T, U, V Flashcards
tantamount
equivalent to; equal to
equivalente
taunt
burlarse, provocar
teeming
in abundance; fertile; highly productive
temerity
temeridad; impetuosidad; imprudencia; osadía
temporize
retrasarse o negarse a comprometerse para ganar
tiempo; para evitar una respuesta
tranquil
Tranquilo
transgress
v. to break a law or command; to violate a moral
principle; to overstep a moral bound or limit
tremulous
frightened; quivering
asustado; tembloroso
trivial
unimportant; small; worthless; minor
truculence
n. cruelty; ferocity; harshness
crueldad; ferocidad; dureza
truculent
adj. fierce; savage; cruel; destructive; harsh; barbaric
turgid
adj. swollen; inflated; using big or high-sounding words
adj. hinchado; inflado; usando palabras grandes o de alto sonido
ubiquitous
omnipresent; present everywhere
untenable
incapable of being defended or held; uninhabitable
insostenible
imposible
inviable
utilitarian
adj. materially or practically useful; applicable
práctico, utilitario
vanquish
v. to subdue; to conquer; to defeat
v. someter; conquistar; vencer
vaunt
v. to boast; to brag
alardear; jactarse de
veneer
superficial appearance or show designed to impress
one with superiority
apariencia superficial
vernal
adj. pertaining to spring
relativa a la primavera
vicarious
adj. tomar el lugar de otro; sentido, recibido o hecho en
lugar de otro; indirecto
virago
n. scolding or ill-tempered woman
regaño o mujer malhumorada
vituperate
v. regañar o culpar en voz alta; encontrar falta con en abusivo
lenguaje; para condenar
blame loudly; to find fault with in abusive language
vituperation
vituperative (adj)
n. harsh rebuke; abusive condemnation; denunciation
n. dura reprimenda;
