Tricky Vocab Flashcards
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jamás
A
never
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muestra
A
sample
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traer
A
to bring
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impuesta
A
imposed
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esconder
A
to hide
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funda
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cover; sleeve
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menuda
A
small; diminutive, slight, insignificant, little
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caer
A
to fall
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según
A
according to; as
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además
A
besides; in addition, moreover
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apenas
A
as soon as; hardly
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agarrar
A
to catch, to grab; to hold on to
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propia
A
own
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buque
A
vessel
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bala
A
bullet
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vertiente
A
slope
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destierro
A
exile
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craving
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el anhelo
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umbral
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threshold
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escaparate
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shop window; showcase, wardrobe (Lat Am)
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transcurrir
A
to pass; to elapse
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desempeñar
A
to carry out; to perform, to play
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atravesar
A
to cross; to go through
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llovizna
A
drizzle
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tierna
tender; affectionate
26
salpicar
to splash
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pormenor
detail
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ingrato
ungrateful
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tropezar
to stumble; to run into s.o.
30
estaño
tin
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cobre
copper
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almendro
almond tree
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certera
accurate
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ajeno
alien
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augurio
omen
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aciago
ill-fated
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presagio
omen
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estribo
stirrup; footrest
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paladar
palate
40
estragos
havoc
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parranda
binge; spree
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soñoliento
sleepy; drowsy
43
reponer
to replace
44
alboroto
disturbance; commotion, racket, uproar, riot
45
campana
bell
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ambas
both
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atuendo
attire; clothes
48
heredar
to inherit; to leave (Lat Am)
49
cuya
whose; of whom, of which
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blindado
armored
51
aperos
tools
52
gaveta
drawer
53
sacudir
to shake
54
chocar
to crash; to disgust (Mex.)
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disparar
to shoot
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desbaratar
to thwart
57
estruendo
uproar; turmoil, din
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vecina
neighbor
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yeso
plaster
60
tamaño
size
61
astilla
chip; splinter
62
sien
temple
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cabezal
head; pillow, headrest, pad
64
tratar
to try; to treat
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penumbra
half-light; shadows
66
delante
in front of; before
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halcón
falcon; hawk
68
caridad
charity
69
equivocar
to be wrong
70
estornudar
to sneeze
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cuchichear
to whisper
72
lumbre
fire; light
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sigilosa
stealth
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destripar
to gut
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entera
whole
76
montaraz
wild; untamed, rough, coarse, unsociable
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ensangrentado
bloody
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ansiedad
anxiety
79
mustia
withered; faded, depressed, hypocritical (Mex.)
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semejante
similar; alike, fellow man/creature
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víscera
entrails
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amargar
to make bitter; to spoil
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bramido
roar
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estremecedor
disturbing; alarming
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tablón
plank
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basto
coarse; rude, vulgar
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velar
to look after; to stay awake
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gallinaza
hen dropping
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desperdicio
waste
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ciénaga
swamp
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fondo
background; bottom
92
naufragio
shipwreck; failure
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aduana
customs
94
camarote
cabin
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madera
wood
96
fachada
façade; front
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tranca
obstacle
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adelantar
to overtake; to pass, to move forward
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alcanzar
to reach; to achieve, to catch up
100
jaula
cage
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pito
whistle
102
apretar
to squeeze; to press
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regazo
lap
104
reprimir
to repress; to suppress
105
aliento
breath
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espesa
thick
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índole
nature
108
paño
cloth
109
grueso
thick
110
deber
must (+ infinitive); to owe
111
cumplido
accomplished; complied with, observed, fulfilled
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víspera
eve
113
sonámbulo
sleepwalker
114
desvelado
sleepless
115
cabo
cape; corporal, sergeant
116
menudo
small
117
lástima
shame; pity
118
autoridad
authority
119
muelle
pier; wharf, quay, spring
120
leña
firewood
121
lograr
to achieve
122
bandera
flag
123
escoger
to choose
124
ánimo
mood; encouragement, cheer up
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muchedumbre
crowd
126
despedir
to say goodbye (to s.o.); to dismiss, to get rid of
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alejar
to keep away; to move away, to remove
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enredo
entanglement
129
burlar
to trick; to deceive
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envejecer
to grow old; to age
131
semilla
seed; origin, the kids (South Cone)
132
arrancar
to pull off; to tear off, to blow off, to snatch
133
agujero
hole
134
calzar
to wear
135
puesta
setting
136
agregar
to add
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bruscamente
suddenly
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martillo
hammer
139
avergonzar
to embarrass
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despiadado
ruthless
141
aniquilar
to annihilate; to crush
142
enrojecer
to turn red; to go red, to blush
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bastante
enough; quite
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herramienta
tool
145
sollozo
sob
146
estallar
to burst; to explode
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armadura
armor
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torpe
clumsy; awkward
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lágrima
tear
