Vocabulary Flashcards
Nefarious
wicked or crimina
siniestro
aquel o aquello que tiene propensión hacia lo malo o funesto
naivete
lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. innocence or unsophistication
novicia
Principiante en cualquier arte o facultad
ingenuidad
Candor, falta de malicia. Hecho o dicho propios del ingenuo.
aburgesamiento
Adquirir cualidades de burgués (‖ persona que tiende a la estabilidad económica y social).
gentrification
the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste.
perito
Experto o entendido en algo. Es muy perito en estos temas
perno
Pieza de hierro u otro metal, larga, cilíndrica, con cabeza redonda por un extremo y asegurada con una chaveta, una tuerca o un remache por el otro, que se usa para afirmar piezas de gran volumen.
hípica
Perteneciente o relativo al caballo.
Deporte que consiste en carreras de caballos, concurso de saltos de obstáculos, doma, adiestramiento,
equestrianism
the skill or sport of horse riding. As an Olympic sport it is divided into three disciplines: show jumping, dressage, and the three-day event (combining show jumping, dressage, and cross-country riding).
ávido
Ansioso, codicioso.
avid
having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.
“an avid reader of science fiction”
synonyms: keen, eager, enthusiastic, ardent, passionate, zealous, hard-core; More
antonyms: apathetic
lustro
Período de cinco años.
appalling
causing shock or dismay; horrific.
synonyms: bad, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, disgraceful, deplorable, hopeless, lamentable;
appealing
attractive or interesting.
synonyms: attractive, engaging, alluring, enchanting, captivating, bewitching, fascinating, tempting, enticing, seductive, irresistible, winning, winsome, charming, desirable;
careened
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction. “an electric golf cart careened around the corner”
synonyms: rush, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, race, bolt, dash, speed, run, whiz, zoom, flash, blast, charge, fly,
disgorged
cause to pour out. discharge, yield or give up, eject
synonyms: pour out, discharge, eject, throw out, emit, expel, spit out, spew out, belch forth, spout;
disheveled (dishevelled)
untidy; disordered.
“a man with long, disheveled hair”
synonyms: untidy, unkempt, scruffy, messy, in a mess, disordered, disarranged, rumpled, bedraggled
moribund
(of a person) at the point of death.
(of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor.
“the moribund commercial property market”
cavalry
soldiers who fought on horseback.
palate
- the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the nose and the mouth in vertebrates.
- a person’s appreciation of taste and flavor, especially when sophisticated and discriminating.
pallet
a portable platform on which goods can be moved, stacked, and stored, especially with the aid of a forklift.
impede
delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.