GarciaMarquez-Cólera-pp246-260 Flashcards
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tafetán
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taffeta
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barquilla
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basket; ship’s log
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injuria
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insult
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cándido (a)
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naive, unsuspecting
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corredero (a)
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sliding
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corredera (noun)
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runner; cockroach
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cándida (noun)
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fungus that causes yeast infections
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piélago
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ocean; pelagic zone
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trinitaria
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pansy; bougainvillea
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armadura
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suit of armor
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colgajo
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flap; loose thread; hanging
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lacustre
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lake (adjective)
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primor
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delicacy; fine thing; treasure; marvel
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coraza
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shield
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astillero
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shipyard
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alquitrán
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tar
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tambo
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dairy farm; barrel
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deslumbrante
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dazzling
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querencia
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fondness; homeland
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icaco
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West Indian cocoa plum
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contrariado (a)
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upset; pissed off
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volado
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projecting (adj.); superscript (noun)
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crepúsculo
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dusk; twilight
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desgarrado (a)
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tattered; torn
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acechar
to stalk
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capota
hood (clothing); top; bonnet
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el celaje
cloudscape; skylight
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apremio
urgency; court order
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conciliar
religious council
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atreverse
to dare
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la tisis
tuberculosis
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anjeo
mosquito netting
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costura
seam; sewing
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cáñamo
hemp
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cantábrico (a)
local
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acusioso (a)
keen; diligent
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oropéndola
golden oriole
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advenediza
foreign one
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bracear
to swim; to wave one's arms about
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pedernal
flint
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el ojal
buttonhole
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mancorna
cufflink
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topacio
topaz
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descalabrado (a)
defeated
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pedrada
stone's throw
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arrullo
cooing; lullaby
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primoroso (a)
exquisite
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relente
(overnight) dew
