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SCTL 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| el golpe militar | military coup |
| derrocar | to overthrow |
| lograr | to obtain |
| el trasfondo | background |
| destacarse | to detach oneself |
| despiadado | pitiless / ruthless |
| el terrateniente | landowner |
| ambas | both |
| el suceso | event |
| prever | to anticipate |
| sacudir | to shake |
| desplomarse | to throw out |
| transcurrir | to elapse |
| el mellizo | twin |
| la pesadilla | nightmare |
| el sonámbulo | sleepwalker |
| el corredor | corridor |
| idiotizado | stupefied |
| espantar | to frighten |
| el escondrijo | hiding place |
| tibio | lukewarm |
| el pichón | chick |
| tenue | tenuous / thin |
| las píldoras | pills |
| reventar | to burst |
| el arrebatado | anger |
| reptar | to creep / crawl |
| adquirir | to obtain |
| el desenfreno | boundless freedom / licentiousness |
| el cansancio | fatigue |
| retozar | to frolic |
| desesperación | despair |
| vislumbrar | to glimpse |
| amanecer | to dawn |
| la trancada | long stride |
| abierto de par en par | wide open |
| las hortensias | classification of flowers |
| pisotear | to trample |
| las ojeras | rings under the eyes |
| la desgana | lack of appetite |
| matinal | morning (adj) |
| la acuarela | water color |
| el vespertino | evening |
| el estrépito | crash / display |
| ensordecedor | deafening |
| el hachazo | blow w/ axe |
| la grieta | crevice |
| la artesa | trough |
| el estanque | basin |
| ladear | to tilt |
| desparramar | to scatter |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| aletear | to flutter |
| la cadena | chain |
| enloquecer | to madden |
| el derrumbe | landslide |
| husmear | to scent |
| relinchar | to neigh / whinny |
| desbocar | to break part of a jar / to become insolent |
| el álamo | poplar |
| tambalear | to stagger |
| la raíz | root |
| despachurrar | to crush |