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latinoamericano Flashcards

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fiel

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faithful

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asimismo

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also, as well; likewise

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intercalar

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to insert, include, intersperse

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rasgo

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trait, characteristic, feature; act; flourish, stroke

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abarcar

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to embrace; to encompass; to cover

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rehusar

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to refuse

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remedar

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to imitate, mimic; to gesticulate, mock

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ligero

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light, slight, thin; agile, nimble; quick, swift

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afilado

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sharp, keen, pointed

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nítido

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clear, sharp, bright

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aclarar

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to clarify, explain; to lighten; to thin

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asentir

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to assent, agree; to nod

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alejar

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to distance, move away; to separate

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aullar

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to howl, yell, cry

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lobo

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wolf

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muchedumbre

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crowd, throng, mass, multitude

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apartar

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to move away, remove; to separate; to take, select

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posada

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inn, guest house; lodging, accommodation

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don

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gift, faculty, knack

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mocedad

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youth, juvenility

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incurrir

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to incur; to commit

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acaso

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by chance; maybe, perhaps

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postrero

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last in order, hindmost

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resplandeciente

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resplendant, shining, beaming, glittering, luminous

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resuelto

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resolute, bold, determined, steady, confident

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hechicero

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enchanting, bewitching; wizard, sorcerer

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pocilga

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pigsty

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prever

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to foresee, anticipate; to plan; to forecast, predict

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fracasar

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to fail, to be a failure

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parejamente

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equally

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echar

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to cast, throw

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golpe

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blow, strike

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escalinata

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staircase

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apresurar

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to hurry along, speed up

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empapelado

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papering; wallpaper

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entrelazado

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entwined, interlaced, interlocking

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aposento

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room; lodgings

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bruñida

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polish, burnish, shine, gloss

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caoba

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mahogany

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arreciar

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to get worse; to intensify

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mueble

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piece of furniture

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campanilla

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bell; small belfry

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repartir

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to deal out, divide, allocate; to deliver; to spread

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destacar

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to emphasize, highlight; to stand out

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surtir

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to supply; to spout, spurt

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aprestar

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to prepare, get ready

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cohete

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rocket

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ampolleta

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ampoule

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semilla

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seed

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dueño

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owner, proprietor, landlord

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despedida

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farewell, goodbye

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pañuelo

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handkerchief, scarf, headscarf

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hueso

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bone

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conejo

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rabbit

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asustado

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frightened, scared

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raza

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race, breed

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verdugo

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executioner, hangman; tyrant

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proponerse

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to intend, set out

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derramar

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to spill, pour

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ocultar

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to hide, conceal, cover up

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desprecio

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scorn, contempt; snub; disregard

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rumbo

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direction; course; way

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carcomer

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to eat away at

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renacuajo

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tadpole

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estanque

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pond, reservoir; tank

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rescate

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rescue; recovery; ransom

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cacería

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hunting; shooting

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reja

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bar; grating; grille

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soslayar

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to avoid

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dar con

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to find

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provisto

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provided, supplied

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branquia

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gill

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batracio

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amphibian

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comestible

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edible

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hígado

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liver

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bacalao

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cod

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obra

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work

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billete

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bill; ticket

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apoyar

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to lean, rest; to support

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barra

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bar

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hierro

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iron

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bastar

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to be enough

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burbuja

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bubble

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amontonar

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to pile up, accumulate

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mezquino

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mean, miserly, stingy

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musgo

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moss

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turbar

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to disturb; to upset; to trouble, disconcert

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avergonzar

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to shame, embarrass

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asomar

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to appear, show; to stick out, peep out, poke out

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fondo

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bottom; back; depth; end; background

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aislar

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to isolate; to insulate, soundproof; to cut off

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semejante

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similar; such a

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lagarto

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lizard

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lomo

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back

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aleta

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fin

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pata

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leg; paw

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finura

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fineness; thinness; refinement

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alfiler

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pin; brooch

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enteramente

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entirely, completely

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carentes de

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lacking in

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dejar

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to leave behind

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través

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through, over

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rodear

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to surround

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vagamente

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vaguely

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semejanza

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similarity; resemblance

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perfil

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profile; outline, shape

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tamaño

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size

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hendedura

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fissure, crack, rent, chink, cleft, cranny, crevice, cut

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rasgar

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to tear, rend

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apenas

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scarcely, hardly; only; as soon as

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enderezar

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to straighten; to put upright

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posar

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to pose; to lay down, rest

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tanteo

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testing out, weighing up, sizing up

