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to make an about-face dar un giro radical (de 180 grados) advent llegada to advocate abogar por affluence riqueza aggravation agravamiento aggregate total ajar entornado alledgely presuntamente allegiance lealtad to allocate asignar, destinar amateurish chapucero to amend enmendar, corregir amid(st) entre

to annex anexionar apex cima to apprehend detener. Comprender (on) as-needed basis segn se necesite to ascertain precisar, determinar aside perhaps from quiz aparte de / excepto to assail asaltar, agredir to assess valorar, tasar asset activo to assimilate integrarse to associate relacionarse (con gente) astounding asombroso, pasmoso astrological forecast, horoscope - horscopo

bank orilla, margen bark corteza barrage batera de fuego (disparos) to bear children dar hijos to berate reir, reprender bias prejuicio, inclinacin to bias influir, predisponer biased parcial, sesgado blaze, fire incendio

to be board-certified experto en el campo o rea bond unin, vnculo, lazo braces aparato (ortodoncia) bribery soborno bulk mole, corpachn. Volumen burden carga, peso by-product subproducto

cancer ward sala de oncologa carjacker secuestrador de coches cask tonel, barril cast reparto to cast no shadow no proyectar sombra to be certifiable estar para que lo / la encierren to be to choose ir a elegir cipher or cypher cdigo clique camarilla, crculo (cerrado) clove clavo (especia) to coerce coaccionar, forzar commodity bien (n.) computer buff friki de los ordenadores confidant confidente confident seguro (de uno mismo) to conflict (with) chocar, crear conflicto (con)

constraint restriccin, limitacin contemptuous despreciativo to be contemptuous of mostrar desprecio a / hacia to contest impugnar to convey transmitir, hacer llegar conversely por el contrario to convict declarar culpable, acusar core ncleo core clases asignaturas troncales to corrode corroer to counter replicar, responder crocus azafrn crop cultivo cumbersome, bulky voluminoso to cure curar (algo externo que lo hace)

 dam dique, presa to decline decaer. Rechazar deed accin to depict plasmar, retratar, mostrar to deplete mermar, agotar despondent desanimado, abatido deviant desviado to devise idear

discretely independientemente to discriminate distinguir. Descriminar to dispose desechar (vender). Eliminar (matar) ditch zanja, cuneta, foso draft corriente (de aire) dreaded temible dregs posos

embezzlement malversacin (fondos pblicos), desfalco (privados) enterprising emprendedor entrepreneurial empresarial, (tener talento) para los negocios

equity fondos propios. Justicia, equidad to erode erosionar, minar, desgastar estate herencia (de dinero, bienes) to evade esquivar, eludir expeditious diligente

fads modas to fail to no hacer / conseguir / dejar de hacer algo to draw favorable comments suscitar comentarios favorables feasibility viabilidad feasible viable, factible feasibly ser posible (usado mucho con can) fixture cosas o estructuras fijas (tambin de una casa)

to flee huir to flock acudir en masa flood of letters lluvia de cartas forensics ciencia forense foyer vestbulo fringe (al) margen, borde further thought considerando(lo) ms profundamente

gala (adj.) (propio de) gala greedy codicioso. Glotn

grim duro, desalentador to grow to (despise) llegar a (despreciar)

to haggle, to bargain regatear to harness emplear, hacer uso de harvest cosecha, siega to haunt aparecerse en. Frecuentar, perseguir haunting que persigue to heal curar (por s solo)

heathen pagano hoax engao to hollow out, to gut limpiar, vaciar hull casco (de embarcacin) hurdle obstculo (400 metros vallas) to hypothesize hacer / plantear hiptesis

idle ocioso to impair perjudicar, afectar negativamente implicitly de manera inquebrantable to inaugurate tomar posesin. Inaugurar inference - deduccin

infinitesimal insignificante, en extremo pequeo to inhibit cohibir, impedir, limitar inquiry investigacin to interdict detener, parar, bloquear intrinsic, inherent - inherente

 jock deportista jointly conjuntamente jumble revoltijo

to juxtapose yuxtaponer, colocar uno al lado del otro

kin parientes

next of kin parientes ms cercanos

lead-based basado en plomo liability responsabilidad. Estorbo

love of pizza amor por la pizza

memento recuerdo merciless raid atraco despiadado midair en el aire

milieu entorno, medio misconception idea equivocada misery tristeza, infelicidad

neglect abandono, descuido to have a notion to do something tener el capricho de hacer algo

to numb adormecer, calmar

obnoxious repugnante to obsess over, be obsessed by / with obsesionarse con, estar obsesionado por / con

one such uno de ellos overlap solapar(se)

parochial school colegio privado religioso peer un igual to permeate inundar, impregnar pious piadoso. Religioso plaintiff demandante to plot planear, tramar to plunge hundir(se), sumergir(se). Sumir, caer, descender bruscamente to go into politics entrar en poltica to poll sondear portrayal descripcin, representacin, interpretacin. Retrato

to praise elogiar, alabar predicament aprieto, apuro prejudiced predispuesto en contra preppy pijo prevailing predominante to take pride in enorgullecerse de privateer corsario prognosis - diagnstico prone of propenso a props atrezo to prosper prosperar

