juxtaposed
placed side by side
calavera
skull
metiche
meddling, nosy
comadre
a neighbor or close female friend
oraciones
prayers
federally subsidized housing
a government program to help provide low-cost housing to poor people
cochino
dirty, filthy
prognosis
the likely course of a disease
sleazy
(of a person or situation) sordid, corrupt, or immoral.
crop duster
an aircraft used for spraying large areas of crops with pesticides
indistinguishable
unable to be identified as distinct
veritable
very much so—often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor
indelible
impossible to remove or erase
exonerated
to be found innocent, absolved of blame
ahijado
godson
Padrinos
godparents
Mija
my daughter
breviary
a book of daily prayers and readings of the church
asesinos
murderers
ensue
to follow or come afterward
