Vocabulary for Achievement Third Course Lessons 15 and 16

aficionado

an enthusiastic fan

bravado

boastful bravery

embargo

an order preventing trade

flotilla

a small fleet of boats or ships

hacienda

a large estate or ranch

incommunicado

without means of communication

junta

a group of military rulers

peccadillo

a small fault

peon

an unskilled laborer

renegade

a rebel

appreciable

noticeable; able to be perceived or estimated

breadth

width; distace from side to side; a wide range

copious

plentiful; abundant

gargantuan

gigantic; of immense size, volume, or capacity

innumerable

too many to count

inordinate

exceeding reasonable limits

negligible

not enough to be worth considering; insignificant

paucity

smallness of number; fewness; scarcity

pittance

a very small amount; an inadequate wage

proliferate

to multiply, increase, or spread rapidly