Septiembre'15 Flashcards

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1
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burden

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carga

agobiar, sobrecargar

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slum

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suburbio

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slew

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un montón

girar, torcer

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slay (slew, slain)

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asesinar, matar

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sack

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despedir, despachar, poner de patitas en la calle

saco

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smear

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mancha; difamación, calumnia, vilipendio

embarrar, cubrir con manchas, embadurnar, untar; difamar, calumniar

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trip

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hacer tropezar, tropezar, trastabillar

zancadilla

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kin

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pariente, familiar

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granny

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abuela, abuelita

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strand

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vararse, encallar

playa, costa

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mishap

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percance, accidente, contratiempo, infortunio, desgracia

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poised

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listo, a punto, preparado

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poise

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equilibrar, posarse

equilibrio, aplomo, compostura

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tearful

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lloroso

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tramp

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vagabundo

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vow

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voto, promesa

jurar, prometer

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cast

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emitir, lanzar, echar, arrojar

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garner

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recoger, recibir

guardar en granero

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pledge

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dar la palabra, prometer; empeñar

compromiso

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spew (spew out)

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arrojar, expeler, expeler con fuerza, eyectar, eyectar con fuerza; vomitar, devolver, echar las entrañas
vómito

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nasty

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repugnante, asqueroso, horrible, sucio, feo, antipático, desagradable

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belch

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echar humo; eructar

emisión de humo; eructo

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soot

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hollín, carbonilla, tizne

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breach

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quebrantar | contravenir | incumplir | abusar | violar las condiciones | perturbar | traspasar | trasgredir | romper | agrietar | aportillar

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humpback

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jorobado

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plummet

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desplomarse, caer en picado, hundirse, caerse

plomada, plomo

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haptic

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táctil

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gobsmacked

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boquiabierto, embobado, patitieso, patidifuso, sorprendido, atónito, perplejo, anodadado, estupefacto, pasmado, alucinado

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awful

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terrible | horrible | chocante | espantoso | empalagoso

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30
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  • be at a loss
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no saber qué hacer

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stuffed

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relleno | de peluche | embutido | tupido | atarugado | acolchonado | acolchado | atestado | saciado | colmado

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stuff

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embuchar | embutir | rellenar | tupir | henchir | acolchonar | acolchar
material | cosa | cosas | asunto | materia

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shrink

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encoger | mermar | reducir | miniaturizar | disminuir

psicólogo o psiquiatra (vernacular) | reducción

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alas

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¡ay!, ¡ay de mí!, desgracia, por desgracia, ay

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bow

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inclinarse de modo respetuoso, hacer un saludo, hacer una reverencia; agacharse; doblegarse

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trailblazer

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pionero, precursor

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fling

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lanzamiento, tiro; aventura amorosa; parranda

arrojar, lanzar, tirar

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ace

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as, carta principal; experto, aventajado

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dull

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desafilado, romo, sin filo, sin punta; tonto, cerrado de mollera, rudo, torpe; aburrido, tedioso
desafilar, despuntar, embotar, entorpecer; aliviar, mitigar; deslucir, deslustrar

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ponder

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ponderar, meditar, reflexionar, estudiar, cavilar

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slouch

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andar con los hombros caídos, andar desgarbado

holgazán, perezoso

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stalk

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acechar, acosar, asediar, vigilar

tallo, pedúnculo, rabillo

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deserve

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merecer, ser digno de, ser merecedor de, tener derecho a

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creep

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arrastrarse, gatear

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cringe

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acobardarse; encogerse; actuar servilmente

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stun

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aturdir, dejar atónito, quedarse pasmado, ofuscar, aturullar

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toss

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lanzar, echar, arrojar

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verve

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brío, vigor, energía, empuje

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scrap

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reñir, pelearse; desechar, descartar, desguazar

chatarra, escombro, migaja, retal

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entail

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implicar, suponer, conllevar, comportar

