Chapter 1 Flashcards
Ostensiblemente
Apparently, seemingly
Enhebrar
To thread
El umbral
Threshold, sill
Los goznes
Hinges
Inverosímil
Improbable, incredible, unearthly
La lámina
Sheet, plate
Encallarse
To harden, be covered with callouses
La lente
Lens
Cadavérico
Corpse-like
Interpelar
Formally question
Cernir
Sift
Volcado
Dumped
Consentido
Spoiled, indulged
Mimado
Spoiled, indulged
Extraviado
Lost, missing
La espesura
Thickness, density, dirtiness
Perrera
Kennel, doghouse
Derribada
Laid, fallen down
La tenaza
Pincers, forceps
El escozor
Smart, stinging, grief
Vaivén
Sway, see-saw
El oleaje
Surge, surf
Costra
Crust, scab
Ensordecedor
Deafening
La baranda
Rail, railing
La sentina
Cesspit, bilge
Angosto
Narrow
La escotilla
Sheet
El timón
Rudder, helm
Trepar
Climb, clamber, scale
Plagado
Punished, castigated
Herrumbroso
Rusty
El contorno
Contour, outline, skyline
Escorar
Heel over, list, shake up
Aflorar
To emerge
La guirnalda
Wreath, garland
Asolar
To devastate, ruin
Desgranar
To flail, thresh
La guirnalda
Tinsel, garland, wreath
Cobre
Copper
Amparar
To protect, shelter, take under wings
Amparado
Sheltered
Cabizbajo
Glum, dispirited, dejected, depressed, downcast
Espejismo
Mirage, smoke and mirrors, illusion
Acallar
To drown out, mute, quiet, silence, quash
Andanzas
Wanderings, antics
Alba
Sunrise, dawn, break of dawn
Azorado
Embarrassed, harried, in a fluster, in a flutter, in shame
Desperezarse
To stretch oneself
Acuarela
Watercolour
La cornisa
Ledge, cornice
Sesgado
Askew, skewed, angled, slanted
Rasgo
Feature, trait, character trait
Rapaz
Predatory, wolfish
La cúpula
Dome
Acuchillar
To stab, knife
La cúspide
Peak, pinnacle, cusp, crest
Tramar
To be up to, weave, engineer, lot, scheme, cook up
El gremio
The guild
La cofradía
Fraternity, guild
Atisbar
To glimpse, peep
Pariente
Relative, kin, relation
Destilar
Distil, exude
Lecho de muerte
Deathbed
El lecho
Bed, bottom of sea, river or lake
Una odisea
Heroic story
Escindir
To hive off, sever, splinter, rift, split
Repiquetear
To rattle, peal, ring of bell
El sortilegio
Spell
Rendirse
Capitulate, surrender
Partícipe
Participant, sharer
Artilugio
Gadget, contraption
El dardo
Dart
La peonza
Top
Pertrechado
Armed
Pertrechar
To equip, arm
Casta
Breed, race
Adujar
To coil, bind, wrap, twist
Capitanear
To captain, lead
Efluvio
Outpour, spill out quickly
Persa
Persian
Parentesco
Relationship, kinship
Decimonómico
Nineteenth century, outdated
Fular
Scarf, cravat
Forrado
Lined
Forrar
To line, pad
Mariposón
Flirt, philanderer
Pedantería
Metriculousness, rigidity
Desmerecer
To be unworthy of, deteriorate, go off
Porte
Carriage, bearing, demeanour
Sonoridad
Sonority, richness or fullness of tone
La tertulia
Social, salon, social circle
Polilla
Clothes moth
Predilecto
Favourite
Pelagatos
Nobody special, regular person
Envalentonar
To embolden, encourage, strengthen
Contertulio
Fellow member
Mozalbete
Stripling
Sabandija
Bug, insect, louse
El retoño
Sprout, offshoot
Caucho
Rubber
Farandulera
Trickster, crook, swindler
La codicia
Greediness, lust
Aletargado
Heavy, torpid
Oratoria
Art of public speaking
Aniquilar
To annihilate, wipe out, destroy