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repentino

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sudden, unforeseen, unexpected, abrupt

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sopor

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drowsiness

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restante

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remaining

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toser

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to cough

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golpear

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to hit, beat, strike

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arder

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to burn; to be boiling hot

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insondable

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unfathomable

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revés

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back; setback, hitch

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conseguir

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to obtain, get; to achieve

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esclavo

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slave; enslaved

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musitar

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to mutter, mumble

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sordo

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deaf; quiet, muffled; dull; voiceless

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tal vez

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perhaps

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esfuerzo

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effort

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ser

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being

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juez

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judge

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espantoso

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horrific, terrible, frightful

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atrevido

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daring; cheeky

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párpado

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eyelid

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alcanzar

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to catch up with; to reach; to achieve; to hit

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amordazar

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to gag; to muzzle

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señorío

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dominion, rule; lordship; nobility

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aniquilar

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to annihilate

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pegado

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stuck, attached; glued

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darse cuenta

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to realize

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enterrado

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buried

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apretar

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to squeeze, tighten, compress

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rozar

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to rub; to brush; to skim, shave

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junto

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together; close

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resplandor

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radiance, brilliance

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dorado

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golden

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puente

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bridge

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ajeno

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alien, foreign; detached

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aunque

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even though, although; even if

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aindiado

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Native American

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trenzado

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plaited, braided; plait, braid

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mate

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matte

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vague; lazy, idle

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paisaje

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landscape; scenery, view

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lacustre

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lakeside; lake-dwelling, lacustrine; marshy

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slow, deliberate; calm, quiet, paused

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angry, resentful, displeased

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orillero

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lower-class, working-class; common, vulgar

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silbido

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whistle

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cajetilla

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pack; packet

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desventura

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misfortune

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cimarrón

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a runaway slave, maroon; feral, wild, unruly

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atardecer

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dusk, evening

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estancia

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stay; stance; ranch

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stifling, muggy, sultry; embarrassing, shameful, reproachful

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tormenta

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storm

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pizarra

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slate; blackboard

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escondido

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secluded; hidden

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alentar

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to encourage

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enloquecer

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to madden, enrage; to drive wild or crazy

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descampado

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clearing, open country; disengaged, free, open, clear

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callejón

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alley

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ahondar

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to deepen; to explore; to penetrate

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vereda

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path; sidewalk

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ladrillo

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brick

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de golpe

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suddenly

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alzar

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to lift, raise

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estrecho

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narrow, close, dense; straight, tight

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roto

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broken

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bombacha

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panties

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imprevisiblemente

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unpredictably

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faltar

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to lack, need; to miss; to fail

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agudo

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acute

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burlón

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mocking, teasing

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distraído

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distracted

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recalcar

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to stress, emphasize

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orgullo

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pride

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mentado

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aforementioned; famous, celebrated, renowned

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rareza

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rarity

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planchadora

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ironer

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domador

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tamer, subduer, trainer

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rastreador

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tracker

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quinta

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fifth; country house

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volteado

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turn-over; deserter, turncoat

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redomón

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untrained, unskilled; slow; dense; crude; rough

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tullido

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crippled; paralyzed

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incómodo

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uncomfortable, inconvenient; awkward; annoying

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catre

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cot

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higuera

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fig tree

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telaraña

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cobweb

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soberbia

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pride, arrogance; grandeur, splendor

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oloroso

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fragrant

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gajo

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segment, slice; bunch; broken-off branch

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valija

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case, suitcase

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impar

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odd; unequaled

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propalar

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to divulge

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desdichadamente

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unfortunately, unhappily

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fugaz

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fleeting

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esquivo

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elusive

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préstamo

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loan, borrowing

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prometer

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to promise

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perfilar

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to outline

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preconizar

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to recommend, advise

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temer

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to fear

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broma

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joke, jest; prank

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descaro

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nerve, insolence, impertinence

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desengañar

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to disillusion

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perentorio

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peremptory; urgent, pressing

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fingir

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to feign, pretend, dissemble

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zarpar

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to set sail, weigh anchor

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encaminar

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to direct

220
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asombrar

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to amaze, astonish, surprise

