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UNIVERSITY OF PAMPLONAFOREIGN LANGUAGESYENNY JOHANA CALDERON

GLOSSARY

1. PEOPLE: human beings in general or considered collectively.2. HATE: intense dislike; strong aversion.3. DAYS: a twenty-four-hour period as a unit of time, reckoned from one

midnight to the next and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its

axis.

4. EVERYBODY: every person.5. FUN: light-hearted pleasure or amusement.6. BUSY: presently occupied; engaged.7. FEEL: experience (an emotion or sensation).8. BOTH: experience (an emotion or sensation).9. CLOSE: only a short distance away or apart in space or time10.USUALLY: only a short distance away or apart in space or time11.SEE: perceive with the eyes. watch (a game, film, or other

entertainment).

12.BEST: of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.13.FAVOURITE: a favourite person or thing.14.READ: look at and understand the meaning of (written or printed

matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is

composed.

15.ARTICLE: a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper ormagazine.

16.PAIRS: a set of two things used together or regarded as a unit17.LISTEN: a set of two things used together or regarded as a unit18.MUST: be obliged to; should.19.GUESS: estimate or suppose (something) without sufficient information

to be sure of being correct.

20.HELP: make it easier for (someone) to do something.21.JOB: a paid position of regular employment22.SMALL: of a size that is less than normal or usual23.KIDS: a young goat.24.PEACE: freedom from disturbance; tranquility.25.FEEDBACK: information given in response to a product, a person's

performance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement.

26.ALWAYS: on all occasions.27.EARLY: before the usual or expected time.

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28.BACK: the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to thehips.

29.SPEND: pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services.30.AGAIN: once more.31.TRAVEL: make a journey.32.AWAY: to or at a distance.33.DEPRESSED: in a state of unhappiness or despondency.34.CELEBRATE: mark (a significant time or event) with a social gathering

or enjoyable activity.

35.BOLD: confident and daring or courageous.36.TIRED: in need of sleep or rest; weary.37.LIFESTYLE: the way in which a person lives.38.DIET: the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually

eats.

39.PESSIMISTIC: lack of hope or confidence in the future.40.FREE: not under the control or in the power of another.41.ALLERGIC: caused by or relating to an allergy.42.HARD: solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.43.BEFORE: during the period of time preceding.44.AWFUL: very bad or unpleasant.45.FIND: discover by chance or deliberately.46.DISCOVERED: find unexpectedly or during a search.47.UNTIL: up to (the point in time or the event mentioned).48.CHANGE: make or become different.49.TWINS: one of two children or animals born at the same birth.50.EXPECTED: regard as likely to happen, do, or be the case.51.LEAVE: go away from.52.DETERMINING: cause to occur in a particular way; be the decisive

factor in.

53.WOOD: the hard fibrous material forming the main substance of thetrunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber.

54.GREAT: of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.55.TWICE: two times.56.NEITHER: not the one nor the other of two people or things; not

either

57.SIDE: a position to the left or right of an object, place, or centralpoint.

58.OUTSIDE: the external side or surface of something.59.JOURNALIST: a person who writes for newspapers or magazines or

prepares news to be broadcast on radio or television.

60.ROUTINE: a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed unvaryingprogramme.

61.NAP: a short sleep, especially during the day.62.POOR: lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered

comfortable or normal.

63.COMFORTABLE: providing or enjoying ease or relaxation.

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64.SUCH: of the type previously mentioned.65.EXPERIENCE: practical contact with and observation of facts or

events.

66.ENOUGH: as much or as many as is necessary or desirable.67.THROUGH: moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening

or location).

68.SHOUTS: speak or call out very loudly.69.SOLDIERS: a person who serves in an army.70.AHEAD: further forward in space or time.71.ASLEEP: in or into a state of sleep.72.FALL: move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without

control.

73.SNORING: a snorting or grunting sound in a person's breathing whilethey are asleep.

74.ARRESTED: seize (someone) by legal authority and take them intocustody.

75.SOLVED: find an answer to, explanation for, or way of dealing with (aproblem or mystery).

76.AMAZED: surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.77.TAKE: reach for and hold with one's hands.78.TOWER: a tall, narrow building, either free-standing or forming part of

another building such as a church or castle.

