irrevocable (adj)
unable to be taken back; cannot be overturned
stoically (adv)
done without showing any emotion
chango (n)
Spanish: monkey or “kid” (slang)
vatos (n)
Spanish: “dudes”
admonish (v)
to scold
decree (v)
to declare as a law
mesas (n)
Spanish: tables or plateaus
abuelo (n)
Spanish: grandfather
la muerte )n)
Spanish: death
pueblo (n)
Spanish: people in a town; town
contrivance (n)
something made up like a plan
toma (n)
Spanish: a conquest; “Take that!” (slang)
vieja (n)
Spanish: old woman
abate (v)
to make less
mantas (n)
Spanish: blankets
bravado (n)
an over-the-top display of courage
pallor (n)
the state of being pale
acrid (adj)
sharply stinging or bitter; pungent in taste or odor
tempest (n)
a storm
contemptuous (adj)
hateful