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Acumen: perspicacia
Adept: skillfull
Advocates: people who promote or support a certain position
Avid: enthusiastic and vigorous
Ballad: a song of a romantic or sentimental nature
Bargain: agreement between parties carrying obligations that each promises to carry out.
Barter: the direct exchange of goods without the use of money
Belated: delayed or late
Belittlers: individuals who try to make other people think less of something
Blatant: completely obvious
Boisterous: rowdy and undisciplined
Bolstered: supported or propped up with
Bombast: pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Boorishness: rudeness
Bravado: pretending to be brave
Capricious: irresponsibly unpredictable
Cloying: excessively sweet and sentimental
Cogent: relevant
Commendable: praiseworthy
Complimentary: expressing praise
Conflagration: a large fire
Conjecture: guesswork or predicting from incomplete or uncertain evidence
Consonance: state of harmony and agreement
Consummate: complete or perfect
Contemptuous: scornful (scornful=desdenoso)
Covert: secret or not openly shown
Debunkers: people who expose the falseness of something
Defiant: bold and disobedient
Discretion: the ability to make responsible decisions
Disguising: concealing or changing the appearance of.
Duplicitous: someone whose behavior is marked by deceptiveness
Effrontery: offensive boldness
Empirical: by experiment or according to experience
Eulogy: is a speech praising someone who has died
Exorbitant: excessive
Facetious: joking or humorous.
Fiscal: related to finances
Flagrant: conspicuously or obviously offensive
Gallantry: very noble and brave behavior
Holistic: concerned with wholes, rather than parts
Immaterial: unimportant
Inchoate: in an initial or early stage
Incontrovertible: indisputable or not open to question
Indigence: extreme poverty
Indolence: tendency to be lazy
Induction: the process of deriving general principles from particular facts or instances
Infatuation: foolish or extravagant love or admiration for something
Infelicity: inappropriateness of expression
Intemperance: lack of moderation
Intuition: immediate knowledge of something without conscious reasoning
Jingle: piece of light singsong verse or rhyme
Loan: the exchange of money for the promise of repayment at a later time
Lullaby: soothing song with which to lull a child to sleep
Magnanimity: generosity or rising above pettiness
Meddle: intrude in other people's affairs or business
Mendacity: the tendency to be untruthful;dishonest
Mercenary: motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain
Meticulous: extremely careful or precise
Nebulous: vague or indistinct
Nominal: insignificant
Partisanship: a bias in favor of a party or cause
Patronage: political favors.
Pedantry: pay extreme attention to rules
Petulant: unreasonably ill-tempered
Placid: calm and undisturbed
Polarized: concentrated on two conflicting or contrasting opinions
Posthumous: following or occurring after death
Pragmatic: practical
Premature: happening or existing before the intended time
Prescience: the power to foresee the future;foresight
Proponents: are people who support something
Rapport: relationship of trust
Reclusive: withdrawn or preferring solitude
Relevance: relating to the matter in hand
Remiss: careless
Reticent: quiet and reserved
Rhetoric: the art of using language effectively and persuasively
Sated: satisfied almost to the point of excess
Scintillating: lively and witty*gracioso
Scoff: to mock or show disrespect
Shabby: gastado
Sneer: to assume a scornful facial expression (enjache)
Solicitousness: showing concern for other people's needs
Sophistry: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone;misleading but clever reasoning
Sophomoric: very immature and poorly informed
Spare: economical
Sparing: restrained, modest, or thrifty (economico)
Sprightly: full of spirit and vitality
Squalid: dirty and neglected (neglected=descuidado y abandonado)
Steadfastness: steadiness or constancy(firmeza)
Stifling: sofocante/agobiante
Substantiate: to show something to be true by giving evidence for it
Supplement: to add extra material to something
Tawdry: cheap
Taxing: burdensome or difficult
Temperamental: unpredictable in behavior
Temperance: moderation or restraint
Temporize: to act evasively to gain time or to postpone a decision
To conscript: to enroll into service
To decry: to express strong disapproval of something
To disparage: to treat with disdain
To epitomize: to be a typical example of something
To reap: to obtain
To redeem: to exchange for something of value
To relegate: to assign to a place of insignificance
Treacly: overly sweet or sentimental.
