Glossary: The Kafenion

10 New Vocabulary terms

dingy

Adjective

that is dark and dirty.

Example: What a dingy room!

es: Sucio(a)

discordant

Adjective

not in agreement.

Example: There were rather discordant opinions amongst the participants.

es: Discordante, Dispar, En desacuerdo.

Hamlet

Noun

a small village or a group of houses.

Example: She lives in a little hamlet.

es: Pueblo, Aldea.

livelihood

Noun

a means of earning money in order to live.

Example: They depend on farming for their livelihood.

es: Subsistencia

morsel

Noun

a very small piece of food.

Example: They ate the last morsel of cake left in the table.

es: un trozo, bocado.

retorted

Verb

to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or humorous way.

Example: She retorted angrily at him.

es: Responieron, Replicaron.

spellbound

Adjective

with your attention completely held by what you're listening to or watching.

Example: The audience was spellbound by her performance.

es: Cautivado(a)

squabbling

Adjective

to argue about something that is not important.

Example: I couldn't sleep with the squabbling noises of the family coming from both sides of the building.

es: De riña, de pelea.

surreptitiously

Adverb

in a quick or secret way so that other people do not notice.

Example: He reached for his friend's notes and glanced surreptitiously at the answers.

es: Disimuladamente

vied

Verb

to compete with somebody.

Example: The boys vied for hours to see who would win the prize.

es: Competir