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Vocabulary for PA N° 1 - Lengua IV

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  • HEART-RENDING
    sad/distress (negative meaning)
  • NOT KNOW OFF HAND
    can't answer until I have checked first
  • TO GRIT YOUR TEETH
    close your mouth tightly
  • A HOST OF...
    a lot of/a large number of
  • BEDSIDE MANNERS
    a doctor's approach or attitude to a patient
  • A _________ OF NERVES
    bundle
  • _______ YOUR TOE
    stub
  • to WAFFLE / YACK
    hablar boludeces
  • WELL- THUMBED BOOK
    a book which has been read many times
  • TO PIN YOUR HOPES
    to fix them
  • 3 TYPES OF ZONES
    comfort, stretch, panic
  • DRIFT
    idea
  • NOT TO BAT AN EYELID
    not to show any visible signs of surprise
  • CONUNDRUM
    puzzle, riddle
  • TO DASH HOPES
    to destroy them
  • INSULATION vs ISOLATION
    insulation: prevent 2 things from mixing up. isolation: you separate two different systems.
  • TO SPEAK ________ THE PROBLEM
    around
  • HARROWING
    distressing
  • SEEMS A LITTLE ON THE NOSE
    it may seem arrogant // bragging
  • TO HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BRAIN
    to be obsessed with something
  • MY_______________ IS RUMBLING
    stomach
  • SNIP OFF
    to cut with a quickly stroke
  • WITH AN EYE TO ...
    in order to..
  • TO LISP
    zzzzzzz
  • TO NUDGE
    "codear" to get someone's attention
  • TO MAKE/LOSE MONEY HAND OVER FIST
    to rapidly make/lose money
  • TO STIFLE (a yawn)
    to hide/suppress
  • TO WINCE
    make a slight involuntarygrimance of shirking movement out of pain or distress
  • YOU HAVE TO HAND IT TO SOMEBODY
    you have to recognize/respect/admire somebody
  • TO SET YOUR HEART ON SOMETHING
    to really want something
  • DOOM-LADEN
    gloomy/dark
  • THE BURB
    the short plot description at the back of the book
  • THUGGISH
    a dangerous looking appearance
  • TO GRIMACE
    to pull a face out of disgust
  • RIVERTING
    engrossing/gripping/compelling
  • LYRICAL
    song-like writing/ easy reading
  • A WALLFLOWER (adj)
    a person who was left alone in a crowded room
  • SHUDDER vs. TREMBLE vs. SHIVER
    1. see, hear or taste something unpleasant. 2. frightened or nervous. 3. cold
  • TO BE GLAD TO SEE SOMEONE'S ___________
    back
  • MAULDING
    too sentimental
  • ENGROSSING
    gripping, interesting
  • IDLING
    spend time doing nothing // starting an engine
  • TO FOOT THE BILL
    to pay the bill unwillingly
  • TO GIVE SOMEONE A HEAD START
    an advantage over a competitor
  • HEAD-ON
    frontal collision between 2 cars
  • VERNACULAR
    the common spoken L used by ordinary people
  • TO PLUCK UP YOUR COURAGE
    to regain your strength
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