IB Spanish B HL Difficult Vocab

acantilado

cliff

acariciar

to caress

acurrucarse

to curl up

adivinar

to guess

afán

diligence, desire

agujero

hole

ahogarse

to drown, suffocate

alba

dawn

con alborozo

with sheer joy

amanecer

sunrise

amparar

to shelter, protect

anhelar

to really want

apurar

to hasten

arrastar

to drag

arroyo

stream, brook

arruinar

to ruin

atar

to tie up

atardecer

sunset

atemorizar

to frighten

atreverse a

to dare to

balbucear

to stammer

barajar

to consider other possibilities(literally to shuffle cards)

buillicio

noise

colera

anger

crepúsculo

twilight

cuna

cradle

en cuclillas

to crouch

deleitarse

to delight in

desamparado

forsaken, abandoned

desazón

anxiety, uneasiness

deslumbrar

to dazzle

disimular

to pretend, conceal

don

gift, talent

embriaguez

drunkenness

enajenar

to drive crazy

enojo

anger

enredarse

to get entangled

enrojecer

to blush

ensimismamiento

self-absrobtion

erguirse

to sit/stand up straight

a escondidas

secretly

extenuado

exhausted

forastero

outsider, stranger

gemir

to moan

guiñar

to wink

holgazán

lazy person

hosco

sullen, moody

huérfano

orphan

huir

to flee

hundirse

to drown, go under

hacer ilusión

to be looking forward to

indagar

to investigate

inverosímil

implausible

insólito

unheard of, unusual

jurar

to swear

largarse

to get out as fast as possible

lejano

far away

pedir limosna

to beg

llamativo

striking, eye-catching

malvado

wicked

manso

smooth, gentle

marchitar

to fade away

mendigo

beggar

menosprecio

contempt

mezquino

stingy

mugriento

filthy

padecer

to suffer

parpadear

to bat eyelashes

pecado

sin

pisotear

to trample over

praderas

meadows, prairies

puñetazo

punch

querella

dispute

rabia

rage

recelo

suspicion, distrust

a regañadientes

reluctantly

relámpago

lightening

rezar

to pray

rodear

to surround

rozar

to brush past

santiguarse

to cross oneself

sigiloso

quiet

soberbio

proud, mighty

soñoliento

sleepy

susurrar

to whisper

tartamudear

to stutter

temporal

storm

tinieblas

darkness

torpeza

blunder, clumsiness

tropezar con

to stumble upon

turbar

to disturb

viuda

widow

venturoso

happy, fortunate

yacer

to be lying, reclining

zozobra

anxiety

zambullirse

to plunge in