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m.

fertilizer

ABRIR

v.

to

open

ACABAR v. to finish; —— DE ( followed by inf. ) to have just ACARREO

m.

carriage,

transportation

ACASO

adv.

perhaps

ACAUDALADO -A adj. abundant, copious, of great volume; wealthy, opulent ACAUDILLAR

v.

to

lead

ACEBO

m.

holly

ACEITE

m.

oil

ACERCA prep. about, concerning; —— DE about, in regard to ACERCAR

v.

to

draw

near;

to

bring

together

ACERO

m.

steel

ACONTECER

v.

to

happen

ACONTECIMIENTO

m.

event

ACORDAR v. to agree; ——-SE DE to remember, to keep in mind ACORDE

adj.

conformable,

according

ACRECENTAR

v.

to

increase

ACTO

m.

act;

ceremony,

function

ACTUAL

adj.

present,

actual

ACTUALMENTE

adv.

at

present

ACUERDO m. accord, resolution; DE —— CON in harmony with, according to ACUÑAR

v.

to

coin

ADAGIO

m.

proverb,

adage

ADECUADO

-A

adj.

adequate,

fit,

suitable

ADELANTAR

v.

to

advance;

to

make

progress

ADELANTO

m.

advance,

progress

ADEMÁS

adv.

besides,

moreover

ADMIRACIÓN

f.

surprise,

wonder

ADQUIERE

see

ADQUIRIR

ADQUIRIR

v.

to

acquire,

to

obtain

ADUANA

f.

custom-house,

DERECHO

DE

—— customs duty

ADVERTIR

v.

to

observe,

to

note,

to

warn

AFAMADO

-A

adj.

famous,

noted

AFICIÓN

f.

affection,

liking

AFILADO

-A

adj.

sharp

AFLUENTE

m.

tributary

(of

a

river)

AFLUIR

v.

to

flow

into

AFORTUNADAMENTE

adv.

fortunately

AGOBIAR

v.

to

oppress,

to

overwhelm

AGOTAR

v.

to

exhaust

AGRADABLE

adj.

pleasant,

agreeable

AGREGAR

v.

to

collect,

to

add

AGRÍCOLA

adj.

agricultural

AGRIMENSOR

m.

surveyor

AGUA

f.

water;

——S

ARRIBA

up

the

stream

AGUACATE

m.

alligator

pear

AGUANTE

m.

endurance

AGUDO

-A

adj.

sharp,

keen;

brisk,

active

AGUJERO

m.

hole,

opening

AHORA

adv.

now

AHUYENTAR

v.

to

put

to

flight

AISLAR

v.

to

isolate;

to

insulate

AJEDREZ

m.

chess;

PIEZA

DE

——

chessman

ALAMEDA

f.

walk,

promenade,

mall

ALBA

f.

dawn

ALBO

-A

adj.

white

ALCANZAR v. to reach, to attain, to acquire; to overtake, to catch up with ALDEA

f.

village

ALEGRE

adj.

happy,

gay

ALEMÁN,

ALEMANA

adj.

German

ALGODÓN

m.

cotton

ALIMENTO

m.

food,

nourishment

ALMA

f.

soul

ALMENDRA

f.

almond;

——

DE

CACAO

cocoa

bean

ALMIAR

m.

haystack

ALMIRANTE

m.

admiral

ALMORZAR

v.

to

breakfast;

to

lunch

ALMUERZO

m.

breakfast,

luncheon

ALOJAR

v.

to

lodge,

to

house

ALPISTE

m.

canary

seed

ALQUILER

m.

rent,

rental

ALREDEDOR

adv.

around;

——ES

m.

pl.

environs,

suburbs

ALTERAR

v.

to

change,

to

affect

ALTIPLANICIE

f.

tableland

ALTO -A adj. high; loud; EL —— O AMAZONAS the upper Amazon; m.

height; PASAR POR —— to overlook, to pay no attention to ALUMBRAR

v.

to

light,

to

illuminate

ALUMNO -A m. and f. pupil, student; —— INTERNO -A boarding of pupil ALUVIÓN

m. .

alluvium

ALZAR

v.

to

raise;

——SE

to

rise,

to

tower

ALLÁ

adv.

there;

MÁS

——

DE

beyond

ALLÍ

adv.

there

AMARILLENTO

-A

adj.

yellowish

AMBOS

-AS

adj.

pl.

both

AMBULANTE

adj.

traveling,

itinerant

AMENO

-A

adj.

pleasant,

delicious

AMISTOSO

-A

adj.

friendly

AMORFO

-A

adj.

amorphous

AMPLIAR

v.

to

enlarge,

to

increase

AMPLIO

-A

adj.

plentiful,

extensive,

large,

ample

AMUEBLAR

v.

to

furnish

ANCA

f.

haunch

ANCHO

-A

adj.

broad,

large

ANCHUROSO

-A

adj.

wide

ANGOSTO

-A

adj.

narrow,

close

ANHELO

m.

zeal,

eagerness;

anxiety

ANIMAR

v.

to

animate,

to

encourage

ANIQUILAR

v. to

annihilate

ANTERIOR

adj.

former,

previous

ANTES

adv.

before,

beforehand

ANTIGÜEDAD

f.

antiquity;

——ES

relics

ANTIGUO

-a

adj.

antique,

ancient,

old

ANTRACITA

f.

anthracite

coal

ANULAR

v.

to

annul

AÑADIR

v.

to

add

to,

join

AÑIL

m.

indigo

plant;

indigo

blue

AÑO

m.

year

APADRINAR v. to act as godfather to; to patronize, to protect APARECER

v.

to

appear

APARIENCIA

f.

appearance

APARTE

adv.

apart,

separately;

——

DE

besides

APENAS

adv.

scarcely,

hardly

APETECER

v.

to

long

for,

to

seek

APILAR

v.

to

heap,

to

pile

up

APLICAR

v.

to

apply,

to

attribute

APOGEO

m.

zenith,

highest

point

of

power

APRECIAR

v.

to

appreciate,

to

prize

APRESAR

v.

to

seize,

to

grasp,

to

capture

APROVECHAR v. to use; to become useful; to progress; ——SE to profit by, to take

advantage

of

APROXIMAR(SE)

v.

to

approach

AQUÍ

adv.

here

ARAÑA

f.

spider

ARBITRAJE

m.

arbitration

ÁRBITRO

m.

arbiter

ÁRBOL

m.

tree

ARBUSTO

m.

shrub

ARDIENTE

adj.

ardent,

hot,

fiery

ARDUO

-A

adj.

arduous,

difficult

ARENA

f.

sand

ARENAL

m.

sandy

tract

ARMADA

f.

fleet,

navy

ARRABAL

m.

suburb;

——ES

environs

ARRANCAR v. to root out, to draw out; to wrench; to begin ARREGLAR

v.

to

regulate,

to

settle,

to

arrange

ARREGLO

m.

rule,

arrangement;

CON

—— A according to

ARRENDAR

v.

to

lease

ARRIBA

adv.

above,