221
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pesado

A

heavy

222
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pieza

A

piece

223
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vela

A

candle; vigil; sail

224
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atravesar

A

to cross, go through

225
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baldosa

A

floor tile

226
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parra

A

grapevine

227
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tiniebla

A

darkness

228
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plegaria

A

prayer

229
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ascua

A

ember

230
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oler

A

to smell

231
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arribo

A

arrival

232
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entrecortado

A

faltering; labored; intermittent

233
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abrumar

A

to overwhelm

234
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maravillar

A

to amaze

235
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voltear

A

to turn round; to turn over; to toss; to flip

236
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azulejo

A

tile

237
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abombado

A

convex; buckled

238
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averiguar

A

to find out

239
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vistazo

A

look, glance

240
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vástago

A

shoot, bud; offspring

241
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racimo

A

cluster, bunch

242
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amanecer

A

dawn, daybreak

243
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veta

A

vein; seam

244
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remo

A

oar; rowing

245
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ligar

A

to bind, link; to pair up, couple

246
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térmico

A

thermal

247
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entresueño

A

dozing, drowsiness

248
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vacíadero

A

dump; drain

249
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pizarrón

A

blackboard

250
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rombo

A

diamond, rhombus

251
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aborrascarse

A

to be tempestuous or stormy

252
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crines

A

mane

253
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potro

A

colt

254
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ceniza

A

ash

255
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velorio

A

celebration, party

256
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inverosímil

A

unbelievable, unlikely, improbable

257
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postergar

A

to postpone, delay

258
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discurrir

A

to think, reason, reflect; to wander, pass, flow

259
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rebasar

A

to overtake; to exceed; to overflow

260
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borrar

A

to erase

261
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desagrado

A

displeasure

262
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disparatado

A

absurd, crazy

263
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marca

A

mark

264
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inconexo

A

disconnected, unrelated, incoherent

265
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desechar

A

to discard, throw away

266
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jornada

A

working day; day’s journey

267
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aún

A

still; yet; even

268
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niñez

A

childhood

269
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insensato

A

foolish, senseless

270
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balbuciente

A

stammering, stuttering

271
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vislumbrar

A

to glimpse, discern

272
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avance

A

advance, progress; trailer; headlines

273
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feroz

A

ferocious, fierce; cruel, savage; terrible

274
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torrar

A

to roast; to toast

275
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arrabal

A

slum

276
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grieta

A

crack, crevice

277
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goce

A

enjoyment, pleasure

278
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trecho

A

stretch; distance, space; time, while

279
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amanzanado

A

divided into city blocks

280
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soler

A

to usually do; to be accustomed to

281
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mecer

A

to rock

282
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anulado

A

canceled

283
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sospechar

A

to suspect

284
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sin embargo

A

nevertheless; however

285
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abarrotar

A

to pack

286
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receloso

A

suspicious, mistrustful

287
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madrugada

A

dawn, early morning

288
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entorpecer

A

to obstruct; to hinder, slow down

289
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ademán

A

gesture

290
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además

A

besides, in addition, moreover

291
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fuente

A

fountain; source

292
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ajedrez

A

chess

293
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entablado

A

boarding, planking; floarboards

294
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torre

A

tower

295
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impostergable

A

unpostponable, urgent

296
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jugada

A

play, move

297
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estruendo

A

uproar, turmoil

298
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ruido

A

noise

299
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acompasado

A

steady, measured

300
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subir

A

to go up; to get on

301
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blindado

A

armored

302
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conducir

A

to drive; to lead

303
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cuartel

A

barracks

304
