'Luchadora!' Vocabulary
A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure. The word derives from a Greek root word which refers to the coils of a snake.
What is a cyclone?
Capable of being touched or felt.
What is palpable?
To make something visible by shining a light on it. The word can also mean to clarify something through explanation.
What is illuminate?
A factory where metal or glass is melted down and poured into molds to make objects of different shapes.
What is a foundry?
A firm supporter of a particular party or faction. Particularly, blind or prejudicial allegiance to a political party.
What is partisan?
To shock or excite someone into taking action.
What is galvanize?
A word meaning "overwhelmed or flooded". This word is derived from a Latin word meaning "to overflow or run over."
What is inundated?
Objects that are kept or collected because of their historical interest, especially those associated with particular people or events.
What is memorabilia?
Relating to, or located near the surface of something. May refer to something that is lacking in intellectual or emotional depth.
What is superficial?
Showing forceful energy or intense emotion. Derives from Latin root word meaning "violent."
What is vehement?
Not firmly fixed in place or likely to fall or suffer harm. Characterized by a lack of stability or security.
What is precarious?
To hold someone’s attention to the exclusion of all else. To hypnotize or spellbind.
What is mesmerize?
Marked by boldness, defiance, or an absence of shame.
What is brazen?
The process of a state or nation surrendering an accused criminal to another state or nation to be prosecuted.
What is extradition?
To deprive an individual or group of people of a right, privilege, or power.
What is disenfranchise?
A symbolic pattern, character, or image that appears across cultures and historical periods consistently enough to be considered universal.
What is an archetype?
Something that has never been known, experienced, or done before.
What is unprecedented?
Characterized by subtle or complex qualities or distinctions. Paying attention to small differences or shades of meaning. Derives from a French word that describes "a slight difference in shade or color."
What is nuanced?