Capitulo 12 - Part 3

Question 1

to pile up (to put into a pile)

to pile up (to mount up)

Adjective
piled up

Answer 1

apilar

apilarse

apilado

Question 2

to authorize, empower, grant power of attorney (legal)

to seize, take possession of, take control of (to appropriate; used with “de”)
to overcome, grip (to overpower; used with “de”)

Answer 2

apoderar

apoderarse

Question 3

Adjective
shrewd, clever, astute (ingenious)
cunning, crafty, wily (sly)se

Answer 3

astuto/a

Question 4

to snatch (to take violently)
to captivate (to stir)

to become furious, get worked up, get carried away (to get annoyed)
to burn on the outside (culinary)

Answer 4

arrebatar

arrebatarse

Question 5

to please, placate (to feel satisfaction in)

to take pleasure in (to feel satisfaction

Adjective
pleased, satisfied

Answer 5

complacer

complacerse

complacido/a

Question 6

to confer, award, bestow (to present)
to give, lend (to provide)

Answer 6

conferir

Question 7

to knock, spill, tip over (to turn over)
to empty out, dump (to empty)
to put, pour (to place)

to overturn a vehicle, capsize a vessel (to turn over

Adjective
overturned

Answer 7

volcar

volcarse

volcado

Question 8

the pail, bucket (container)

Answer 8

el balde

Question 9

to get wet, wet, dampen, moisten, drench, soak (to cover with liquid)
to dip, dunk (to submerge)
to bribe (to offer money or inducement)

to get wet, get soaked, wet (to moisten)
to get involved, stick one’s neck out to become implicated
to wet oneself (to urinate)

Answer 9

mojar

mojarse

Question 10

to shrink (to reduce in size)
to hunch the back, tuck in the legs, make the heart bleed (to contract)

to shrink (to become smaller)
to cringe (to get afraid)

Answer 10

encoger

encogerse

Question 11

to wither, dry up (botany)

to fade wither (botany)
to fade away, languish (to become weak)
to fade (hopes, beauty, youth) (to die away)

Answer 11

marchitar

marchitarse

Question 12

to melt, thaw, melt down (to liquify)

to melt, thaw (to liquefy)
to be crazy about, to melt (to fall in love; often used with “de”)

Answer 12

derretir

derretirse

Question 13

Phrase
really, truly, seriously (honestly)

Answer 13

de veras

Question 14

the clod, lump (earth)
the lump (cube)

Answer 14

el terrón

Question 15

querulous, plaintive, whining (lamenting)
querulous, fretful (prone to complaining)

Answer 15

quejumbroso/a

Question 16

Adjective
brownish-grey (color)
dull, overcast (weather)
flat voice

Answer 16

pardo/a

Question 17

the report (document)

Adjective
shapeless (formless)

Answer 17

el informe

informe

Question 18

the jumble, mess (mishmash)
the confusion (mix-up)

Answer 18

el revoltijo