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ribera

A

bank; shore

305
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opuesto

A

opposite

306
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delatar

A

to denounce, report, accuse

307
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renombre

A

renown, fame

308
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hojear

A

to glance through

309
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fijar

A

to fix, to set, to determine

310
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demora

A

delay

311
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arredrar

A

to frighten off, drive back, daunt

312
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horca

A

gallows

313
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degüello

A

beheading

314
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fusilar

A

to shoot; to execute

315
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agotar

A

to wear out, exhaust

316
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ametrallar

A

to machine-gun; to strafe

317
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coraje

A

courage

318
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alba

A

dawn

319
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pileta

A

basin

320
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anhelar

A

to long for, crave

321
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barrote

A

bar

322
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desvió

A

deviation

323
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media

A

average

324
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planear

A

to plan

325
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infundir

A

to infuse

326
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arrepentimiento

A

regret, repentance

327
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idear

A

to devise

328
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recorrer

A

to travel around; to traverse

329
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desdeñoso

A

contemptuous, disdainful

330
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heredar

A

to inherit

331
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arrebatado

A

impulsive, impetuous

332
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halagar

A

to flatter

333
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descartar

A

to rule out, dismiss

334
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trama

A

plot, theme

335
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baladí

A

trivial

336
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bosquejar

A

to sketch

337
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otorgar

A

to grant

338
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anegar

A

to flood, inundate, drown

339
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quitar

A

to remove

340
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ubicua

A

ubiquitous

341
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celda

A

cell

342
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escalera

A

stairs; ladder

343
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pabellón

A

pavilion, wing, section

344
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traspatio

A

backyard

345
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desabrochar

A

to unbutton

346
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leña

A

firewood

347
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entregar

A

to deliver

348
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nublar

A

to darken

349
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piquete

A

picket

350
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cuadrar

A

to tally; to square off

351
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macular

A

to stain

352
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reo

A

defendant

353
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gota

A

drop, bead

354
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mejilla

A

cheek

355
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fija

A

fixed

356
Q

cabo

A

end

357
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plomo

A

lead, bullet

358
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campanada

A

stroke, peal, ring

359
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mero

A

mere

360
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resbalar

A

to slip

361
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derribar

A

to demolish; to bring down

362
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descarga

A

discharge; unloading; release

363
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urdir

A

to plot; to weave

364
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afortunado

A

lucky

365
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imponer

A

to impose, enforce

366
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disponer

A

to have; to arrange; to order

367
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tirar

A

to throw; to pull

368
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angustia

A

distress, anxiety

369
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advertir

A

to warn

370
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juzgar

A

to judge

371
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ocaso

A

sunset; decline

372
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suceder

A

to happen

373
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impedir

A

to prevent

374
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prefijar

A

to prefix, determine

375
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lograr

A

to achieve, get, manage

376
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tablero

A

board

377
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pelotón

A

platoon, squad, crowd, pack

378
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someter

A

to subdue; to subject; to submit

379
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prescindir

A

to do without; to disregard

380
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pozo

A

well

381
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baranda

A

railing, handrail

382
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anaquel

A

shelf

383
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zaguán

A

hallway

384
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desembocar

A

to flow into; to lead to, end in, result in

385
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gabinete

A

cabinet

386
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legua

A

league

387
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piadoso

A

pious, devout

388
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hundir

A

to sink

389
Q

corromper

A

to corrupt

390
Q

cámara

A

chamber; camera

391
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cabal

A

precise, thorough, complete

392
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encierro

