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chapter 1- 12
Jack Child's Cognates
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
04/20/2013
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abandonar
 Definition
to leave tamporarily
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acta
 Definition
formal written minutes
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actual
 Definition
current, present
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adicto
 Definition
addicted to a vice
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admitir
 Definition
to admit that something is true
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advertencia
 Definition
warning
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agonia
 Definition
dying
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americano
 Definition
american/latin american western hemisphere
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apertura
 Definition
aperture in the sense of a hole or orifice
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aplicar
 Definition
to put one thing to another
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apogeo
 Definition
apogee in astronomy
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apreciar
 Definition
to esteem
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aprobar
 Definition
give approval
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argumento
 Definition
legal or intellectual argument
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arsenal
 Definition
shipyard
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artista
 Definition
painter, movie or stage actor
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asistir
 Definition
to help or aid, to attend
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atender
 Definition
to take care of
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audiencia
 Definition
hearing or meeting with an important person
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avisar
 Definition
to warn or let someone know
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bases
 Definition
foundations; also grass roots or rank and file
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beneficiencia
 Definition
beneficiary; also public welfare department
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binomio
 Definition
two names or mathematics
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bizarro
 Definition
courageous, gallant
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calificar de
 Definition
describe as, deem
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campo
 Definition
countryside
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cancelar
 Definition
to erase or eliminate
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canciller
 Definition
foreign minister/ministry
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capable
 Definition
DOES NOT EXIST, capaz
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carpeta
 Definition
folder, file folder
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casualidad
 Definition
coincidence, chance
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catedratico
 Definition
tenured professor at a university
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charlatan
 Definition
talkative; one who pretends to be ore than one really is
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colegio
 Definition
secondary school, usually private
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collar
 Definition
collar of a shirt; necklace
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colorado
 Definition
red; ponerse colorado to blush
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compromiso
 Definition
commitment, date obligation
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concentracion
 Definition
concentration; mass meeting or rally, political
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confeccionador
 Definition
maker or drafter in a general sense
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conferencia
 Definition
conference (rarely); lecture or formal presentation
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conflicto
 Definition
difficult situation, strain
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constipado
 Definition
congested to have a cold
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contacto
 Definition
physical
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conveniente
 Definition
advisable, necessary
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conviccion
 Definition
conviction as in beliefs
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copa
 Definition
goblet or prize cup
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copia
 Definition
reproduction or imitation of an original
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criatura
 Definition
baby or infant
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correspondiente
 Definition
corresponding in sense of parallel
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criollo
 Definition
of spanish descent but born in Latin America, or "local"
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cuestion
 Definition
question as in theme or subject
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curso
 Definition
a series of events
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cinico
 Definition
shameless, irresponsible
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decepcion
 Definition
disappointment
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demandar
 Definition
to sue in a court of law
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desgracia
 Definition
disaster, tragedy, misfortune
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deshonesto
 Definition
immodest, lewd, indecent
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discutir
 Definition
to argue
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disgusto
 Definition
displeasure, argument, dificulty
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dormitorio
 Definition
dormitory of an institution, bedroom in a home
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drogeria
 Definition
drug store, sells a number of items RiteAid
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editor
 Definition
book editor is compilador; redactor is a newspaper editor; casa editorial= publishing house
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educado
 Definition
well-mannered
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efectivo
 Definition
in cash
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elemental
 Definition
dealing with the elements
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elevador
 Definition
elevator for few countries; acensor
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embarazada
 Definition
pregnant
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emocionarse
 Definition
to be deeply moved or touched
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entrenamiento
 Definition
training mainly in the military sense
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entretener
 Definition
to occupy one's attention or distract
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escolar
 Definition
schoolboy or schoolgirl
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estampa
 Definition
picture, especially a religious one
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exito
 Definition
success
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experimentar
 Definition
exeriment in the sense of a trying out
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fabrica
 Definition
factory or plant
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facultad
 Definition
school in a university
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fastidioso
 Definition
boring or irritating
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feudo
 Definition
fief in a medieval sense
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firma
 Definition
signature
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fiscal
 Definition
fiscal year; governmental; fiscalizar officially check supervise or investigate
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fisico
 Definition
physicist
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forma
 Definition
form in a sense of shape
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formal
 Definition
reliable, trustworthy
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gabinete
 Definition
cabinet only for a body of ministers or advisors
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gentilmente
 Definition
charmingly, kindly
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gracia
 Definition
grace, joke funny
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granada
 Definition
explosive projectile and the autonomous region Granada
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gratificar
 Definition
to tip or compensate
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groseria
 Definition
coarse, boorish or crude act
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harmonizar
 Definition
create harmony
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