1. Lesson 15

2. Lesson 15 #1 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence AficionadoNounAn enthusiastic fan or admirer Eric, an aficionado of dogsled racing, traveled to Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the Iditarod race.

3. Lesson 15 #2 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence BravadoNounFalse bravery; a boastful display of courage In a show of bravado, the inexperienced boxer publicly challenged the champion to a fight.

4. Lesson 15 #3 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence EmbargoNounA government order preventing trade with another country. In an effort to end violence and revive peace negotiations, the United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the Ivory Coast.

5. Lesson 15 #4 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence FlotillaNounA small fleet of boats or ships On his second trip to the Americas, Christopher Columbus sailed with a flotilla of seventeen ships.

6. Lesson 15 #5 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence HaciendaNounA large estate or ranch; the main house of such a ranch The artist had painted a beautiful picture of the Hacienda, with its high adobe walls, red tile roof, and elaborate iron gates.

7. Lesson 15 #6 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence Incommunic ado Adjective and adverb Without a way to communicate United States law dictates that arrested people may not be held incommunicado, but must be allowed to contact lawyers.

8. Lesson 15 #7 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence JuntanounA)A group of military leaders who seize ad hold power over a country. B)A council or small governing body, especially in Central America and in south America. A)Guerrillas fought against Uruguay’s military junta in the 1970s. B)The local junta met to discuss how to raise funds to build a new school.

9. Lesson 15 #8 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence PeccadillonounA small fault, often habitual The new, young king was so popular that, at first, the people forgave his peccadilloes.

10. Lesson 15 #9 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence PeonNounA)An unskilled laborer or farm worker B)A person low in hierarchy; a person of low status A)In the 1960s, American labor leader Cesar Chavez tried to gain better working conditions for the peons who picked California grapes. B) If organization officials treat volunteers like peons, they soon lose these helpers.

11. Lesson 14 #10 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence RenegadeA)Noun B)Adjectiv e A)Outlaw, rebel, or traitor B)Abandoning a cause, group, or principle A)A band of masked renegades robbed the train at the mountain pass. B)The renegade senator voted against his party’s wishes.