Vocabulary (2)

Question 1

Symptom (noun)

Answer 1

Síntoma

Question 2

Troubled (adjective 2)

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(1) Having problems or difficulties, especially economical (2) worried or nervous

Question 3

Rot (verb 1)

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verb- to decay or to cause something to decay

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Botch (noun 1, verb 1, very similar)

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noun- something that is ruined by doing it badly, synonym of mistake; verb- to spoil something by doing it badly (arruinar, echar a perder)

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Breakneck (adjective)

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Dangerously fast

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Clamber (verb)

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To climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, especially using the hands and feet

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Straw (noun)

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Dry plants (especially wheat) that are used to feed the animals or as some type of outsider furniture (paja)

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Heap (noun)

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An untidy group or mass of something (una pila de cosas)

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Elated (adjective)

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Extremely happy or excited, usually because something has worked successfully or something has been achieved (aleided) (exaltado)

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Alleyway/Alley (noun)

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A narrow passageway that is between buildings

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Zoom (verb 2)

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(1) to move very quickly (2) If prices zoom, they increase suddenly and very fast

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Smack (verb)

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To hit someone or something with the flat inside part of your hand, especially as a punishment

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Snap (verb 3)

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(1) to cause something thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound (2) to suddenly become unable not to express a strong feeling, especially anger (3) to suddenly start to say something angrily

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Nightlife (noun )

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Entertainment and social activities that happen especially in the evening (ex: bars, clubs, etc)

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Halleyway (noun)

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Synonym of the word hall (pasillo)

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Outbreak (noun, pandemic vocabulary)

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The time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant.

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Tiptoe (verb)

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To walk with the heel of your feet lifted off the ground, usually in order to make no noise while walking (tiptou)

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Pledge (noun, verb, very similar)

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Noun- a serious and formal promise to do something, especially in politics; verb- to make a serious and formal promise to do something.

Question 19

Conceivably (adverb)

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Synonym of possibly, in a conceivable manner. (concibably)

Question 20

First come, first served (2)

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(1) Used to mean that people will receive something or be dealt with in the order in which they ask or arrive. (2) Or, only people that ask for something will receive it.

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Subsidy (noun, finances)

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Money that is given (especially by the government) as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen, or to assist its process. (zapcidi)

Question 22

Nimble (adjective)

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quick and light in movement, action or thought; agile

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Dazzling (adjective 2)

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(1) extremely bright, so that it usually blinds you temporary (2) extremely impressive, beautiful or skilful

Question 24

Diagnose (verb)

Answer 24

Diagnosticar

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Grudgingly/Begrudgingly (adverb)

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Unwillingly, often because you have no choice

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Corpse (noun)

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A dead body (korps)

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Red-eye/Redeye (noun 2)

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(1) A flight that is taken at night (2) the red colour effect that appears on people's eyes in photographs

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Settlement (noun 3)

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(1) the act of paying money that is owed (2) an agreement that finishes an argument or conflict (3) a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place

Question 29

Diner (noun 2)

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(1) someone that eats a meal, especially in a restaurant (2, in the US) a small and pretty cheap restaurant that is usually next to the rode and where people share one big table (like a bar) (dainer)

Question 30

Outward (adjective 3)

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(1) Relating to the outside (signs/characteristics) of something (2) away from the centre of something (3) to describe something that goes towards a place rather than returning from it (atwerd)