List 6 Barron's

Front 1

bard (poeta)

Back 1

The ancient bard Homer sang of the fall of Troy.

Front 2

barefaced (descarado)

Back 2

Shocked by Huck Finn's barefaced lies, Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.

Front 3

baroque (extravagante)

Back 3

Accostumed to the severe, angular lines of modern skycrapers, they found the flamboyance of baroque architecture amusing.

Front 4

barrage (descarga, barrera de fuego)

Back 4

The company was forced to retreat through the barrage of heavy cannons.

Front 5

barrister (abogado)

Back 5

Galsworthy started as a barrister, but, when he found the practice of law boring, turned to writing.

Front 6

barterer (comerciante)

Back 6

The barterer exchanged trinkets for the natives' furs.

Front 7

bask (regodearse)

Back 7

basking on the beach, she relaxed so completely tha she fell asleep.

Front 8

bastion (baluarte)

Back 8

The villagers fortified the town hall, hoping this improvised bastion could protect them from the guerrilla raids.

Front 9

bate (contener)

Back 9

Until it was time to open the presents, the children had to bate their curiosity.

Front 10

bauble (chuchería)

Back 10

The hild was delighted with the bauble she had won in the grab bag.

Front 11

bawdy (subido de tono (verde))

Back 11

Jack took offense of Jill's bawdy remarks. What kind of young man did she think he was?

Front 12

beatific (blissful)

Back 12

The beatific smile on the child's face made us very happy.

Front 13

beatitude (bienaventuranza)

Back 13

Growing closer to God each day, the mystic achieved a state of indescribable beatitude.

Front 14

bedizen (vestido de forma vulgar)

Back 14

The witch doctors were bedizened in their gaudiest costumes.

Front 15

bedraggle (despeinado empapado)

Back 15

We were bedraggled by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.

Front 16

beeline (ir directamente)

Back 16

As soon as the movie was over, Jim made a beeline for the exit.

Front 17

befuddle (aturdir, ofuscar)

Back 17

His attempts to clarify the situation succeeded only in befuddling her further.

Front 18

beget (engendrar)

Back 18

One good turn may deserve another; it does not necessarily beget another.

Front 19

begrudge (envidia)

Back 19

I begrudge every minute I have to spend attending meetings.

Front 20

beguile (cautivar)

Back 20

With flattery and big talk of easy money, the con men beguiled Kyle into betting his allowance on the shell game.

Front 21

behemoth (enorme monstruo)

Back 21

Sportscasters nicknamed the linebacker "The behemoth".

Front 22

beholden (estar en deuda con algo)

Back 22

Since I do not wish to be beholden to anyone, I cannot accept this favor.

Front 23

behoove(behove) (corresponder a algo)

Back 23

In this time of crisis, It behooves all of us to remain calm and await the instructions of our superiors.

Front 24

belabor (fustigar)

Back 24

The debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by belaboring his point.

Front 25

belated (tardío)

Back 25

He apologized for his belated note of condolence to the widow of his friend and explained that he had just learned of her husband´s untimely death.

Front 26

beleaguer (asediar)

Back 26

The babysitter was surrounded by a crowd of unmanageable brats who relentlessly beleaguered her.

Front 27

belie (ocultar, defraudar)

Back 27

His coarse , hard-bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity.

Front 28

belittle (menospreciar)

Back 28

Parents should not belittle their children's early attempts at drawing, but should encourage their efforts.

Front 29

bellicose (belicoso)

Back 29

His bellicose disposition alienated his friends.

Front 30

belligerent (agresivo)

Back 30

Whenever he had too much to drink, he became belligerent and tried to pick fights wih strangers.

Front 31

bemoan (lamentarse de)

Back 31

The widow bemoaned the death of her belover husband.

Front 32

bemused (desconcentar)

Back 32

Jill studied the garbled instructions with bemused look on her face.

Front 33

benediction (bendición)

Back 33

The appearence of the sun after the many rainy days was like a benediction.

Front 34

benefactor (persona que ayuda)

Back 34

Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's benefactor and gave him gifts.

Front 35

beneficent (caritativo)

Back 35

The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his beneficient impluses before he gave away all his money and left himself without nothing.

Front 36

beneficial (beneficioso)

Back 36

Tiny Tim's cheerful good nature had a beneficial influence on Scrooge's once uncharitable disposition.

Front 37

beneficiary (beneficiario)

Back 37

In Scrooge's will, he made Tiny Tim his beneficiary; everything he left would go to young Tim.

Front 38

benefit (provecho, ventaja)

Back 38

In Scrooge's will, he made Tiny Tim his beneficiary; everything he left would go to young Tim.