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praise

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alabar, aclamar, aplaudir

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grant

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conceder, conferir, dar, donar, dotar, obsequiar, otorgar

concesión, donación, beca

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greed

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avaricia, codicia, ambición

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greet

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saludar, recibir, dar la bienvenida

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detente

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distensión

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estrangement

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alejamiento, distanciamiento

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pose

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plantear, suponer

postura, actitud, afectación, fingimiento, pose

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dog (dogs, dogging, dogged)

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acosar, perseguir de cerca

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flap

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tapa, alerón, aleteo

aletear, agitar las alas, batir las alas

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gaggle

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graznar (el ganso); cacarear (en sentido despectivo: charlar las mujeres)
manada, bandada de gansos

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flock

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manada, bandada, rebaño

viajar en tropel; atestar de gente; agruparse, congregarse

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subdue

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someter, dominar, subyugar

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tux

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esmoquin

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mogul

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magnate, potentado

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wither

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marchitarse, desvanecerse

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usher

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conducir, guiar

acomodador, ujier

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tend

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tender, atender, cuidar, inclinarse, tener tendencia, mantener, manejar

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leaning

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tendencia, inclinación, propensión

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heartless

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despiadado, cruel, desalmado, malvado

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bully (bullies, bullying, bullied)

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intimidar, amedrentar

excelente, muy bueno; matón

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snap

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instantáneo, chasquido

romper, partir en dos; morder; chasquear, castañetear, hacer crujir, restallar; sufrir una crisis nerviosa

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hugged

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preciado, apreciado, abrazado

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cheer

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animar, alentar, aplaudir, apoyar, aclamar, olear

alegría; ovación, aplauso

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sulk

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enfurruñarse, amohinarse; estar contrariado, estar de mal humor, estar de morros, estar enrabietado, estar malhumorado

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clap

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aplaudir, hacer palmas

ruido seco, chasquido, restallido; aplauso

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wander

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vagar, corretear, deambular, discurrir, trajinar, vagabundear
paseo

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trait

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rasgo, característica, particularidad

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worn

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usado, consumido, raído

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preventable

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prevenible, evitable

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entourage

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comitiva, séquito, cortejo, comparsa

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crush

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aplastar, triturar, machacar, estrujar, abrumar, apabullar, exprimir
apretujón, aplastamiento

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stretch

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expandir, alargar, desencoger, estirar, tender

elasticidad, flexibilidad; trecho, distancia, separación, tramo

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look into

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investigar, explorar, considerar

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bros

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hermanos

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foster

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fomentar, apadrinar, auspiciar, dar alas, dar auge a, impulsar, nutrir, promocionar, promover, propiciar

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plea

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súplica, petición, alegato

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budge

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ceder, moverse, mover, hacer ceder

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restrain

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restringir, arrestar, limitar

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copycat

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copión, imitador

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spate

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avalancha, aluvión

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grudge

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rencor, inquina, malicia, ojeriza, resentimiento

envidiar; ser avariento

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stance

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punto de vista, postura, posición, estancia, ámbito, recinto

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humble

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humilde, sencillo, sin pretensiones

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worthy

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notable, digno, loable

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wholesome

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sano, saludable

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gooey

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pegajoso, viscoso

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mushy

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pastoso

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gummy

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gomoso, pegajoso

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crumbly

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que se desmigaja fácilmente, que se desmenuza fácilmente

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crumble

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desmoronarse, derrumbarse, desmenuzarse, desmigajarse

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welfare

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bienestar, prosperidad, salud

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daub

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embadurnar, untar, manchar

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snag

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problema, inconveniente, pega, dificultad

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damp

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humedad

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barren

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estéril, yermo, árido, infecundo, baldío

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freshet

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crecida, inundación, riada

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tantalizingly

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tentadoramente, provocadoramente, seductoramente

108
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deem

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considerar, estimar, creer, juzgar

109
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groom

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novio

asear, acicalar

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prompt

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incitar, advertir, impulsar, instigar

111
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manslaughter

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homicidio sin premeditación, homicidio involuntario

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womb

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útero, matriz

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outburst

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arrebato, efusividad