Lecturas fáciles con ejercicios

Chapter 17

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=inmediaciones=, _f._, suburbs.

=inmediato=, immediate.

=inmenso=, huge, immense.

=inmigración=, _f._, immigration.

=inmigrado=, _m._, immigrant.

=inmigrar=, to immigrate.

=inmolar=, to sacrifice.

=inmortal=, immortal.

=innumerable=, countless.

=inocente=, innocent.

=inocular=, to infect with.

=inquietud=, _f._, restlessness.

=insecto=, _m._, insect.

=insigne=, famous.

=insoportable=, unbearable.

=inspirar=, to inspire; =---- miedo=, to make afraid.

=inspiración=, _f._, inspiration.

=instalarse=, to take one's place.

=instante=, _m._, instant; =al ----=, at once.

=institución=, _f._, institution.

=instituto=, _m._, institute.

=instrucción=, _f._, instruction.

=instructivo=, instructive.

=instruir=, 46, to instruct, to teach; =----se=, to become educated.

=instrumento=, _m._, instrument.

=insuperable=, unsurpassable.

=intacto=, intact.

=intelectual=, intellectual.

=inteligencia=, _f._, intelligence.

=intentar=, to try.

=intercambio=, _m._, interchange.

=interés=, _m._, interest.

=interesante=, interesting.

=interesar=, to interest.

=interior=, interior.

=interjección=, _f._, interjection.

=interminable=, unending.

=internacional=, international.

=interpelar=, to question.

=interrogación=, _f._, question, interrogation.

=interrogativo=, interrogative.

=interrogatorio=, _m._, cross-examination.

=interrumpir=, to interrupt.

=intrépido=, daring, intrepid.

=intrínseco=, intrinsic.

=introducción=, _f._, introduction.

=inundar=, to flood.

=inútil=, useless.

=inútilmente=, needlessly, in vain.

=invadir=, to invade.

=inválido=, _m._, cripple.

=invasión=, _f._, invasion.

=invento=, _m._, invention.

=inventor=, _m._, inventor.

=investigación=, _f._, investigation.

=invierno=, _m._, winter.

=invitar=, to invite.

=invocar=, 31, to invoke.

=ir=, 10, to go; =---- al grano=, to come to the point; =---- a pie=, to walk; =---- a uno=, to go with one, prosper; =---- montado=, to ride (a donkey or horse); =va perdiendo=, continues to lose.

=Irlanda=, _f._, Ireland.

=irlandés-a=, Irish; _m._, Irishman.

=irregular=, irregular.

=isla=, _f._, island.

=Italia=, _f._, Italy.

=italiano=, Italian.

=izquierdo=, left.

=jadeante=, gasping.

=jadear=, to gasp, wheeze.

=Jaime=, _m._, James.

=Jamaica=, _f._, Jamaica, an island possession of the British in the Caribbean Sea.

=jamás=, never, ever.

=jardín=, _m._, garden.

=jefe=, _m._, chief, leader.

=Josafat=, Jehoshaphat, the recorder of men's sins according to Biblical tradition.

=Josefa=, _f._, Josephine.

=jesuita=, _m._, Jesuit.

=Jesús=, Jesus; good gracious! (in exclamations).

=jirón=, _m._, strip, tatter, shred.

=jota=, _f._, the letter J.

=joya=, _f._, jewel.

=Juan=, John.

=Juan VI, Dom=, prince regent of Portugal; fled to Brazil with Queen María I in 1807 when Napoleon was about to invade Portugal; when the queen died in 1816 he became king of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves. Dom Pedro I was his son.

=júbilo=, _m._, joy.

=juez=, _m._, judge.

=jugar=, 23 & 32, to play; =---- a la pelota=, to play ball.

=juguete=, _m._, plaything.

=juicio=, _m._, judgment, decision.

=julio=, _m._, July.

=juntar=, to join.

=junto=, close at hand, adjoined; =---- a=, near; =---- con=, together with; =por ---- a=, by, near.

=justamente=, justly.

=justicia=, _f._, justice.

=justo=, just.

=juventud=, _f._, youth.

=juzgar=, 32, to judge.

=Kaffa=, a kingdom of Abyssinia.

=Kingsley, Charles= (1819-1875), an English author; wrote "Westward Ho" and "Water Babies."