raid redada (de policas), atraco (de ladrones) at the rate of al ritmo de to rebel against rebelarse contra to recede retroceder, retirarse reservoir embalse, reserva de agua

retrieve recuperar riches, wealths riquezas rigors, constraints rigores, limitaciones rodent roedor rust xido

 saga saga (larga historia sobre eventos importantes ocurridos en un tiempo lejano) to scar dejar marcas, cicatrices to scatter dispersarse to scowl fruncir el ceo, poner cara de enfado scuffle ria, reyerta to seek out ir en busca de to seep filtrarse sentiment(s) parecer (n.) to seize tomar, agarrar, aprovechar, capturar, apoderarse, incautarse self-perpetuating que se autoperpeta shaft eje. Barra, vara sharp-eyed observador to shuttle trasladar (de ac para all) skit parodia, gag to smuggle pasar de contrabando smuggler contrabandista

to snatch secuestrar sniffer dogs perros adiestrados para detectar sustancias ilegales, rastreadores to squash aplastar to stand to esperar, prepararse para to stir up agitar stitches puntos (de sutura) to strike golpear striking chocante, sorprendente stroke pincelada to be suspicious sospechar to become suspicious comenzar a sospechar to make someone suspicious hacer sospechar a alguien swamp pantano to be symbolic of ser smbolo de syringe jeringuilla

thereby as, de ese modo tin estao (in the) trenches (en las) trincheras

to trigger desencadenar, hacer estallar to turn in entregar

undermine minar, socavar. Arrancar de cuajo

unleash liberar. Soltar, desencadenar unschooled sin escolarizar

to vanish desaparecer vanity plate matrcula personalizada verdict veredicto

vessel buque. Vasija villainy infamia vitriolic custico, corrosivo

whats more es ms wilted marchito withdraw from retirarse de working in that medium trabajando con ese medio

to wound herir wrongdoing desmanes, delincuencia

zeal celo, afn, fervor (religioso o poltico)

USAGE TIPS Unlike to get, to acquire implies that a possession has special value or meaning Adjacent is often followed by to Advent is usually followed by an of phrase To advocate is usually followed by a term for a process or action, very often in the ing form of a verb. Affection is often followed by a for phrase Allegiance is commonly followed by a to phrase Things that can be allocated are things that can be spent money, time, energy, etc. Anesthesia and anesthetic are often used interchangeably Apex is often used to describe the high point of someones abilities To ascertain is often followed by a that clause To assimilate is often followed by into A to phrase often follows authority Biased toward To circulate is often followed by through or throughout Clique indicates a negative feeling toward a group A thing is called a commodity only in the context of buying or selling it To compensate is often followed by a for phrase To confide is almost always followed by an in phrase The preposition in often comes before context, and an of phrase often comes after it To convict is often used in the passive voice; goes with an of phrase Core is often followed by another noun (e.g. core principle) or by an of phrase To conquest is usually followed by an of phrase Consequence usually implies something negative or serious about the result

 Common phrases are contrary to and on the contrary To deny is often followed by the ing form of a verb or by a that clause Devotion is often followed by a to phrase To engender is often followed by a noun of an emotion To erode can be intransitive (the beach eroded) or transitive (the waves eroded the beach) To be considered erudite (adj.) by Esthetically is often spelt with an a at the beginning: aesthetically To evolve is often followed by into or from Feature is often followed by of To fluctuate is usually followed by a between phrase or by a from to structure Gala is somewhat old-fashioned, far more common in print than in speech To haggle is often followed by a phrase with over or about Hedonistic usually implies that the pleasures are wrong To hypothesize is often followed by a that clause To impact is usually followed by on or of The object of to impair is often someones ability to Incentive is usually followed by a to phrase To be inclined to Usually, incompetent implies that someone tries to do something but fails Only people can be industrious; companies cannot Inherent is often followed by in Inquiry into Juxtaposed with Liability as estorbo is often followed by a to phrase The phrase lowest common denominator means the most basic and unsophisticated things that most people share

 An ly adverb (e.g. linguistically) often comes before diverse The plural of medium is media Paradigm is often followed by for Parallel is often followed by to To hold perspectives on To plunge into / onto (dependiendo si existe profundidad) Portrayal is often followed by an of phrase to indicate what is being described Prejudiced / To be biased against To promote is very often followed by a to phrase, indicating the position one has moved up to. A person can be prosper; so can a group, a company, or an area Proximity can be followed by an of or a to phrase Quit(ted) her job / Resigned from her job To rebel works well in political contexts and in contexts of personal relationships Residual is often followed by trace, amount, or some other word referring to quantity Reward might be followed by an of or for phrase, naming what one has done well To rotate on To safeguard implies continuous protection over a long time A scar can be either mental or physical To seep is often followed by into or through Sentiments (the plural) is more common than sentiment Shame is often followed by an of or an about phrase Solidarity is usually used in political contexts To spend money on Surveillance is often followed by an of phrase

 To survive is often followed by a phrase with by A person is suspected of something Symbolic is often followed by an of phrase, indicating the meaning of the symbol To reach a verdict of. Verdict is often the object of the verbs reach or arrived at. All kinds of villainy Vulnerable is often followed by a to phrase Zeal is often followed by to plus a verb or by a for phrase