Front 39

benevolent (benévolo)

Back 39

Mr. Fezziwig was a benevolent employer who wished to make Christmas merrier for ypung Scrooge and his other employees.

Front 40

benign (favorable)

Back 40

Though her benign smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem a sweet little old lady, in reality she was a tough-minded, shrewd observer of human nature.

Front 41

benison (bendición)

Back 41

Let us pray that the benison of peace once more shall prevail among the nations of the world.

Front 42

bent (estar determinado a )

Back 42

Bent on advancing in the business world, the secretary-heroine of Working Girl had a true bent for high finance.

Front 43

bequeath (legar algo)

Back 43

In his will, Father bequeathed his watch to Phillip; the bequest(legado) meant a great deal to the boy.

Front 44

berate (reprender por algo)

Back 44

He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness.

Front 45

bereavement (luto)

Back 45

His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden bereavement.

Front 46

bereaved (estar de luto)

Back 46

His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden bereavement.

Front 47

bereft (ser despojado)

Back 47

The foolish gambler soon found hiimself beregft of funds.

Front 48

berserk (volverse loco)

Back 48

Angered, he went berserk and began to wreck the room.

Front 49

beseech (suplicar por algo)

Back 49

The workaholic executive's wife beseeched him to spend more time with their son.

Front 50

beset (acosar)

Back 50

Many vexing problems beset the American public school system.

Front 51

besiege (sitiar, asediar)

Back 51

When the bandits besieged the village, the villagers holed up in the town hall and prepared to withstand a long siege.

Front 52

besmirch (mancillar)

Back 52

The scandalous remarks in the newspaper besmirch the reputations of every member of the society.

Front 53

bestial (brutal, salvaje)

Back 53

According to legend, the werewolf was able to abandon its human shape and assume a bestial form.

Front 54

bestow (ofrecer algo)

Back 54

He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.

Front 55

betoken (denotar, signo de algo)

Back 55

The well-equipped docks, tall piles of cargo containers, and numerous vessels being loaded all betoken Oakland's importance as a port.

Front 56

betray (traicionar)

Back 56

The spy betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the enemy. When he was taken in for questioning, the tightness of his lips betrayed his fear of incriminating himself.

Front 57

betroth (prometer en matrimonio)

Back 57

The announcement that they had become betrothed surprised their friends who had not suspected any romance .

Front 58

bevy (grupo)

Back 58

the movie star was surrounded by a bevy of starlets.

Front 59

bicameral (bicameral)

Back 59

The United States Congress is a bicameral body.

Front 60

bicker (pelear, discutir)

Back 60

The children bickered morning, noor and night exasperating their parents.

Front 61

biennial (bienial)

Back 61

Seeing no need to meet more frequently, the group held biennial meetings instead of annual ones. Plants that bear flowers biennieally are known as biennials.

Front 62

bifurcated (bifurcado)

Back 62

With a bifurcated branch and a piece of elastic rubber, he made a crude but effective slingshot.

Front 63

bigotry (fanatismo, intolerancia)

Back 63

Brought up in a democratic atmosphere, the student was shocked by the bigotry and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.

Front 64

bilious (asqueroso, nauseabundo, repugnante)

Back 64

his bilious temperament was apparent to all heard him rant about his difficulties.

Front 65

bilk (estafar)

Back 65

The con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.

Front 66

billowing (hincarse por oleadas)

Back 66

Standing over the air vent, Marilyn Monroe tried vainly to control her billowing skirts.

Front 67

bivouac (campamento)

Back 67

While in bivouac, we spent the night in our sleeping bags under the stars.

Front 68

bizarre (estrambótico, estrafalario)

Back 68

The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.

Front 69

blanch (blanquear)

Back 69

Although age had blanched his hair, he was still vigorous and energetic.

Front 70

bland (desabrido, simple y fácil de digerir)

Back 70

Jill tried a bland ointment for her sunburn. However, when Jack absent-mindedly patted her on the sunburned shoulder, she couldn't maintain her bland persona.

Front 71

blandishment (incentivos, lisonjas, halagos)

Back 71

Despite the salesperson's blandishments, the customer didn't buy the outfit.

Front 72

blare (estruendo, atronar*)

Back 72

I don't know which is worse; the steady blare of a boom box deafening your ears or asudden blare of flashouts dazzling youy eyes.

Front 73

blase (displicente, indiferente)

Back 73

Although Beth was as thrilled with the idea of a trip to Paris as her classmates were, she tried to act supercool and blase, as if she'd been abroad hundreds of time.