A

confinement, imprisonment

393
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renglón

A

line

394
Q

dotación

A

amount granted; staff

395
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rudo

A

rough, unpolished, coarse

396
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garabatear

A

to scribble, scrawl

397
Q

tapa

A

cover, top, cap, lid

398
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fárrago

A

hodgepodge; jumble

399
Q

cerril

A

wild; obstinate; uncouth

400
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hallazgo

A

discovery, finding

401
Q

alegar

A

to allege, claim, argue

402
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tesoro

A

treasure

403
Q

porvenir

A

future

404
Q

codicioso

A

greedy

405
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lanzar

A

to throw, launch

406
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maldición

A

curse

407
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arrojar

A

to throw, fling

408
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engañoso

A

deceitful, misleading

409
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despeñar

A

to throw over a cliff, hurl

410
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desempeñar

A

to carry out, perform

411
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rendir

A

to surrender, yield; to exhaust, tire out

412
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peldaño

A

step, stair

413
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cercano

A

close, nearby

414
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desaforado

A

unbridled, boundless

415
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certidumbre

A

certainty, conviction

416
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barajar

A

to shuffle

417
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cubilete

A

beaker; goblet; cup

418
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frenesí

A

frenzy

419
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irreemplazable

A

irreplaceable

420
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atreverse

A

to dare

421
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depredación

A

predation

422
Q

cometido

A

task, mission

423
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hospedar

A

to accommodate

424
Q

ruego

A

request

425
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sabiduría

A

wisdom, knowledge

426
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ultrajar

A

to insult, outrage, offend

427
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humilde

A

humble

428
Q

albur

A

chance, fate

429
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delirar

A

to rave; to talk nonsense

430
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trueno

A

thunder

431
Q

peinado

A

hairstyle

432
Q

calambre

A

shock; cramp

433
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yeso

A

plaster

434
Q

lleno

A

full

435
Q

ternura

A

tenderness

436
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distraer

A

to entertain, amuse; to distract

437
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prosternarse

A

to prostrate oneself

438
Q

bandolerismo

A

banditry

439
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diezmar

A

to decimate

440
Q

engañar

A

to deceive, cheat, trick

441
Q

vejez

A

old age

442
Q

estera

A

doormat

443
Q

sobrevivir

A

to survive

444
Q

llevar a cabo

A

to carry out, fulfill, accomplish

445
Q

netamente

A

purely, genuinely, clearly

446
Q

pauta

A

standard, guideline

447
Q

maña

A

skill, trick

448
Q

ventaja

A

advantage

449
Q

sangría

A

bleeding

450
Q

alistar

A

to enlist; to prepare

451
Q

viuda

A

widow

452
Q

alquilar

A

to rent

453
Q

mozuela

A

lass

454
Q

huir

A

to run away, to escape

455
Q

cebada

A

barley

456
Q

hurtar

A

to steal

457
Q

manta

A

blanket

458
Q

sábana

A

sheet

459
Q

herradura

A

horseshoe

460
Q

amenazar

A

to threaten

461
Q

padrastro

A

stepfather

462
Q

castigar

A

to punish

463
Q

lastimar

A

to hurt

464
Q

esforzar

A

to strain

465
Q

alojar

A

to shelter, to host

466
Q

guiar

A

to guide; to lead, to steer

467
Q

adiestrar

A

to train

468
Q

procurar

A

to try; to get

469
Q

a pesar de

A

in spite of; despite

470
Q

por un lado

A

on the one hand

471
Q

desenvolver

A

to unwind, to unwrap

472
Q

sosegar

A

to appease, to calm, to quiet

473
Q

escoger

A

to choose

474
Q

vuelo

A

flight

475
Q

erguido

A

upright

476
Q

iracundo

A

wrathful

477
Q

cima

A

top, summit

478
Q

secar

A

to dry

479
Q

mudanza

A

move

480
Q

aprovechar

A

to take advantage, to make the most of

481
Q

muela

A

back tooth, molar

482
Q

desmayar

A

to faint

483
Q

sutileza

A

subtlety

484
Q

aviso

A

notice, warning

485
Q

caber

A

to fit in

486
Q

endiablado

A

wicked

487
Q

tela

A

fabric; cloth; canvas

488
Q

candado

A

padlock

489
Q

migaja

A

crumb

490
Q

costura

A

sewing

491
Q

descoser

A

to unstitch

492
Q

medida

A

measurement, dimensions

493
Q

rezar

A

to pray

494
Q

amagar

A

to threaten

495
Q

desdicha

A

unhappiness; misfortune

496
Q

tirar

A

to pull; to throw

497
Q

gozar

A

to enjoy

498
Q

afán

A

eagerness

499
Q

holgar

A

to be idle, to be unnecessary

500
Q

carecer

A

to lack

501
Q

mendigar

A

to beg

502
Q

llegar a buen puerto

A

to get over a difficulty; to come through safely

503
Q

criada

A

maid

504
Q

medrar

A

to grow, to improve, to prosper

505
Q

pregonar

A

to proclaim, to announce, to spread

506
Q

aparentar

A

to pretend, to feign

507
Q

forastero

A

stranger

508
Q

ayuntamiento

A

town hall

509
Q

escudero

A

squire

510
Q

pasar hambre

A

to go hungry

511
Q

tacaño

A

stingy, mean

512
Q

hado

A

fate, destiny

513
Q

venganza

A

revenge

514
Q

acompañante

A

companion

515
Q

limosna

A

alms

516
Q

azotar

A

to whip

517
Q

amancebar

A

to cohabit

518
Q

andanza

A

adventure

519
Q

engaño

A

deception, delusion

520
Q

trampa

A

trap

521
Q

truco

A

trick

522
Q

ahogar

A

to drown

523
Q

despedir

A

to say goodbye; to dismiss, to get rid of

524
Q

pensión

A

pension; allowance; grant; guest house

525
Q

féretro

A

coffin

526
Q

camión

A

truck; bus

527
Q

pasaje de ida

A

one way ticket

528
Q

tertulia

A

social gathering, circle

529
Q

estatuilla

A

statuette

530
Q

tamaño natural

A

lifesize

531
Q

tubería

A

piping, pipes

532
Q

descompuesto

A

broken; disorganized; decomposed; angry

533
Q

desbordar

A

to overflow, to exceed

534
Q

lama

A

slime, mud, mold

535
Q

quejido

A

moan

536
Q

blando

A

soft

537
Q

tierno

A

tender; affectionate

538
Q

reblandecer

A

to soften

539
Q

endurecer

A

to harden, to toughen up, to tighten up

540
Q

yeso

A

plaster

541
Q

vello

A

soft hair, down

542
Q

tergiversar

A

to distort

543
Q

deshacerse de

A

to get rid of

544
Q

estridente

A

strident, loud

545
Q

bizco

A

cross-eyed

546
Q

escama

A

scale

547
Q

esqueleto

A

skeleton

vocabulario de la literatura española (1 decks)

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