| A | B |
| Barrio | A Spanish speaking neighborhood of an American city or town |
| escapade | An adventure filled with mischief and often danger |
| fiesta | A celebration: a festival |
| guerrilla | noun A soldier in a small, unofficial army that fights by surprise attack |
| lariat | A lasso, a long rope with an adjustable loop at one end, used for catching horses, mules and cattle |
| mesa | a high hill with a flat top and steep sides |
| mustang | A small, hardy wild horse of the North American plains |
| poncho | A short, blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for a head, but no sleeves |
| siesta | A nap taken after lunch |
| stampede | noun- the sudden running of a herd of animals |
| acquaint | to make familiar with:to inform |
| aloof | adj. unfriendly:emotionally or physically distant |
| aloof | adv. standing apart,but within view |
| amiable | good-natured and friendly |
| betray | to be disloyal or unfaithful |
| betray | to reveal |
| enmity | deep hatred |
| idealize | to think of as perfect |
| protege | A person who is helped by a more experienced or powerful person |
| recluse | A person who withdraws from society to live alone, a hermit |
| solitary | living or being alone |
| solitary | the only one |
| treacherous | Dangerous, having unknown dangers |
| treacherous | unfaithful, disloyal |
| stampede | noun- the sudden rush of a crowd |
| stampede | verb- to rush suddenly in a crowd |
| poncho | A sleeveless rain cloak with a hood |
| guerilla | adj. in the style of surprise attacks by small bands of soldiers |