vocab 8

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ausentismo
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absenteeism
una picadura
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sting, bite
una mordedura
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bite
sobreesfuerzo
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overexertion
vendaval
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strong wind, gale
una rueda
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fair
encestar
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to score a basket
asesorar
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advise, consult
el porvenir
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the future
aludir
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allude to
apremiante
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urgent, demanding, serious
indagar
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to investigate, inquire
balbucir
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babble, slur, stammer
antepasado
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ancestor
perplejidad
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perplexity, bewilderment
primigenio
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primitive, original
suscitar
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provoke, cause, arouse, raise
efímera
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ephemeral
el sosiesgo
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sense of calm
replegarse
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fall back, shut down, withdraw
replegar
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to fold up small, withdraw troops
abismarse
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to bury oneself in something
abismar
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sink into an abyss, confuse, confound
sobrecogimiento
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admiration, awe
asesorarse
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to seek advice, consult someone
aprehender
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to understand, to seize or confiscate
descifrar
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to decipher
avivar
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intensify, heighten, sharpen, rekindle, spur, etc.
agudizar
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to sharpen, worsen, exacerbate, etc.
el recelo
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mistrust, suspicion
una zozobra
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uneasiness
flanco
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flank, side
dable
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possible, feasible
desplomarse
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to collapse, fall down
escindir
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to split, divide
desmedro
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deterioration, reduction
declararse en bancarrota
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declare bankruptcy
la ejecución de la hipotéca
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foreclosure
la bocina
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speaker
venidero, venidera
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those that are coming (años venideros)
el diplomático, la diplomática
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diplomat the person, or adj. diplomatic
desentrañar
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to unravel, figure out, get to the bottom of
despelote (colloquial)
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a riot, circus, chaos

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