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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
04/22/2009

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Term
el abogado
Definition
lawyer
Term

el analfabetismo

Definition
illiteracy
Term

la aparición

Definition
appearance, apparition
Term

el ascendiente

Definition
influence, ancestor
Term
el aula
Definition
classroom
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la califa
Definition
caliph
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el desdén

Definition
disdain
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la disertación

Definition
dissertation
Term

el egoísmo

Definition
egoism
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el encomendero
Definition

Spanish overlord

in the colonial system

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el engranaje
Definition
gearing, gear, machinery
Term

la época

Definition
epoch, age, period
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el escarceo
Definition

test, experimental

attempt

Term

el escéptico

Definition
skeptic
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la esencia
Definition
essence
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la especulación

Definition
speculation
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la foja
Definition
sheet of paper
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la haraganería

Definition
laziness
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el impuesto
Definition
tax
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la libertad
Definition
liberty
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la medida
Definition
measure
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el mismo
Definition
the same
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la molicie
Definition

luxurious or easy living;

softness

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el nacimiento
Definition
birth, sprouting
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la nivelación

Definition
leveling out, evening out
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el orden
Definition
order
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el orgullo
Definition
pride
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la patria
Definition
native land
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el pensamiento
Definition
thought
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la plática

Definition

talk, lecture, chat,

conversation

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el plazo
Definition
period( of time)
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la prestancia
Definition
excellence, distinction
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la proclamación

Definition
proclamation
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la queja
Definition
complaint
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la ramploneria
Definition
vulgarity, coarseness
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el recetario
Definition
recipe book, set of prescriptions
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el rector
Definition
governer
Term

la reivindicación

Definition
vindication
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la retórica

Definition
rehtoric
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la riqueza
Definition
wealth, riches
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el rumbo
Definition
course
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la servidumbre
Definition
servitude
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el tamaño

Definition
size
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la vanidad
Definition
vanity
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el vejamen
Definition

oppression; humiliation

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acoplar
Definition

to couple, to connect

Term
actuar
Definition
to act
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adoptar
Definition
to adopt
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alfabetizar

Definition

to teach to read and

write

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andar
Definition
to walk
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avenirse
Definition

to get on well; come to

agreement

Term
bajar
Definition
to take down, to reduce
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brotar
Definition
to sprout, to bud
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colocar
Definition
to place, to put, to plant
Term
consentir
Definition

to consent, to permit

Term
declinar
Definition

to decline, disclaim

Term
desenvolver
Definition
to unwrap
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desnudar
Definition
to lay bare
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difundir
Definition

to spread, diffuse,

broadcast

Term

embrutecerse

Definition
to become brutish
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encarnar
Definition
to encarnate
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ensayar
Definition
to test, to rehearse
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esclarecer
Definition
to clear up
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guardar
Definition
to keep, to guard
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imponer
Definition
to impose
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interrumpir
Definition
to interrupt, to suspend
Term
modificar
Definition
to alter, to modify
Term
ostentar
Definition
to flaunt, to display
Term
percibir
Definition
to perceive, to notice
Term
prescindir
Definition

to do without, to dispose

Term
proclamar
Definition
to proclaim
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propugnar
Definition
to advocate, to support
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regir
Definition

to rule, govern; to run,

manage

Term
revelarse
Definition

to reveal oneself

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realizarse
Definition

to find fulfillment

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sostener
Definition
to sustain
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sustentar

Definition
to support, to defend
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trasnochar
Definition

to stay up late or all

night; to go to bed late

Term
acertado
Definition
correct, on target, appropriate
Term
capaz
Definition
capable
Term
creciente
Definition
growing
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demo-liberal
Definition
demo-liberal
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desconocido
Definition
unknown, strange
Term

desdeñoso

Definition
disdainful
Term

escéptico

Definition
skeptical
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esporádico

Definition
sporadic
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inepto
Definition
inept
Term
intimo
Definition

prívate, intímate; innermost,

close

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menospreciado

Definition

undervalued,

scorned

Term

pávido

Definition

timid, fearful

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pedagógico

Definition

pedagogical,

educational

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pretendido

Definition

supposed

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propicio
Definition

propitious, favorable

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proveniente
Definition
coming from
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rancio
Definition

rancid, stale; ancient

Term
riguroso
Definition
rigorous
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trasnochado

Definition

old, out-dated

Term
verdadero
Definition

true, real, genuine

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virreinal

Definition

viceregal

Term

definitivamente

Definition

definitely, for good

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huecamente

Definition

hallowly, superficially

Term
lentamente
Definition
slowly
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plenamente
Definition
fully
Term

vehementemente

Definition

vehemently

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sin embargo

Definition

however, nonetheless

 

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estar en pugna con

Definition
to be in conflict with
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en balde
Definition
in vain
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