Words Flashcards

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DAWN (verb used without object)

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To begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.

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RESTLESS

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Unquiet or uneasy

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BUM

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An incompetent person.

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4
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DOWN THE LINE

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Later

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5
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OUT OF THE BLUE

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Suddenly

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TO BIND

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Unir, amarrar

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HAZE

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Bruma

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TO SETTLE DOWN

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Sentar cabeza; establecerse en un lugar

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9
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HARD DONE

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Endurecido

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OUT OF THE BLUE

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De repente, cuando menos se lo espera

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11
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TO TURN UP

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Aparecer

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12
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TO RELY ON SOMETHING

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Confiar en algo

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13
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GORGE

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Garganta (a narrow valley between mountains)

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WALKWAY

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Any passage for walking (pasarela)

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UNDERGO

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To be subject to (someterse a…)

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NARROW

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Not broad or wide (angosto)

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STEEP

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Having an almost vertical slope or pitch (empinado)

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18
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TREACHEROUS

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Dangerous

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19
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REFURBISH

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To renovate something

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20
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THOUGH

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However (sin embargo)

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21
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HANDRAIL

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A rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform (pasamanos)

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22
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TIDE

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Marea

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23
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HOLLOW

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Hueco

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24
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RESEMBLE

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To be like or similar to

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SPRITE
A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers. * *_Synonyms_**: fairy, fay * *_Usage:_** She seemed rather an airy sprite, which, after playing its fantastic sports for a little while upon the cottage floor, would flit away with a mocking smile.
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RINGER
A person who is almost identical to another. * *_Synonyms:_** clone * *_Usage:_** I have been told I am a ringer for Bono, but the similarities end the moment I pick up a microphone.
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VENDUE
The public sale of something to the highest bidder. * *_Synonyms:_** auction * *_Usage:_** Most of George's possessions will be sold at vendue to help settle his sizable debts
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DUSTUP
An angry dispute. * *_Synonyms_**: quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words * *_Usage:_** The teacher put a stop to the boys' dustup before it could come to blows.
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SCENT
Perfume
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LINGERS
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DECEIT
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TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED
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PAVEMENT
Pavimento
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Nod
Cabecear
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Stood up
"Se paró"
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Stare
Mirar fijamente
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Sightseeing
Visiting interesting places and beautiful buildings
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To Lean
Inclinarse
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DISGUISE
To change the appearance (disfrazar)
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Workbench
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KERBSIDE
Cordón de la vereda
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LOOM
Acercarse
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MOCK-UP
Réplica, maqueta
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FLANK
Flanco, lateral, costado
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WAREHOUSE
Almacén, depósito
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BLUEPRINT
Plan of action
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AWARENESS
Having knowledge, consciousness (conciencia)
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GEAR UP
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STEP OUT
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TO MOAN
Gemir, quejarse
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CHAIRMAN
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MOIST
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EMBITTERED
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RUNWAY
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RIBBON
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GLIDING
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TO SOAR
Planear, dispararse
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TO BOAST
Jactarse, presumir
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TO GAZE
To stare
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EFFORTLESSLY
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TO SHEER
Puro