Chapter 6 Flashcards
Brote
Bud, sprout, shoot
Espeso
Thick, dense, stiff
Brotar
To well up, bud, sprout
Estirón
Growth spurt
Provecho
Benefit, payoff
Moscón
Nuisance, annoyance
La finca
Farm, estate, manor
El follaje
Foliage
Tamizar
To sieve
Desabrigar
To uncover, reveal, bare, expose
Enfundar
To sheathe
Erguir
To raise, erect, lift
Carraspear
To hawk
Melómano
Music lover
Enmendar
To undo, redress, put right
El hipo
Hiccup
Hipar
To hiccup
Viñeta
Cartoon, bullet point
Envarado
Rigid, stiff
Envarar
To stake, stiffen, make stiff
Envararse
To be numb
Paulatinamente
Bit by bit, gradually
Acertijo
Conundrum, riddle
De refilón
Out of the corner of their eye
Quebrar
To fracture, go belly up, go bust, go bankrupt
Martirizar
To torment, tantalise
Piedad
Mercy
Jurar y perjurar
To swear blind
Madraza
Mother
Guarra
Dirty, mucky pup
Acorralar
To corner, hem in
La porqueriza
Pig sty
Mojigata
Prudish, strait-laced
Pecar
To sin
Beato
Blessed
Los sesos
Brains, sense
La acera
Pavement
Atiborrar
To cram, gorge
Sandeces
Nonsense
El cazurro
One who is surly
El zoquete
Oafish, stupid, idiotic
Perenne
Perennial, terminally
Acritud
Bitterness
Dentífrico
Toothpaste
Liendre
Nit
Indebidamente
Unduly, improperly
Hongo
Fungus
Libidinoso
Lecher, lech
Ladino
Astute, canny, sly
De veras
For real
Apuñalar
To stab, knife
Disgusto
Annoyance, dissatisfaction
Desempeñar
To perform, act, play
La moza
Gal, wench
Pulcro
Neat, well groomed
Constar
To be known, be on record
Mella
Chip, nick
Mellar
To chip