Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Mendigar

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To cadge

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Revolotear

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To flit to and fro, flutter

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Rediós

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Good god!

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Pantano

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Water reservoir, bog, swamp

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Beato

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Pious

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Famélico

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Gaunt

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Heder (a)

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To reek

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Roña

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Grime, grunge

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Tartamudear

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To stutter, stammer

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Asir

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To grip, take hold of

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Balbucear

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To babble, stammer

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Despojarse de

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Divest of, shed

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Andrajos

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Rags

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Erudición

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Knowledge, scholarship

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Un pincel

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Paintbrush

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Estraperlo

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Black market

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Desoír

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To disregard, neglect

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Desgañitarse

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Scream, yell, shout

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Inquilino

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Resident, tennant

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Famélico

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Gaunt

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La plebe

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The great unwashed

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Embrutecer

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To brutalise

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El porrazo

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Knocking, wallop, whack

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Perfidia

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Falseness, treachery

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Golosinas

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Confectionary