Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Enjabonar

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To soap, lather

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La lisonja

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Flattery, compliment

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En ciernes

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Blossoming

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La musaraña

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Shrew

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La lechuza

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Owl

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Morada

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Dwelling, abode, home

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Soberbio

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Proud, arrogant, superb

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Escamar

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To scale

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Hastío

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Weariness, fatigue, boredom, tedium, disgust

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Yeso

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Gypsum, plaster

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Cámara

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Hall, chamber, vault, camera man

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Papanatas

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Fool, simpleton

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Gruñón

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Grouch

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Plebeyo

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Pleb

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Cogorza

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Get drunk, get smashed

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Atenazar

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To pinch

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Féretro

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Coffin

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Tugurio

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Dump, hovel, joint

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Degollar

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To behead

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Beodo

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Drunk

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20
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A tutiplén

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Galore

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Déspota

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Tyrant, oppressor, dictator

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Diletante

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Meddler

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Chitón

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Hush, shush

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Improperio

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Insult, taunt

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Empeño

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Pledge, obligation, persistence, pawnshop

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Docto

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Learned

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Birria

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Monstrosity, horror

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Puya

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Pinprick, stab

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Pétreo

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Stony

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30
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Galimatías

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Balderdash

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31
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Espeluznante

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Horrifying, bloodcurdling

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32
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Bonancible

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Fair, pleasant

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33
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La potestad

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Power, jurisdiction, authority

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Escisión

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Fission, split, cleavage

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35
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La ficha

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Token, chip, chess player

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Apostar

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To stake, wager

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El quid de la cuestión

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The heart of the matter

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Tontaina

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Silly bugger

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Piropo

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Compliment, flattery

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Amago

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Threat, sign, symptom, touch

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Amagar

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To pretend

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Manjar

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Delicacy, food choice

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Mecena

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Patron, supporter

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Portento

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Wonder

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El teleférico

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Cable car

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La dársena

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Ship side, dock

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La canica

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Marble

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Engullir

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To gobble, swallow

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Casposo

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Liar

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Pusilánime

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Cowardly

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Un vendaval

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Storm, gale

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Pajar

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Loft, haystack

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El asno

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Donkey

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Pollino

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Donkey, ass, idiot

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Tropiezo

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Trip, stumbling block

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Infravalorar

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To underestimate

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Díscolo

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Rebellious, unruly

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Sosiego

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Quietude

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Pretendiente

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Suitor

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Agriar

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To sour, irritate, anger

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El vello

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Bloom, down, fuzz, hair

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El convite

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Banquet

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Raudo

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Swift, fast

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Redimirse

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To redeem, make amends

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Diantre

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Devil, demon

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Escabullarse

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To slip away, slip off

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Pesquisa

A

Inquest

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Movedizo

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Moving, shaky

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Hálito

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Breath, light breeze

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La pernera

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Trouser leg

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Atildado

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Neat, elegant, tasteful

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El pleito

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Lawsuit, controversy

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Enderezar

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To straighten out, unbend

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Erudito

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Scholar

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Bufete

A

Desk, practice, office

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El bulo

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Hoax

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La compraventa

A

Trading

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Plumín

A

Nib, tip of pen

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Párvulo

A

Infant

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Encararse

A

To stand face to face

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Apalear

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To batter, strike, beat

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El marco

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Frame, framework

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Parapetarse

A

To barricade oneself

84
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Lisonja

A

Flattery, compliment

85
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Tozudez

A

Stubbornness

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La cosecha

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Crop, harvest

87
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Fuelle

A

Bellows