by Meaghan Doyle
acacia
any of a large genus (Acacia) of leguminous shrubs and trees of warm regions with leaves pinnate or reduced to phyllodes and white or yellow flower clusters
aegis
protection
aquifers
a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
Basque
a member of a people inhabiting the western Pyrenees on the Bay of Biscay
cacique
a native Indian chief in areas dominated primarily by a Spanish culture
candelillas
a shrubby spurge native to southwest Texas and Mexico, having densely clustered, erect, essentially leafless stems that yield the multipurpose Candelilla wax
catatonia
catatonic schizophrenia
chonchon
a mythical bird creature in Chilean folk myth
colocolo
a small striped cat native to the western central South America
cumulonimbus
cumulus cloud having a low base and often spread out in the shape of an anvil extending to great heights
desultory
marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
doleful
full of grief
ecclesiastical
of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
eugenics
a science that deals with the improvement (as by control of human mating) of hereditary qualities of a race or breed
ex-votos
a votive candle offering
factotum
a general servant
ideologue
an impractical idealist
incubi
evil spirits that lie on persons in their sleep; especially : one that has sexual intercourse with women while they are sleeping
junta
a council or committee for political or governmental purposes; especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power
larch
any of a genus (Larix) of northern hemisphere trees of the pine family with short fascicled deciduous leaves
majolica
earthenware covered with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing
malheureux
unhappy; miserable
mendicants
beggar
merendero
picnic spot
metawe
jar of 1 to 3 liters
mote con huesillos
a traditional Chilean summer-time drink consisting of a sweet liquid syrup made with dried peaches (huesillo) and mixed with fresh cooked husked wheat
nimbus
a luminous vapor, cloud, or atmosphere
occluded
closed up or blocked off
ocher
an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment
ontological
relating to or based upon being or existence
osteology
a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
patina
a superficial covering or exterior
ranchera
Mexican folk song
succubi
demons assuming female form to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep
unvanquished
undefeated
unwonted
being out of the ordinary : rare, unusual
