Chapter 17 and 18 Flashcards
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Yedra
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Ivy
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Apoquinar
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To come down with
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Portezuela
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Door, doorway
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Escombros
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Rubble
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Blandir
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To brandish, to flourish, to wave
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Escobón
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Large broom
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Martirizar
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To martyr, torture, execute
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Colindante
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Adjacent, neighbouring
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Recelo
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Mistrust, suspicion
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Propiciar
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To appease, gain the good will of, atone for
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Aplastar
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To squash, crush
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Siembra
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Seedtime, sowing
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Gomoso
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Rubbery
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Peladilla
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Sugar almond
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La encía
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Gum (teeth), resin
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Tararear
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To hum
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Copla
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Couplet
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Tonificar
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To invigorate, energise
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el estuche
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Kit, set, box
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Rocambolesco
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Bizarre, unusual, strange
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Un tiarrón
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Very big man
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Liar
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To tie, bind, roll
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Cal
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Lime, calcium oxide
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Trepar
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To climb, clamber, scale
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El delantal
Smock, apron, pinafore
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Cachivache
Pot, container used for cooking
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Boga
Vogue, fashion
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Melindroso
Squeamish, choosy, prissy
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Solícito
Thoughtful
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Un pomelo
Grapefruit
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Revuelo
Fluttering
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Algarabía
Gibberish
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Docencia
Teaching, instruction
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Congoja
Anguish, grief
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El hiel
Gall, bile, bitterness
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Contumaz
Obstinate
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Solaz
Relaxation, consolation
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Gozar
Enjoy, take, earn
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Fidedigno
Reliable, trustworthy
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Cuplé
Pop song
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Tugurio
Dump, hovel
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Bailotear
To dance about
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Sobrecoger
To startle, frighten
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Escabroso
Vulgar
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Latrocinio
Robbery, larceny
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El oprobio
Disgrace, shame
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La carnaza
Bait
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Soplón
Telltale, snitch
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Escarmentar
To punish severely
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Acervo
Heap, pile
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La cabra
Goat
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Dilación
Delay
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Botellazo
Bottling (blow to the head with a bottle)
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Certero
Accurate, sure
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Vejación
Vexation, molestation
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Una redada
Haul, raid, sweep
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Escarmiento
Punishment, example, lesson
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El calabozo
Prison cell, dungeon
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Hampón
Thug
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Jolgorio
Revelry
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Lúdico
Playful
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Gorrión
Sparrow
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Ordeón
Choir, singing group
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Ahíto
Satiated, saturated
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Magra
Lean meat, slice
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Sepulcral
Hollow, stony
