Vocab from Readings Flashcards
1
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stripped/bare/exposed
A
desguarnecido
2
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setback/mishap
A
percance
3
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By means of
A
mediante
4
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predict
A
predecir
5
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excessive (beginning with D)
A
desmedido
6
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impending/imminent
A
inminente
7
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everlasting/long-lasting
A
perdurable
8
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mixed-race
A
mestizo/a
9
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emphasize/stress
hacer ___________ en
A
hacer hincapié en
10
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wander
A
deambular
11
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background knowledge
A
bagaje de conocimientos
12
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nuance
A
matiz
13
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That is to say/meaning
A
Es decir
14
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snoop around
A
husmear
15
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sneak in
A
entrar a hurtadillas
16
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spoil/ruin
d______, e_______, a_______
A
desbaratar/arruinar/estropear
17
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brawl
A
trifulca
18
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unruly
A
impetuoso
19
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decline/fall (of something)
e.g. Seen a decline in education
A
decadencia
20
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Fortress
A
alcázar
21
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resonate
A
resonar
22
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intermission
A
intermitencia
23
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uproot
A
desarraigar
24
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shore
A
orilla
25
cast away (throw)
arrojar
26
'pull' over
arrasar
27
energy/vigour
| beginning with I
ímpetu
28
of summer
veraniego/a
29
soft spot/fondness
afecto
30
dome
cúpula
31
spire
aguja
32
spiral
voluta
33
inmiscuirse
interfere/meddle/pry
34
elevate/raise up
alzar
35
obstinate/stubborn
obstinado/terco
36
hideous/spectacle/disaster
e.g He came to the wedding looking a spectacle
adefesio
37
long faced
lánguido/a
38
once/formerly/before
e.g Lily formerly the princess of Arabia
otrora
39
lie 'sprawled'
yacer
40
denunciar
report/inform against
41
alud
avalanche/mudslide
42
subsanable
recitifiable
43
promover
promote
44
tributo (money)
fee
45
recaudación de empresa
company income/earnings
46
un bache
pothole/rough patch
47
cetáceos
cetacean (whales/dolphins)
48
bramidos
roar/bellow
49
restregarse
rub up against
50
andadas
adventures
51
resoplar
pant/ huff and puff
52
halcón
falcon/hawk
53
una dejadez
negligence
54
remolino
whirlwind/whirlpool
55
vivero
nursery
56
agüero
omen
57
anhelante
eager
58
pasmado
bewildered
59
alborotado
unruly/disruptive/rowdy
60
alborotar
disrupt/unsettle/stir up
61
morsa
walrus
62
comadrona
midwife
63
módico
modest
64
chelín(es)
shilling(s)
65
verja
railings/fence
66
cofia
hairnet/bonnet
67
erguir
stand up/straighten up
68
desvanecer
fade/faint/dissipate
69
un alfiler
a pin
70
cerciorarse
check in/make sure
71
remangar
roll up (sleeves)
72
balbucear
babble/stutter/stammer
73
un relieve
topography (study of geographical land surfaces)
74
planicie
plain/flatland
75
loma
land elevation/rise
76
hallar
to find
77
bucle
loop or curl(hair)
78
nogal
walnut tree
79
comarca
region
80
una cuenca (geografía)
basin (land depression)
81
cuarzo
quartz
82
propicio
favourable
83
dehesa/pradera
pasture/meadow
84
encina
holm/evergreen oak
85
quebradero
headache inducing
86
carece de
lacks
87
lucio (fish)
pike
88
colofón
culmination/climax/end of something
89
aullar
to howl
90
gemir
to moan
91
prude
puritano
92
rooftop
azotea
93
discurrir
pass through/by
94
chaparral
thicket
95
madroño
wild strawberry tree
96
grulla
crane
97
influjo
influence
98
mestizaje
blend/fusion
99
perdiz
partridge
100
premisa
premise/affirmation
101
castro
fortified camp
102
hacer acopio
muster/gather
103
a lomos de
riding (animal)
104
gentío
crowd
105
arremolinarse
crowd around
106
vendaval/galerna
gale/gale in northwest spain
107
brumoso
foggy
108
a regañadientes
reluctantly/ unwillingly
109
saqueo
mugging
110
saquear
to mug
111
fetidez
fetidness/dirtiness
112
corral
pig pens/farmyard
113
lumbre
fire/heat/stove
114
despojar
strip (power, title, armour)
115
cubierta
a deck
116
una aureola
halo
117
repentina
sudden
118
desplegar
to spread out
119
pregonar
hawk/hustle/anounce
120
hecho y derecho
grown (up)/mature
121
rematadamente
terribly/utterly/incredibly
122
novelesco
fantastic/bizarre
123
envalentar
given courage/make brave
124
centellear
twinkle/sparkle
125
arrojado
cast/thrown OR daring/gutsy
126
aporrear
to beat/pound
127
sin piedad
without mercy/mercilessly
128
jinete
rider/jockey
129
endilgar
laden/saddle with
130
en concreto
specifically
131
tapete/alfombra
rug
132
tapiz
tapestry
133
gabardina
trench coat
134
encaramarse
perch/to climb
135
de una tacada
once and for all
136
highly
altamente
137
torch
linterna/antorcha
138
a guisa de
by way of
139
irradiar
radiate/give off
140
implacable
relentless/ruthless
141
incipiente
emerging/new-born/budding
142
embriagado
drunk
143
zozobra
anxiety/jumpiness
144
súplica
plea/request
145
desventura
mishap/misfortune
146
ensueño
daydream/fantasy
147
artero
crafty/cunning
148
porvenir
future
149
seno
bosom/protection
150
desamparar
abandon/desert
151
follaje
foliage
152
enmudecer
fall silent
153
angosto
narrow
154
atribulado
distressed/grief-stricken/heart-broken
155
ánima
soul in purgatory
156
alzar
rise/raise
157
rendimiento
performance/efficiency
158
burdo
clumsy/crude
159
artimaña
trick/ruse/dodge/scheme
160
deterioro
deterioration
161
conforme (conjunction)
just as
162
muelle
dock/pier/quay
163
mazazo
mallet/hammer blow
164
dañino
harmful/detrimental
165
fomentar
encourage/promote/incite
166
desecho
waste
167
litoral
coast
168
pantano
reservoir OR swamp/marsh
169
emblase
reservoir
170
atómito/a
astonished/stunned
171
errar
miss (a shot)
172
víctima de estafa
scam victim
173
estafa
fraud
174
caucho
rubber
175
el alcance
scope/range/significance
176
estremecer
make shake/tremble
177
vago/sombrío
shadowy
178
entretanto
in the mean time
179
vulgar
ordinary/vulgar
180
inhumación
burial
181
amortiguar
cushion/soften the blow
182
abarrotar
pack/fill out
183
llevar a padecer
cause suffering of
184
gabardina
trench coat
185
espadachín
swordsman/swashbuckler
186
lóbulo
earlobe
187
barandilla
handrail/banister
188
escoltar
escort/guard/acompany
189
hilera
row/line
190
secreter
bureau/writing desk
191
caoba
mahogany (wood)/ auburn (hair)
192
vanidoso
smug/vain/big-headed
193
chal
shawl/wrap/pashmina
194
peladilla
sugared almond
195
regazo
lap
196
derrochar
to waste/squander
197
derramar
to spill
198
abstenio/a
teetotal
