Vocabulary Flashcards

Question

Dwindle

Answer 1

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

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Mano dura | Insensitive, oppressive, high-handed

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Inquietud, intranquilidad

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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.

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One who is experienced or knowledgeable: expert. | Ex: several chapters benefited from the scrutiny of real mavens.

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Derramar y puede ser dejar caer una noticia. | She spills the news that Jamie was Tad's son.

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Impregnar, difundir, empapar. | They know that languages pervades though.

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

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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.

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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.

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Tallo | The women behind bringing stalks of sugarcane.

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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...

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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.

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Zancos. | Stilted: artificioso, afectado

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Extraordinary, eye-opening, awesome, marvelous, astounding. | Ex: at the heart of this process is wondrously flexible human intelligence.

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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

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

Answer 19

``` 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 ```

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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.

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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. ```

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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

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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.

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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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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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``` 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. ```