Chapter 17 and 18 Flashcards by Alix Lawley

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Yedra

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Ivy

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Apoquinar

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To come down with

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Portezuela

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Door, doorway

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Escombros

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Rubble

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Blandir

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To brandish, to flourish, to wave

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Escobón

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Large broom

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Martirizar

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To martyr, torture, execute

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Colindante

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Adjacent, neighbouring

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Recelo

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Mistrust, suspicion

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Propiciar

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To appease, gain the good will of, atone for

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Aplastar

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To squash, crush

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Siembra

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Seedtime, sowing

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Gomoso

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Rubbery

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Peladilla

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Sugar almond

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La encía

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Gum (teeth), resin

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Tararear

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To hum

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Copla

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Couplet

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Tonificar

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To invigorate, energise

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el estuche

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Kit, set, box

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Rocambolesco

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Bizarre, unusual, strange

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Un tiarrón

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Very big man

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Liar

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To tie, bind, roll

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Cal

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Lime, calcium oxide

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Trepar

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To climb, clamber, scale

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El delantal

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Smock, apron, pinafore

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Cachivache

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Pot, container used for cooking

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Boga

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Vogue, fashion

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Melindroso

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Squeamish, choosy, prissy

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Solícito

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Thoughtful

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Un pomelo

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Grapefruit

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Revuelo

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Fluttering

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Algarabía

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Gibberish

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Docencia

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Teaching, instruction

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Congoja

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Anguish, grief

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El hiel

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Gall, bile, bitterness

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Contumaz

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Obstinate

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Solaz

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Relaxation, consolation

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Gozar

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Enjoy, take, earn

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Fidedigno

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Reliable, trustworthy

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Cuplé

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Pop song

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Tugurio

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Dump, hovel

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Bailotear

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To dance about

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Sobrecoger

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To startle, frighten

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Escabroso

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Vulgar

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Latrocinio

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Robbery, larceny

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El oprobio

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Disgrace, shame

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La carnaza

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Bait

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Soplón

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Telltale, snitch

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Escarmentar

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To punish severely

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Acervo

A

Heap, pile

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La cabra

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Goat

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Dilación

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Delay

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Botellazo

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Bottling (blow to the head with a bottle)

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Certero

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Accurate, sure

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Vejación

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Vexation, molestation

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Una redada

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Haul, raid, sweep

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Escarmiento

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Punishment, example, lesson

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El calabozo

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Prison cell, dungeon

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Hampón

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Thug

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Jolgorio

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Revelry

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Lúdico

A

Playful

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Gorrión

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Sparrow

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Ordeón

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Choir, singing group

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Ahíto

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Satiated, saturated

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Magra

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Lean meat, slice

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Sepulcral

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Hollow, stony