Uprising: a revolt against a government or its policies
Vindication: the clearing of blame
Vindictive: spiteful or vengeful
Whimsy: whim or sudden impulse
Withdraw: retirar/retraerse
above reproach: perfect
ache: doler
acute: extremely sharp or intense *acute pain
allege: state without proof
amass: acumular/amasar
ancillary: auxiliar/complementario
animosity: bitter hostility
animosity: a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
antagonist: adversario
apathetic: indifferent
apolitical: q manifiesta indiferencia a la politica
appalled: horrorizada
appoint: to provide with furnishings or equipment.
apprehending: arrestar/detener
articulate: join or express a concept
asceticism: strict self-denial (abnegacion: renuncia de una persona a deseos, pasiones, etc por el projimo)
avocation: hobby
backlash: reaccion violenta
bafflement: confusion resulting from failure to understand
baffling: incomprensible
bask: be exposed
battering: paliza
bear out (borne out): confirmar
beautify: to make something look good
beaver: castor
belligerent: agresivo
bereavement: dolor por la muerte de alguien
bewildered: desconcertado
bliss: a state of extreme happiness
blunt: make less lively, intense, or vigorous
boast: presumir/fanfarronear
bold: valiente/audaz/descarado
boon: benefit or favor
boost: the act of giving hope or support to someone
borough: distrito
bowler: sombrero
bravery: valentia/valor
bromide: hackneyed idea
brood: meditar melancolicamente
bypasses: avoids or goes around
byzantine: extremely complex
casualties: herido
cater: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance;
cherished: querido/apreciado
circumlocution: an indirect way of expressing something
clamorous: conspicuously and offensively loud (Grethel)
clearance: permission to proceed
cloak: capa/encubrir
coin: acunar
compliant: sumiso
compulsive: being forced by inner drives
conciliatory: compatible or agreeable
concoction: the act of creating something
consecration: declaring something sacred
constituents: elector/electora
contend: competir/enfrentarse
contigency: a possible event or result *para casos de emergencia
contrive: ingeniarselas para/idear
convergence: to the act of coming together
conviction: certainty
convoluted: complicated
copes: arreglarselas
corollary: a natural consequence or effect of something.
corrective: setting something right or making accurate
correspondent: corresponsal
counterfeit: falsificacion
counterpoint: a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
courteous: considerate toward others/cortes
covenant: pacto
crook: sinverguenza
crumbling: decaying or disintegerating (crumbling wall)
cultery: cubiertos
cursory: hasty
curtails: restringir/abreviar/cut short
dairy: lecheria
dalliance: playful flirtation
daring: osado. atrevido
dazzle: deslumbrar
deference: amabilidad que se tiene con respecto a alguien por respeto y cortesia
deflect: to turn something away;desviarse
dens: guarida
detachment: objectivity
devious: crooked or cunning
devoid: desprovisto
diplomatic: tactful
dirge: a song of grief
disclaimer: denial of any connection with or knowledge of
discrepancy: difference
discretionary: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
disgruntled: contrariado/descontento
disguise: disfraz
disguise: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
disparate: including markedly dissimilar elements
distort: misrepresent
diver: submarinista
dormant: inactive or not growing
downplay: to de-emphasize or attach little importance to something
drab: lacking brightness or color
drive: instinto
dupe: a person who is tricked or swindled
earl: conde
effacement: rubbing out of something
elation: extreme hapiness
embitter: amargado
embodiment: an ideal example
embroiled: involved in a conflict
empathetic: sensitive of the feelings of others
emphase: stress, acent
encroaching: advancing beyond the usual or proper limits
encumbrance: dificultad
endeavor: esfuerzo
endure: soportar
enlighten: to provide knowledge
ensuing: consiguiente/subsiguiente
entangled: enredado
equitable: fair and impartial
erratic: inconsistent
esoteric: known only to a few specialists
espouse: propugnar:take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (ejemplo: catolicismo)
estranged: caused to be unloved *separado, esposo
eulogy: elogio
excised: remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"/tax de los que paga pa
extraneous: coming from the outside
