Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Rondar

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To be one step away from, walk round, hang around, loiter

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Resbalarse

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To skid, slip, slide off

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El lienzo

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Canvas, linen, handkerchief

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Palaciego

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Palatial, magnificent

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La retícula

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Lattice, crosshairs

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La aspa

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Cross, blade, propellor, multiplication sign

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Adormecido

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Sleepy, drowsy

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Derretir

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To melt, thaw

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Recortar

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To cut away, cut, trim, slim down

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Alpaca

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Bale (straw)

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Antojar

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Tickle, fancy

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La bruma

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Fog, haze, mist

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El ademán

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Gesture, wave

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El rasgo

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Feature, trait, contour, character

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El sauce

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Salsa, willow

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La maniquí

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De postín

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Plush, providing luxury, luxuriance

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El cisne

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Potra

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Filly, fluke, luck

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Menudo

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Petite, small, minute

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La azucena

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Lily, stargazer lily

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Hermético

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Airtight, watertight, reserved, sealed

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La sepultura

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Tantear

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To feel out, probe, try, overturn

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Apuntar
To get at, point out, jot down, mark
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El pliegue
Crease, fold, ridge
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Plegar
To fold, pleat
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Enésimo
Umpteenth, nth
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Embobar
To amaze, astonish, astound
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Canela
Cinnamon
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Prender
To ignite, inflame, kindle