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Undergraduate 1
09/13/2010

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Term
pulpo
Definition
octopus
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cuero/a
Definition
leather, naked, attractive
Term
cocolos
Definition
african caribbeans
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ven acá
Definition
come here
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bruja
Definition
witch, old hag
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el cuco
Definition
the boogeyman
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chanclas, chancletas
Definition
thongs, flip-flops
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correa
Definition
belt, strap
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bata
Definition
dressing gown, robe
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maricón
Definition
homosexual, queer
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tesoro
Definition
treasure
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diosa
Definition
goddess
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cabeza dura
Definition
headstrong
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exigente
Definition
demanding
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inchoate
Definition
–adjective
1. not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.

2. just begun; incipient.

3. not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject.
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irascible
Definition
–adjective
1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.

2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.
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maldita
Definition
damned, cursed, bloody
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ciguapa
Definition
mythological creature of Dominican folklore. They are commonly described as having human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet, and very long manes of smooth, glossy hair that covers their otherwise naked bodies. They supposedly inhabit the high mountains of the Dominican Republic.
Term
alizé
Definition
cognac
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milieu
Definition
background, sphere, setting
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colmar
Definition
to fill to the brim
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dalit
Definition
— n
Formerly called 'untouchable' a member of the lowest class in India, whom those of the four main castes were formerly forbidden to touch
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pulperia
Definition
local store
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apotheosis
Definition
1. the elevation of a person to the rank of a god; deification

2. glorification of a person or thing

3. a glorified ideal

4. the best or greatest time or event: the apotheosis of De Niro's career
Term
jiringonza
Definition
a language or communication hard to interpret as it is phrased in a somewhat modified vocabulary like lotsa slang or argot, often used to keep a conversation very private
Term
revery
Definition
1. an act or state of absent-minded daydreaming: to fall into a reverie

2. a piece of instrumental music suggestive of a daydream

3. archaic a fanciful or visionary notion; daydream
Term
socorro
Definition
1. help, aid
pedir socorro, to ask for help
casa de socorro, first-aid post
equipo de socorro, first-aid team

2. (medicinas, víveres) aid
Term
homunculi
Definition
1. an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.

2. a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some Medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon.

3. a diminutive human being.

4. the human fetus.
Term
cabral
Definition
— n
Pedro Álvarez (ˈpɛːdru ˈɑlvərəʃ). ?1460--?1526, Portuguese navigator: discovered and took possession of Brazil for Portugal in 1500.
Term
cuerpazo
Definition
hot bod
Term
jalar
Definition
1. a. pull, tug

b. pick up

2. fail or flunk

3. to give a lift or ride

intransitivo

1. a. to pull

b. get along will with (con alguien)

2. a. hurry up (jálale)

b. (jálale por) go and get

3. to work;
mi coche no jalaba en la mañana

4. to date, go out

my car wouldn't start this morning;
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junta
Definition
board, committee
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buey
Definition
dumb
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disconsolate
Definition
dejection; cheerless; gloomy
Term
novi orbis
Definition
new world?
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asesinar
Definition
to murder, to assassinate
Term
pechonalidad
Definition
Spanish combination of Pecho (Chest) and Personalidad (Personality)... Used to describe a Woman's personality based on the size of her chest.
Term
tertulia
Definition
get-together, gathering
Term
phalanx
Definition
1. an ancient Greek and Macedonian battle formation of hoplites presenting long spears from behind a wall of overlapping shields

2. any closely ranked unit or mass of people: the police formed a phalanx to protect the embassy

3. a number of people united for a common purpose

4. (in Fourierism) a group of approximately 1800 persons forming a commune in which all property is collectively owned

5. anatomy any of the bones of the fingers or toes
Term
mea culpa
Definition
latin

my mistake, my own fault
Term
turbidity
Definition
1. muddy or opaque, as a liquid clouded with a suspension of particles