extrapolate: estimated by extending from known information
exudes: emanar
fable: fabula
fastidious: meticulous: extremely concerned with details
finess: finura/diplomacia
flabbergasted: overwhelmed with shock/estupefacto
flamboyance: rimbombante
flaunt: alardear
flirtation: coqueteo (she is flirting with him)
forbearance: abstencion
forecast: prever
forge: forjar/falsificar
formidable: inspiring fear/ inspiring fear
frivolous: not serious in content or attitude or behavior. Frivolo
frugal: economical
fuel: alimentar/avivar
futility: uselessness
gaiety: festive activity
gangling: delgaducho
garnish: adorno
gear: orientar/adaptar
generic: having no particularly disctintive qualities
ghastliness: espantoso/horrendo
gloat: malicious satisfaction
grasp: comprensión
grimace: mueca
gruesome: espantoso
gumption: coraje/iniciativa
hackneyed: trillado
halt: detener
hasty: rapido/apresurado
hazard: peligro/riesgo
heavy handed: torpe
hedonistic: pursuing pleasure or happiness
heretic: a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
hindrance: estorbo
hokum: a message that seems to convey no meaning
humdrum: rutinario/monotono
humming: the act of singing with closed lips
hype: bombo plublicitario
idiosyncratic: peculiar to the individual; "we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures"; "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"
ignite: prenderle fuego a
imbue: inspired
inane: silly
inbreeding: endogamia (breeding entre los de la misma especie)
inconspicuous: not readily noticeable
incriminating: something that shows evidence of a crime or fault
indelible: unavle to be erased or removed
indiscernible: not recognized as being distinct
ineffable: indescribable
inexorable: que no se deja vencer con ruegos, inconmovible/inevitable
infatuated: encaprichado
infirmities: enfermedad/debilidad
influx: arrival
inherent: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic. Innate
innate: not established by conditioning or learning
instill: inculcar
insulation: the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
insurrectionists: people who revolt against civil authority
iterate: to say or do something repeatedly
jaded: hastiado
judicious: characterized by good judgment or sound thinking. FAIR
jug: jarra
keen: entusiasta/very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;"a keen intelligence"
lack of moderation: frank and honest
lackadaisical: showing little interest or spirit
lackluster: lacking luster or shine
laconic: speaks using a minimum of words
lay: not associated with a profession or any particular knowledge
legitimacy: conformed to socially aceppted standards
lenient: indulgente, poco severo (indulgente=Tolerante, inclinado a perdonar y atenuar yerros o a conceder gracias)
lessening: decreasing.
lighthearted: adj. cheerful, gay, carefree
literacy: alfabetismo
loaf: a shaped mass of baked bread
loot: saquear
loyalists: people who respect the authority of a government in power
lull: arullar
lush: exhuberante
mainstream: establecido/dominante
male chauvinist: machista
manipulative: tending to influence shrewdly or deviously
marrow: medula
miffed: offended
modicum: small portion
mottled: having spots or patches of color
mournful: filled with or evoking sadness
multifarious: having many kinds of parts or representatives
mundane: commonplace; ordinary
musing: a calm lengthy intent consideration
myriad: a large indefinite number *como una multitud
nefarious: very wicked/vil
nonchalant: despreocupado/indiferente
nonpartisans: people who do not take sides in a political dispute
nullify: anular
oblivious: failing to keep in mind/, unaware, unconscious, unmindful
onset: beginning
openhanded: generous person
outlandish: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
outsmart: burlar
outspoken: tending to say what is on one's mind
overt: declarado
overthrow: derrocar
pandemonium: a state of extreme confusion and disorder
paradoxes: logic) a self-contradiction; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
patent: an official document granting a right or privilege
peek: mirar a hurtadillas
penurious: stingy
perennial flower: planta vivaz
perquisites: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
pettiness: meanness (meanness=tacaneria) of spirit
phlegmatic: indifferent
pigeonholed: casilla
plunder: saquear
pompous: puffed up with vanity; con mucho adorno, pompa, lujo
ponder: reflect deeply on a subject