=la=, the, that (_before_ =de= _and_ =que=); you, her, it.

=labio=, _m._, lip.

=labor=, _f._, work.

=laborable=, tillable.

=labranza=, _f._, cultivation.

=ladera=, _f._, slope, side.

=ladino=, crafty, cunning.

=lado=, _m._, side.

=ladrón=, _m._, thief.

=lago=, _m._, lake.

=lágrima=, _f._, tear.

=La Mancha=, a region of south central Spain.

=lana=, _f._, wool.

=lanar=, wool-producing.

=lanza=, _f._, lance.

=lanzar=, 34, to utter, to throw; =----se corriendo=, to set out running.

=lápiz=, _m._, pencil.

=largo=, long; =a lo ----=, alongside.

=larva=, _f._, larva.

=las=, the, them, they (_before_ =de= _or_ =que=); you.

=lástima=, _f._, hurt, grief, pity; =dar ---- a=, to hurt, grieve.

=lastimar=, to hurt.

=lastimero=, pitiful.

=lata=, _f._, tin; =hoja de ----=, tin plate.

=latín=, _m._, the Latin language.

=latino=, Latin.

=latir=, to beat.

=latitud=, _f._, latitude.

=laúd=, _m._, lyre.

=lavar=, to wash.

=lazo=, _m._, bond, noose, lasso.

=le=, him, to him, to her, you, to you.

=lección=, _f._, lesson.

=lectura=, _f._, reading.

=leche=, _f._, milk.

=lecho=, _m._, bed.

=leer=, 45, to read.

=legal=, legal.

=legión=, _f._, legion.

=legislativo=, legislative.

=legislatura=, _f._, legislature.

=lejano=, distant.

=lejos=, distant; =---- de=, far from; =a lo ----=, in the distance.

=lengua=, _f._, language.

=lenguaje=, _m._, language.

=lento=, slow.

=leña=, _f._, wood.

=leñador=, _m._, wood cutter.

=león=, _m._, lion.

=Lérida=, province of Catalonia.

=letra=, _f._, letter (of the alphabet), handwriting.

=letras=, _f._, _belles lettres_.

=letrero=, _m._, sign.

=levantar=, to raise; =----se=, to rise.

=leve=, light, trifling.

=ley=, _f._, law.

=leyendo=, from leer.

=liberación=, _f._, liberation.

=liberar=, to liberate.

=libertad=, _f._, liberty.

=libertador=, _m._, liberator.

=libra=, _f._, pound; =---- esterlina=, pound sterling.

=librar=, to free.

=libro=, _m._, book.

=liebre=, _f._, hare.

=ligeramente=, lightly.

=ligero=, light.

=Lima=, capital city of Peru.

=limitar=, to limit, bound.

=límite=, _m._, limit.

=limosna=, _f._, alms.

=limpiar=, to clean.

=limpieza=, _f._, neatness, cleanliness.

=Lincoln, Abraham=, the American president.

=lindar (con)=, to border (upon).

=lindo=, beautiful, fine.

=línea=, _f._, line; =---- férrea=, railway.

=lino=, _m._, flax.

=Lisboa=, Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.

=lista=, _f._, list.

=listo=, shrewd, ready.

=literario=, literary.

=literato=, _m._, writer, author.

=literatura=, _f._, literature.

=livianito=, _dim. of_ =liviano=.

=liviano=, light.

=lo=, him, it, that (_before_ =de= _or_ =que=).

=lobo=, _m._, wolf.

=locomotora=, _f._, locomotive.

=lógico=, logical.

=lograr=, to obtain, to get, to succeed in, to be successful.

=Londres=, London.

=longitud=, _f._, longitude.

=los=, the, them, you, they (_before_ =de= _or_ =que=).

=Lucayas (Islas)=, the Bahama Islands.

=lucido=, splendid, magnificent; in a fine fix.

=lucir=, 39, to shine, to display.

=lucrativo=, lucrative, profitable.

=lucha=, _f._, struggle, fight.

=luchar=, to struggle, to fight.

=luego=, then, soon, afterward.

=lugar=, _m._, place, town; =en ---- de=, instead of.

=lumbre=, _f._, fire.

=luminoso=, bright.

=luz=, _f._, light; =a todas luces=, in every respect.

=llama=, _f._, flame; llama, the beast of burden much used in S. A.

