Lesson 3 Vocab

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.