posterity: all future generations
powwows: Gatherings or meetings of Native Americans
precursor: someone who comes before
presumption: arrogant audacity
probe: investigar
procrastinator: persona que habitualmente deja las cosas para más tarde
protest: afirmar/aclarar/protestar contra
pump: gordo/rellenito
quash: anular
quirky: unusual; strange; odd; eccentric
ram: chocar con
ramshackly: carelessly or loosely constructed
rationalism: the belief that reasoning forms the only basis for action or truth
rebuttal: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
reckoning: considerar/calculo
redolent: aromatic or fragrant
reinforce: to streghten
relentless: never ceasing
relinquish: renunciar a
reminiscence: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
repeal: revoke: dejar sin efecto un mandato
reputable: someone that has a good reputation
resilient: fuerte/elastico
resolute: firm
resourceful: readily capable of acting effectively/ingenioso.emprendedor
retrieve: recuperar/salvar
ripple: onda
rival: competir
rowdy: alborotador
rugged: escarpado/aspero/duro
rustic: an unsophisticated country person
scribble: garabato
scrutinize: examine very closely
secluded: aisaldo/apartado
seditious: tending to incite rebellion against the authority of the state
sedulous: constant in effort or busy
shaft: rayo *de luz
sheen: brillo/lustre
sheik: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
shoot: brote
shopworn: deteriorado, repeated too often
shortcoming: defectos
showy: llamativa
slicker: a person with good manners and stylish clothing. Tramposo
slipshod: careless
slot: encajar
slur: calumnia
soothing: calming/relaxing
spaniel: un tipo de perro
spareness/starkness: sin adornos, desnudo
spate: (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
spatial: espacial
sputtering: emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds
squid: calamar
staggering: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
steadfast: firme/inquebrantable
stealthy: taking pains to avoid being observed;furtivo, sigiloso
stiff: duro/tieso
stifled: sofocar/reprimir
strictures: critica
stumble: tropezar/dar un traspie
sturdy: robusto
subtleties: delicadeza
subversive: intending to overthrow a government
summit: cima
surface: salir a la supercifie/aparecer
surfeit: overabundant supply
sustain: to keep something in existence
swell: hinchar/subir
swift: rapidamente
swirl: remolino
tame: sumiso/docil/manso
tangential: of little relevance
temperate: moderation
thimble: dedal
tin: lata
to aggrandize: to make wealth
to annotate: to provide explanatory notes to a written book
to bequeath: legarle algo a alguien
to bestow: conferir
to condone: to forgive or overlook a behavior
to conflate: to join or combine
to consort: unir
to denude: to make bare
to exacerbate: make something more bitter
to forego: to do without or to give up
to forestall: to prevent
to get hot under the collar: subirse por las paredes o ponerse hecho una fiera
to hamper: dificultar, obstaculizar
to mediate: to bring agreement in an argument
to obscure: to conceal or to hide
to quell: to pacify or reduce to submission
to raid: to loot or plunder
to rhapsodize: say (something) with great enthusiasm
to vindicate: to defend or to provide justification
toil: trabajar duro
tonsil: amigdala
topple: derribar/derrocar
tot: a young child
trampled: crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily
trenchant: keen or sharply perceptive
twilight: crepusculo
unabashed: not embarrassed
uncanny: raro/misterioso
uncluttered: having nothing extraneous
unrest: disturbios/malestar
unwieldly: algo poco manejable
usher: acomodador (en asientos)
vagary: erratic and unpredictable
verbatim: al pie de la letra
void: vacio
voluble: Having great fluency in speaking.
wafting: to float easily through the air
wallow: revolcarse
waning: shrinkink/subsiding *menguar
wariness: cautela
warped: turned or twisted out of shape
warrant: orden/garantizar/justificar
wary: no fiarse de
wary: cauteloso
wavered: moved unsteadily back and fort
wayward: caprichoso
wedge: meter
whereby: a traves del cual
whim: capricho
whipping: paliza
whistleblower: denunciante dentro de su propia empresa
wholesome: conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being, sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind
wield: ejercer, handle effectively
willful: malintencionado
wit: ingenio/agudeza
wrath: strong vengeful anger