79.ACROBAT: an entertainer who performs acrobatics.80.BADLY: in a bad manner.81.RUDE: offensively impolite or ill-mannered.82.MIND: the faculty of consciousness and thought.83.ENLARGE: make or become bigger.84.BRAND: a type of product manufactured by a company under a

particular name.

85.HILL: a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as amountain.

86.SOBERLY: not affected by alcohol; not drunk87.ORDER: the arrangement or disposition of people or things according

to a particular sequence or method.

88.SIGH: a long, deep, audible exhalation expressing sadness, tiredness,relief, etc.

89.SHUCK: an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk ofan ear of maize.

90.DIFFUSE: spread over a wide area.91.DICTIONARY: a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical

order and gives their meaning, or their equivalent in a different

language.

92.BOUND: walk or run with leaping strides.93.APPALL: greatly dismay or horrify.94.CLIMB: go or come up (a slope, stairs, etc.).95.SCOOT: go or leave somewhere quickly.

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96.SHY: nervous or timid in the company of other people.97.SICK: affected by physical or mental illness.98.PRESTIGE: widespread respect and admiration attracted through a

perception of high achievements or quality.

99.SINCE: in the intervening period between (the time mentioned) and thetime under consideration.

100. BETWEEN: at, into, or across the space separating (two objects,places, or points).

101. BUILD: construct by putting parts or materials together.102. ACROSS: from one side to the other of (something).103. MISTAKE: something which is not correct; an inaccuracy.104. LIGHT: the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things

visible; electromagnetic radiation from about 390 to 740 nm in

wavelength.

105. DESIGN: a plan or drawing produced to show the look andfunction of something before it is built or made.

106. TOOTHACHE: pain in a tooth or teeth.107. CENTURY: a period of one hundred years, in particular each of

a number of such periods reckoned from the date of the birth of

Christ.

108. WRITER: a person who has written a particular text.109. BULBS: a rounded underground storage organ present in lilies

and some other plants, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy

leaf bases and lying dormant over winter.

110. INVENTION: something, typically a process or device, that hasbeen invented.

111. SCHOOL: an institution for educating children.112. BREAK: separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or

strain.

113. NEWSPAPER: a printed publication, typically issued daily orweekly, containing news, articles, and advertisements.

114. HONOURED: great respect or esteem.115. HONORARY: holding such a title or position.116. CONNECTION: a link or relationship between people or things.117. MARRIED: relating to or united by marriage118. INFORMATION: facts or knowledge provided or learned.119. ABOUT: on the subject of; concerning.120. BEFORE: during the period of time preceding.121. AFRAID: feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.122. PROBLEM: an unwelcome or harmful matter needing to be dealt

with and overcome.

123. PHOBIA: an extreme or irrational fear of something.124. SCENES: the place where an incident in real life or fiction

occurs or occurred.

125. TERRIFIED: cause to feel terror.

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126. QUESTIONS: a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicitinformation.

127. CHARACTER: the mental and moral qualities distinctive to anindividual.

128. GIANT: an imaginary or mythical being of human form butsuperhuman size.

129. HAIRY: covered with hair.130. LEGS: each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and

stands.

131. PLANE: a flat surface on which a straight line joining any twopoints would wholly lie.

132. BOMB: a container of explosive or incendiary material, designedto explode on impact or when detonated by a timing or remote-control

device.

133. TEAM: a group of players forming one side in a competitive gameor sport.

134. PANIC: sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.135. SUDDENLY: occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly.136. MATCHES: a contest in which people or teams compete against

each other.

137. KEEP: have or retain possession of.138. FERGET: fail to remember.139. COLLEAGUE: a person with whom one works in a profession or

business.

140. ATTACKED: take aggressive action against.141. LOTTERY: a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets

and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random.

142. STREET: a public road in a city, town, or village, typically withbuildings on one or both sides.

143. SECRET: not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen byothers.

144. DANGEROUS: able or likely to cause harm or injury.145. MALE: of or denoting the sex that can fertilize or inseminate

the female to produce offspring.

146. POPULAR: liked or admired by many or by a particular person orgroup

147. CHANGE: make or become different.148. IMAGINATION: the faculty or action of forming ideas or

mental images.

149. TRANSLATE: express the sense of (words or text) in anotherlanguage.

150. DISCUSS: talk about (something) so as to reach a decision.