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Palabras Meaning

Indulgence the state of allowing somebody to have or do whatever they want


swallowing to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
chewing to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow
frightened feeling fear
aside to one side; out of the way
disheartened having lost hope or confidence
tiresome making you feel annoyed
dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc.
smolder to burn slowly without a flame
glance to look quickly at something/somebody
knowledge the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience
scarcely only just; almost not
shipwrecked having been sailing in a ship that was then lost or destroyed at sea
thunderstruck extremely surprised and shocked
among something; in the middle of somebody
overpowering ​very strong or powerful
cumbersome difficult to carry, slow and compicated
bent not straight(torcido)
acquaintance a person that you know but who is not a close friend
gleam to shine with a pale clear light
toss move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient
sank
Tie to attach or hold two or more things together using string
perhaps possibly
ahead in front
queer strange or unusual
scarcely apenas
shrug to raise your shoulders and then drop them to show that you do not know or care about
forbearance quality of being patient and kind towards other people, especially when they have done
grief sad feeling, especially when somebody dies
shall we for talking about or predicting the future
alas used to show you are sad or sorry
seized to take somebody/something in your hand suddenly and using force
wise able to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience
indeed to emphasize a statement, description, etc.
charming very pleasant or attractive
resemble to look like or be similar to another person or thing
skirting a narrow piece of wood that is fixed along the bottom of the walls in a house
woth having a value in money, etc.
sunset the time when the sun goes down and night begins
twilight the small amount of light or the period of time at the end of the day after the sun has g
unscrew to be removed in this way
resentfulness resentimiento
ashamed feeling shame or feeling embarrassed about somebody,or because of something you hav
wander to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or dire
achieve to succeed in reaching a particular
curl to form or make something form into a curved shape
sums an amount of money
blossom a flower or a mass of flowers, especially on a fruit tree or bush
awkward making you feel embarrassed
blunder make a estupid or careless mistake
shrub a large plant that is smaller than a tree
rumple to make something untidy or not smooth and neat
coquettish behaving in a way that is intended to be sexually attractive but is not very serious
painstaking done with a lot of care, effort and attention to detail
yawn to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply through it, usually because you are tired
beg to ask somebody for something especially
draft a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form
untruth People often say ‘untruth’ to avoid saying ‘lie’.
Example
to lead a life of indulgence noun
Always chew food well before swallowing it. verb

Don't be frightened. adjective


Stand aside and let these people pass. adverb
a disheartened team adjective
The children were being very tiresome. adjective
Fine particles of dust will get everywhere. noun
a smoldering cigarette verb
She glanced at her watch. verb
It will be an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience. noun
We scarcely ever meet. adverb
adjective
adjective
a house among the trees preposition
an overpowering personality adjective
adjective
The lamp post got bent in the crash. adjective
He's just a business acquaintance. noun
Her eyes gleamed in the dark. verb
She tossed back her blonde hair. verb

He had to tie her hands together. verb


Perhaps he's forgotten. adverb
The riad ahead was blocked adverb
His face was a queer pink colour adjective
We scarcely ever meet. adverb
Sam shrugged and said nothing. verb
We are very grateful for the cooperation and forbearance of all the staff. noun
She was overcome with grief when her husband died. noun
We shan't be gone long. modal verb
For many people, alas, hunger is part of everyday life. exclamation
She tried to seize the gun from him. verb
I'm older and wiser after ten years in the business. adjective
Thank you very much indeed! adverb
She's a charming person. adjective
She closely resembles her sister. verb

How much is this painting worth? adjective


Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered. noun
It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight. noun
I can't unscrew the lid of this jar. verb

She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party. adjective


We wandered back towards the car. verb
He had finally achieved success. verb
The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep. verb
a large sum of money noun
The trees are in blossom. noun
There was an awkward adjective
The government had blundered in its handling of the affair. verb
evergreen shrubs noun
he rumpled his hair playfully. verb
a coquettish smile adjective
The event had been planned with painstaking attention to detail. adjective
He stood up, stretched and yawned. verb
Now you have to beg and plead. verb
This is only the first draft of my speech. noun
Her account of what had happened was a patent untruth. noun

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