Palabras de la A a la Z con ilustración de las menos comunes y algunas comunes

1. Glossary
by
Kathy Portillo

2. A
Although:
conj. Regardless of the fact
that; even though. [Middle
English : al, all; see all +
though, though; see
though.]

3. A
Adulthood:
1. One who has attained
maturity or legal age.
2. Biology A fully grown,
mature organism.

4. A
Accurate:
1.Conforming exactly to
fact; errorless.
2. Deviating only slightly or
within acceptable limits
from a standard.

5. A
Acquaintances:
1. a. Knowledge of a person
acquired by a relationship less
intimate than friendship.
b. A relationship based on
such knowledge.
2. A person whom one
knows.
3. Knowledge or information
about something or someone.

6. A
Approached:
To come or go near or
nearer to.

7. B
Barrier:
1. A structure, such as a
fence, built to bar passage.
2. Something immaterial
that obstructs or impedes.

8. B
Briefcase:
A portable, often flat case
with a handle, used for
carrying papers or books.

9. B
Bark:
1. The harsh sound uttered
by a dog.
2. A sound, such as a
cough, that is similar to a
dog's bark.

10. B
Broadcast:
1.To transmit (a radio or
television program) for
public or general use.
2. To send out or
communicate, especially by
radio or television.

11. B
Birthrate:
The ratio of total live births
to total population in a
specified community or
area over a specified period
of time. The birthrate is
often expressed as the
number of live births per
1,000 of the population
per year. Also
called natality.

12. C
Cracked:
Broken so that fissures appear
on the surface.

13. C
Clog:
1. An obstruction or
hindrance.
2. A weight, such as a
block, attached to the leg of
an animal to hinder
movement.

14. C
Capable:
Having capacity or ability;
efficient and able.

15. C
Citizen:
A person owing loyalty to
and entitled by birth or
naturalization to the
protection of a state or
nation.

16. C
Cricket:
Sports an outdoor game
played with bats, a ball,
and wickets by two teams
of 11 players each.

17. D
Damaging:
Harm or injury to property
or a person, resulting in loss
of value or the impairment
of usefulness

18. D
Develop:
To bring from latency to or
toward fulfillment

19. D
Despite:
In spite of; notwithstanding

20. D
Drowsy:
1. Dull with sleepiness;
sluggish.
2. Produced or characterized
by sleepiness.
3. Inducing sleepiness;
soporific.

21. D
Dizzy:
1. Having a whirling
sensation and a tendency to
fall. See Synonyms at giddy.
2. Bewildered or confused.

22. E
Encourage:
To inspire with hope,
courage, or confidence;
hearten.

23. E
Endangered:
1.To expose to harm or
danger; imperil.
2. To threaten with
extinction.

24. E
Enthusiastically:
Having or demonstrating
enthusiasm

25. E
Entire:
Having no part excluded or
left out; whole Of one piece;
continuous.

26. E
Environment:
The circumstances or
conditions that surround
one; surroundings.

27. F
Furniture:
The movable articles in a
room or an establishment
that make it fit for living or
working.

28. F
Foldable:
adj. To bend over or double
up so that one part lies on
another part

29. F
Forward:
At, near, or belonging to
the front or forepart; fore

30. F
Fainted:
1.To fall into a usually brief
state of unconsciousness.
2. Archaic To weaken in
purpose or spirit.

31. F
Farewell:
An acknowledgment at
parting; a goodbye.

32. G
Gestures:
A motion of the limbs or
body made to express or
help express thought or to
emphasize speech.

33. G
Geysers:
A natural hot spring that
intermittently ejects a
column of water and steam
into the air.

34. G
Granted:
To consent to the
fulfillment of.

35. G
Grows:
Life Sciences & Allied
Applications / Biology) (of
an organism or part of an
organism) to increase in size
or develop (hair, leaves, or
other structures.

36. G
Grounded:
Simple past and past
participle of verb ground

37. H
Held:
Past tense and past
participle of hold

38. H
Hiking:
To go on an extended walk
for pleasure or exercise.

39. H
Horseback:
1.The back of a horse.
2. A natural ridge; a
hogback.

40. H
Headlights:
Light with a reflector and
lens mounted on the front
of a locomotive, automobile,
or other vehicle. Also
called headlamp.

41. H
Harbor:
1. A sheltered part of a
body of water deep enough
to provide anchorage for
ships.
2. A place of shelter; a
refuge.

42. I
Interestingly:
adv. Arousing or holding
the attention; absorbing.

43. I
Impolite:
Not polite; discourteous.

44. I
Improvement:
a. The act or process of
improving.
b. The state of being
improved.

45. I
Issues:
a. The act or an instance of
flowing, passing, or giving
out.
b. The act of circulating,
distributing, or publishing
by an office or official group

46. I
Inherit:
a. To receive (property or a
title, for example) from an
ancestor by legal succession
or will.
b. To receive by bequest or
as a legacy.

47. J
Junk:
Discarded material, such as
glass, rags, paper, or metal,
some of which may be
reused in some form.

48. J
Jet lag:
A temporary disruption of
bodily rhythms caused by
high-speed travel across
several time zones typically
in a jet aircraft.

49. J
Jammed:
To drive or wedge forcibly
into a tight position.

50. J
Journey:
The act of traveling from
one place to another; a trip

51. J
Jog:
To move by shoving,
bumping, or jerking; jar

52. K
Knew:
Past tense of know.

53. K
Knife:
A cutting instrument
consisting of a sharp blade
attached to a handle.

54. K
Karate:
A Japanese art of self-
defense in which sharp
blows and kicks are
administered to pressure-
sensitive points on the body
of an opponent.

