vocab ingles parcial 2

accomplished

succesfull

advocate

defensor

all walks of life

all social classes

be in the habit

tener la costrumbre

call off

cancelar

chiefly

mainly

distraught

desilusiónalo

encompassed

included

frivolous

empty

inadvertently

de manera involuntaria

myriad

infinite, uncountable number

pen-name

pseudonimo

posited

postulated, believe

takeaway

conclusión

trailblazer

pioneer

treatises

tratados, disertaciones

unorthodoxx

poco común

take hold

apoderarse, arraigarse

disquieting

alarmante, inquietante

ushering

abrirse paso

to usher

acomodarse

thrashing

paliza

seizures

convulsiones

seize

agarrar

brink

limite

estranged

separados, divorciados

slum

bad outskirts

rad

cool

jesters

bufon

avant-garde

vanguardias

outspoken

extrovert, honest when speaking

pentecostal

branch of christianity

summer stock heater

repertorio de verano

exuded

exhumaba

bravado

bravuconería

overseas

ultramar

garrolous

talkative

none the wiser

nos falta mucho para llegar, aun no me entero

quixotic

quijotesco

blind alley

there is no exit

roaming

pasear, estar por el espacio

wind up

engage

to render

interpret

masterful

magistral

concern

empresa

squaler

missery, mugre

amidst

among

porkpie hat

gorro copa baja

mohair suit

traje de angora

loafers

mocasines

bundle of hay

fardo de heno

skulking

merodeando

preaching

predicar

be in the train of someone

estar en su séquito

be of no account

not part of it, you don’t count

boast of

show off, brat

dart

mirar rapido

play up

incordiar

house proud

meticulous when cleaning

witty

fast, clever

fanciful

imaginative

rule the roast

llevar la voz cantante

compel

convincente, imponer a alguien

succint

brief, short

constable

police officer

realm

campo

be that as it may

sea lo q sea, pase lo q pase

hold out

resistirse, wait, fight against

probe

case, investigation

space probe

sonda espacial

debt service cost

amortización de la deuda

fall apart

breakdown, derrumbarse

frawn

fruncir el ceño

sleek

elegante

shriek

chillido