Capitulo 7 Part 2

Question 1

the hole, hollow (empty space)
the opening, spare time (free time)
the space, gap (free space)
the pothole (on a road) (Colombia) (Nicaragua)
(Venezuela)
the shaft (vertical passage)

Adjective
hollow, empty (without anything inside)
shallow, superficial (frivolous)
resonant, hollow (sound)
soft, spongy (springy)

Answer 1

el hueco

hueco

Question 2

to dare (to have the courage) (to be insolent)

Answer 2

atreverse

Question 3

Adjective
thick, dense (compact)
dense, heavy going (difficult to follow)
heavy (slow)

Answer 3

denso
espeso

Question 4

to miss (to feel the absence of)
to surprise (to amaze)
to banish (legal)

to be surprised (to be amazed)

Answer 4

extrañar

extrañarse

Question 5

to support, back (to uphold)
to rest, lean, put (to lay)
to support (to confirm)

to lean (to rest on or against)
to rely on, depend on (to seek support; used with “en”)
to be based on (to be grounded in; used with “en”)

Answer 5

apoyar

apoyarse

Question 6

Adjective
ponderous (heavy)
circumspect (cautious)

Answer 6

ponderoso/a

Question 7

Adejective
front, forward (anterior)

Answer 7

delantero/a

Question 8

to transfer, hand over, cede, assign, give up (to relinquish)
to pass (sports)
to give up (to lose)
to give in, yield (to surrender)
to ease up, drop, abate, go down, lessen, ease (to become less)
to give way, collapse (to fall)

Answer 8

ceder

Question 9

Adverb
heavily (weightily)
slowly, heavily (languidly)

Answer 9

pesadamente

Question 10

Adejective
penetrating, piercing, sharp (seeming to penetrate)
acute (intense)
biting (bitter)
sharp (clever or incisive)

Answer 10

penetrante

Question 11

the shriek, scream, yell (of a person)
the screech, squeal, squeak (of an animal)
the screech (of a tire)

Answer 11

el chillido

Question 12

to lift, raise, elevate, hoist (to move to a higher position)
to erect (to put up)
to clear away (to pick up)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
to make stronger (to make stronger)

to rise (to move to a higher position)
to erect (to put up)
to rise up, revolt (to rebel)
to be in heat (to be in heat)
to be full of oneself (to get a big head) (Mexico) (Venezuela)

Answer 12

alzar, elevar

alzarse, elevarse

Question 13

to terrify (to instill fear)
to horrify, apall (to dismay)

to be terrified (to be frightened)
to be horrified, be apalled (to be dismayed)

Answer 13

horrorizar

horrorizarse

Question 14

Adjective
fierce, ferocious (savage)
violent, viscious, cruel (ruthless)
terrible (intense)
ugly, horrendous (unattractive) (Latin America)

Answer 14

feroz

feroces

Question 15

to charge, attack, lunge at, rush (to set upon; used with “contra”)
to attack, lay into, tear into (to criticize; used with “contra”)

Answer 15

arremeter

Question 16

to destroy, smash, wreck, ruin (to damage)
to destroy, shatter, devestate, break, ruin (to defeat morally)

to be destroyed, smashed, ruined, fall apart (to be damaged)
to ruin, damage (to harm’s one’s body)

Answer 16

destrozar, destruir

destrozarse

Question 17

Phrase
almost

Answer 17

ya casi

Question 18

The creak, creaking, rustling, crackling (sound)

Answer 18

el crujido

Question 19

the abyss, chasm (gorge)
the gulf, world of difference (immense difference)
the depths (depression)
the abyss (disaster) (immense separation)
hell (religious)

Answer 19

el abismo

Question 20

to drag, sweep clothing, brush clothing (to move along the ground)
to sweep away (a river), to carry out (the ocean), to blow along (wind) (to pull)
to drag down (finance)
to drag on (to be ill with)
to draw, attract (to lure)
to influence, win over (to persuade)
to slur (to mumble)

to crawl, slither, drag oneself (to move along the ground)
to grovel (to prostrate oneself)

Answer 20

arrastrar

arrastrarse

Question 21

Adjective
grumpy (colloquial) (bad-tempered)

Masc or Fem noun
the grouch, grump, moaner (colloquial) (bad-tempered person)

Answer 21

gruñón(os, as)

el gruñón
la gruñóna

Question 22

to tear to sheds, rip to pieces, tear up (to tear apart)
to cut up (to cut into pieces)
to break (figurative) (to hurt)
to rip apart (figurative) (to bring down)

to break into pieces (to break apart)

Answer 22

despedazar

despedazarse

Question 23

the relief (alleviation) (feeling)

Answer 23

el alivio

Question 24

Adverb
suddenly

Answer 24

repentinamente

Question 25

the meadow, field (land) the grass (botany) the lawn (in a yard)

Answer 25

el prado

Question 26

to splash, sprinkle, spatter (to spray with liquid) to taint, ruin (to affect) to pepper (to spread)

Answer 26

salpicar

Question 27

to fill to the brim, fill to the top (to overfill) to fufill, realize (to satisfy) to try one's patience (to exhaust) to shower, deluge, heap (to give in abundance)

Answer 27

colmar

Question 28

the raft (nautical) the pond, pool (body of water) the balsa wood (botany)

Answer 28

la balsa

Question 29

the shore of a lake or ocean, the bank of a river (geography) the edge, hem of a garment (border) the sidewalk (pedestrian road)

Answer 29

la orilla

Question 30

the desire to eat (desire to eat) the desire (craving) Adjective appetizing, tempting, mouth-watering (inviting) attractive (figurative) (good-looking)

Answer 30

el apetito apetitoso/a

Question 31

to please (to like) to be pleasing (to be pleasant) to like each other (to get along)

Answer 31

agradar agradarse

Question 32

Adjective ripe (ready for harvest) mature (fully developed) mature, older (advanced in years) ready (fit) the plantain (fruit) (Latin America)

Answer 32

maduro/a el maduro

Question 33

Adjective tireless, untiring (indefatigable)

Answer 33

incansable