minister
- circumlocution
- roundabout way of speaking
- rialto
- marketplace; theater district
- bacchanalian
- jovial or wild with drunkennes
- vibrato
- slightly throbbing or pulsating effect, adding warmth and beauty to the tone
- elan
- enthusiasm; eagerness for action
- maladroit
- unskillful; clumsy
- contrition
- sorrow
- bona fide
- made or carried out in good faith; genuine
- ennui
- feeling of weariness and discontent; boredom; tedium
- credence
- belief as to the truth of something
- arroyo
- water-carved, often dry, gully. brook; creek
- cul-de-sac
- blind alley; dead end
- alfresco
- in the open air; outdoor
- subject
- force to undergo something unpleasant or inconvenient; expose; make liable to
- peon
- unskilled worker; landless laborer. worker kept in servitude to repay a debt
- che d'oeuvre
- chief work; masterpiece in art, lit, etc
- basso
- lowest male voice
- olio
- mixture; hodgepodge; medley; olla podrida
- coterie
- set or circle of acquaintances; clique
- prevaricate
- lie
- canto
- one f the chief divisions of a long poem
- mantilla
- woman's light scarf worn over the head and shoulders. short cloak or cape
- yclept
- named; called
- veracity
- truthfulness
- cognoscente
- person having a superior knowledge of a field; expert; connoisseur
- intermittent
- coming and going at intervals
- retentive
- tenacious;able to retain or remember
- majolica
- enameled Italian pottery richly decorated in colors
- mot juste
- exactly right word; most suitable expression
- passe
- oldfashioned; behind the times; outmoded
- Chicano
- American of Mexican descent
- tremolo
- rapid repetition of a tone or chord, without apparent breaks, to express emotion
- detente
- relaxing, as of strained relations between nations
- flexor
- muscle that serves to bend a limb
- benighted
- overtaken by darkness of night; unenlightened; intellectually or morally ignorant
- cabana
- cabinlike shelter at a beach or pool
- peccadillo
- slight offense; small fault
- tenure
- period for which an office is held; status assuring an employee a permanent position
- majolica
- enameled Italian pottery richly decorated in colors
- imbroglio
- difficult situation. complicated disagreement
- presto
- quick
- cantata
- composite vocal and instrumental work, as one for soloists and chorus accompanied by a small orchestra
- rialto
- marketplace; theater district
- coup de grace
- decisive finishing blow
- aqueduct
- artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
- legato
- smooth and connected
- tenor
- adult male voice between baritone and alto
- terra-cotta
- hard clay used for vases, roofing, statuettes, etc. reddish-brown or brownish-orange color
- dolce far niente
- delightful idleness
- philippic
- bitter denunciation; tirade
- procreate
- beget
- incredulity
- disbelief
- junta
- council for legislation. group of military officers controlling a government after a coup d'etat
- debonair
- gracious; courteous; charming; suave
- savoir faire
- knowledge of just what to say or do; tact
- bodega
- grocery store; wineshop
- canto
- one f the chief divisions of a long poem
- conjecture
- guess; supposition; inference
- cameo
- gem or medallion cut in relief the carved figure projecting from its background; brief role played by a prominent actor; brief piece of brilliant film or writing
- omnibus
- covering many things at once
- nutriment
- food
- fortissimo
- vero loud
- mantilla
- woman's light scarf worn over the head and shoulders. short cloak or cape
- corpuscle
- blood cell; minute particle
- andante
- moderately slow but flowing
- caballero
- gentleman; gallant; cavalier. horseman
- calaboose
- jail
- contiguous
- touching; inphysical contact; adjoining
- junta
- council for legislation. group of military officers controlling a government after a coup d'etat
- tour de force
- feat of strength skill or ingenuity
- aversion
- feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to turn away from it; strong dislike; antipathy
- Chicano
- American of Mexican descent
- arroyo
- water-carved, often dry, gully. brook; creek
- legato
- smooth and connected
- menace
- threat
- fait accompli
- thing already done
- malaise
- vague feeling of bodily discomfort or illness
- apropos
- by the way; incidentally
- martinet
- person who enforces very strict discipline
- fresco
- art of painting with watercolors on damp fresh plaster
- alfresco
- in the open air; outdoor
- tactful
- having or showing tact; diplomatic
- ovine
- of or like a sheep
- peon
- unskilled worker; landless laborer. worker kept in servitude to repay a debt
- notwithstanding
- despite
- reprehensible
- deserving of censure; culpable
- cabana
- cabinlike shelter at a beach or pool
- cupola
- rounded roof; dome
- cameo
- gem or medallion cut in relief the carved figure projecting from its background; brief role played by a prominent actor; brief piece of brilliant film or writing
- envoy
- diplomatic agent or messenger
- duct
- tube or channel for conducting a liquid, air, etc.