Glossary of Terms
Glossary
A
Abject:
Insignificant, negligible.
Adept:
Adherent, skilled.
Admonish:
Intimidate, warn.
Afflict:
Anguish, torment.
Aleve:
Treacherous, deceitful.
Anodyne:
Negligible, insignificant.
Animadversion:
Enmity, hostility.
Apocryphal:
Chimerical, fictional, untrue.
Apprehension:
Distrust, anxiety.
Acquiescence:
Adoption, acceptance.
Ardid:
Skill, stratagem.
Argue:
Disagree, dispute.
Ascetic:
Loner, recluse.
Asepsis:
Hygiene, cleanliness.
Atavistic:
Hereditary, traditional.
Aterido:
Frozen, chilled.
Avalar:
Support, endorse.
Aversion:
Rejection, antipathy.
Azores:
Scare, frighten.
B
Banal:
Superficial, trite.
Bastion:
Protection, fortress.
Besiege:
Surround, lay siege to.
Bitter:
Acidic, acrimonious, resentful.
Boato:
Luxury, extravagance.
Bravado:
Bluff, false courage.
C
Circumlocution:
Periphrasis, digression.
Colleagues:
Conclusion, outcome. (This definition seems incorrect. Please double-check.)
Complexion:
Structure, appearance.
Concupiscence:
Sensuality, lust.
Conmiseration:
Pity, compassion.
Conspiracy:
Ayuntamiento (This definition seems incorrect. Please double-check.)
Constraint:
Urgency, need.
Contrite:
Sorry, remorseful.
Cower:
Hide, cower in fear.
D
Default:
Failure to fulfill an obligation.
Delación:
Indictment, accusation.
Denostrar:
Offend, insult.
Desazón:
Forward, onward. (This definition seems incorrect. Please double-check.)
Detriment:
Injury, harm.
Diatribe:
Insult, attack.
Discern:
To understand, perceive.
Díscolo:
Naughty, unruly.
Disquisición:
Discussion, examination.
Dissolute:
Vicious, immoral.
Dour:
Serious, stern.
Dress:
Arrange, decorate.
E
Erect:
Upright, vertical.
Enrapture:
Seduce, captivate.
Envision:
Observing, visualizing.
Esmirrado:
Emaciated, exhausted.
Exiguo:
Miserable, reduced.
F
Fanning:
Exciting, stimulating.
Fateful:
Life-changing, significant.
Flinching:
Cowering, wincing.
Flagrante:
Indisputable, obvious.
Frugal:
Moderate, thrifty.
Fruition:
Enjoyment, pleasure.
Futile:
Slight, insignificant.
G
Guarantee:
Assurance, promise.
H
Hesitar:
Hesitation, indecision.
Hieratism:
Priesthood, religious hierarchy.
Hilarious:
Funny, amusing.
Hirsuta:
Tangled, unkempt.
Hollar:
Trampling, crushing.
I
Imbue:
Infiltrate, permeate.
Implore:
To obtain, beg.
Ineffable:
Wonderful, indescribable.
Inequity:
Evil, injustice.
Inerme:
Alone, defenseless.
Inexorable:
Relentless, unyielding.
Infausto:
Unfortunate, unlucky.
Inflict:
Produce, cause.
Innocuous:
Harmless, benign.
Inquisitorial:
Interrogative, investigative.
Interference:
Intervention, meddling.
Unswerving:
Unwavering, steadfast.
J
Joasting:
Arrogance, vanity.
L
Laceración:
Tear, rip.
Ladino:
Clever, cunning.
Lax:
Loose, relaxed.
Lene:
Tender, sweet.
Libar:
Drinking, tasting.
Loquacious:
Talkative, chatty.
M
Malediction:
Condemnation, curse.
Marasmus:
Quiet, subdued.
Meaner:
Irregular, tortuous.
Misantropía:
Antipathy towards humanity.
Mitigate:
Soften, lessen.
Moue:
Wink, pout.
N
Neglect:
Disregard, negligence.
Nihilism:
Anarchy, annihilation.
Niggling:
Narrow, small.
O
Obnubilar:
To blind, obscure.
Occiso:
Deceased, dead.
Ominous:
Hateful, abhorrent.
Opulence:
Accumulation, excess.
Oropel:
Appearance, vanity.
P
Palmaria:
Obvious, evident.
Paragon:
Confrontation, comparison.
Paria:
Outcast, slave.
Parsimony:
Wisdom, frugality.
Perspicacious:
Witty, clever.
Ping:
Fat, plump. (This definition seems incorrect. Please double-check.)
Plausible:
Acceptable, believable.
Pléyade:
Cream selection, elite group.
Pontificate:
To affirm, assert.
Precarious:
Insecure, unstable.
Prerogative:
Right, privilege.
Probity:
Integrity, honesty.
Prodigal:
Spendthrift, wasteful.
Proselyte:
Henchman, partisan.
Prostration:
Discouragement, weakness.
Punishable:
Torture, punishment.
Pusillanimous:
Scary, cowardly.
Q
Chimera:
Illusion, fantasy.
R
Rapacity:
Greed, avarice.
Recodo:
Corner, bend.
Regret:
Remorse, sorrow.
Remanso:
Slow, calm.
Reparation:
Restitution, amends.
Reticensia:
Rodeo, indirectness.
Revoke:
Invalidate, cancel.
Ribald:
Insolent, vulgar.
Roughing:
Educating, toughening.
S
Sardonically:
Ironically, sarcastically.
Schism:
Disunity, dissent.
Seasoned:
Accustomed, experienced.
Sinecure:
Advantage, easy job.
Solicitous:
Attentive, polite.
Sorna:
Dissimulation, irony.
Stalk:
See, observe.
Statement:
Assertion, declaration.
Stated:
Imposed, established.
Stealth:
Concealment, secrecy.
Subdue:
Submit, dominate.
Sublimation:
Exaltation, refinement.
Subverting:
Disturbing, undermining.
Susceptible:
Ready, adequate.
Suspicious:
Suspect, doubtful.
T
Tahúr:
Cheat, swindler.
Temper:
Mitigate, soften.
Temporize:
Pleasing, delaying.
Tirade:
Succession, series.
Trans:
Overwhelmed, astonished.
Trenchant:
Sharp, sarcastic.
Trocar:
Exchange, barter.
Tropelías:
Arbitrariness, excesses.
Truncate:
Join, paste.
U
Unblemished:
Pure, flawless.
Unexpected:
Casual, sudden.
Unveiling:
Revealing, disclosing.
V
Vano:
Pointless, futile.
Vejación:
Trick, contempt.
Vicious:
Wicked, immoral.
Vituperio:
Insult, denigration.
Z
Zeal:
Constancy, enthusiasm.
Shabby:
Dirty, unkempt.