Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
64 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Outsretched arms
|
arms that reach out.
|
|
|
Waistcoat
|
a man sleeveless vest worn underneath a coat.
|
|
|
To whack
|
to strike, to hit.
|
|
|
To strike
|
to whack, to hit.
|
|
|
To be weary
|
to be exhausted, tired
|
|
|
To be wary
|
to be watchful, cautious, careful.
|
|
|
To and fro
|
Back and forth, backward and forward.
|
|
|
Solely
|
only
|
|
|
To thrive
|
to prosper, to be successful, to flourish.
|
|
|
Chart
|
a table, a graphic representation.
|
|
|
Easel
|
a stand, frame or tripod for supporting or displaying something (usually an artist's canvas). (Caballete).
|
|
|
Slip
|
a mistake.
|
|
|
Spell
|
an enchantment, fascination, incarnation, an indefinite period.
|
|
|
Sweepstake
|
lottery.
|
|
|
Troll
|
someone who surfs or navigates on the web.
|
|
|
Devout
|
someone devoted to religion, deeply religious.
|
|
|
Garment
|
any article of clothing.
|
|
|
Stanza
|
a fixed number of verses forming a poem (1 estrofa).
|
|
|
To hop
|
to move by making short bounds (like jumping).
|
|
|
To slap
|
to hit, to smack with the palm of the hand.
|
|
|
Wealth
|
abundance, fortune, prosperity.
|
|
|
Shield
|
a piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand used as a defense (escudo).
|
|
|
Inquiry
|
an investigation; a question.
|
|
|
Sullen
|
showing irritation, showing a gloomy (dark) ill humor, withdrawn, dull.
|
|
|
Subtle
|
thin, tenuous, delicate, rarefied.
|
|
|
Ratio
|
the quotient of a quantity divided by another, usually expressed as a fraction. (Ex: 1/2 / 2/3)
|
|
|
Bid
|
command, attempt to get something, offer, wish.
|
|
|
Bridegroom
|
a newly married man or a man about to be married.
|
|
|
Bridesmaid
|
a woman helping a bride on her wedding day.
|
|
|
Cud
|
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again.
|
|
|
Declension
|
in linguistics, it's how nouns, pronouns, adjectives and articles change to indicate number, case (nominative, possessive...), gender, etc.
|
|
|
Debaser
|
degrader, the one who lowers the quality or value of something.
|
|
|
Genuine
|
possessing the claimed character or quality, authentic, real
|
|
|
Gloomy
|
dark, depressive, melancholic.
|
|
|
Grief
|
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret
|
|
|
Groom
|
someone in charge of horses or a stable.
|
|
|
Mourn
|
to feel or express sorrow
|
|
|
Regal
|
splendid, royal, pertaining to a queen or a king
|
|
|
To solace
|
comfort in sorrow or misfortune, to console
|
|
|
To toil
|
to do unpleasant or arduous work.
|
|
|
To regurgitate
|
to give or rush back, to repeat; to vomit.
|
|
|
To entertain
|
To show hospitality
|
|
|
To drift
|
to be carried along, as by the wind
|
|
|
To plead
|
To argue for or against a claim
|
|
|
To stiff
|
rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex
|
|
|
To frown
|
to look displeased, disapprovingly (fruncir el seño)
|
|
|
Reluctance
|
aversion, dislike, distaste, hesitancy, unwillingness.
|
|
|
Alacrity
|
cheerfulness, enthusiasm, joy, speed, willingness.
|
|
|
Fagged out
|
very tired
|
|
|
Umwelt
|
all the environmental factors that can affect the behavior of a human or an animal
|
|
|
Lorry
|
(chiefly British) motortruck.
|
|
|
Gist
|
essence
|
|
|
To drawl
|
to speak slowly, with long vowels.
|
|
|
To plummet
|
to fall or drop suddenly straight down.
|
|
|
Embezzlement
|
fraudulent appropriation.
|
|
|
To sever |
cut off, separate by cutting apart |
|
|
Downtrodden |
without hope, suffering oppression |
|
|
Oblivion |
the state of being unconscious, unaware, forgotten, even destroyed |
|
|
To gloss over |
to treat or describe something serious as if it were not important |
|
|
Manifold |
many and various |
|
|
Infatuation |
foolish love or admiration |
|
|
Hail |
granizo |
|
|
Sheen |
soft, smooth, shiny quality |
|
|
Endeavor |
Serious effort or attempt |
