Exam 2 complete vocab list

agarrar

to grab, to catch

alambre (el)

wire

arduo

frightened, scared

bastar

to be enough, to suffice

brindar

to toast (a glass)

chillar

to shout, yell

cobrar

to charge

demorar

to delay

colgar

to hang

descolgar

to take down

descuidar

to neglect

disgustado

upset, annoyed

emborracharse

to get drunk

encargar

to commission, to place an order

exhibir

to exhibit, to display

girar

to spin, to twirl

inválido

disabled, handicapped

jaula

cage

piedad

pity

morderse los labios

to bite one’s lips

muñeca

wrist

peludo

hairy

regalar

to give a gift

reposar

to rest

rodear

to surround

soportable

bearable

tierno

tender

trasto

piece of junk

ventilador (el)

fan

agradecer

to thank

aportar

to contribute

apoyo

to support

avecinarse

to draw near

convivencia

coexistence

editoria

publisher

esforzarse en/por

make the effort

herramienta

tool

lazo

bond

imprescindible

indispensable

subrayar

to highl

Agotado

exhausted

ascenso (el)

promotion (in this context)

auscultar

to examine

barrera (la)

barrier

censura

censorship

denunciar

to denounce, to turn in

derrocar

to overthrow

descuidarse

to become careless, to let guard down

escalar (un peldaño)

to climb (a step)

evitar

to avoid

extrañar

to miss

frenar

to slow down, to curb, to brake

fusilar

to shoot

habituarse a

to become accustomed to something

huelga (la)

stike

ingresar a (en)

to join

inquieto

worried

juzgar

to judge

mancha (la)

spot, stain

novedoso

novel, new, original

perturbador

disturbing

postular

to apply

sutil

subtle

venenoso

Poisonous

aliento

breath

alquilar

to rent

arca (el, f.)

safe, strongbox, chest

aurora

dawn, daybreak

desfilar

to march in formation

desfile

parade, march

disparar

to shoot, to discharge a firearm

encerrar

to lock somebody up

fisgar

to spy on, to snoop around

fusil (el)

rifle

tapar

to cover

dañar

to harm

daño

harm, damage

disminuir

to decrease

dotar de

to provide

engañar

to trick, fool

equivocado

wrong, incorrect

inexacto

inaccurate

ingresos (los)

earnings, income, revenues

mentira

lie

proveer

to provide

remediar

to fix, mend

ser proclive a

to be prone to

ateo/a

atheistic

capón

capon - a male chicken that is castrated, at a young age, and then fed a rich diet of milk or porridge

cazamariposas

butterfly nest

demonio

devil

entierro

burial

esmerarse

to put a lot of effort

frágil

delicate

gorrión

sparrow

guardia civil (la)

civil guard

huerto

vegetable garden

monaguillo

altar boy

pecado

sin

pupitre

student desk