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Spanish 2 Vocabulary Chpt. 20
Gente que opina
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
04/29/2010
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Term
adivino
 Definition
fortune-teller
Term
banquero
 Definition
banker
Term
indígena
 Definition
native
Term
investigador
 Definition
researcher
Term
locutor
 Definition
anchor
Term
la madre de alquiler
 Definition
surrogate mother
Term
marginado
 Definition
marginalized person
Term
mestizo
 Definition
person of mixed race
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los pobres
 Definition
the poor
Term
político
 Definition
politician
Term
refugiado
 Definition
refugee
Term
los ricos
 Definition
the rich
Term
usuario
 Definition
user
Term
vidente
 Definition
fortune-teller
Term
el adelanto científico
 Definition
scientific advance
Term
los bienes de consumo
 Definition
consumer goods
Term
el cambio climático
 Definition
climatic changes
Term
la capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
la caza
 Definition
hunting
Term
la clonación
 Definition
cloning
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el consumo
 Definition
consumption
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la contamincaión
 Definition
pollution
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la esperanza de vida
 Definition
life expectancy
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la exploración del espacio
 Definition
space exploration
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la ingeniería genética
 Definition
genetic engineering
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las mareas negras
 Definition
oil spill
Term
el medio ambiente
 Definition
environment
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los recursos naturales
 Definition
natural resources
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la sequía
 Definition
drought
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el subsuelo
 Definition
underground
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la tala de árboles
 Definition
logging
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la tierra
 Definition
earth
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los viajes espaciales
 Definition
space travels
Term
el viento
 Definition
wind
Term
el comercio justo
 Definition
fair trade
Term
la contaminación
 Definition
pollution
Term
el crecimiento
 Definition
growth
Term
el desarrollo
 Definition
development
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el desequilibrio
 Definition
inequality
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la desigualdad
 Definition
inequality
Term
la esclavitud
 Definition
slavery
Term
la esperanza de vida
 Definition
life expectancy
Term
la guerra
 Definition
war
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la guerra
 Definition
war
Term
el hambre
 Definition
hunger
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la igualdad
 Definition
equality
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la justicia social
 Definition
social justice
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la libertad
 Definition
freedom
Term
el movimiento migratorio
 Definition
migration
Term
la paz mundial
 Definition
world peace
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las personas sin hogar
 Definition
homeless people
Term
la pobreza
 Definition
poverty
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la riqueza
 Definition
wealth
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la salud
 Definition
health
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la sanidad
 Definition
public health
Term
el subdesarrollo
 Definition
underdevelopment
Term
el tercer mundo
 Definition
third world
Term
codiciado
 Definition
coveted
Term
desafortunado
 Definition
unfortunate
Term
desarrollado
 Definition
developed
Term
desconfiado
 Definition
distrustful, suspicious
Term
desenfrenado
 Definition
unbridled
Term
digno
 Definition
appropriate
Term
escaso
 Definition
rare
Term
escéptico
 Definition
skeptical
Term
ético
 Definition
ethical
Term
impensable
 Definition
unthinkable
Term
libre
 Definition
free
Term
medioambiental
 Definition
environmental
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privilegiado
 Definition
privileged
Term
subdesarrollado
 Definition
underdeveloped
Term
valioso
 Definition
valuable
Term
agotarse
 Definition
to deplete, to run out of
Term
agravar
 Definition
to make worse
Term
ahorrar
 Definition
to save
Term
albergar
 Definition
to shelter
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alimentar
 Definition
to feed
Term
amenazar
 Definition
to threaten
Term
atreverse
 Definition
to dare
Term
autorizar
 Definition
to authorize
Term
botar
 Definition
to throw away
Term
comenzar
 Definition
to start
Term
contradecir
 Definition
to contradict
Term
descartar
 Definition
to discard
Term
desterrar
 Definition
to exile
Term
diagnosticar
 Definition
to diagnose
Term
disfrutar
 Definition
to enjoy
Term
empezar
 Definition
to start
Term
exhibir
 Definition
to show, to exhibit
Term
iniciar
 Definition
to start
Term
mentir
 Definition
to lie
Term
pasar
 Definition
to happen
Term
posponer
 Definition
to postpone
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prever
 Definition
to forsee
Term
pulsar
 Definition
to press
Term
solucionar
 Definition
to solver
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pulsar
 Definition
to press
Term
solucionar
 Definition
to solve
Term
tirar
 Definition
to throw away
Term
contraponer ideas
 Definition
to set ideas against each other
Term
el lujo
 Definition
luxury
Term
mantener un debate
 Definition
to have a debate
Term
plantear un tema
 Definition
to introduce an issue
Term
profundamente
 Definition
deeply
Term
rechazar un argumento
 Definition
to reject an argument
Term
sacar conclusiones
 Definition
to come to conclusions
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