Lección 7

to vivify

Verbo

/vɪ.vɪ.faɪ/ or /vi.vi.fai/

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ɪ

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v

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y

aɪ

vivificar

to revive something or restore its vitality

vivisection

Sustantivo

/vɪ.vɪ.sɛk.ʃən/ or /vi.vi.sek.shēn/

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ɛ

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ʃ

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n

(análisis minucioso)

vivisección

a very harsh and thorough examination or analysis

migratory

Adjetivo

/maɪg.rə.tɔ.ri/ or /maig.rē.taw.ri/

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nómada

regularly travelling from one location to another, often looking for seasonal jobs

desolate

Adjetivo

/dɛ.sə.leɪt/ or /de.sē.leit/

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ɛ

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(desierto)

desolado

(of a place) lacking inhabitants or signs of life, often causing a sense of loneliness or abandonment

to despair

Verbo

/dɪs.pɛr/ or /dis.per/

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desesperarse

to fail to keep hope

desperado

Sustantivo

/dɛs.pɜ.rɑ.doʊ/ or /des.pē.raa.dooo/

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oʊ

(forajido)

bandido

a person who is reckless, lawless, and often involved in criminal activities

parable

Sustantivo

/pɛ.rə.bəl/ or /pe.rē.bēl/

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parábola

a brief symbolic story that is told to send a moral or religious message

paradigm

Sustantivo

/pɛ.rə.daɪm/ or /pe.rē.daim/

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(ejemplo)

paradigma

a very typical example or model of something that sets a standard or pattern

paradox

Sustantivo

/pɛ.rə.dɑks/ or /pe.rē.daaks/

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ks

paradoja

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

paragon

Sustantivo

/pɛ.rə.gɑn/ or /pe.rē.gaan/

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(modelo)

dechado

a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality or trait

infamy

Sustantivo

/ɪn.fə.mi/ or /in.fē.mi/

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ɪ

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ə

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infamia

a very wrong and evil act

odious

Adjetivo

/oʊ.diəs/ or /ooo.diēs/

o

oʊ

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d

iou

iə

s

s

(detestable)

odioso

extremely unpleasant and deserving revulsion or strong hatred

degeneracy

Sustantivo

/dɪ.ʤɛ.nɜ.rə.si/ or /di.je.nē.rē.si/

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degeneración

the decline of moral principles

degenerate

Adjetivo

/dɪ.ʤɛ.nɜ.reɪt/ or /di.je.nē.reit/

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degenerado

having deteriorated or declined in quality, value, or condition from an original or better state