Maincomio De Verdades III

Question 1

Afanarse (64)

Answer 1

(esforzarse) go to great lengths [a-fa-NAR]

Question 2

Cosmografía (65)

Answer 2

(descripción del cosmos o universo) cosmography [cos-mo-gra-FÍ-a]

Question 3

Cetáceo (70)

Answer 3

(un mamífero marino) whales, dolphins, etc. [ce-TÁ-ce-o]

Question 4

Corazonada (80)

Answer 4

(presentimiento) hunch, gut feeling [co-ra-zo-NA-da]

Question 5

Espetar (79)

Answer 5

(decir bruscamente) blurt out [es-pe-TAR]

Question 6

Advenedizo (68)

Answer 6

upstart, carpetbagger [ad-ve-ne-DI-zo]

Question 7

Cosmogonía (65)

Answer 7

(el relato del origen del universo) a cosmic creation myth [cos-mo-go-NÍ -a]

Question 8

Diacrónico (72)

Answer 8

(que evoluciona) that which evolves over time [dia-CRÓ-ni-co]

Question 9

Erizo (81)

Answer 9

(mamífero con espinas) hedgehog [e-RI-zo]

Question 10

Estorbar (64)

Answer 10

(molestar) bother, upset [es-tor-BAR]

Question 11

Fajo (70)

Answer 11

(puñado) wad, bundle [FA-jo]

Question 12

Meollo (71)

Answer 12

(núcleo, fundamento) core {may-O-llo}

Question 13

Metonimia (73)

Answer 13

(figura retórica) figure of speech {me-to-KNEE-mia}

Question 14

Zafarse (83)

Answer 14

(escapar, liberarse) get out [za-FAR]

Question 15

Sobrio (76)

Answer 15

(persona moderada) restrained, sober [SO-brio]

Question 16

Tamizar (72)

Answer 16

(separar lo bueno) sift, screen [ta-mi-ZAR]

Question 17

Un doble punto de muerte (68)

Answer 17

a dead end, deadlocked