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1
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interrogar

A

to question

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imponer se

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to be impressive, to command attention; impose

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desvarío

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delirium, raving

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empobrecedor

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impoverishing

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explayar

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expand, expatiate, write in deatail about

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haragán

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lazy, sluggard

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indagar

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inquire, investigate

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inquietar p. 13

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disturb

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morosa

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delinquent

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se produjo (producir)

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occurred

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hará unos cinco años

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about five years ago

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incurrir en

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make, commit, incur, earn, indulge in

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acechar

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to stalk, to keep an eye on

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heresiarca

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heresiarch

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azorar

A

taken aback, emarrassed

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agotar

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exhaust

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sin faltar a la verdad

A

in all truthfulness

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18
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carátula

A

mask, title page

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19
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en el lomo

A

on the spine of a book

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remate

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auction

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21
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advertir

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warn, notice

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amparo

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refuge, protection

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23
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a raiz de

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in the wake of, as a result of

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24
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epopeya

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epic

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menguante, menguar

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waning, ebbing; to wane

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26
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madreselva

A

honeysuckle

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27
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padecer de

A

to suffer from

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desganado, desgana

A

indifferent, unenthuesiastic; without appetite; reluctance

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29
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roble

A

oak

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30
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estrechar

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to narrow; to become friends

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31
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de par en par

A

wide open

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32
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cántaro

A

pitcher, jug

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33
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redactar

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to write

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34
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lámina

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sheet

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somera

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shallow, superficial

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36
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deparar

A

offer, yield

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37
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azar

A

chance

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38
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barajas

A

decks of cards

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pavor

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dread

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propósito

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purpose, intent

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onceno

A

eleventh

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42
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aláter p. 20

A

companion, ( rare) next, on the side of

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43
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ulterior

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subsequent

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44
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harto

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fed up, tired

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45
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índole

A

nature, type, kind

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46
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subalterno

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subordinate

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47
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acometer

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undertake

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48
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macizo

A

massive, solid

49
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Ex ungue leonem

A

‘You can judge a lion from its claw’: a Latin phrase meaning that from the sample you can judge the whole.

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torre

A

tower

51
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atreverse

A

dare, venture

52
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austral

A

southern

53
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boreal

A

northern

54
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tenue

A

faint

55
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agregación

A

combination, agregation

56
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disuelto

A

dissolved

57
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cabría; caber

A

would fit; to fit

58
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asombro

A

astonishment

59
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crepuscular

A

twilight

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subalterno

A

subordinate

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idear

A

devise

62
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aporía

A

an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory; aporia

63
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hallazgo

A

discovery

64
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herrumbrar

A

to rust

65
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vedar, vedada

A

closed, hidden,

66
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una petición de principio

A

a begging of the question

67
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matiz

A

hue

68
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firmar

A

to sign

69
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abarcar

A

encompass, include

70
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desairar

A

to reject; underestimate; awkward

71
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ánfora

A

urn, amphora

72
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improcedencia

A

unreliability, inadmissability

73
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decaer

A

decay

74
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umbral

A

threshold

75
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propender

A

to tend

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mendigo

A

beggar

77
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burlón

A

mocking

78
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desdén

A

disdain

79
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hollar

A

to tread

80
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acometer

A

to undertake

81
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minucioso

A

detailed

82
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arreciar

A

to ramp up, become more intense

83
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ocaso

A

sunset

84
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vajilla de plata

A

silverware

85
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latir

A

beat, throb, pulse

86
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anhelar

A

to long for

87
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esfera

A

sphere

88
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pulpería

A

grocery store

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sobrellevar

A

to endure

90
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catre

A

cot

91
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entorpecido

A

cluttered

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denuesto

A

insult

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racha

A

streak, snatch

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tirador

A

shooter; leather belt

95
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reluciente

A

shimmering

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dado

A

dice

97
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acertar

A

to guess coeeectly, to succeed

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consintir

A

consent

99
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tachadura

A

deletion, omission

100
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abarrotar

A

glut, flood, cram

101
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ceder

A

give, yield

102
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anhelar

A

long for

103
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embelesar

A

enchant

104
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someterse

A

undergo, submit

105
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urdir

A

weave, cook up

106
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tornar a olvidar

A

forget again

107
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yerrar

A

to err

108
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no hago caso

A

I ignore

109
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postergarse

A

postpone, procrastinate

110
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arrojar

A

throw, cast

111
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colgar

A

to h

112
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afán

A

hard work, toil, eagerness, hard work

113
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estrafalario

A

odd, bizarre

114
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agredir

A

attack, assault

115
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anhelar

A

long for, yearn

116
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deshacer

A

undo, break

117
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acechar

A

watch, lie in wait

118
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la falsa carátula

A

the fake cover p. 19

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