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Gre Spanish
pg 45-69
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abochornado | flushed |
| acatar | cumply with |
| acérrimo | all out |
| aciago | unfortunate |
| acequia | ditch |
| acometer | intentar |
| acular | to corner |
| acuñar | to coin |
| adusto | austere |
| agostar | to parch |
| agrimensor | land surveyor |
| aguero | omen |
| ajar | to abuse |
| aldaba | door knocker |
| albedrio | free will |
| alebrado | timid |
| alevosia | treachery |
| alférez | standard bearer |
| amedrentar | to scare |
| amenguar | to reduce |
| amilanar | to dishearten |
| amorfo | shapeless |
| anaquel | shelf |
| anodino | harmless |
| anonadar | to annihilate |
| añejo | aged |
| añil | blue |
| apego | affection |
| apear | to survey |
| apero | equiptment |
| aplacar | to placate |
| ardid | ruse |
| apogeo | height |
| arrebatado | impetuous |
| arredrar | to scare |
| asepsia | sterelization |
| asertatorio | afirmative |
| aseverar | to afirm |
| atalaya | watchtower |
| ataviar | to adorn |
| atezado | tawny |
| atinado | acertado |
| atiborrar | to stuff |
| atisbar | to watch |
| atónito | astonished |
| avalar | to guarantee |
| baldio | vacant |
| basca | nausea |
| bastidor | frame of wood or metal |
| Biombo | Screen |
| Borbollar | To Boil |
| Borra | Stuffing |
| Bosquejo | Outline |
| Bregar | To work hard |
| Brizna | String |
| Bullir | To Boil |
| Cacofonía | Cacophony |
| Cadalso | Patibulo, gallows, gibbet |
| Caliginoso | Nebuloso, obscuro, cálidoMurky, hot |
| Canonjia | Sinecura, empleo facíl, Sinecure |
| Capcioso | Insidioso, engañoso, Captious, Tricky |
| Castizo | De buena casta, puroOf good breed, pure |
| Castrense | Perteneciente al ejercito, militarMartial |
| Cenit | Apogeo, Zenith, peak, culmination, height |
| Centella | Chispa, pavesa, rayoSpark, streak of lightning |
| Ceruleo | Azul celeste,Azure |
| Circunvalar | Cercar, rodear, ceñirTo circumvallate, surround, encircle |
| Coartar | Limitar,To limit, curtail, restrict |
| Coetáneo | ContemporáneoContemporary |
| Cogitabundo | Pensativo, preocupadoThoughtful |
| Cohechar | SobornarTo bribe |
| Conato | Intento, empeño, esfuerzoEffort, intent |
| Concatenar | Unir varias cosas entre siTo concentrate, to link |
| Concupiscente | Codicioso, lujurioso, carnalGreedy, lustful |
| Confabulatión | Complot, Collusion, conspiracy |
| Congoja | Desmayo, angustia,Dismay, anxiety |
| Conjurar | Jurar, prometer, hacer prestar juramentoTo swear, to pledge oneself, to swear in |
| Conjurarse | To take an oath, to pledge oneself |
| Conminar | Amenazar, advertir,To threaten, to advise |
| Contrarrestar | Resistir, oponerse a alguna cosaTo oppose, to resist |
| Contratiempo | Complicación,Setback, mishap, inconvenience |
| Contrapisa | Limitación, gracia, sal,garnaciónRestriction, wit, gracia, charm, trimming |
| Corso | Ciervo,deer, doe |
| Cuchitril | Agujero, tabuco,Hole,den, small room |
| Charlatán | hablador, impostorTalkative, impostor |
| Chasco | Engaño, trampa, Trick, ruse, disappointment |
| Chulada | Acción tosca, vulgar,Coarseness, vulgarity |
| Chusco | Tiene gracia picardiaWitty, |
| Derrochador | Que dilapida, que malgasta,Squanderer |
| Desabor | Insipidez, desabrimiento,Insipidness, tastelessness |
| Desabrido | Que tiene poco sabor, desagradale,malhumoradoTasteless, peevish, unpleasant |
| Desaire | Falta de garbo o gentileza, afrenta,Awkwardness, snub, rebuff |
| Desaliño | Descompostura, falta de aliño, negligencia,Slovenliness, dirtiness, neglect |
