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Spanish 311 #2
for exam #2
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
09/22/2011
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Term
criolla
 Definition
an indigenous latin american
Term
villancicos
 Definition
canciones cantadas en la iglesia para ciertas fiestas
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subrayar
 Definition
recalcar un punto para enf'asis
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dictamen
 Definition
opin'ion, juicio, informe
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docta
 Definition
learned/culto
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reventar
 Definition
to burst, shatter, destroy; romper, estallar
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rudeza
 Definition
roughness, coarseness; dureza, aspereza
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entrambos
 Definition
los dos, ambos
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empa~nar
 Definition
to mist, steam up; echar vapor
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ingrata
 Definition
ingrate; sin gratitud
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liviana
 Definition
light, unsteady; imrpudente
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terneza
 Definition
tenderness, softness; suavidad, sensibilidad
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tirano
 Definition
tyrant, tyrannical; pasi'on fuerte
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malograr
 Definition
to waste, fail, to die before one's time; desaprovechar, fallar
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lidia
 Definition
bullfight, trouble, nuisance; una molestia, un problema
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desazona
 Definition
to worry, cause anxiety; algo que causa una preocupaci'on o ansiedad
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sobrar
 Definition
to be left over; tener m'as que bastante
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lisonjear
 Definition
to flatter; adular
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afic'ion
 Definition
fondness, hobby, fan; cari~no
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la peste
 Definition
plague, stench; la plaga, algo que causa la enfermedad
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gallina
 Definition
hen
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verdura
 Definition
greens
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apopl'etico
 Definition
given to extreme anger, given to brain aneurisms
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encumbrarse
 Definition
to be heavy laden, encumbered
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alzar
 Definition
to lift, to take up, to raise; ensalzar, engrandecer
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p'arpado
 Definition
eyelid
Term
pedanter'ia
 Definition
pretentiousness
Term
azafr'an
 Definition
saffron
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arrugar
 Definition
to wrinkle, grow old
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mofar
 Definition
to jeer, scoff, make fun of
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atole
 Definition
cornflour drink
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absolver
 Definition
to acquit, absolve, free
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de hito en hito
 Definition
staring at a fixed point (le miraba de hito en hito)
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granada
 Definition
pomegranate
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almendra
 Definition
almond
Term
ca~na
 Definition
the stock/cane, sugarcane
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j'icara
 Definition
little chocolate cup
Term
miel
 Definition
honey
Term
nopal
 Definition
fig tree, prickly pear
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anhelante
 Definition
desire, longing, anxiety
Term
bramar
 Definition
to roar, howl, bellow
Term
el destierro
 Definition
exile
Term
el don
 Definition
god-given talent
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escarbar
 Definition
to scratch, scrape
Term
girar en torno
 Definition
to turn about in circles
Term
hinchar
 Definition
to blow up, inflate
Term
infanda
 Definition
inexpressibly horrible
Term
marchitarse
 Definition
to wither, fade
Term
pardo
 Definition
dark, obscure (cloudy)
Term
el raudal
 Definition
torrent (buckets of rain)
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el seno
 Definition
breast, bosom, safezone
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sepultar
 Definition
to bury
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el soplo
 Definition
strong wind
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la tiniebla
 Definition
darkness
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el torbellino
 Definition
whirlpool, crowd
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veloz
 Definition
swift
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aquejar
 Definition
to afflict
Term
la extensi'on
 Definition
expanse
Term
la llanura
 Definition
plain, prairie
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la carreta
 Definition
cart, wagon
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hundir
 Definition
to destroy
Term
desde~nar
 Definition
to disdain, scorn, despise
Term
bulto
 Definition
form, shape, phantom
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percance
 Definition
mishap, misfortune
Term
acechar
 Definition
to watch, spy, to stalk
Term
susurro
 Definition
whisper, murmur, rustling
Term
espeso
 Definition
thick, dense
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arredrar
 Definition
to intimidate
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desapercibido
 Definition
unnoticed
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rastreador
 Definition
tracker
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baqueano
 Definition
scout
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el velo
 Definition
veil
Term
la chusma
 Definition
rabble, mob, crew of a ship
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arrancar
 Definition
to uproot, tear out
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el hado
 Definition
fate, destiny
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el furor
 Definition
fury, rage, urge
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halagar
 Definition
to flatter
Term
la ancla
 Definition
anchor
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el buque
 Definition
ship
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el maga
 Definition
magician, wise man, philosopher
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la sirena
 Definition
mermaid, siren
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galano
 Definition
gallant, elegant, splendidly dressed
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la pitonisa
 Definition
fortune-teller
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el ruise~nor
 Definition
nightingale
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ce~nir
 Definition
to tighten, embrace
Term
proeza
 Definition
feat, achievement
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inapelable
 Definition
inevitable
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fecunda
 Definition
fruitful, fluent
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emancipar
 Definition
liberarse
Term
benem'erito
 Definition
worthy
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hueste
 Definition
army, followers
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ardua
 Definition
muy dif'icil
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desmoronar
 Definition
to decay, break apart, piece by piece
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apocada
 Definition
mean-spirited, downcast
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parricidio
 Definition
the killing of an honored one/parent
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magn'animo
 Definition
heroic, generous, kind
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regazo
 Definition
lap
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