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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Strech back

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Estirar hacia atrás
Remontarse
Go back as far as
…with roots that stretch back to the 1100s.

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Byword

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Refrán
A proverbial saying
Mom’s favorite byword is:…

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You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink

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You can give someone the opportunity or show him how to succed, but you can’t force him to take the opportunity or to take the advice.

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Offspring

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Descendencia

They found variants in offspring that were matched only in father’s sperm.

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Stakeholder

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Parte interesada
A person or group of people who own a share in business.
Overall, “Show, tell, build” is a valuable resource to EL teachers and other stakefolders.

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Wind down

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Relajarse
Desconectar
Bajar

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Outskirts

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Afueras

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All in all

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Considerándolo todo

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9
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Plight

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Apuro

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Rowdy

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Bullicioso

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A flight of stairs

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Un tramo de escalera

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A block of flats

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Un bloque de pisos

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A fleet of boats

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Una flota

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A pack of lies

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Un puñado de mentiras

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15
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A troupe of dancers

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Elenco

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Subdue

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Someter, suavizar, templar.
Mr. Ghosh sounded more subdued than during his fiery performance in front of the cameras.
To reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing.

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Subdue

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Someter, suavizar, templar.
Mr. Ghosh sounded more subdued than during his fiery performance in front of the cameras.
To reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing.

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18
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Dazzler

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Deslumbrante

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Leash

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Correa (perro)

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Cater

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Abastecer
Supply, provide, furnish, stock
That catered to each individual scene

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21
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Cater

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Abastecer
Supply, provide, furnish, stock
That catered to each individual scene

22
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Diehard

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Intransigente

Diehard fans aren’t double-dipping

23
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Diehard

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Intransigente

Diehard fans aren’t double-dipping

24
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Diehard

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Intransigente

Diehard fans aren’t double-dipping

25
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Dwindle

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Disminuir, ir desapareciendo
Diminish gradually in size, amount, le strength
The offers eventually dwindled to a few parts in Ed Wood’s low-budget films.

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Lobby

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Vestíbulo
Cabildear, presionar, capitulear
He also continued to lobby for his prized role in the film version of Drácula.

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Heavy-handed

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Mano dura

Insensitive, oppressive, high-handed

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Restlessness

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Inquietud, intranquilidad

29
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Chop up

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Ir you chop something up, you chop it into small pieces.

Chopping up the continuous spred and flow of existence in a different way.

30
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Maven

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One who is experienced or knowledgeable: expert.

Ex: several chapters benefited from the scrutiny of real mavens.

31
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Spill

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Derramar y puede ser dejar caer una noticia.

She spills the news that Jamie was Tad’s son.

32
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Pervade

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Impregnar, difundir, empapar.

They know that languages pervades though.

33
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Upright

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Vertical, recto, derecho, erguido
Language is no more a cultural invention than is upright posture.
Erect in carriage or posture.

34
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Debauch

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To corrupt by intemperance or sexuality.
To lead away from virtue or excellence.
Corromper, seducir, entregarse al vicio.
For ex: I want to debauch your mind with learning.

35
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Dispel

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Disipar
To Drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering.
For ex: but a closer consideration dispels these doubts.

36
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Stalk

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Tallo

The women behind bringing stalks of sugarcane.

37
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Liken

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Mirar si se asemejan, comparar las semejanzas.
Compare, to represent as similar
The scientist likened his achievement to the work of Robert…

38
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Trifling

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Frivolous, trivial, lazy
Ex: trifling differences between the dialect of mainstream and the dialects of other groups.
Deciding what you want for a living is no trifling matter.

39
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Stilts

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Zancos.

Stilted: artificioso, afectado

40
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Wondrous

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Extraordinary, eye-opening, awesome, marvelous, astounding.

Ex: at the heart of this process is wondrously flexible human intelligence.

41
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Impair

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To diminish in function, ability, or quality: to weaken or make worse.
Ex: it is their language what it is impaired,
Discapacitar
Blemish, bloody, break
Fix, mend, patch

42
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Blurt out

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Dejar escapar
let off, vent, blunder out, muff
Your typical four-year-old will blurt out wugs.

43
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Holler

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1: to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain) : SHOUT
hollering for help
2: GRIPE, COMPLAIN
will always holler about tax increases
Ex: So I hollered.
cry, hoot, howl, shout, whoop
crow, delight, rejoice
44
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Crush

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1a: to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crush grapes
b: to squeeze together into a mass
She crushed her clothes into a bag.
Ex: the balloning ventricles crush much of the brain tissue necessary for everyday intelligence.

45
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Fund

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adjective
ˈfänd
1: having a liking or love
“I'm very fond of Chinese food myself,” 
2: AFFECTIONATE, LOVING
a fond farewell
3: strongly wished for
a fond dream
Ex, they are fond of unusual words.
46
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Caveat noun

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ca·​ve·​at | \ ˈka-vē-ˌät , -ˌat, ˈkä-vē-ˌät ; ˈkā-vē-ˌat \
a: a warning enjoining one from certain acts or practices
a caveat against unfair practices
b: an explanation to prevent misinterpretation
c: a modifying or cautionary detail to be considered when evaluating, interpreting, or doing something
The driving instructor gave his students this caveat: if you are driving under the speed limit, stay in the far right lane.
Ex, Orwell´s caveat.
advertencia

47
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rattle off phrasal verb

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Definition of rattle off
informal
: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory
She rattled off the names of all 50 states.
Ex, people who remember little else from their college education can rattle off the factoids.
Enumerar rápidamente.

48
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dim adjective

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\ ˈdim \
1a: emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light
dim stars
a dim lamp
a dim hallway
b: DULL, LUSTERLESS
dim colors
c: lacking pronounced, clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character
a dim echo of the past
2a: seen indistinctly
a dim outline
b: perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly : FAINT
had only a dim notion of what was going on
c: having little prospect of favorable result or outcome
a dim future
d: characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude —usually used in the phrase take a dim view of
takes a dim view of human nature
Ex, they dimly recall having heard it somewhere.
Vagamente

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Lampoon verb

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transitive verb
: to make the subject of a lampoon : RIDICULE
Ex, the National Council of Teachers of English lampoons government doublespeak in a widely reproduced press release.
Ridiculizar, satirizar.

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hapless adjective

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hap·​less | \ ˈha-pləs  \
Definition of hapless
\: having no luck : UNFORTUNATE
tale of a hapless sailor
hapless beings caught in the grip of forces we can do little about
Desafortunado, desventurado.

English C1 (4 decks)

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