Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Enjabonar
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To soap, lather
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La lisonja
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Flattery, compliment
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En ciernes
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Blossoming
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La musaraña
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Shrew
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La lechuza
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Owl
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Morada
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Dwelling, abode, home
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Soberbio
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Proud, arrogant, superb
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Escamar
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To scale
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Hastío
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Weariness, fatigue, boredom, tedium, disgust
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Yeso
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Gypsum, plaster
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Cámara
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Hall, chamber, vault, camera man
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Papanatas
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Fool, simpleton
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Gruñón
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Grouch
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Plebeyo
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Pleb
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Cogorza
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Get drunk, get smashed
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Atenazar
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To pinch
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Féretro
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Coffin
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Tugurio
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Dump, hovel, joint
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Degollar
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To behead
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Beodo
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Drunk
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A tutiplén
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Galore
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Déspota
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Tyrant, oppressor, dictator
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Diletante
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Meddler
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Chitón
A
Hush, shush
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Improperio
Insult, taunt
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Empeño
Pledge, obligation, persistence, pawnshop
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Docto
Learned
27
Birria
Monstrosity, horror
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Puya
Pinprick, stab
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Pétreo
Stony
30
Galimatías
Balderdash
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Espeluznante
Horrifying, bloodcurdling
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Bonancible
Fair, pleasant
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La potestad
Power, jurisdiction, authority
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Escisión
Fission, split, cleavage
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La ficha
Token, chip, chess player
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Apostar
To stake, wager
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El quid de la cuestión
The heart of the matter
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Tontaina
Silly bugger
39
Piropo
Compliment, flattery
40
Amago
Threat, sign, symptom, touch
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Amagar
To pretend
42
Manjar
Delicacy, food choice
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Mecena
Patron, supporter
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Portento
Wonder
45
El teleférico
Cable car
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La dársena
Ship side, dock
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La canica
Marble
48
Engullir
To gobble, swallow
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Casposo
Liar
50
Pusilánime
Cowardly
51
Un vendaval
Storm, gale
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Pajar
Loft, haystack
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El asno
Donkey
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Pollino
Donkey, ass, idiot
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Tropiezo
Trip, stumbling block
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Infravalorar
To underestimate
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Díscolo
Rebellious, unruly
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Sosiego
Quietude
59
Pretendiente
Suitor
60
Agriar
To sour, irritate, anger
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El vello
Bloom, down, fuzz, hair
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El convite
Banquet
63
Raudo
Swift, fast
64
Redimirse
To redeem, make amends
65
Diantre
Devil, demon
66
Escabullarse
To slip away, slip off
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Pesquisa
Inquest
68
Movedizo
Moving, shaky
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Hálito
Breath, light breeze
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La pernera
Trouser leg
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Atildado
Neat, elegant, tasteful
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El pleito
Lawsuit, controversy
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Enderezar
To straighten out, unbend
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Erudito
Scholar
75
Bufete
Desk, practice, office
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El bulo
Hoax
77
La compraventa
Trading
78
Plumín
Nib, tip of pen
79
Párvulo
Infant
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Encararse
To stand face to face
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Apalear
To batter, strike, beat
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El marco
Frame, framework
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Parapetarse
To barricade oneself
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Lisonja
Flattery, compliment
85
Tozudez
Stubbornness
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La cosecha
Crop, harvest
87
Fuelle
Bellows
