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1. gentleman; gallant; cavalier
2. horseman |
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| military dictator in Spanish-speaking countries |
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| American of Mexican descent |
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| elderly woman chaperon of a young lady; governess |
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1. nobleman of the highest rank
2. person of eminence |
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| fighter in an irregular military unit engaging in sabotage and harassment |
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| member of the minor nobility |
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1. council for legislation or administration
2. group of military officers controlling a government coup d'etat |
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| man exhibiting machoismo (strong sense of masculinity stressing assertiveness, aggressiveness, physical might, domineering behavior, etc) |
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| bullfight assigned to kill the bull |
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| person of mixed American Indian and European ancestry |
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1. unskilled worker; landless laborer
2. worker kept in servitude to repay a debt |
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| rider on horseback in a bullfight who lances the bull to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles |
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| adventurer; rogue; vagabond; wanderer |
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| traitor; turncoat; deserter; defector; apostate |
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| Spanish or Spanish-speaking man; gentleman; Mr.; Sir |
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| married Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman; lady; Mrs.; Madam |
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| unmarried Spanish or Spanish-speaking woman; young lady; girl; miss |
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| one who loads or unloads ships |
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| herdsman; cowboy; buckaroo |
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| goods transported by a ship, plane, etc. freight |
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| friendship, rapport, and goodwill, as among fellow soldiers; camaraderie |
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| fabulously rich land that 16th century explorers dreamt of; place of fabulous abundance, wealth, or opportunity |
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| landing place; wharf; quay |
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| prohibition (as when one nation bars its ports to another's ships or bans weapons shipments to another) |
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| daring or unconventional act; adventure; caper; prank |
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| small fleet; fleet of small vessels |
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| large sailing ship used in war and trade |
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| deprived of communication with others, as a prisoner held incommunicado |
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| low island or reef, often of coral |
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| small military unit; team; small group formed for a joint effort |
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1. brick of sun-dried clay and straw
2. structure made of such bricks |
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1. water-carved, often dry, gully
2. brook; creek |
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1. large and rich mine
2. source yielding an often unexpectedly rich return |
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| small donkey used as a pack animal |
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| jail, especially a local one |
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| deep narrow valley with steep walls, often with water flowing through it, as; gorge |
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1. large estate or ranch; plantation
2. main house on such an estate |
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| flat-topped rocky hill with steep sides |
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1. Native American village of southwestern U.S.
2. communal dwelling of adobe or stone in such a village |
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| mountain range having an irregular or serrated outline |
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| broad-rimmed, high crowned hat of felt or straw |
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| sudden, wild, headlong rush (as of cattle or people |
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1. Spanish dance with sharp turns, stamping, and sudden pauses with one arm arched over the head; music in 3/4 time for this dance
2. loose waist-length jacket worn open at the front |
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| cabinlike shelter at a beach or pool |
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| self-service or counter-service restaurant; offering that invites consumers to make varied choices |
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| hand instruments clicked together to accompany music or dancing |
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| saint's day celebrated with processions and dances; festival; holiday |
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| highly seasoned meat-and-vegetable stew |
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| paved outdoor dining or lounging area adjacent to a house; inner courtyard open to the sky |
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| thick-fleshed pepper used for stuffing olives and as a source of paprika |
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| appetizer of raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice |
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| rest or nap, usually after the midday meal |
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| tortilla folded around a filling such as meat, cheese, or lettuce |
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| disk of unleavened corn or wheat bread |
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| Spanish-speaking neighborhood |
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| tomorrow; the indefinite future |
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1. woman's light scarf worn over the head and shoulders
2. short cloak or cape |
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| mixture; hodgepodge; medley; olla podrida |
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| vast, treeless, grassy plain, especially in Argentina; prairie |
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| slight offense; small fault |
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1. blanketlike cloak with a slit in the middle for the head
2. waterproofed and hooded raincoat of similar shape |
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| group of persons joined for a common purpose; clique; group of plotter; faction; cabal |
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