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Fall 2011, Week 7: "Books and Burros in Columbia"
Click on LIST OF TERMS to study this week's vocabulary words.
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stubborn, 
| 1) difficult to deal with; 2) very rigid and unflexible in your ideas--refusing to change your ideas |
| illiteracy,
| the problem of NOT being able to read or write a language |
| overcome,
| to successfully deal with a challenge or "pass" a barrier/obstacle |
| fall behind,
| to NOT move forward (in your studies) as quickly as the others |
| barrier,
| an obstacle; something difficult that makes it difficult to reach your goal |
| gap,
| 1) a space between two people or things; 2) a difference between two groups of people |
heavy load,  ,
| something that is lifted and carried, and that weighs a lot |
saddle,  ,
| a leather-covered seat that is put on the back of a horse |
| dusk,
| the time when day changes into night and the sky begins to get darker (=sunset) |
| dawn,
| the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear (=sunrise) |
| tale,
| a story |
| enhance,
| to improve something; to make it better, bigger, or stronger |
| profit from,
| to get an advantage or benefit from something |
| fracture,
| to cause a crack or break in (something hard, such as a bone) |
| injury,
| when a person is physically hurt, damaged, or has a wound |
| limp,
| to walk in an ABNORMAL way, often due to an accident, injury, or disease |
| adjacent to,
| next to; beside |
| exposure to,
| being surrounded by or affected by something (usually for a long period of time) |
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ESL Instructor, San Diego Continuing Education |
Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) |
| San Diego, CA |
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