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Vocabulario del cuento de Rubén Darío
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| humanidades | humanities (liberal arts) |
| inaudito | unheard of; extraordinary |
| cacumen | intelligence |
| catar | to observe |
| a puño cerrado | literally: a clenched fist; obstinately, firmly |
| ponerse a veinticinco alfileres | dress in the finest clothes |
| colmo | limit; highest point |
| fatídico | ominous; prophetic |
| amostazado | angry; annoyed |
| el/la infame | infamous person; hateful person |
| tragarse la pildora | "grin and bear it"; accept without protest |
| pésimo | the absolute worst |
| emplumar | to tar and feather |
| energúmeno | crazy person; raging lunatic |
| sultorum plena sunt omnia | Latin expression: fools are everywhere |
| quidam | Latin expression: someone without value |
| alabanza | praise |
| amargura | bitterness |
| carecer | to lack |
| contenerse | to contain |
| desdoblar | unfold |
| encerrarse | to shut oneself up in |
| entablar | to enter into; initiate |
| escaso | scarce |
| estrofa | verse; stanza |
| exigir | to demand |
| experimentar | to experience |
| interrogar | to interrogate |
| necedad | foolishness |
| el pisotón | the stomp |
| precursor | precursor |
| reclamación | the complaint |
| redactor(a) | editor |
| rengloncito | short verse |