Big Book

Question 1

Despair

Answer 1

the complete loss or absence of hope

Question 2

Bask in

Answer 2

to take pleasure from something that makes you feel good

Question 3

Give out

Answer 3

1. distribute something.
2. be completely used up.

Question 4

Shrug off

Answer 4

dismiss something as unimportant

Question 5

Acquaintance

Answer 5

a person that you have met but do not know well

Question 6

Adamant

Answer 6

Impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision

Question 7

Incipient

Answer 7

Just beginning

Question 8

Rekindle

Answer 8

Reavivar.
Revive (something that has been lost).

Question 9

Deter

Answer 9

1. discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
2. prevent the occurrence of.

Desalentar o disuadir

Question 10

Faddish

Answer 10

fashionable but not likely to stay fashionable for a long time

Question 11

Hallmark

Answer 11

a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing

Sello de calidad

Question 12

Stop short of

Answer 12

If you stop short of doing or saying something, you decide not to do or say it although you almost do

Question 13

Decimated

Answer 13

to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely

Question 14

Conniving

Answer 14

given to or involved in conspiring to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful

Question 15

Palatability

Answer 15

Palatable food or drink has a pleasant taste

Question 16

Unfettered

Answer 16

unrestrained or uninhibited

Sin restricciones

Question 17

Tussle

Answer 17

1. a vigorous struggle or scuffle
2. engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.

Pelea o pelearse

Question 18

From without

Answer 18

from outside or externally

Desde fuera

Question 19

Grudging

Answer 19

given, granted, or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully.

a regañadientes

Question 20

Cant

Answer 20

special words used by a particular group of people such as thieves, lawyers, or priests, often in order to keep things secret

Slang of something but formal and arrogant

Question 21

Gauges

Answer 21

an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something

Medidor

Question 22

caught in the crossfire

Answer 22

involved in or harmed by a situation where people around you disagree with each other:

Question 23

Dwarf

Answer 23

cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.

Question 24

Riveting

Answer 24

extremely interesting

Question 25

Encumbering

Answer 25

restrict or burden (someone or something)

Question 26

Lest

Answer 26

with the intention of preventing something | Para que no... Con el fin de...

Question 27

Divesting

Answer 27

deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions.

Question 28

Forfeited

Answer 28

lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.

Question 29

Heretical

Answer 29

opposite to or against the official or popular opinion, or showing no respect for the official opinion:

Question 30

Seize

Answer 30

1. to take something quickly and keep or hold it 2. to take using sudden force

Question 31

Overtaken

Answer 31

1. To go past something by being a greater amount or degree

Question 32

Topple

Answer 32

to (cause to) lose balance and fall down

Question 33

Embroidered

Answer 33

to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn directly onto the material to make a story more entertaining by adding imaginary details to it:

Question 34

Iniquitous

Answer 34

very wrong and unfair:

Question 35

Impiety

Answer 35

a lack of respect, especially for God or religion

Question 36

Wearisome

Answer 36

causing a person to be tired and/or bored

Question 37

Frenzy

Answer 37

a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior | Frenesí

Question 38

Exert

Answer 38

to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen | Ejercer

Question 39

Dreads

Answer 39

to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen

Question 40

Hoard

Answer 40

to collect large amounts of something | Acumular

Question 41

Trample

Answer 41

to act without any respect for someone or something

Question 42

Preemptive

Answer 42

If something is pre-emptive, it is done before other people can act, especially to prevent them from doing something else

Question 43

Trailblazers

Answer 43

a pioneer; an innovator. | Pionero

Question 44

Facile

Answer 44

A facile remark or theory is too simple and has not been thought about enough. Simplistic, superficial