[ˈsɔːlɪ IPA Pronunciation Guide]

ADVERB
(= very) muy
(= much) mucho
(= deeply) profundamente
(= seriously) seriamente
I am sorely tempted estoy muy tentado
I am sorely tempted to dismiss him casi estoy por despedirlo
he has been sorely tried ha tenido que aguantar muchísimo
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 distant

faint
secluded
far-away
 prompt
reply.They're
usually fairly
quick prompt in dealing
with enquiries.
impulsive Try to be prompt
because we'll be
abrupt very short of time.

prompt

like

type

own

self

weighed up

made up for
set against

settled up with

advantageous

indulgent
privileged

gainful
=paid

dense

filled

inundated
plentiful

/ˈsɔː.li/sorely=very badly/extremely/very much

~missed
sorely ~tempted fully recovered
~needed ~understand
uttterly ~strained ~booked
~misleading ~comprehensive
~appreciated
fully ~intended
appreciably
utterly adverbUK /ˈʌt.əl.i/
=considerably completely or extremely:
What an utterly stupid thing to do!
She was utterly devastated when her husband died.
length utterly miserable./utterly ridiculous

phase

while

course
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LOOK
ALONE

SPITE

AND

REASONS

LET
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ENTHUSIASTICALLY

INNERMOST

CONSULTANT

PURSUE

CONTENTMENT

LASTING
POSITIONED HIMSELF BY THE DOOR SO

DID EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO PREVENT

WERE JUSTIFIED IN MAKING SUCH A

LOT OF PROBLEMS TO CONTEND WITH

OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD APPLAUSE

 unassuming
adjective approving
UK /ˌʌn.əˈsjuː.mɪŋ/ US /ˌʌn.əˈsuː.mɪŋ/

Someone who is unassuming is quiet and shows no wish for attention or admiration:
He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.
Sinónimos
bashful coy (MODEST)modest (QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL) approving reserved (PERSON)reticent formal retiring (SHY) formal self-effacings hy (NERVOUS)timid

disparagement noun [ U ] /dɪˈspær.ɪdʒ.mənt/

criticism of, or unkind remarks about someone or something that show
you do not respect them:
Despite the media’s disparagement of the leader, he remains popular.

=parody
=trillado
VENAL
SOBORNABLE parsimonious
CORRUPTO adjective formal
UK /ˌpɑː.sɪ
ˈməʊ.ni.əs/ U not
VENAL
REGIME/ smug=engreido willing to spend
money or use a lo
RULER/
of something:
PRACTICE
She's too
parsimonious to
heat the house
properly.
I had to be a little
parsimonious with
the fresh thyme.
I think that
politicians are ofte
parsimonious with
the (= do not tell
the complete) truth

DEFLECT= desviar
livery= ropaje

▪ idiom: to be in/get into a rut ser/hacerse esclavo de la rutinaI need to change jobs, I’m in a rut here necesito cambiar de trabajo, aquí me estoy anquilosando or
estancando idiom: to get out of the rut salir de la rutina

/sɪˈkluː.ʒən/

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

bashful ˈbæʃfʊl ADJ anchoriten [ C ]

tímido ⧫ vergonzoso UK /ˈæŋ.kər.aɪt someone who lives alone and away from
other people for religious reasons=hermit

/ɪˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/

emasculate= formal to reduce the effectiveness of something:

They were accused of trying to emasculate the report's recommendations.= castrate

dormice pl dormouse =lirón meek[miːk I

felpudo m ⧫ estera f
ADJ(= submissive)
▪ idiom: to treat sb like a doormat
[person] sumiso ⧫ dócil ⧫ manso (liter)
he treats her like a doormat le trata como a un esclava ⧫ la pisotea
[voice, acceptance] sumiso
▪ idiom: meek and mild como una malva
▪ idiom: as meek as a lamb más manso que un cordero
echelon/ˈeʃəlɒn]N hoi polloi /ˌhɔɪpəˈlɔɪ/ N
(= level) nivel m the hoi polloi (humorous, humorous) la plebe ⧫ el
(= degree) grado m vulgo
(Military) escalón m
the upper echelons of the corporation los cuadros directivos de la compañía

constricted= [space] limitado ⧫ reducido [freedom, movement] restringido

mirthless [ˈmɜːθlɪs= without joy

/ˌrez.ɑ̃ː ˈdet.rə

Her job is her raison d’être mirth [mɜːθ ]N

(= good humour) alegría f ⧫ júbilo m
(= laughter) risas
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/ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ/mojigato

/ˈweə.rəl.i/cautelosament
incursión
tempestuoso, de mucho viento

entusiasmo

caer
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:someon
e who
has
been
tricked
inocentó
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víctima
de UK
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involunta
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