American English Take-Home Exam
(“pirating”) intervention in Cuba.
gerrymandering – In the modern sense of the word, gerrymandering refers to when politicians
change the size and borders of an area before an election, so that one person, group, or party has
an unfair advantage. The origin of the term, however, dates back to 1812, when it was first used
in the Boston newspaper Boston Gazette. Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachussets, was
lampooned when his party redistricted the state in a blatant bid to preserve an Antifederalist
majority. One Essex County district had resembled a salamander, and Boston Gazette dubbed it
Gerrymander, combining Gerry with salamander.
guacamole – The origin of guacamole dates back to the times of the Aztecs. The word comes
from the ancient Nahuatl (a dialect of ancient Aztec) phrase ahuaca-mulli, roughly translating
into “avocado sauce” or “avocado mixture”, which Aztecs believed could be used as an
aphrodisiac
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