55. K
Keyboard:
A set of keys, as on a
computer terminal, word
processor, typewriter, or
piano.

56. K
Keep:
To retain possession of.

57. L
Landscape:
An expanse of scenery that
can be seen in a single view

58. L
Landmark:
A prominent identifying
feature of a landscape.

59. L
Lagged:
To fail to keep up a pace;
straggle.

60. L
Lovesick:
So deeply affected by love
as to be unable to act
normally.

61. L
Leaky:
Permitting leaks or leakage

62. M
Messy:
Disorderly and dirty

63. M
Manners:
A way of doing something
or the way in which a thing
is done or happens

64. M
Mosque:
A Muslim house of worship.

65. M
Matchmaking:
One who arranges or tries
to arrange marriages

66. M
Might:
The power, force, or
influence held by a person
or group.

67. N
Nowadays:
During the present time;
now.

68. N
Nightly:
Of or occurring during the
night; nocturnal

69. N
Nail:
1. A slim, pointed piece of
metal hammered into
material as a fastener.
2.a. A fingernail or toenail.
b. A claw or talon.

70. N
Nettle:
Any of numerous plants of
the genus Urtica, having
toothed leaves, unisexual
apetalous flowers, and
stinging hairs that cause
skin irritation on contact.

71. N
Nation:
A relatively large group of
people organized under a
single, usually independent
government; a country.

72. O
Overseas:
Beyond the sea; abroad.

73. O
Overwhelming:
Overpowering in effect or
strength

74. O
Olmsted:
American landscape
architect who was the chief
designer of Central Park in
New York City.

75. O
Odd:
Deviating from what is
ordinary, usual, or
expected; strange or
peculiar

76. O
Owe:
To be indebted to the
amount of

77. P
Prize:
Something offered or won
as an award for superiority
or victory, as in a contest
or competition.

78. P
Pouring:
Stream or flow continuously
or profusely.

79. P
Pardon:
To release (a person) from
punishment; exempt from
penalty.

80. P
Purchase:
To obtain in exchange for
money or its equivalent;
buy.

81. P
Profit:
An advantageous gain or
return; benefit.

82. Q
Quality:
An inherent or
distinguishing
characteristic; a property.

83. Q
Quiet:
Making little or no noise.

84. Q
Quick:
Moving or functioning
rapidly and energetically;
speedy.

85. Q
Question:
A matter submitted to a
court or other tribunal for
judicial or quasi-judicial
decision

86. R
Rush:
To move or act swiftly;
hurry.

87. R
Reliance:
The act of relying or the
state of being reliant.

88. R
Rainforest:
A dense evergreen forest
with an annual rainfall of
at least 406 centimeters
(160 inches). Rainforests
are often, but not always,
located in tropical regions.

89. R
Rely:
To be dependent for
support, help, or supply

90. R
Renew:
To make new or as if new
again; restore

91. S
Stood:
Past tense and past
participle of stand.

92. S
Survey:
To examine or look at
comprehensively.

93. S
Shrinking:
To become constricted from
heat, moisture, or cold.

94. S
Sponsoring:
One who assumes
responsibility for another
person or a group during a
period of instruction,
apprenticeship, or
probation.

95. S
Snorkeling:
A breathing apparatus used
by swimmers and skin
divers, consisting of a long
tube held in the mouth.

96. T
Thought:
Past tense and past
participle of think.

97. T
Tidy:
Informal Adequate;
satisfactory

98. T
Tent:
A portable shelter, as of
canvas, stretched over a
supporting framework of
poles with ropes and pegs.

99. T
Tricks:
An act or procedure
intended to achieve an end
by deceptive or fraudulent
means

100. T
Taught:
Past tense and past
participle of teach.

101. U
Unexpectedly:
Coming without warning;
unforeseen.

102. U
Unpleasant:
Not pleasing; disagreeable.

103. U
Unconvincing:
Not convincing

104. U
Underload:
To load (a truck, etc.) with
less than its full capacity

105. U
Uncomfortable:
Experiencing physical
discomfort

106. V
Vows:
An earnest promise to
perform a specified act or
behave in a certain
manner, especially a solemn
promise to live and act in
accordance with the rules
of a religious order

107. V
Vocabulary:
All the words of a
language.

108. V
Vacation:
A period of time devoted to
pleasure, rest, or relaxation,
especially one with pay
granted to an employee.

109. V
Values:
An amount, as of goods,
services, or money,
considered to be a fair and
suitable equivalent for
something else; a fair price
or return.

110. V
Valour:
Courage and boldness, as in
battle; bravery

111. W
Warmth:
The state, sensation, or
quality of producing or
having a moderate degree
of heat

112. W
Weakness:
The condition or quality of
being weak.

113. W
Warned:
To notify (a person) to go
or stay away

114. W
Worth:
The quality that renders
something desirable, useful,
or valuable.

115. W
Wastes:
To use, consume, spend, or
expend thoughtlessly or
carelessly.

116. X
Xtreme:
Most remote in any
direction; outermost or
farthest

117. Y
Yesterday:
The day before the present
day.

118. Z
Zoo:
A park or an institution in
which living animals are
kept and usually exhibited
to the public

119. Z
Zone:
An area or a region
distinguished from adjacent
parts by a distinctive
feature or characteristic.