=llamar=, to call.

=llanura=, _f._, plain.

=llegada=, _f._, arrival.

=llegar=, 32, to arrive; =---- a ser=, to get to be; be finally.

=llenar (de)=, to fill (with).

=lleno=, full.

=llevadero=, endurable.

=llevar=, to carry, to take; =---- a cabo=, to carry out; =---- cargado=, to pick up and carry; =----se=, to carry away; =---- ventaja a=, to get the better of.

=llorar=, to weep; =---- de gozo=, to weep for joy.

=lluvia=, _f._, rain.

=Macuto=, a town of Venezuela.

=madeja=, _f._, skein.

=madera=, _f._, wood.

=Madrid=, capital of Spain.

=madrugada=, _f._, dawn.

=madurar=, to mature, to perfect, ripen.

=madurito=, _dim. of_ =maduro=.

=maduro=, ripe.

=Magallanes=, Magellan.

=magistrado=, _m._, magistrate.

=magnífico=, magnificent, fine.

=magnitud=, _f._, magnitude.

=magno=, great.

=maguey=, _m._, agave, century plant.

=Mahoma=, Mahomet or Mohammed, founder of the Mohammedan religion.

=maíz=, _m._, maize, corn.

=majestuoso=, majestic.

=mal=, badly; _m._, evil, harm.

=maldad=, _f._, wickedness, wrong.

=malo=, bad.

=mamá=, _f._, mother, mama.

=manantial=, _m._, spring, source.

=manchego=, _m._, an inhabitant of La Mancha.

=mandar=, to command, send, order.

=mandato=, _m._, command.

=mando=, _m._, command.

=manejar=, to manage, handle.

=manera=, _f._, way, manner; =de una ----=, in a way; =de ---- que=, so that; =por ---- que= (S. A.), so that.

=manifestación=, _f._, show, proof.

=manifestar=, 24, to show, manifest, say.

=maniquí=, _m._, manikin, figure.

=mano=, _f._, hand.

=manojo=, _m._, handful.

=manta=, _f._, cloak.

=mantel=, _m._, tablecloth.

=mantener=, 18, to support.

=mantequilla=, _m._, butter.

=manto=, _m._, covering.

=manzana=, _f._, apple.

=maña=, _f._, skill.

=mañana=, to-morrow; _f._, morning.

=mapa=, _m._, map.

=máquina=, _f._, machine.

=maquinaria=, _f._, machinery.

=maquinista=, _m._, engineer.

=mar=, _m._ _f._, sea.

=Maracaibo=, a city of Venezuela.

=maravilla=, _f._, wonder.

=maravillar=, to wonder; =no es de ----=, no wonder.

=maravillosamente=, wonderfully.

=maravilloso=, wonderful.

=marcar=, 31, to mark, indicate.

=marco=, _m._, frame.

=marcha=, _f._, course, march.

=marchar=, to walk, go, set out.

=Marchena=, a Spanish priest of the time of Columbus.

=marchitar=, to wither.

=Margarita=, an island off the eastern coast of Venezuela.

=margen=, _f._, bank.

=marido=, _m._, husband.

=marina=, _f._, navy; =---- mercante=, merchant marine.

=Marina=, _f._, street and district by the water edge in a city; specifically in San Juan, P. R.

=marítimo=, maritime.

=mármol=, _m._, marble.

=Martinica=, _f._, Martinique, island belonging to France in the Caribbean Sea.

=mártir=, _m._, martyr.

=mas=, but.

=más=, more, most, plus; =de ---- en ----=, more and more.

=mascar=, 31, to chew.

=matar=, to kill.

=matemático=, _m._, mathematician.

=matina=, _f._, a local Costa Rican name for cocoa.

=matinita=, _see_ =matina=.

=matricular=, to matriculate.

=Mayagüez=, a seaport city on the western coast of Porto Rico, third in size of the island.

=Mayflower=, _m._, the boat that brought the Pilgrims to America.

=mayo=, _m._, May.

=mayor=, greater, older; =---- de edad=, of age.

=mayoría=, _f._, majority.

=mayúscula=, capital (letter).

=me=, me.

=mediados=: =a ---- de=, about the middle of (in time expressions).

=medianamente=, moderately.

=medicina=, _f._, medicine.

=medicinal=, medicinal.

