Part 2 (Carolina's words) Flashcards
apropos, revelant, appropiate
pertinente, acertado, relevante, apropiado
germane, appropiate, suitable
apropiado, conveniente, adecuado
prescient, farsighted
perceptivo, profético, clarividente
sanguine, happy, optimistic
optimista, positivo
gloomy, cheerless, unhappy
pesimista, lúgubre, sombrío, funebre
deleterious, harmful, destroying
nocivo, perjudicial
spurious, false, unauthentic
falso, falaz, espurio
to query, to enquire, to interrogate
cuestionar, objetar
to temper, to ease
suavizar, atenuar, moderar
to stymie, to block, to thwart
obstaculizar, frustrar, entorpecer
to stanch, to stop
estancar, contener
to thwart, to obstruct
obstruir, impedir
inexorable, adamant, unyielding
inexorable, implacable
antithetical, contradictory, opposite
antitético, antagónico, contrario
unyielding, determined, firm
inflexible, implacable
cognomen, name, nickname
nombre, apodo, alias
diatribe, invectiva, discurso violento contra alguien
diatriba, crítica
apologia, defense, explanation
justificación, explicación
injuction, command, order
mandamiento, orden
dictum, saying, maxim
máxima, opinión
to romanticize, to holf romantic notions, ideas
idealizar, imaginar
to lampoon, to mock, to ridicule
satirizar, avergonzar
to proscribe, to banish, to prohibit
proscribir, desterrar, expulsar
forestall, to prevent, to hinder
prevenir, impedir
facetious, amusing, humorous
gracioso, burlón, chistoso
pejorative, derogatory, negative
peyorativo, despectivo
convoluted, complicated, twisted
complicado, intrincado
proclivity, tendency, disposition
proclividad, propensión
dichotomy, separation, split
dicotomía, dualidad, división
nascent, beginning
naciente, nuevo
ephemeral, brief, fugacious
efímero, corto, fugaz, breve
arcane, mystic, hidden
arcano, misterioso, secreto, oculto
ersatz, artificial
imitación, substituto
lambasted, to beat
fustigar, azotar, flagelar
passé, old-fashioned
pasado de moda, anticuado
reprehensible, blamable
reprensible, reprochable, censurable, repudiable
desultory, without purpose
desganado, sin entusiasmo
solipsistic, subjective
solipsismo, subjetivismo
illusory, illusive
ilusorio, engañoso, ficticio