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Theme 5

  1. condolences
    expressions of sympathy for a death

  2. dictator
    a ruler who has complete power over a country
  3. notorious
    well known for having a bad reputation
  4. rugged
    very rough and uneven

  5. sombrero
    Spanish hats with wide brims

  6. transformed
    changed in appearance

  7. urgently
    in a manner that clls for immediate action

  8. wounds
    injuries in which the skin is broken

  9. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss

  10. mocking
    ridiculing; sneering at

  11. bandit
    an outlaw or robber

  12. determination
    firmness or purpose; resolve

  13. seized
    took possession of by force
  14. Villistas
    Pancho Villa's soldiers

  15. plaza
    a public square or similar open area in a town or city

  16. bolts of manta
    large rolls of coarse cotton cloth

  17. boxcars
    fully enclosed railroad cars used for carrying freight

  18. detain
    to keep from going on
  19. boardinghouse
    a house where people pay for meals and lodging

  20. boarder
    people who stay in a boardinghouse
  21. daring
    fearless bravery
Author
MrsThomsen
ID
20618
Card Set
Theme 5
Description
Elena
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