| Desamparar | Dejar sin abrigo, protecciónTo abandon, forsake |
| Desasimiento | Cesión, desinterés, generosidad,Transfer, the act of giving up, generosity |
| Desatinar | Azorar, confundir, acturar con falta de acierto, To bewilder, to act crazy, befuddled |
| Desavenencia | Disacuerdo, discordia, cizaña, disentimiento,Discord, enmity |
| Descalabro | Contratiempo, desventura, infortunio,Setback, misfortune, calamity |
| Descollar | Sobresalir,To stand out |
| Desfogar | Dar salida al fuego, dar rienda suelta,To make an opening for fire escape, free rein |
| Desganado | Sin ganas,indiferente,desprendido, sin apetito,Unwilling, indifferent, not hungry |
| Desgarbado | Falta de garbo, o gracia, desgalichadoUngainly, awkward, inelegant |
| Desidia | Negligencia, pereza, Negligence, indolence, laziness |
| Desmaña | Falta de maña, de habilidad,indolencia,desidiaClumsiness, awakwardness, indolence |
| Desmoronamiento | Acción de deshacer una cosa formada de partesCrumbling, decaying, collapse |
| Desollar | Quitar el pellejo, hacer pagar muy caro,To escoriate, to abrade, to fleece |
| Despilfarrador | Que hace gastos excessivos,Squanderer |
| Desposado | Recién casado, con esposasNewlywed, handcuffed |
| Deudo | ParienteRelative |
| Didáctico | Relativo a la enseñanzaPreceptive, instructive, didactic |
| Dilación | RetrasoDelay |
| Dintel | Parte superior de la puertaLintel |
| Dislate | Desparate.Nonsense, foolishness |
| Dispendio | Derroche,Squandering |
| Displicente | Malhumorado, avinagrado, desagradable,Peevish, unpleasant |
| Divergir | Disentir,To disagree, differ |
| Diversar | PercibirTo descry, see, persive |
| Doblez | Disimulo, falsedad, pliegue,Deception, duplicity, fold |
| Dragomán | Intérprete, Interpreter |
| Dúctil | Acomodizo, se aviene a todo,Malleable, manageable, tractable |
| Ebanista | Constructor de mueblescabinetmaker |
| Ecuánime | tiene igualdad de ánimo |
| Embelesado | CautivadoFacinated, enthralled, enchanted |
| Embelesar | Arrebatar el sentido, encantar,To enthral or enchant |
| Embotar | Desafilar las armas cortantes, debilitar,To blunt, to weaken, dull |
| Embrollo | Enredo,embuste,Mix up, lie |
| Empalizada | Estacada, cerca,Stockade |
| Empañar | Obscurecer la terso, manchar, To cloud, stain |
| Empecinarse | Obstinarse, ponerse terco,encapricharse,To be stubborn |
| Empellar | Dar empellones, guiar,To push, shove, jostle |
| Empinado | Escarpado, muy alto,Steep, very high |
| Encauzar | Dirigir, encaminar, guiarTo channel, lead, direct |
| Enclenque | Débil, endeble, infermizoWeak, feeble, sickly |
| Encono | Mala voluntad, rencor, odioRancor, enmity, hate |
| Endeble | Débil, frágilWeak, feeble, frail, flimsy |
| Enervar | Debilitar,To weaken, debilitate |
| Enésimo | Enésima vez,To the Nth |
| Engreir | Envanecer, consentir, mimar,To fill with vanity, spoil |
| Enjugar | Secar, quitar la humedad, extinguir una deuda,To dry, to wipe, to settle debt |
| Enjuto | Seco, delgado, palillos para encender,Kindling, |
| Enteco | Enfermizo, flaco, delgaducho,Sickly, thin |
| Entenebrecer | Obscurecer,To darken |
| Envergadura | ExtensiónScope, span |
| Equiparar | Comparar dos cosas iguales,To compare, match, to collate |
| Esbirrro | AlguacilBaliff, Henchman |
| Escampada | Interrupción de la lluvia, Clearing up, subsiding rain |
| Escarmiento | Advertencia, lección aprendida por castigo,Warning, lesson learned from experience |
| Escuálido | Sucio, repugnante, pálidosqualid, emaciated |
| Esputar | Escupir, To expectoriate, to spit |
