Week 1 Vocab

Question 1

Will

Answer 1

The faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action.

Question 2

string

Answer 2

material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length.

Question 3

Worn out

Answer 3

Desgastado

Question 4

Honky Tonk

Answer 4

A cheap or disreputable bar, club, or dance hall, typically where country music is played

Question 5

Heel

Answer 5

tacón

Question 6

Spit

Answer 6

Eject saliva forcibly from one’s mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger.

Question 7

Nickajacks

Answer 7

People who leave in the area of “Nickajack”. The area known as “Nickajack” generally refers to the rugged Appalachian foothills in East Tennessee and northeastern Alabama.

Question 8

Chewing on

Answer 8

Masticando

Question 9

Coyote

Answer 9

The one who helps illegal inmigrants cross the border.

Question 10

Blacktop

Answer 10

Asphalt or other black material used for surfacing roads

Question 11

Cartel smuggler

Answer 11

Memeber of a criminal organisation that smuggles illegal drugs.

Question 12

Ashtray

Answer 12

Cenicero

Question 13

Goods

Answer 13

Bienes

Question 14

Smuggling

Answer 14

Illegal movement of goods

Question 15

Behave

Answer 15

Comportarse

Question 16

Less’n

Answer 16

Southern USA reference to “unless”

Question 17

Lessen

Answer 17

Make or become less

Question 18

Catch up

Answer 18

Something can catch up with you if you’re forced to deal with something unpleasant from the past. For example, “His criminal past caught up with him”.

Question 19

Witness

Answer 19

A person who sees an event, typically an accident or a crime, take place.

Question 20

Below

Answer 20

At a lower level