2. dense, thick, or cloudy: turbid fog

3. in turmoil or confusion
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preternatural
Definition
1. beyond what is ordinarily found in nature; abnormal, supernatural
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preter
Definition
beyond, more than, or exceeding
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zángano/a
Definition
slacker
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malinger
Definition
to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work
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esponjar
Definition
to make fluffier
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rancor
Definition
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Term
mendacity
Definition
untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
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venality
Definition
openness to bribery or corruption.
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cavitate
Definition
to form cavities or bubbles
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cibaeño
Definition
DR nationality
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bonhomie
Definition
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality.
Term
mesero/a
Definition
waitress/waiter
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caracaracol
Definition
cultural hero worshipped as a god in taino culture
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perfunctory
Definition
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial
Term
sapos
Definition
toad
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echar sapos y culebras
Definition
to curse and swear
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abrazar
Definition
to embrace, hug
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jueguito
Definition
little game
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paramour
Definition
an illicit lover, esp. of a married person
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staid
Definition
of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious
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tirapiedra
Definition
slingshot
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quemagoma
Definition
burn rubber, peel out
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cuerpo
Definition
body
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pipa
Definition
pipe
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culo
Definition
ass
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porra
Definition
nightstick
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burbuja
Definition
bubble
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corpulent
Definition
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
Term
encindido/a
Definition
ignition

passion
Term
magis
Definition
Magis (pronounced "màh-gis") is a Jesuit phrase that means "the more." It is taken from Ad majorem Dei gloriam, a Latin phrase meaning "for the greater glory of God." Magis refers to the philosophy of doing more, for Christ, and therefore for others. It is an expression of an aspiration and inspiration. It relates to forming the ideal society centered around Jesus Christ.
Term
thews
Definition
physical strength
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perfidy
Definition
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
Term
confab
Definition
to converse casually
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ignominy
Definition
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
Term
dolorous
Definition
full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
Term
clavar
Definition
to hammer in, to nail
Term
lana
Definition
wool, fleece
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aplomb
Definition
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.

swag
Term
muelas
Definition
teeth (molars)
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dovetail
Definition
to join or fit together compactly or harmoniously.
Term
prender
Definition
to catch, light
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madrugada
Definition
dawn, daybreak
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modicum
Definition
a moderate or small amount
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joie de vivre
Definition
joy of living
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calumny
Definition
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
Term
kleptocracy
Definition
government that takes advantage of governmental corruption to extend the personal wealth and political power of government officials and the ruling class
Term
pan de agua
Definition
water bread
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mota
Definition
tiny bit, dot
Term
yuan
Definition
the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies
Term
shelob
Definition
giant spider in lord of the rings
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jacaranda
Definition
big-ass purple tree
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toto
Definition
pussy
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pudrir
Definition
to rot, decay
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cara
Definition
face
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baleful
Definition
full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious
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crone
Definition
a withered, witchlike old woman
Term
funtoosh
Definition
easy-going, carefree
Term
moor
Definition
–verb (used with object)
1. to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.

2. to fix firmly; secure.

–verb (used without object)

3. to moor a ship, small boat, etc.

4. to be made secure by cables or the like.
–noun

5. the act of mooring.
Term
seagrape
Definition
species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae, that is native to coastal beaches throughout tropical America and the Caribbean, including southern Florida, the Bahamas, Barbados and Bermuda
Term
atavism
Definition
— n
1. the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations

2. reversion to a former or more primitive type
Term
mansa
Definition
Mandinka word meaning "king of kings"
Term
alegrar
Definition
to make happy
Term
pinion
Definition
–noun
1. the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.

2. the wing of a bird.

3. a feather.

4. the flight feathers collectively.

–verb (used with object)

5. to cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the
wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying.

6. to disable or restrain (a bird) in such a manner.

7. to bind (a person's arms or hands) so they cannot be used.

8. to disable (someone) in such a manner; shackle.

9. to bind or hold fast, as to a thing: to be pinioned to one's bad habits.
Term
metastasis
Definition
a rapid transition, as from one subject to another
Term
kaiju
Definition
japanese for 'strange beast'
Term
tendril
Definition
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
Term
chabine
Definition
a person of black/white mix who is usually fair of skin and hair and eyes, but with the woolly hair and African facial characteristics
Term
perico
Definition
uncut cocaine
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ripiar
Definition
to crumble, hit, shred, squander
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conjunto
Definition
group, set
Term
chacabanas
Definition
button up shirt aka guayabera
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klerin
Definition
1. denoting, being, or relating to a numen; divine

2. arousing spiritual or religious emotions

3. mysterious or awe-inspiring
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