| Esquela | Carta breve, carta impresa de invitación,short letter, printed card, announcement |
| Esquirol | Obrero que substituye a un huelguistaScab |
| Estentóreo | Muy fuerte voz estentórea,Stentorean |
| Estertor | Respiración anhelosa ronca de moribundos,Death rattle, rasping breath |
| Estrafalario | Desaliñado, extravagante, ridículo, raro,Untidy, slovenly, outlandish, excentric |
| Estruendo | Ruido grande, alboroto, bullicioClamor, noise, uproar, show |
| Explayar | Extender,dilatarse, enchanchar,To expiatate, to roam, wander, extend |
| Explayarse | Ensanchar, extenderm dilatarse,To expatiate, to elaborate, wander, roam |
| Facineroso | Delincuente, malvado, criminal,Delincuent, wicked, criminal |
| Facundo | Abundante en palabras, hablador,Eloquent, talkative |
| Famélico | Hambriento, en huesos, enflaquecido,Starving, famished, emaciated |
| Fas | Justo, por fas o por nefas,Rightly, justly |
| Fatídico | Fatal, que prognostica el porvenir,Fateful |
| Fatuo | Presuntuoso, engreido, vanidosoFatuous |
| Fechoria | Delito, crime |
| Fehaciente | Fidedigno,que hace fe,Convincing, worthy of trust, attesting, certify |
| Fementido | Falto de fe, traidor,False, trecherous, traitor |
| Fenecer | Acabar, concluir, fallecer,To finish, conclude, to die, |
| Feraz | Fértil, Fertile |
| Festinar | Apurar, precipitarTo hasten |
| Foliculario | Gacetillero, escritorzueloHack journalist, pamphleteer |
| Forjado | Facineroso, prófugo,Outlaw, fugative |
| Fraguar | Forjar hierro, idear mentirasTo forge iron, to devise |
| Galardón | Premio, recompensaPrize, reward |
| Garbo | Buen porte, gracia, generosidadFine bearing, grace, generosity |
| Granjear | Adquirir,traficar, ganar la voluntad de uno,To acquire, to trade, to win friendship |
| Hado | Destino,Fate |
| Harén | Harem,Harem |
| Henchir | Llenar, rellenar,To fill, stuff |
| Henchirse | Ingullir la comida,To stuff oneself, gorge |
| Hogaño | Este año, ahora,This year, in our time |
| Hogaza | Pan grande,Loaf of bread |
| Holgar | Descansar, alegrarseTo rest, to be idle, glad |
| Hurgar | Remover, menear, incitar,To poke, rummage, to stir up |
| Ignominia | Aprobio, infamia,Ignominy, disgrace |
| Impávido | Atrevido, valiente,Fearless, impavid, intrepid |
| Impericia | Falta de pericia, incapacidad, Lack of skill, inexperience, incompetence |
| Imperio | Mandato, autoridad, estado,Mandate, authority, empire |
| Impetrar | Solicitar,To request |
| Inclito | Ilustre, preclaro, esclarecido,Illustrious, renowned, eminent |
| Incólumne | Ileso, sin daño,Unharmed |
| Incordio | Bubon,incomodidad,molestia,persona enojosa,Bubo, nuisance, bore, pest |
| Inefable | Indescriptible,Inexpressible |
| Ineluctable | Inevitable,Irresistible, unavoidable |
| Inerme | Sin armas,Weaponless |
| Infausto | Desgraciado,Unlucky, unhappy |
| Ingente | Enorme,Huge, enormous |
| Ingrávido | Sin peso, leve,Light, delicate |
| Inmiscuir | Mezclar, entremeterse,To mix, to meddle, interfere |
| Inmolación | Sacrificio, Inmolacion, sacrifice |
| Insigne | Célebre, Egregious, famous |
| Insondable | Que no se puede sondear, secretoUnfathomable, inscrutable, incomprehensible |
| Iracundo | Colérico, irritado,Irascible, irritable |
| Irrebatible | Irrefutable (argumento)Peremptory, irrefutable |
| Lacónico | Breve, conciso,Brief, concise |
| Lacra | Defecto, deficiencia, tacha, vicio, cicatriz,Stain, blot, defect, flaw, mark, scar |
| Laico | No pertenece a la iglesia,Lay, secular, nonreligious |
| Lampiño | Sin barba, sin pelos,Beardless, hairless |
| Lanceta | Aguijón, Lancet |
