SPAN201 Vocab Quiz 2

acera

sidewalk

adelantar

to advance, approach

algas

seaweed, algae

anchas

wide, broad

angustia

anguish, distress

arrullada

lulled, cradled

asiento de hule

rubber seat

atisbar

to glimpse

bastón

cane

barcas

boats

barrio

neighborhood

bello

handsome, beautiful

blanda

soft

callar

to silence, keep quiet

caminar/andar

to walk

cansancio

tiredness

canto

song, singing

caracolas

seashells, conches

ceñir

to encircle, gird

concordar

to match, be in harmony

de prisa

in a hurry

despertar

to awaken

distraídamente

distractedly, absent

doblar

to turn

dueña

lady

encarnada

red

erguida

upright, erect

espuma

foam

esquina

corner

exprimir

to squeeze, wring out

garganta

throat

huella

footprint, trace

hundirse

to sink

invocar

to invoke, summon

ir/yendo

to go, going

lamer

to lick

lejana

distant

lento

slow

mirada

gaze

muda/mudo

mute, silent

nodriza

nurse, nanny

ocultarse

to hide

olvido

oblivion, forgetting

orilla

shore, edge

palidecer

to grow pale

parpadear

to blink

pena

sorrow

pliegues

folds

recostarse

to lie down

romper

to break

sangrar

to bleed, make bleed

sendero

path

suspirar

to sigh

tambaleante/bamboleante

wobbly

temblar

to tremble

tender

to stretch, extend

vacilante

hesitant