When I Was Puerto Rican Vocabulary Words – Flashcards
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Frond
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(Noun) A palm leaf.
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Guava
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(Noun) An edible fruit.
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Litany
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(Noun) A repetitive listings or grievance.
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Barrio
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(Noun) A district or suburb of a city.
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Plantain
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(Noun) A hybrid banana plant.
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Tilde
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(Noun) A mark (~) used in Spanish over an "n" to indicate a "ny" sound.
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Balustrades
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(Noun) Railings
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Cachet
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(Noun) Stamp or seal of approval.
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Festooned
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(Verb) Decorated.
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Novenas
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(Noun) The recitation of prayers for nine days.
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Striated
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(Verb) Striped, banded.
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Wake
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(Noun) A watch over or viewing of a corpse before burial.
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Imperialism
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(Noun) The policy of trying to dominate the economic or political affairs of weaker country.
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Phantasms
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(Noun) A ghost or phantom.
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Syncopated
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(Verb) Rhythmical.
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Varicose veins
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(Noun) Abnormally swollen veins.
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Cartographer
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(Noun) A map maker.
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Topographer
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(Noun) A person who draws maps that show the surface features if a region.
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Charlatan
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(Noun) Imposter.
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Spritzed
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(Verb) Sprayed.
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Piquant
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(Adjective) Spicy, pungent.
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Diminutive
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(Adjective) Small.
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Fervor
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(Noun) Intensity of emotion.
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Delirious
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(Adjective) Wildly exited.
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Ecstatic
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(Adjective) The state of being overpowered by emotions, joy, or passion.
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Exuberance
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(Noun) High spirits.
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Precocious
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(Adjective) Maturity beyond what is normal for the age.
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Opulent
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(Adjective) Luxurious.
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Cilantro
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(Noun) An herb used in Latin American cooking.
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Euphemism
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(Noun) Substituting a milder word or phrase for one that might be offensive or too harsh. Ex: "passed away" for "died"; "previously owned" for "used".
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Ingratiate
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(Verb) Bringing oneself into another's good favor by conscious effort.
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Affable
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(Adjective) Pleasant, friendly ingenuousness - innocence; openness.
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Impropriety
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(Noun) Rude or immoral behavior; a wrong immoral, or improper act; a rude or improper quality.
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Nostradamus
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(Proper Noun) An astrologer from the 1500's who made predictions about the future.
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Rosicucian
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(Noun) A follower/member of a secret society, which is said to have occult power.
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Synchronization
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(Noun) Movement at the same time or rate.
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Chartreuse
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(Adjective) A pale-green, yellowish color.
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Stupefied
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(Adjective) Stunned.
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Tarmac
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(Noun) An airport runway.
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Inscrutable
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(Adjective) Unable to be understood.
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Hybrid
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(Noun or Adjective) Anything of mixed origin,
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Trifecta
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(Noun) A bet in a horse race.
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Swarthy
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(Adjective) Having dark complexion.
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Vacillate
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(Verb) Waver in mind; show indecision.