Front 74

blasphemy (blasfemia)

Back 74

In my father's house, the Dodgers were the holiest of holies; to cheer for another team was to utter words of blasphemy.

Front 75

blatant (descarado, ostensible, flagrante, patente)

Back 75

Caught in blatant lie, the scoundrel had only one regret: he wished that he had lied more subtly.

Front 76

bleak (sombrío, funesto, (sin alegrías))

Back 76

The frigid, inhospitable Aleutian Islands are bleak military outpost. It's no wonder taht soldiers assigned there have a bleak attitude toward their posting.

Front 77

blighted (infestado, echar a perder (peste))

Back 77

The extent of the blighted areas could be seen only viewed from the air.

Front 78

blithe(blithesome) (despreocupado, risueño)

Back 78

Shelley called the skylark a "blithe spirit" because of its happy song.

Front 79

bloated (hinchado (de tanto comer))

Back 79

Her bloated stomach came from drinking so much water.

Front 80

blowhard (fanfarrón)

Back 80

After all So'l talk about his big show business connections led nowhere, Sally decided he was just another blowhard.

Front 81

bludgeon (cachiporra,aporrear)

Back 81

Attacked by Br. Moriarty, Holmes used his walking stick as a bludgeon to defend himself "Watson," he said "I fear I may have bluedgeoned Moriarty to death."

Front 82

bluff (farolear, engaño, acantilado)

Back 82

Jack had a bluff and hearty manner that belied his actual sensitivity; he never let people know how thin-skinned he really was. Claire thought Lord Byron's boast that he would swim the Heliespont was just a bluff, she was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the waters below.

Front 83

blunder (meter la pata)

Back 83

The criminal's fatal blunder led to his capture.

Front 84

blurt (espetar, soltar algo, decir algo con nervios y emocionado)

Back 84

Before she could stop him, he blurted de news.

Front 85

bluster (bravuconear, del viento (rugir , bramar))

Back 85

"Let the stormy winds bluster," cried Jack, "we'll set sail tonight." Jill let Jack bluster; she wasn't going anywhere, no matter what he said.

Front 86

bode (augurar, presagiar)

Back 86

The gloomy skies and the sulfurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those settled in the area.

Front 87

bogus (falso, falaz, fingido)

Back 87

The police quickly found the distributors of the bougs twenty-dollar bills.

Front 88

bohemian ((no convencional artísticamente)

Back 88

Gertrude Stein ran off Paris to live an eccentric, bohemian life with her writer friends. Oakland was not bohemian; it was too burgeoois, too middle-class.

Front 89

boisterous (bullicioso, escandaloso)

Back 89

The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them.

Front 90

bolster (reafirmar, levantar la moral)

Back 90

The debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to bolster their arguments.

Front 91

bolt (perno, pestillo, largo de un canvass, engullir)

Back 91

Don't bolt your food.

Front 92

bombardment (bombardeo)

Back 92

The enemy bombardment demolished the town. Members of the opposition party bombarded the prime minister with questions about the enemy attack.

Front 93

bombastic (grandilocuente)

Back 93

Puffed up with conceit, the orator spoke in such a bombastic manner we longed to deflate him.

Front 94

boon (beneficio)

Back 94

blessing; benefit; something very helpful

Front 95

boorish (grosero)

Back 95

Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his boorish behaviour, for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.

Front 96

bouillon (caldo (cubito))

Back 96

The cup of bouillon served by the stewards was welcomed by those who had been chilled by the cold ocean breezes.

Front 97

bountiful (dadivoso, pródigo, abundante)

Back 97

Thanks to the good harvest, we had a bountiful supply of food and we could be as bountiful as we liked in distributing food to the needy.

Front 98

bourgeois (burgués)

Back 98

Technically, anyone who belongs to the middle class is bourgeois, but, given the world's connotations, most people resent it if you call them that.

Front 99

bovine (que piensa lento, de la vaca)

Back 99

Nothing exceites Esther; even when she won the state lottery , she still preserved her air of bovine calm.

Front 100

bowdlerize (expurgar)

Back 100

After the film editors had bowdlerize tha language in the script, the motion picture's rating was changed gorm "R" to "PG".

Front 101

brackish (; drinking the water made him nauseous.)

Back 101

He found the only wells in the area were brackish

Front 102

braggadocio (jactancia, fanfarronada)

Back 102

He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.

Front 103

braggart (fanfarrón)

Back 103

Modest by nature, she was no braggart , preferring to let her accomplishments talk by themselves.

Front 104

brandish (blandir (espada, bandera))

Back 104

Alarmed, Doctor Watson waildly brandished his gun until Holmes told him put the thing away before he shot himself.

