Vocab for Test 1/11

el nacimiento

birth

echar de menos

to miss

gozo

Joy

cobarde

Coward

desprecio

contempt

toser

to cough

sano

healthy

mejilla

Cheek

enchufe

Socket

el bautismo

baptism

retrato

portrait

goma

Eraser

jefe

boss

echar

to throw out

rodeado

Surrounded

llave

key

vuelo

Flight

merecer

To deserve

sobrino

Nephew

nieto

grandson

la costumbre

custom

estorbar

to become annoyed

principiar

to begin

apenas

hardly

propio

own

calentar

to heat

criar

to raise

mentir

to lie

alcalde

mayor

amistad

friendship

los suegros

Mother/father in law

agradar

to please

huir

to flee

agotar

to use up

amargo

bitter

descuidar

Neglect

prestar

to lend

ala

Eagerness

arrancar

to start

temer

Boldness

broma

joke

comprometerse

to get engaged

entretanto

meanwhile

colina

Hill

espantoso

frightening

bondadoso

generous

vencer

to overcome

medir

To measure

sastre

tailor

retrete

Toilet

llevarse bien

to get along well

abeja

bee

merced

thanks

sitio

site

cruzar

to cross

techo

roof

consejo

advice

acaso

Perhaps

due�o

owner

ensayar

to rehearse

bosque

forest

malcriar

to spoil

magro

lean

lluvioso

rainy

espeso

thick

niebla

fog

charlar

to chat

curar

to cure

secar

To dry

mojar

to wet

ruido

noise

pescar

to fish

miedo

afraid

taca�o

stingy

tristeza

sadness

atravesar

to cross

aldea

village

polvo

dust

sello

stamp

arena

sand

selva

jungle

bastante

enough

cari�o

affectionate

odiar

to hate

bolsa

bag

crecer

to grow

abogado

lawyer

mostrar

to show

elegir

to elect

asombrar

to astonish

ofender

to offend

esconder

to hide

dolor

pain

faltar

to lack

alfombra

rug

quejarse de

to complain about

herir

to hurt

suelo

floor

aumentar

to increase

mar

sea

obispo

bishop

reinar

to reign

en medio

in the middle

de adentro

from within

fregadero

sink