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Undergraduate 4
04/22/2009
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Term
el abogado
 Definition
lawyer
Term

el analfabetismo

 Definition
illiteracy
Term

la aparición

 Definition
appearance, apparition
Term

el ascendiente

 Definition
influence, ancestor
Term
el aula
 Definition
classroom
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la califa
 Definition
caliph
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el desdén

 Definition
disdain
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la disertación

 Definition
dissertation
Term

el egoísmo

 Definition
egoism
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el encomendero
 Definition

Spanish overlord

in the colonial system
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el engranaje
 Definition
gearing, gear, machinery
Term

la época

 Definition
epoch, age, period
Term
el escarceo
 Definition

test, experimental

attempt
Term

el escéptico

 Definition
skeptic
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la esencia
 Definition
essence
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la especulación

 Definition
speculation
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la foja
 Definition
sheet of paper
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la haraganería

 Definition
laziness
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el impuesto
 Definition
tax
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la libertad
 Definition
liberty
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la medida
 Definition
measure
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el mismo
 Definition
the same
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la molicie
 Definition

luxurious or easy living;

softness
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el nacimiento
 Definition
birth, sprouting
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la nivelación

 Definition
leveling out, evening out
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el orden
 Definition
order
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el orgullo
 Definition
pride
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la patria
 Definition
native land
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el pensamiento
 Definition
thought
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la plática

 Definition

talk, lecture, chat,

conversation
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el plazo
 Definition
period( of time)
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la prestancia
 Definition
excellence, distinction
Term

la proclamación

 Definition
proclamation
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la queja
 Definition
complaint
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la ramploneria
 Definition
vulgarity, coarseness
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el recetario
 Definition
recipe book, set of prescriptions
Term
el rector
 Definition
governer
Term

la reivindicación

 Definition
vindication
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la retórica

 Definition
rehtoric
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la riqueza
 Definition
wealth, riches
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el rumbo
 Definition
course
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la servidumbre
 Definition
servitude
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el tamaño

 Definition
size
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la vanidad
 Definition
vanity
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el vejamen
 Definition

oppression; humiliation
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acoplar
 Definition

to couple, to connect
Term
actuar
 Definition
to act
Term
adoptar
 Definition
to adopt
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alfabetizar

 Definition

to teach to read and

write
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andar
 Definition
to walk
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avenirse
 Definition

to get on well; come to

agreement
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bajar
 Definition
to take down, to reduce
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brotar
 Definition
to sprout, to bud
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colocar
 Definition
to place, to put, to plant
Term
consentir
 Definition

to consent, to permit
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declinar
 Definition

to decline, disclaim
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desenvolver
 Definition
to unwrap
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desnudar
 Definition
to lay bare
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difundir
 Definition

to spread, diffuse,

broadcast
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embrutecerse

 Definition
to become brutish
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encarnar
 Definition
to encarnate
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ensayar
 Definition
to test, to rehearse
Term
esclarecer
 Definition
to clear up
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guardar
 Definition
to keep, to guard
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imponer
 Definition
to impose
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interrumpir
 Definition
to interrupt, to suspend
Term
modificar
 Definition
to alter, to modify
Term
ostentar
 Definition
to flaunt, to display
Term
percibir
 Definition
to perceive, to notice
Term
prescindir
 Definition

to do without, to dispose
Term
proclamar
 Definition
to proclaim
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propugnar
 Definition
to advocate, to support
Term
regir
 Definition

to rule, govern; to run,

manage
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revelarse
 Definition

to reveal oneself
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realizarse
 Definition

to find fulfillment
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sostener
 Definition
to sustain
Term

sustentar

 Definition
to support, to defend
Term
trasnochar
 Definition

to stay up late or all

night; to go to bed late
Term
acertado
 Definition
correct, on target, appropriate
Term
capaz
 Definition
capable
Term
creciente
 Definition
growing
Term
demo-liberal
 Definition
demo-liberal
Term
desconocido
 Definition
unknown, strange
Term

desdeñoso

 Definition
disdainful
Term

escéptico

 Definition
skeptical
Term

esporádico

 Definition
sporadic
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inepto
 Definition
inept
Term
intimo
 Definition

prívate, intímate; innermost,

close
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menospreciado

 Definition

undervalued,

scorned
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pávido

 Definition

timid, fearful
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pedagógico

 Definition

pedagogical,

educational
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pretendido

 Definition

supposed
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propicio
 Definition

propitious, favorable
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proveniente
 Definition
coming from
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rancio
 Definition

rancid, stale; ancient
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riguroso
 Definition
rigorous
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trasnochado

 Definition

old, out-dated
Term
verdadero
 Definition

true, real, genuine
Term

virreinal

 Definition

viceregal
Term

definitivamente

 Definition

definitely, for good
Term

huecamente

 Definition

hallowly, superficially
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lentamente
 Definition
slowly
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plenamente
 Definition
fully
Term

vehementemente

 Definition

vehemently
Term

sin embargo

 Definition

however, nonetheless

 
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estar en pugna con

 Definition
to be in conflict with
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en balde
 Definition
in vain
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