Proficiency Voc Flashcards

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1
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Flabed

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Famous, legendary (person)

Mythical, not real

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To sag

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Hundirse, hang low,

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3
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To plunge

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Zambullirse, to dive

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4
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To droop

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Hang limply, be exhausted

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5
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To slump (on, onto, into)

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Tirarse, desplomarse (sillon)

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6
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To Rivet

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Fix/secure, sujetar

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7
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To grip (on)

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Agarrar, fascinar

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8
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Engrossed

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Absorbed, in reading…

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9
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To sanitize

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Desinfectar, sanear

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10
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Forsake sth

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Dejar, abandonar

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Drop off

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Decrecer (sales),fall asleep, drop ab off,

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12
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Exertion

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Physical effort

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13
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To whet

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Afilar

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14
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To whet your appetite

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To increase the feeling of wanting to have or do a particular thing

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15
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To Doze

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Sleep lightly, be half asleep

Light sleep, nap

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16
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Devoid of

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Without, a falta de

17
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Make a mountain out of a molehill

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Hacer de un grano una montaña

18
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Precarious

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Unstable, dangerous

19
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Derisively

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Burlonamente

20
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Doggedly

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Tenazmente

21
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To pepper

A

Hit something with small object

22
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To tip off

A

Avisar

23
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Bracing

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Fortalecedor

24
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Snap up

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Agotarse, vender rapido

25
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To home in

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Acercarse

26
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Impending

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Sth that will come soon

27
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Abrasive person

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Desagradable

28
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Abreast of

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Side by side

29
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To pounce

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Saltar sobre algo

30
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Bleakly

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Sin esperanza,

31
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Fall foul of sb

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Get in trouble, caer mal, tener problemas con alguien

32
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Untethered

A

Desconectado, sin ataduras