=medida=, _f._, measure; =a ---- que=, accordingly as, while.

=Medinaceli=, an Italian nobleman.

=medio=, half; =en ---- de=, in the midst of; =de en ----=, from the middle.

=medio=, _m._, way, means; =por ---- de=, by means of.

=mediodía=, _m._, noon, south.

=medir=, 29, to measure.

=meditación=, _f._, meditation.

=meditar=, to meditate.

=Mediterráneo=, _m._, Mediterranean.

=mejicano=, Mexican.

=Méjico=, _m._, Mexico.

=mejor=, better; =el ----=, best.

=mejorar=, to improve.

=mejorcito=, _dim. of_ =mejor= (colloquial).

=melancolía=, _f._, melancholy.

=melón=, _m._, musk-melon, cantaloupe.

=memoria=, _f._, memory, treatise.

=memorioso=, of good memory.

=mención=, _f._, mention.

=mencionar=, to mention.

=Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix= (1809-1847), great German composer.

=mendicante=, _m._, mendicant, beggar.

=mendiga=, _f._, beggar-woman.

=mendigo=, _m._, beggar.

=Mendoza, González= (1428-1495), a Spanish cardinal.

=Mendoza, Pedro de= (1487-1537), founded colony of Buenos Aires, Feb. 2, 1535.

=Mendoza=, an important city of western Argentina, 632 miles west of Buenos Aires.

=menester=, _m._, necessity; =ser ----=, to be necessary.

=menor=, less, lesser, least, younger (speaking of persons).

=menos=, less, least, except; =a ---- que=, unless.

=mensaje=, _m._, message.

=mensajero=, _m._, messenger.

=mente=, _f._, mind.

=mentir=, 27, to lie.

=mentira=, _f._, lie.

=mentiroso=, lying, liar.

=menudo=, small; =a ----=, often.

=mercader=, _m._, merchant.

=mercadería=, _f._, merchandise.

=mercado=, _m._, market.

=mercancía=, _f._, merchandise.

=mercante=, commercial, mercantile.

=mercantil=, commercial.

=merced=, _f._, grace, mercy; =a ---- de=, at the mercy of.

=mercurio=, _m._, mercury.

=merecer=, 39, to deserve.

=meridional=, southern.

=meridiano=, meridian.

=mérito=, _m._, merit.

=mes=, _m._, month.

=mesa=, _f._, table, table-land.

=meseta=, _f._, table-land, plateau.

=mestizo=, half-breed (Indian and white).

=metal=, _m._, metal.

=metálico=, metallic.

=meter=, to place, put; =----se a=, to undertake; =----se en=, to get into; =----se por=, to get into, to penetrate.

=método=, _m._, method.

=metro=, _m._, metre.

=metrópoli=, _f._, metropolis.

=metropolitano=, metropolitan.

=Meyerbeer, Giacomo= (1791-1863), German composer.

=mezcla=, _f._, mixture.

=mezclar=, to mix.

=mi=, my.

=mí=, me (after preposition); =¡ay de ----!= poor me!

=miedo=, _m._, fear.

=miel=, _f._, honey.

=miembro=, _m._, member.

=mientras=, while.

=mil=, _m._, thousand.

=milagro=, _m._, miracle.

=militar=, military.

=milreis=, _m._, a coin of Brazil worth about 32-1/2 cents.

=millón=, _m._, million.

=mina=, _f._, mine.

=minar=, to mine.

=Minas Geraes (Minas Generales)=, a city and state of Brazil.

=mineral=, _m._, mineral.

=ministro=, _m._, cabinet officer.

=Minos=, proper name.

=minúscula=, small (letter).

=mío=, my, mine; =el ----=, _etc._, mine.

=miramiento=, _m._, consideration, courtesy.

=mirar=, to look at, behold; =---- de reojo=, to look askance; =----se=, to look at each other.

=miseria=, _f._, misery, poverty.

=mísero=, insignificant, miserable.

=Misisipi=, _m._, Mississippi.

=mismamente=, exactly (familiar, S. A.).

=mismito=, very same (colloquial).

=mismo=, same, very, self; =yo ----=, =tú ----=, _etc._, myself, thyself, _etc._

=misterioso=, mysterious.

=mitad=, _f._, half.

=mixto=, mixed, accommodation (of a train).

=mobiliario=, _m._, furniture.

