Vocab from Readings Flashcards by elena broerse

stripped/bare/exposed

desguarnecido

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setback/mishap

percance

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By means of

mediante

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predict

predecir

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excessive (beginning with D)

desmedido

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impending/imminent

inminente

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everlasting/long-lasting

perdurable

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mixed-race

mestizo/a

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emphasize/stress

hacer ___________ en

hacer hincapié en

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wander

deambular

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background knowledge

bagaje de conocimientos

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nuance

matiz

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That is to say/meaning

Es decir

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snoop around

husmear

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sneak in

entrar a hurtadillas

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spoil/ruin

d______, e_______, a_______

desbaratar/arruinar/estropear

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brawl

trifulca

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unruly

impetuoso

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decline/fall (of something)

e.g. Seen a decline in education

decadencia

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Fortress

alcázar

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resonate

resonar

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intermission

intermitencia

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uproot

desarraigar

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shore

orilla

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cast away (throw)

arrojar

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‘pull’ over

arrasar

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energy/vigour

beginning with I

ímpetu

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of summer

veraniego/a

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soft spot/fondness

afecto

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dome

cúpula

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spire

aguja

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spiral

voluta

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inmiscuirse

interfere/meddle/pry

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elevate/raise up

alzar

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obstinate/stubborn

obstinado/terco

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hideous/spectacle/disaster

e.g He came to the wedding looking a spectacle

adefesio

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long faced

lánguido/a

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once/formerly/before

e.g Lily formerly the princess of Arabia

otrora

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lie ‘sprawled’

yacer

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denunciar

report/inform against

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alud

avalanche/mudslide

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subsanable

recitifiable

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promover

promote

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tributo (money)

fee

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recaudación de empresa

company income/earnings

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un bache

pothole/rough patch

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cetáceos

cetacean (whales/dolphins)

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bramidos

roar/bellow

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restregarse

rub up against

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andadas

adventures

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resoplar

pant/ huff and puff

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halcón

falcon/hawk

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una dejadez

negligence

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remolino

whirlwind/whirlpool

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vivero

nursery

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agüero

omen

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anhelante

eager

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pasmado

bewildered

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alborotado

unruly/disruptive/rowdy

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alborotar

disrupt/unsettle/stir up

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morsa

walrus

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comadrona

midwife

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módico

modest

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chelín(es)

shilling(s)

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verja

railings/fence

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cofia

hairnet/bonnet

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erguir

stand up/straighten up

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desvanecer

fade/faint/dissipate

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un alfiler

a pin

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cerciorarse

check in/make sure

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remangar

roll up (sleeves)

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balbucear

babble/stutter/stammer

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un relieve

topography (study of geographical land surfaces)

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planicie

plain/flatland

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loma

land elevation/rise

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hallar

to find

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bucle

loop or curl(hair)

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nogal

walnut tree

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comarca

region

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una cuenca (geografía)

basin (land depression)

cuarzo

quartz

propicio

favourable

dehesa/pradera

pasture/meadow

encina

holm/evergreen oak

quebradero

headache inducing

carece de

lacks

lucio (fish)

pike

colofón

culmination/climax/end of something

aullar

to howl

gemir

to moan

prude

puritano

rooftop

azotea

discurrir

pass through/by

chaparral

thicket

madroño

wild strawberry tree

grulla

crane

influjo

influence

mestizaje

blend/fusion

perdiz

partridge

premisa

premise/affirmation

castro

fortified camp

hacer acopio

muster/gather

a lomos de

riding (animal)

gentío

crowd

arremolinarse

crowd around

vendaval/galerna

gale/gale in northwest spain

brumoso

foggy

a regañadientes

reluctantly/ unwillingly

saqueo

mugging

saquear

to mug

fetidez

fetidness/dirtiness

corral

pig pens/farmyard

lumbre

fire/heat/stove

despojar

strip (power, title, armour)

cubierta

a deck

una aureola

halo

repentina

sudden

desplegar

to spread out

pregonar

hawk/hustle/anounce

hecho y derecho

grown (up)/mature

rematadamente

terribly/utterly/incredibly

novelesco

fantastic/bizarre

envalentar

given courage/make brave

centellear

twinkle/sparkle

arrojado

cast/thrown OR daring/gutsy

aporrear

to beat/pound

sin piedad

without mercy/mercilessly

jinete

rider/jockey

endilgar

laden/saddle with

en concreto

specifically

tapete/alfombra

rug

tapiz

tapestry

gabardina

trench coat

encaramarse

perch/to climb

de una tacada

once and for all

highly

altamente

torch

linterna/antorcha

a guisa de

by way of

irradiar

radiate/give off

implacable

relentless/ruthless

incipiente

emerging/new-born/budding

embriagado

drunk

zozobra

anxiety/jumpiness

súplica

plea/request

desventura

mishap/misfortune

ensueño

daydream/fantasy

artero

crafty/cunning

porvenir

future

seno

bosom/protection

desamparar

abandon/desert

follaje

foliage

enmudecer

fall silent

angosto

narrow

atribulado

distressed/grief-stricken/heart-broken

ánima

soul in purgatory

alzar

rise/raise

rendimiento

performance/efficiency

burdo

clumsy/crude

artimaña

trick/ruse/dodge/scheme

deterioro

deterioration

conforme (conjunction)

just as

muelle

dock/pier/quay

mazazo

mallet/hammer blow

dañino

harmful/detrimental

fomentar

encourage/promote/incite

desecho

waste

litoral

coast

pantano

reservoir OR swamp/marsh

emblase

reservoir

atómito/a

astonished/stunned

errar

miss (a shot)

víctima de estafa

scam victim

estafa

fraud

caucho

rubber

el alcance

scope/range/significance

estremecer

make shake/tremble

vago/sombrío

shadowy

entretanto

in the mean time

vulgar

ordinary/vulgar

inhumación

burial

amortiguar

cushion/soften the blow

abarrotar

pack/fill out

llevar a padecer

cause suffering of

gabardina

trench coat

espadachín

swordsman/swashbuckler

lóbulo

earlobe

barandilla

handrail/banister

escoltar

escort/guard/acompany

hilera

row/line

secreter

bureau/writing desk

caoba

mahogany (wood)/ auburn (hair)

vanidoso

smug/vain/big-headed

chal

shawl/wrap/pashmina

peladilla

sugared almond

regazo

lap

derrochar

to waste/squander

derramar

to spill

abstenio/a

teetotal