Term 2 vocab list

asimilar

to assimilate, integrate

afincado

settled in (location)

acontecimiento, el

event, occurrence

adaptarse/ajustarse

to accommodate

acepción, la

meaning

aludir a

to alude to

afianzarse

to establish yourself

abundar en

to expand on (a point)

avasallárselas

to wing it

avecinarse

to approach, come near

advertir

to warn, advise

ausente

absent, missing

alquilar

to rent

anglicismo, el

anglicism

atravesar

to go through, cross, experience

aleatoriamente

randomly

aglomerado

gathered, congregated

avergonzado

embarrassed, ashamed

aspirar a

to aim for, aspire to

alzar la voz (a favor o en contra de)

to speak out (for or against)

agotarse

to get worn out, dry up, exhaust

agudizarse

to get worse

amigdalitis, la

tonsilitis

afición, la

love, passion, hobby

almacenar

to accumulate, stockpile, collect

ascendencia, la

ancestry, origen, heritage

apariencia, la

appearance, guise

ajeno

other people’s

adormecido

sleepy, drowsy

aglutinar

to bind together, unite

arroba, la

@

acaso

perhaps, maybe

aclarar

to clear up, clarify

anonimato, el

anonymity

abordar

to address, deal with

aberración, la

outrage, atrocity

barracón, el

barracks

balacear (central america)

to shoot

bulo, el

fake news, rumour

basurero, el

wasteland

bienes, los

goods, assets

baladí

petty, trivial

blanqueamiento, el

whitening

bandeja de entrada, la

inbox

cronometrar

to time

cubrirse

to cover yourself up

cumbre, la

summit

cabildo, el

town council

cañita, la

drinking straw

carecer

to lack

caucho, el

rubber

culto

learned, educated, highbrow

cóctel, el

cocktail

cortesano, el

courtier

confiar en

to trust in

ceder

to give up, yield

calado, el

importance, weight

conocimiento íntimo, el

insight

censura, la

censorship

callejero

from the street, slang

corriente, el

trend

colono, el

colonist

concordar con

to agree with (grammatically)

camello, el

camel

creyente, el

believer

conciencia, la

awareness

comillas, las

quotation marks, inverted commas

calcetines tobilleros, los

ankle socks

cánones, los

standards, norms, ideals

coraje, el

courage, bravery

caucásico

caucasian

cronista, el

columnist, reporter, journalist

conservadurismo, el

conservatism

contraseña, la

password

detonante, el

trigger

desmontar

to dismantle

demencia, la

dementia

dar clases particulares

to tutor

profesor particular, el

tutor

dar cobijo

to take in, shelter

descastado

ungrateful, unthankful

deshacer/descomponer

to break down, compost

dar cuentas de

to be accountable

desde entonces

since then

engendro, el

monstrosity

escaso

scarce, rare

entablar

to estgablish, start

estar unido a alguien

to be close to someone

evolucionar

to evolve

expectativa, la

expectation

ensordecedor

deafening

ética, la

ethics

eje, el

core point, main idea

enaltecido

elevated, raised

estremecerse

to shudder, tremble

explicativo

explanatory

encarcelar

to jail

enfadado

angry

entregado

dedicated, passionate

enorgullecerse

to feel proud, be filled with pride