=modelar=, to model.

=modelo=, _m._, model.

=modernizar=, 34, to modernize.

=moderno=, modern.

=modestamente=, modestly.

=modestia=, _f._, modesty.

=modificar (a)=, 31, to modify; =----se=, to be lessened, softened.

=modismo=, _m._, idiom, idiomatic expression.

=modo=, _m._, way, manner; =de ---- que=, so that; =de este ----=, in this way; =de todos ----s=, at any rate.

=mofa=, _f._, ridicule.

=mofarse (de)=, to mock, make fun of.

=Moka=, _f._, Mocha, a Red Sea port in Arabia.

=molestar=, to trouble, annoy.

=molestia=, _f._, hardship, trouble.

=molinero=, _m._, miller.

=molino=, _m._, mill.

=momento=, _m._, moment.

=momia=, _f._, mummy.

=mona=, _f._, monkey.

=monarca=, _m._ _f._, monarch.

=monarquía=, _f._, monarchy.

=monarquista=, _m._, monarchist.

=moneda=, _f._, coin.

=monetario=, monetary.

=monótono=, monotonous.

=montaña=, _f._, mountain.

=montañoso=, mountainous.

=montar=, to mount, to ride; =---- al anca=, to get on behind in riding a horse.

=monte=, _m._, hill, woods.

=Monte Misti=, a high mountain of Peru.

=Montevideo=, chief city and capital of Uruguay.

=montón=, _m._, heap, pile, group.

=morada=, _f._, stay, dwelling.

=morder=, 26, to bite.

=morir(se)=, 28, to die.

=morisco=, Moorish.

=moro=, Moorish.

=mortal=, mortal.

=mortificar=, 31, to mortify, humiliate.

=mosca=, _f._, fly.

=mostrar=, 23, to show, indicate.

=motivo=, _m._, cause, reason.

=motriz=, motor, motive.

=movedizo=, shifting.

=mover=, 26, to move.

=movimiento=, _m._, movement.

=mozo=, _m._, youth, waiter.

=muchacho=, _m._, boy.

=muchedumbre=, _f._, crowd.

=mucho=, much; =----s=, many.

=muelle=, _m._, dock; =---- de embarque=, loading dock.

=muerte=, _f._, death.

=muerto=, _pp. of_ =morir=.

=muestra=, _f._, sample, indication.

=mujer=, _f._, woman, wife.

=mula=, _f._, mule.

=muleta=, _f._, crutch.

=multiplicar=, 31, to multiply; =---- en= _or_ =por=, to multiply by.

=mundano=, earthly.

=mundial=, pertaining to the world.

=mundo=, _m._, world; =todo el ----=, everybody.

=muñequear=, to take form (of ears of corn).

=muralla=, _f._, wall (outer).

=murmurar=, to murmur.

=muro=, _m._, wall (outer).

=museo=, _m._, museum.

=música=, _f._, music.

=muy=, very; =---- niño=, very young.

=nacer=, 39, to be born.

=naciente=, growing.

=nacimiento=, _m._, birth.

=nación=, _f._, nation.

=nacional=, national.

=nacionalidad=, _f._, nationality.

=nada=, nothing, by no means.

=nadar=, to swim.

=nadie=, _m._ _f._, no one.

=nadita=, _familiar dim. of_ =nada= (S. A.).

=Napoleón Bonaparte= (1769-1821), the French General and Dictator.

=naranja=, _f._, orange.

=narración=, _f._, narration.

=natural=, natural, native; =del ----=, from life.

=naturaleza=, _f._, nature.

=naturalmente=, naturally.

=naufragar=, 32, to be shipwrecked.

=náutico=, nautical.

=nave=, _f._, ship.

=navegación=, _f._, navigation.

=navegador=, _m._, navigator.

=navegante=, _m._, navigator.

=navegar=, 32, to sail, navigate.

=navidad=, _f._, Christmas.

=navío=, _m._, ship.

=necesario=, necessary.

=necesidad=, _f._, necessity.

=necesitado=, needy.

=necesitar=, to need.

=necio=, foolish; _m._, fool.

=negarse (a)=, 24, 32, to refuse.

=negocio=, _m._, affair, business; =---- concluido=, the matter is settled.

=negro=, black; _m._, negro.

=Newport=, the famous watering place in Rhode Island.