Front 105

bravado (bravuconadas)

Back 105

The bravado of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attacks.

Front 106

brawn (musculoso)

Back 106

It takes brawn to become a champion weight-lifter.

Front 107

brazen (descarado, que llama la atención)

Back 107

Her brazen contempt for authority angered the authorities.

Front 108

breach (violación, falla de seguridad)

Back 108

Jill sued Jack for breach of promise, claming he had broken their engagement. The attackers found a breach in the enemy's fortifications and penetrated their lines.

Front 109

breadth (amplitud, anchura)

Back 109

We were impressed by the breadth of her knowledge

Front 110

brevity (brevedad, concisión)

Back 110

Brevity is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.

Front 111

brindled (manchado (dalmata))

Back 111

He was dissapointed in the litter because the puppies were brindled; he had hoped for animals of a uniform color.

Front 112

bristling (erizarse,enfurecerse)

Back 112

The dog stood there, bristling with anger.

Front 113

brittle (precario,crispado (dificil))

Back 113

My employer's brittle personality made it difficult for me to get along with her.

Front 114

broach (mencionar (un tema))

Back 114

Jack did not even tried to broach the subject of religion with his in-laws. If you broach a touchy subject , the result may be a breach.

Front 115

brocade (brocado)

Back 115

The sofa was covered with expensive brocade.

Front 116

brochure (folleto, tríptico)

Back 116

The brochure on farming was issued by The Department of Agriculture.

Front 117

brooch (prendedor, broche)

Back 117

She treasured the brooch because it was a heirloom.

Front 118

brook (tolerar)

Back 118

The dean would brook no interference with his disciplinary actions.

Front 119

browbeat (intimidar)

Back 119

Billy resisted Ted's attempts to browbeat him into handing over his lunch money.

Front 120

browse (mirar, curiosear)

Back 120

"How now, brown cow, browsing in the green, green grass." I remember lines of verse that I came across whle browsing through the poetry section of the local bookstore.

Front 121

brunt (más castigada)

Back 121

Tom Sawyer claimed credit for painting the fence , but the brunt of the work fell on others. However, Tom bore the brunt of Aunt's Polly's complaints when the paint began to peel.

Front 122

brusque (brusco)

Back 122

She was offended by his brusque reply.

Front 123

buccaneer (pirata)

Back 123

At Disneyland the Pirates of the Caribbean sing a song about their lives as bloody buccaneers.

Front 124

bucolic (rústico, pastoral)

Back 124

Filled with browsing cows and bleating sheep, , the meadow wasa charming bucolic sight.

Front 125

buffet (bufé, sacudir,golpe.)

Back 125

Please convey the soufflé on the tray to the buffet. Was Miss Muffett buffetted by the crowd on the way to the buffet tray?

Front 126

buffoonery (payasadas)

Back 126

In the Ace Ventura movies, Jim Carrey's buffoonery was hilarious; like Bozo the Clown, he's a natural buffoon.

Front 127

bugaboo (el cuco)

Back 127

If we become frightened by such bugagoos, we are no wiser than the birds who fear scarecrows.

Front 128

bullion (oro o plata en lingotes)

Back 128

Much bulion is stored in the vaults of Fort Knox.

Front 129

bulwark (baluarte, persona que defiende)

Back 129

The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.

Front 130

bungle (echar a perder)

Back 130

Don't botch this asssignment, Burnstead; if you bungle the job, you're fired!

Front 131

buoyant (optimista, alcista, fuerte, flotante, boyante)

Back 131

When the boat capsized, her bouyant life jacket kept jody afloat. Scrambling back on board, she was still in a buoyant mood, certain that despite the delay she'd win the race.

Front 132

bureaucracy (burocracia)

Back 132

The Internal Revenue Service is the ultimate bureaucracy; taxpayers wasted so much paper filing out IRS forms that the IRS bureaucrats printed up a new set of rules requiring taxpayers to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Front 133

burgeon (florecer)

Back 133

In the spring, the plants that burgeon are the promise of the beauty that is to come.

Front 134

burlesque (imitar burlándose)

Back 134

In Spaceballs, Rick Moranis burlesques Darth Vader of Star Wars, outrageously parodying Vader's stiff walk and hollow voice.

Front 135

burnish (bruñir, sacar brillo)

Back 135

The maid burnished the brass fixtures until they reflected the lamplight.

Front 136

buttress (apoyo contrafuerte, reforzar, respaldar)

Back 136

Just as architects butress the walls of cathedrals woth flying butresses, debaters butress their arguments with facts.

Front 137

buxom (bien dotada.)

Back 137

High-fashion models usually are slender rather than buxom.