New Vocab

Question 1

sappy

Answer 1

sentimental

sappy TV show

Question 2

static

Answer 2

interference

You can hear the sound of static in the phone

Question 3

dead-end

Answer 3

calle sin salida

I’ve hit a dead-end following this clue (fig)
Don’t go that way, that road it’s a dead end (when driving, literal)

Question 4

blow

Answer 4

shock

his dead was a real blow

Question 5

to condone

Answer 5

to approve, tolerate, and allow

I cannot condone that behavior

Question 6

interlope

Answer 6

to intrude, bust into a place without being invited

• Is that why we are interloping on this event?
• He may be just an interloper

Question 7

buckle

Answer 7

fasten (abrochar)

The little girl hastily buckled her shoes and dashed out the door.

Question 8

assertion

Answer 8

declaration, statement, claim

• All men make that assertion
• I don’t want to make any assertion here, but

Question 9

• slander (verb, noun)

Answer 9

defamation, calumny. Speak badly and cause damage

- legal slander: injuria

Question 10

• smear:

Answer 10

an attempt to ruin the good name of someone, as by spreading lies. Tarnish their name

Question 11

tarnish

Answer 11

(reputation: stain)

- to tarnish my reputation.

Question 12

to hurl

Answer 12

1. vomit, throw up
   hurl is a crass word (stg crass is the opposite of stg refined )

. I’m gonna hurl.

2. to throw

. I’m not gonna hurl myself directly into the lion’s den

Question 13

loathsome

Answer 13

disgusting, hateful, abhorrent

- I hope she doesn’t marry that loathsome toad

Question 14

portend

Answer 14

(verb) presage
- The street protests may portend a general uprising.
- Protests around the country presage the fall of the cruel regime. (presage: noun and verb)

Question 15

to cast

Answer 15

to throw

- He cast the net over a large area. / He is casting the dices

Question 16

restraint:

Answer 16

control, reserve / a means of restraining (repressing)

• Her mother-in-law’s comment made Janet furious, but she showed considerable restraint in her response.
• Show some restraint
• Tony feels that his parents put too many restraints on who he can see.

Question 17

bumbling

Answer 17

incompetent, clumsy

- The character is a bumbling detective who eventually catches the killer by accident.

Question 18

to confound sb

Answer 18

to confuse

- You confound me

Question 19

parched:

Answer 19

dry, very, very thirsty.

Question 20

• to fetch:

Answer 20

to go and bring back. more used in British. In American English you’d say can you get or can you pick up?

- I'm playing fetch with my dog 
- Fetch! (to your dog)

Question 21

underway:

Answer 21

in progress, moving, in motion. Already started, en curso en marcha

• the competition is underway
• When we arrived, the show was already underway.

Question 22

overzealous:

Answer 22

too enthusiastic, very excited, overly enthusiastic

- There’s no need to be overzealous about it

Question 23

• scrutiny:

Answer 23

comes from scrutinize. To examine and criticize, examine, analyze hoping to find faults

• don’t scrutinize me
• He can’s stand all the scrutiny

Question 24

to toss stg at:

Answer 24

through but not hard, light through

• Toss it in the suitcase you might need it
• Stop tossing peas at me

Question 25

displeased:

Answer 25

(Formal) dissatisfied, disapproving. | - You appear displeased / The king was displeased with his advisor's decision

Question 26

Refrain from

Answer 26

- I'm gonna refrain from making any comments about that

Question 27

assertion:

Answer 27

declaration, statement, claim - All men make that assertion - I don't want to make any assertion here, but

Question 28

merely:

Answer 28

only, simply, nothing else - are you merely her friend? - I was merely trying to help

Question 29

slander (verb, noun):

Answer 29

defamation, calumny. Speak badly and cause damage - legal slander: injuria - The slander incident - He was slandered by his enemies

Question 30

smear:

Answer 30

(noun, verb) an attempt to ruin the good name of someone, as by spreading lies. to tarnish their name

Question 31

tarnish:

Answer 31

(reputation: stain) | - to tarnish my reputation.

Question 32

to hurl

Answer 32

1. vomit, throw up hurl is a crass word (stg crass is the opposite of stg refined ) . I'm gonna hurl. 2. to throw . I'm not gonna hurl myself directly into the lion's den

Question 33

glued as adj.

Answer 33

- he was glued to my side all evening | - he's always glued to her phone 

Question 34

``` dimple (noun) dimple stg (verb) ```

Answer 34

(noun, verb) hoyuelos, cause dimples in face - I love that when he smiles, it shows his dimples - A smile dimpled his face

Question 35

snowflake

Answer 35

1. copo de nieve 2. slang, pejorative: oversensitive person - My dog's playing outside with the snowflakes - She's such a snowflake, everything makes her cry

Question 36

to ramble

Answer 36

fig: speak at length, divagar, irse por las ramas - I don’t mean to ramble on. - I don’t mean to ramble. - You had rambled on for 13 pages, front and back! - I'm sorry I'm rambling. - I was afraid I'd fall asleep while she was rambling

Question 37

spree

Answer 37

indulgent activity, in excess - Shopping spree / eating spree / spending spree - That sentiment could push him towards some kind of a spree - Consumers continued their Christmas shopping spree into the New Year. - Several large corporations took advantage of the volatile stock market to go on an acquisition spree.

Question 38

break-in

Answer 38

to enter a place (building, house, computer system) without consent or by force - No signs of a break-in or forced entry

Question 39

huellas de zapato / huellas de llantas

Answer 39

shoeprints / tire tracks

Question 40

muniecas

Answer 40

wrists

Question 41

completely drenched

Answer 41

soaking wet - drenched: thoroughly wet

Question 42

flowy

Answer 42

if the wind blows, it will go up with the wind - the curtains are flowy - Her dress is flowy

Question 43

downpour

Answer 43

downpour: heavy rainfall I got caught in a downpour when I was walking home from class. We were out walking when we were caught in a sudden rainfall.

Question 44

pour

Answer 44

1. drink: serve - Would you like me to pour the wine? - She poured me a glass of water. 2. raining heavily - It wasn't raining lightly; it was really pouring outside.

Question 45

foggy, smoggy

Answer 45

(created because of pollution), the air is thick

Question 46

certain

Answer 46

(very sure): I'm certain I left my keys on the table

Question 47

Soar

Answer 47

go upwards, go up rapidly - Share prices soared after its earnings announcement - Unemployment has soared to levels not seen since 1930s

Question 48

to rave about something

Answer 48

Means to say really nice things about stg / to rave about stg is to say how wonderful it is - He raves about you - I really want to try that french restaurant. My friend was raving about it the other day - I'm raving about Peru

Question 49

grin (grɪn)

Answer 49

smile pero como sonrisita q trae algo mas - I miss seeing that grin. - What are you grinning about? (when you see someone smiling)

Question 50

Riveting

Answer 50

riveting: something that is REALLY REALLY interesting holding someone's attention firmly, absolutely fascinating; enthralling - a riveting book. - The critic described the performance as riveting.