=ni=, nor, neither; not even.

=Nicaragua=, _f._, Nicaragua.

=nicaragüense=, Nicaraguan.

=nido=, _m._, nest.

=niebla=, _f._, fog.

=nieto=, _m._, grandson.

=ninfa=, _f._, nymph.

=ninguno=, no, none, no one, any.

=Niña=, _f._, one of Columbus's ships.

=niñito=, _dim. of_ =niño=.

=niño=, _m._, child; =---- de pecho=, infant, babe.

=nivel=, _m._, level.

=no=, no, not; =---- obstante de=, notwithstanding.

=noble=, noble.

=nobleza=, _f._, nobility.

=nocturno=, nocturnal.

=noche=, _f._, night.

=nogal=, _m._, walnut tree.

=nombrar=, to name, nominate.

=nombre=, _m._, name.

=nominativo=, nominative.

=nordeste=, _m._, northeast.

=noria=, _f._, water-wheel.

=norma=, _f._, standard, norm.

=norte=, _m._, north.

=norteamericano=, North American.

=Noruega=, _f._, Norway.

=noruego=, Norwegian.

=nosotros= (=as=), we; us.

=notable=, noteworthy, notable.

=notar=, to notice.

=noticia=, _f._, news.

=novecientos=, nine hundred.

=novelista=, _m._, novelist.

=noviembre=, _m._, November.

=nube=, _f._, cloud.

=nuera=, _f._, daughter-in-law.

=nuestro=, our.

=Nueva Granada=, New Granada, name in Spanish colonial times for what is now Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.

=Nueva York=, New York.

=nuevamente=, again.

=nueve=, nine.

=nuevo=, new; =de ----=, again.

=nuez=, _f._, nut.

=numeral=, numeral.

=numeroso=, numerous.

=nunca=, never.

=ño=, South American term for =señor=.

=o=, or; =---- bien=, or.

=oasis=, _m._, oasis.

=obedecer=, 39, to obey.

=objeto=, _m._, object.

=obligación=, _f._, obligation.

=obligar= (=a=), 32, to compel, oblige.

=obra=, _f._, work.

=obscurecer=, 39, to grow dark.

=obscuro=, dark, unknown.

=observación=, _f._, remark, observation.

=observar=, to observe.

=observatorio=, _m._, observatory.

=obstáculo=, _m._, obstacle.

=obstante=: =no ----=, in spite of.

=obtener=, 18, to obtain.

=obtuve=, _etc., from_ obtener.

=ocasión=, _f._, occasion, opportunity.

=ocasionar=, to cause.

=occidental=, western.

=océano=, _m._, ocean.

=octubre=, _m._, October.

=ocultamente=, secretly.

=ocultar=(=se=), to hide.

=oculto=, occult, secret.

=ocupar=, to occupy.

=ocurrir=, to happen, occur.

=ochenta=, eighty.

=ocho=, eight.

=odio=, _m._, hatred.

=oeste=, _m._, west.

=ofrecer=, 39, to offer.

=oiga=, _etc., from_ =oír=.

=oigo=, _from_ =oír=.

=oír=, 11, to hear; =---- hablar de=, to hear spoken of.

=ojo=, _m._, eye.

=ola=, _f._, wave.

=óleo=, _m._, oil; =al ----=, in oil (of paintings).

=olor=, _m._, smell.

=olvidar=, to forget; =----se de=, to forget.

=olivar=, _m._, olive orchard.

=once=, eleven.

=operación=, _f._, operation.

=opinar=, to think, form an opinion.

=opinión=, _f._, opinion.

=oprimir=, to oppress.

=oración=, _f._, sentence.

=orador=, _m._, orator.

=oralmente=, orally.

=oratorio=, oratorical.

=ordenar=, to order.

=organismo=, _m._, organization.

=organizar=, 34, to organize.

=orgulloso=, proud.

=oriental=, eastern.

=oriente=, _m._, east; the brilliant white color of pearls.

=origen=, _m._, origin.

=original=, original.

=originario de=, indigenous to.

=orilla=, _f._, shore.

=Orinoco=, _m._, a river of Venezuela, the second largest of S. A.

=ornamental=, ornamental.

=oro=, _m._, gold.

=ortografía=, _f._, orthography.

=ortográfico=, orthographic, pertaining to spelling.

