The cost of thinking Flashcards
savannah
noun
/səˈvæn.ə/
a large, flat area of land covered with grass, usually with few trees, that is found in hot countries, especially in Africa
Sabana
wrestling
noun
/ˈres.lɪŋ/
a sport in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground
lucha
flint
noun
/flɪnt/
(a piece of) shiny gray or black stone that is like glass
pedernal
trait
noun
/treɪt/
a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior:
His sense of humor is one of his better traits.
Arrogance is a very unattractive personality/character trait.
rasgo
tune in
phrasal verb
/tuːn/
to watch or listen to a particular television or radio program or station:
tune in to Be sure to tune in to next week’s show.
Will the millions of viewers who regularly tune in stay loyal, now that their favorite host is gone?
afinado
stiff
adjective
/stɪf/
firm or hard:
stiff cardboard
a stiff collar
His clothes were stiff with dried mud.
rígido
womb
noun
/wuːm/
the organ in the body of a woman or other female mammal in which a baby develops before birth:
Researchers are looking at how a mother’s health can affect the baby in the womb.
matriz o útero
kiln
noun
/kɪln/
a type of large oven used for making bricks and clay objects hard after they have been shaped
horno
dwelt
past simple and past participle of dwell
/dwel/
to live in a place or in a particular way:
dwell in She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years.
habitó. (habitar)
marrow
noun
/ˈmer.oʊ/
soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the center of a bone
médula ósea
carcass
noun
/ˈkɑːr.kəs/
the body of a dead animal, especially a large one that is soon to be cut up as meat or eaten by wild animals:
Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the rotting carcass of the deer.
slang Move your great carcass (= your body) out of that chair!
restos de cadaver
havoc
noun
/ˈhæv.ək/
confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble:
wreak havoc The storm wreaked (= caused) havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.
play havoc with The delay played (= caused) havoc with their travel arrangements.
estragos
leap
verb
/liːp/
to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another:
He leaped out of his car and ran toward the house.
I leaped up to answer the phone.
gran salto
