La casa de los espiritus Flashcards

Question

dotar, dotacion

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endow, endowment

Answer 2

slave quarters

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lashes, whipping

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neglect, abandonment, helplessness

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shook out its sleepiness

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spur on, stimulate

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terrified, petrified

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tree lined grove. a walk, a mall,

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snort, puff

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plow or scratch. a plow

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a scratch, or the furrow of a plow.

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dandy, fop

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ingrained, deeply rooted

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sunrise, dawn

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Disturb, make a racket

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muddy track, godforsaken spot

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woman in labor, or has just given birth

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field. In Chile: unused land, vacant lot

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1. seditious, rowdy, unruly, rebellious 2. , naughty, intriguing; 3. has many twists and turns.

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small farm or farmhouse

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gang , group

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temporary farm worker

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1. loose, slack. 2. weak.

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mangy, suffering from scabies

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ragged. shabby, scruffy

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dilapidated, shabby

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Muddy, quagmire, morass

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spot, place

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whimpering, whining

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roughness, harshness,

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vast, enormous, immeasurable

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n'er do well, good-for-nothing, fly by night, madcap

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neat, tidy, immaculate

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to wrap in a shroud

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stubborn, pigheaded

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foul-smelling, stinky

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trail, trickle

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to plump up, fluff up

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chamber pot

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solitary life, recluse

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grim gesture

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dark,somber, cheerless

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(looking) sideways

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arrogance, haughtiness

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shame, pity

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in summary

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pressing, urgent

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break off, break away

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crude, rough

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condolences

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tightly, or (to live) frugally

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curl up, snuggle

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shake, shiver

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give vent to

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soaked, soggy, sodden

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loudmouth, show off

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rummage, poke around

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cheekbones

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tuck in, wrap, protect

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burst, pop,

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sniff ( around)

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go, come, turn up, keep, vote,...

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aggrieve, distress,upset

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embers of the coals

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feat, exploit

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nape,back of the neck

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leisure, idleness

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meekness , gentleness

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grab hold of, grasp

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knock over

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consideration

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crestfallen, down in the dumps

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dizzy, dizzy spell

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to hit on, to find, . ascertain?

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setback, hitch, mishap

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choral society

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postpone, delay

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amazed, astonished, astounded

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make a fortune, make a killing

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propeller. helix.

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loose pieces

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first name

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constraints

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lawyer's office, law firm

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unheard, unheard of, unprecedented,

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strive, toil, drudge, work bodily, like a day laborer U. t. c. prnl.

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1. bread dough, 2. jumble, mishmash, hodgepodge

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to bully, harass, besiege, hound

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pandemonium, din, ruckus, fracas

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1. deathly pale, 2. livid. muy furioso

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1. filibuster 2. pirate, bucaneer

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executioner

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pamphlets, brochures

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blackboard

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to blacken with soot or coal, smudge

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apparitions, ghosts

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builder, bricklayer

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cumbersome, tricky, complicated, thorny, tricky,awkward,

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shortage, hardship

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fortune teller

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loud crash

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pamper, spoil

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to house, harbor

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shine. show off, sport, display, flaunt

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probe, try, 2. score , keep score

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crude, rough

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apex, iota , scrap

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hindrance, nuisance, obstacle un estorbo de pregoneros ambulantes

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towncrier . one who inaguaretes an event

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wheeze, breathing

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rickety, ramshackle

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steps, rungs, treads

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planter, flower pot holder

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China , like plates

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constipation

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rottenness , putrefaction

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joist ,beam

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guts, entrails. heart, core

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turning blue

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soup, broth

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intimidate

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careful, painstaking

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grip. handshake

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grief,mourning

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wedding bands. hoops.

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very abundant ,usually in food

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vulgarity. 2. junkyard.

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gloomy, dismal

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disorder, upset, disturbance, disruption

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go out of tune, sing x x x,

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vent, relieve

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sad, terrible, disastrous

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dangle, wobble, swing

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to top it off

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trouble,problem,hurry, plight, hardship Aprieto, conflicto, dificultad=Squeeze, conflict, difficulty. Estrechez, escasez, penuria.=Narrowness, scarcity, hardship. verb apurar= 1) Acabar o agotar 2) Extremar, llevar hasta el cabo 3) Averiguar o desentrañar la verdad ahincadamente o exponerla sin omisión. ... 7) Purificar algo separando lo impuro o extraño

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oppressive, overwhelming

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gorge, cram full

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defeat, beat, crush, rout, whip

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junk, paraphernalia

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has a runny nose; is a little runt (snot nosed runt)

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thrust, to tar

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snot, mucus

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make miserable or unhappy.

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suspicion, mistrust. recelar: fear or mistrust

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party,spree

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wheat fields

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toil,eagerness

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bars,grid,grill

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miff,disgruntle

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currying, beating, thrashing, brawl. zurrar = to tan and dress leather; punish esp. with whips;

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dummy,doll,mannequin

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scare away

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felt itchy

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stunned, fuddled, confused

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howls, yells

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underhandedly,sneakily

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yearnings,desires, cravings

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decant, pour out

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distubances

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petty grudges

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flat, pug nosed. flat like flavor, mood

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betray, reveal

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dwarfed, belittled

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shake,shake off, jolt, beat, sway

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hang on, grapple

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rallies, meetings

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waver,weaken

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break off, fall off

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ups and downs

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advance,overtake,pass,...

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overturn, upset, spill,

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cover with fabric, upholster

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delivery (birth)

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fraternal twins

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a seat, a blow with the hand.

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bang of a door

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disarm,disassemble,ship (away)

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scouring pads, scrubbers,

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filth, a filthy thing

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1. pawn-hock; 2. specify; 3. compel; 4. do some temporary action

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insist, compel

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tight,pressed, constrained

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string of curses

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on the way

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crack, crack open

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jaded,weary

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deplete, decrease,abate

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thickets,shrubbery

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thwart,wreck,smash

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1. steal, cheat, rob. 2. work hard at something with great desire 3. work bodily, like a day laborer U. t. c. prnl.

Answer 191

banging, jolting, hitting

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nuisance,cumbersome,tricky

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gossip,gadget

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grow old,age

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1. Hauling or carrying goods from one place to another.; 2. Go from one place to another with any occupation or activity

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deal (with)

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corner of the eye

Answer 198

overdue,belated, backward

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snatch,take,grab

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rapture,fury,gust

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1. Without the necessary physical support or without stability.; 2. With indecision, restlessness and anxiety. (in suspense?)

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procure,attempt

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prostitute

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shrink, shrivel, contract

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bankruptcy

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starving, famished

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stone, gravestone

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emaciated La joven se veía pálida y demacrada.

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bizarre,outlandish,eccentric,odd

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challenge,defy

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1. melt a metal; 2. Shaping molten metal in molds

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brat, punk

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1. Frowning, rough and intractable (surly,sullen,morose); 2. Said of time, a place or an environment: Unwelcoming, unpleasant, threatening.; 3. a very dark color.

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dirty,grimy,

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yearning, longing

Answer 216

hold,secure,fasten, attach