=os=, you.

=osar=, to dare.

=oso=, _m._, bear.

=otoño=, _m._, autumn, fall.

=otorgar=, 32, to grant.

=otro=, other, another; =uno que ----=, a few here and there.

=oveja=, _f._, sheep.

=oye=, _from_ =oír=.

=oyente=, _m._, auditor.

=oyó=, _from_ =oír=.

=Pablo=, _m._, Paul.

=pacer=, 39, to feed, graze.

=Pacífico=, Pacific.

=pactar=, to contract, agree upon.

=padecer=, 39, to suffer.

=padre=, _m._, father, priest; _pl._, parents.

=paga=, _f._, payment.

=pagar=, 32, to pay (for).

=página=, _f._, page.

=pago=, _m._, payment.

=país=, _m._, country.

=paisaje=, _m._, landscape.

=paja=, _f._, straw.

=pájaro=, _m._, bird.

=palabra=, _f._, word.

=palacio=, _m._, palace.

=pálido=, pale.

=palma=, _f._, palm, palm tree.

=palo=, _m._, stick, pole; =---- del Brasil=, a dye-wood.

=Palos=, a small coast village near Cadiz, Spain.

=palpitar=, to palpitate, quiver.

=pampa=, _f._, plain (S. A.).

=Panamá= (=El=), Panama, the Central American republic.

=panameño=, Panamanian.

=panamericano=, Pan-American.

=panorama=, _m._, panorama, wide view.

=pañuelo=, _m._, handkerchief.

=papa=, _m._, Pope.

=papel=, _m._, paper, rôle.

=papeleta=, _f._, paper, document, ticket.

=par=, equal, even; =a la ----=, likewise; =a la ---- que=, equally with; =de ---- en ----=, wide; _m._, pair.

=para=, for, in order to, about.

=Paraguay= (=El=), Paraguay.

=paraguayano=, Paraguayan.

=paraje=, _m._, place.

=parar=(=se=), to stop.

=parecer=, 39, to appear; =----se a=, to resemble; =¿qué le parece?= what do you think of it?

=parecido=, similar.

=pared=, _f._, wall.

=paréntesis=, _m._, parenthesis.

=parezca=, _from_ parecer.

=parienta=, _f._, relative, wife (familiar).

=pariente=, _m._, relative, husband (familiar).

=París=, Paris.

=parque=, _m._, park.

=párrafo=, _m._, paragraph.

=párroco=, _m._, parson.

=parroquia=, _f._, parish.

=parte=, _f._, part, district, place; =en mayor ----=, in large part; =por todas ----s=, everywhere.

=participio=, _m._, participle.

=particular=, particular, private.

=partida=, _f._, party, band.

=partir=, to leave, branch out, share.

=pasaje=, _m._, passage.

=pasajero=, _m._, passenger.

=pasar=, to pass; =---- a=, to turn to; =---- a poder de=, to pass into the possession of; =---- algo a uno=, to have something the matter with one; =---- de=, to exceed; =---- el río=, to succeed, win the day.

=Pascuas=, _f._, Christmastide; Easter.

=pasear=(=se=), to stroll, take a pleasure walk, drive or ride; =---- los ojos por=, to cast one's eyes over.

=paseo=, _m._, pleasure trip; avenue.

=pasivo=, passive.

=pasmado= (=de=), astonished (at).

=paso=, _m._, step, passage.

=pasto=, _m._, pasture, grass, hay.

=pastor=, _m._, shepherd, minister.

=pastorcillo=, _m. dim. of_ pastor.

=pata=, _f._, paw.

=patán=, _m._, rustic, "clodhopper."

=patata=, _f._, potato.

=paternal=, paternal.

=paternidad=, _f._, paternity; also a title used in addressing a priest or "padre."

=patio=, _m._, courtyard.

=patrón=, _m._, proprietor, "boss"; monetary standard.

=Pavía=, Pavia, a city of northern Italy.

=paz=, _f._, peace.

=pecado=, _m._, sin.

=pecho=, _m._, breast, heart.

=pedacito=, _m. dim. of_ =pedazo=.

=pedazo=, _m._, piece, portion.

=pedir=, 29, to ask for, seek, order; =---- algo a uno=, to ask somebody for something.

=pedregoso=, rocky.

=Pedro=, _m._, Peter.