Christmas 2

Question 1

to lift
to reach, achieve
to lift, raise
to go up
to decrease

Answer 1

alzar (past yo alcé)
alcanzar (past yo alcancé)
levantar (r)
subir (r)
disminuir (i->y disminuyo, disminuye)

Question 2

• to provide
• to provide, contribute
• to provide, (more sophisticated word)
• to give out, distribute

Answer 2

• proveer (past el proveyó)
• aportar (r)
• proporcionar (r)
• repartir (r)

Question 3

to rule out

to highlight, stand out

Answer 3

descartar (r)

destacar (past yo destaqué)

Question 4

to forgive
to deserve
to endure
to harm
to hurt 
to hurt, (damage)
to wound
to neglect
to attack

Answer 4

perdonar (r)
merecer (yo merezco)
aguantar (r)
prejudicar (past yo prejudiqué)
doler (o->)ue. duelo 
dañar (r)
herir (e->ie) hiero la herida (wound)
descuidarse (r)
atacar (past yo ataqué)

Question 5

• to cheer up, gladden
• to cheer up, encourage (2)
• to amuse

Answer 5

alegrar (r),
animar(r), alentar(e->ie aliento)
divertir (r)

Question 6

to overturn, knock over

Answer 6

volcar (o->ue) vuelco

Question 7

to load
to unload
to be in charge/place an order

Answer 7

cargar
descargar
encargar

Question 8

to move away
to transfer
to move closer
to move

Answer 8

apartar
trasladar (r)
acercar (past yo acerqué)
mover (o->ue) muevo

Question 9

to evade, outwit, make fun

Answer 9

burlar (r)

Question 10

to check
to test, to try out, taste
to approve
to guess

Answer 10

comprobar (o->ue) compruebo
probar
aprobar
adivinar (r)

Question 11

to arouse
to hold, fasten
to hold (cards, stitches)
to support, sustain
to wave, shake

Answer 11

suscitar (r)
sujetar (r)
sostener (follows tener, sostengo)
sustentar (r)
agitar (r)

Question 12

to support, bear, put up with, endure

to support, back

Answer 12

soportar (r)

apoyar (r)

Question 13

to recount, tell, relate (2)

to relate, connect, link

Answer 13

• relatar (r)
• *contar (o->uo cuento)
• relacionar (r)

Question 14

to drown

to vent, relieve

Answer 14

*ahogar (past yo ahogué)
*desahogar (past yo desahogué)
hogar = home, hearth

Question 15

to trace (2)

Answer 15

trazar (preterite yo tracé)

rastrear (r)

Question 16

• to contravene
• to being suitable
• to intervene
• to warning, expecting, preventing
• to come from
• to survive
• to pay” or “to defray”

Answer 16

• Contravenir
• Convenir
• Intervenir
• Prevenir
• Provenir
• Sobrevenir
• Subvenir

Question 17

to satisfy

to disatisfy

Answer 17

satisfacer (yo satisfago); future/conditional satisfará/satisfaría
insatisfacer

Question 18

to pretend, feign

to intend

Answer 18

fingir (yo finjo)

pretender (r)

Question 19

to serve

Answer 19

servir (e->i) yo sirvo

Question 20

to suggest

Answer 20

sugerir (e->ie) yo sugiero

Question 21

to grade, qualify

to compare

Answer 21

calificar (past yo califiqué)

comparar (r)

Question 22

to evolve

Answer 22

evolucionar (r)

Question 23

to point
to signal
to inhabit
to stimulate
to clarify
to absorb

Answer 23

apuntar (r)
señalar (r)
habitar (r)
estimular (r)
aclarar (r)
absorber (r)

Question 24

to fit well

to fit

Answer 24

encajar (r)

caber (yo quepo; past cupe- no accent)

Question 25

to be enough

to left over, extra

Answer 25

bastar(r)

sobrar (r). Las sobras

Question 26

to roll

to surround

Answer 26

rodar (o->ue)

rodear (r)

Question 27

to triumph

to prevail

Answer 27

triunfar (r)

prevalecer (yo prevalezco)

Question 28

to proceed
to obtain, get, achieve
to head
to pursue

Answer 28

proseguir (e->i) prosigo
conseguir-consigo
encabezar (yo past encabecé
perseguir

Question 29

to be on fire

Answer 29

arder (r)

Question 30

to get right

Answer 30

acertar (e->ie) acierto

Question 31

to go back, back up
to return (2)
to give back

Answer 31

retroceder (r)
volver (o->uo) vuelvo & regresar (r)
devolver

Question 32

to endure, bare, put up with
to suffer from, endure
to stand, bare, endure

Answer 32

aguantar (r)
padecer (c->z) padezco
soportar (r)

Question 33

to find out (2)

to find

Answer 33

averiguar (past yo averigüé)
enterarse (r)
hallar (r)

Question 34

to invest

Answer 34

invertir (e->ie) invierto

Question 35

to conceal

Answer 35

ocultar (r)

Question 36

to show off

to show

Answer 36

presumir (r)

mostrar (o->ue) muestro

Question 37

to spread out, extend

to spread, broadcast, dissemenate

Answer 37

extender (e->ie) extiendo

difundir (r)

Question 38

to travel around
to travel
to resort, appeal

Answer 38

recorrer (r)
viajar (r)
recurrir (r)

Question 39

to be unsuccessful, fail
to fail, failed
to fall, fallen, falling

Answer 39

fracasar (r)
fallar (r) - fallido
caer (yo caigo; past el cayó) - caído- cayendo

Question 40

to protect

Answer 40

proteger (yo protejo)

Question 41

to applaud

Answer 41

aplaudir (r)

Question 42

to grant freedom, set free, release

to free, exempt

Answer 42

liberar (r)

librar (r)

Question 43

to risk

Answer 43

arriesgar (past yo arriesgué)

Question 44

to weave

Answer 44

tejer (r)

Question 45

to sink

to surrender

Answer 45

hundir (r)

rendir (e->i) rindo

Question 46

to seat

to sit

Answer 46

acomodar (r)

sentar (e->ie) siento

Question 47

to commit
to promise
to compromise; committed/engaged

Answer 47

cometer (r)
prometer (r)
comprometer (r); comprometido

Question 48

to bring up, suggest

to plan

Answer 48

plantear (r)

planear (r)

Question 49

to be late

Answer 49

tardar (r)

Question 50

to seem
to belong to
to disappear
to favor

Answer 50

parecer (z->c) parezco
pertenecer (z->c) pertenezco
desaparecer (yo desaparezco)
favorecer (yo favorezco)

Question 51

• to originate in, come/hail from
• to precede, come before
• to procede, continue

Answer 51

• proceder (r) procedimiento (procedure)
• preceder (r)
• proseguir (e->i) prosigo