| Lego | Seglar, que no tiene órdenes religiosas,Lay, secular, ignorant, layman |
| Leonardo | De color rubio rojizo,Tawne |
| Logrero | Usurero,Usurer, moneylender |
| Lonja | Tira larga y delgada, mercado, punta de látigoSlice of meat, market, strap, leather thong |
| Luneta | Cristal de los anteojos, lens of eyeglasses, orchestra seat |
| Macilento | Descolorido, pálido, flaco,Pale, emaciated |
| Mamparo | División en un barco,Bulkhead, ship partition |
| Mazo | Martillo de madera, manojo, puñado,Mallet, handful |
| Medrar | Crecer, progresar,To thrive |
| Medro | Mejora, aumento,improvement, growth, increase |
| Medroso | Miedoso, timido, terrible, horrorsoTimid, fearful |
| Mendrugo | Pedazo de pan duro, tonto,Crust, crumb, fool,idiot |
| Menester | Falta de una cosa, ocupación, empleo,Necessity, need, want, lack, job |
| Mesonero | Posadero,Innkeeper |
| Mochin | Verdugo,Executioner |
| Mochuelo | Trabajo dificil, fastidioso,Unpleasant chore, distastful work |
| Molicie | Blandura, sibaritismo,voluptuosidad,Softness, voluptuosness, apathia |
| Morigerar | Moderar, templar, refrenar,To moderate, temper, restrain |
| Mortaja | Sábana o lienzo para envolver el cadáver,Shroud, cigarette paper, |
| Murria | Meloncolía, tristeza,Melancholy, dejection, the blues |
| Mustio | Melancólico, triste, ajado,Sad, gloomy, withered |
| Nadir | Punto opuesto al cenit,Nadir, low point |
| Nefando | Indigne, infame,Infamous, abominable, vile |
| Nefario | Muy mal, malvado,Nefarious, abominable, vile |
| Nefasto | Funesto,Ominous, fateful, unlikely |
| Neófobo | Enemigo de todo lo nuevo,Adverse to inovations |
| Nimiedad | Exceso,demasía, prolijidad, insignificancia,Excess, prolixity, excessive detail or care |
| Nítido | Neto, puro, claro, limpioClear, bright, pure, |
| Nuncio | Embajador del Papa,Papel ambasator |
| Obcecación | Ofuscación, cegura tenaz,Blindness, stubbornness, obsession |
| Oblicuo | Inclinado, sesgado,Oblique, slanting |
| Obolo | Pequeño donativo,limosna,Small gift or donation |
| Oficioso | Hacendoso, laborioso, entrometido,Diligent, officious, meddlesome |
| Ojera | Mancha base inferior del párpado,Dark circle under the eye |
| Opulento | Muy rico,Opulent, very rich |
| Parangón | Comparación, Comparison, parallel |
| Parsimonía | Frugalidad, economia, avaricia,Parsimony, temperance, stinginess |
| Párvulo | Niño pequño, inocente,Small child, innocent |
| Pasquín | Letrero anunciador, cartel,Postor, street advertisment, |
| Patíbulo | Cadalso,Gallows, gibbet |
| Paulatino | Lento, progresa poco a poco, prudenteSlow, gradual, prudent |
| Peaje | Derecho de transito, Toll |
| Percibir | Recojer, cobrar, observar,To collect, to perceive |
| Pérfido | Desleal, taidor,Perfidious, treacherous |
| Pernicioso | Perjudicial,Pernicious, destructive, harmful |
| Perorar | Pronunciar un discurso, hablar largaTo perorate |
| Perspicaz | Que tiene agudeza, clarividencia,Sagacious, keen in perception |
| Pertinaz | Testarudo, obstinado, tenaz,Pertinacious, obstinate, persistant, |
| Petraña | Mentira, bola, embuste,Lie, humbug, falsehood |
| Picaflor | Pajaro mosca, colibrí,Humming bird |
| Plañido | LlantoWail, cry, moan, lament |
| Posma | Pesadez, Lentitud, flema,Sluggishness, slowness, dullness |
| Potable | bebible,Drinkable |
| Preceptivo | Que enseña, instructive |
| Proclive | Inclinado a hacer algo, Inclined,disposed |
| pròdigo | Manirroto, disipador, Wastful, extravagant, prodigal |
| Pròfugo | huye, fugitivo, fugitive, escapee, draft doger |
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