Advance 3 Flashcards

(100 cards)

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acquiesce

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aceptar (a regañadientes)

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airtight

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Hermético

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3
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albeit

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aunque, si bien 8conjunción formal)

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amass

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amasar, acumular, atesorar

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5
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amiss

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tomarse algo a mal, ir mal

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attest

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atestiguar

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avid

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ávido, ansioso

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banner

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poster

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Barrage

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barrera, presa, dique / descarga (artillería) / lluvia, descarga (de preguntas)

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bedevilled (with)

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estar plagado de

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beguiling

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seductor

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Bestow

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Otorgar o conceder (un regalo, derecho, un honor)

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bicker

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reñir

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blistering

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abrazador, feroz

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bluster

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fanfarronear

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16
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Botch up

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Estropear

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17
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Bountitul

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Mucho, abundante, basto, generoso.

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bowdlerize

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censurar

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19
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breakthrough

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avance científico

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20
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brush off

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hacer caso omiso

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21
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Bungle

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Echar a perder, “cargarla”

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canny, shrewd

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astuto, abusado

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commuter

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persona que viaja diaria del trabajo a la casa

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compel

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obligar; despertar (una inquietud, “gusanito”)

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compelling
convincente; absorbente
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daredevil
temerario
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deceptively
engañosamente
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deprive
privar, quitar
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despair
desesperación, desesperarse
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disrupt
quebrar, desordenar, irrumpir
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distaste
repugnancia
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distraught
turbado, enloquecido
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embed
empotrar, enclavar
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endearing
atrayente, simpático
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entrench
atrincherar
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epitomize
personificar, personificación (actuación)
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Fiery
ardiente, apasionado, encendido, fogoso
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fight off
rechazar, ahuyentar, sobreponerse a ( un pleito)
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Fling, flung, flung
Arrojar / aventura amorosa, idilio
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Fruitless
Infructífero
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gnaw
roer; consumir poco a poco
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hatred
odio
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Herald
Anuncio ( oficial) ; anunciar, proclamar / señal (de que algo sucederá )
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hoard
tesoro, provisión / acumular
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hog
cerdo / acaparar
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interwine
entrelazar, entrelazarse
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juggle
malavarear
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junk
baratijas
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lest
para que no (conjunción formal)
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littered with
lleno de
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Lump
Grumo, bulto, mazacote
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meager
miserable, escaso, ´pobre
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merciless
despiadado
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mere
no mas de
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merely
solo, simplemente, nada mas
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namely
a saber; el clual es...:
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oats
avena
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ogle
comerse con los ojos, mirar con lujuria
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olfacation
olfato
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Pervade
Impregnar (obj, sub)
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plaster
tapizar
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quirk
peculiaridad; excentricidad, rareza
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quirk
manía, rareza, extraña coincidencia
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quirk of fate
capricho del destino
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rapt
absorto, ensimismado; totalmente emocionado
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relinquished
retirar, retirarse
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rye
centeno
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Sashay
Caminar (paseándose, bobeando)
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saunter
pasearse
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scent
aroma, fragancia, perfume
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sheer
puro, transparente / Vertical (acantilado)
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shuffle
Aleatorio, barajear / arrastrar los pies.
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sigh
suspiro, suspirar
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slapdash
chapucero; descuidado
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slapdash
descuidado
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sleek
Elegante; pulcro
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Snare
Cachar, atrapar ; trampa
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snicker
reirse (por detrás)
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snide
sarcástico
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sore
enfadado, ardido, adolorido
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squirm
retorserce ( como gusano o serpiente)
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stifling
agobiente, sofocante
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stretch
estirarse, estirar; elástico / tramo estrecho
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Strike out
Recomenzar ( algo nuevo, diferente)
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stylish
con estilo, elegante, a la moda
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surmise
conjetura; adivinar
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to wince at (with)
estremeserce ante (algo)
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tousled
pelo alborotado, despeinado
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trail off
apagarse
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uncanny
raro, extraño
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unnerve
desanimar
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unnerving
desconcertante
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vivid
vivo, vigoroso, inteligente
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warly
con cautela, cautelosamente.
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Whisk
menear / revolver huevos
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wince
hacer muecas (de dolor)
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winfall
golpe de suerte
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witty
ingenioso, ocurrente
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Wobble
Meneo; menearse, tambalearse
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wring out
estrujar, escurrir