Lesson 3 Vocab
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Lesson 3 Vocab
1. adrenaline -- a substance that makes the heart beat faster and increases bodily energy
2. ambiguity -- uncertainty; two or more ways or choices
3. arterials -- major streets of a city
4. cantinas -- bars; saloons
5. caporal -- a ranch foreman
6. Chief -- In "Tell Your Children," this is referring to Chicago's mayor at that time.
7. corrido -- a ballad form popular in Mexico
8. cortex -- the outer part or layer of an organ
9. crematoria -- furnaces used to cremate, or burn, the dead
10. estuaries -- the place where a river flows into the ocean
11. guitarreros -- guitar players
12. homage -- respect
13. illusions -- misleading images
14. inertia -- being at rest
15. inherent -- essential character
16. insolent -- haughty; lacking respect
17. millstone -- a large stone; used to indicate a heavy weight or burden
18. morbid -- horrible; gruesome
19. morral -- a saddlebag
20. omnipotence -- unlimited power
21. oratory -- the art of speaking in public eloquently or effectively
22. plumeria -- a tropical tree which bears large, fragrant, and colorful flowers
23. precludes -- prevents something or makes it impossible
24. reticence -- remaining silent or saying little
25. sortie -- a quick raid (usually a military raid)
26. Toohoolhoolzote -- an Indian spokesman for Chief Joseph
27. toxins -- poisons produced by the body
28. treacherous -- likely to betray trust; unreliable
29. unstratified -- not divided or structured into different classes or ranks
30. vaquero -- cowboy
31. volition -- the act or power of deciding; will
32. Wounded Knee -- In 1890, over 200 Sioux Indians were massacred by U.S. troops at this site.
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