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Los Amercanos
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Term | Definition |
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customary | regular and normal |
discrimination | the practice of treating a person or group differently from another in an unfair way |
distort | to twist the truth on purpose in order to give a wrong impression |
emulate | to behave in the same way as someone else |
hostile | angry, unfriendly, and quick to argue with someone |
integrity | a commitment to doing the right thing |
isolate | to separate one person, group, or thing from other people of things |
metamorphosis | a complete change from one thing into another |
precede | to happen or exist before something or someone |
ritual | a ceremony that is always performed in some way |
tradition | the hanging down of customs,ideas,and beliefs from one generation to the next |
tulle | thin and delicate fabric |
mainland | a country's main area of land, as opposed to its near by Island |
hypoehondriae | a person who worries that he or she is sick, even when healthy |
native tongue | the language one grows up speaking |
headliner | the main performer in a band or on a team |
inducted | given an important place of honor in an organization |
upstate | to the northern part of a state |
mole | a dark Mexican sauce |