HÁBIL adj. capable, skilful, qualified
HABLA m. speech
HACENDADO m. planter, landowner
HACER v. to make, to do; ——SE to become
HACIA prep. toward
HACIENDA f. plantation, ranch, estate; MINISTRO DE —— secretary of the treasury
HACHA f. ax, hatchet
HAGA see HACER
HALLAR v. to find; ——SE to be
HARINA f. flour, meal
HASTA prep. and adv. till, until, even
HATO m. herd
HAZAÑA f. feat, exploit
HEBRAICO, -A adj. Hebrew
HECTÁREA f. hectare
HECHO m. fact; also see HACER
HELADA f. frost
HELECHO m. fern
HERBAJE m. grass, pasture, herbage
HERMANO m. brother
HERMOSO, -A adj. beautiful, handsome
HERVIR v. to boil
HICIERON see HACER
HIDROCARBURO m. hydrocarbon
HIDROGRÁFICO, -A adj. hydrographic
HIERBA f. grass, herb; MALA —— weed; —— MATE Brazilian holly
HIERRO m. iron
HIJO m. son; —— DEL PAÍS native
HILERA f. row, line, file
HILO m. thread, fiber, wire; TELEGRAFÍA SIN ——S wireless telegraphy
HIRVIENDO see HERVIR
HISPANO, -A adj. Hispanic
HIZO see HACER
HOJA f. leaf; sheet (of paper); blade (of a knife); —— DE LATA tin
HOLANDÉS, HOLANDESA adj. Dutch
HOMBRE m. man
HORA f. hour
HORNO m. furnace, kiln, oven
HOY adv. today
HOYA f. hole, cavity, valley
HUECO, -A adj. hollow; m. hole
HUERTA f. garden
HUESO m. bone; stone, core
HUÉSPED m. guest; host
HUGONOTE, -A adj. Huguenot
HULLA f. pit-coal
HÚMEDO, -A adj. damp, humid
HUMO m. smoke
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IBÉRICO, -A adj. Iberian
IDIOMA m. language
IGLESIA f. church
ÍGNEO, -A adj. igneous
IGUAL adj. alike, equal
IMPERIO m. empire, dominion; command
IMPERMEABLE adj. waterproof
ÍMPETU m. impetus
IMPLICAR v. to imply
IMPONENTE adj. imposing
IMPRENTA f. printing; printing plant
IMPUESTO m. tax, duty
INCIPIENTE adj. incipient
INCLUIR v. to include
INCLUYE see INCLUIR
INCORPORAR v. to incorporate, to unite; to raise
INCREMENTO m. increase, increment
INDICIO m. indication, index
INDÍGENA adj. native, indigenous; m. or f. native
INDIO, -A adj. Indian
INDOMABLE adj. indomitable, unconquerable
INDUDABLE adj. unquestionable
INESPERADO, -A adj. unexpected, unforeseen
INFANTE m. and f. infant; title given to the children of the Spanish and the former Portuguese Royal Families
INFATIGABLE adj. indefatigable
INFLUIR v. to influence, to modify
INFORME m. report, statement
INFRUCTUOSO, -A adj. fruitless
INGENIERÍA f. engineering
INGENIO m. sugar mill; sugar plantation
INGENTE adj. enormous (Amer.)
INGLÉS, INGLESA adj. English
INGRESO m. entrance, -S receipts
INHERENTE adj. inherent
INICIAR v. to begin, to initiate
INNEGABLE adj. undeniable
INSCRIBIR v. to inscribe
INSCRITO see INSCRIBIR
INSOLACIÓN f. sunstroke
INSTALACIÓN f. equipment, installation
INTEGRANTE adj. integral
INTENDENCIA f. territory or office of an intendant
INTENDENTE m. intendant; —— DE EJÉRCITO quartermaster-general
INTERNO, -A adj. interior, domestic m. and f. boarding-pupil
INTERRUMPIR v. to interrupt
ÍNTIMO, -A adj. intimate; exact
INTRANSITABLE adj. impassable
INVERNAR v. to spend the winter; LUGAR DE —— winter resort
INVERTIR v. to invest (money); to invert
INVESTIR v. to invest (with office), to confer (a dignity)
INVIERNO m. winter
IR v. to go
IRRITANTE adj. irritating
ISLA f. island
ISLEÑO, -A adj. island
ISTMO m. isthmus
IZQUIERDO, -A adj. left (hand)
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JACTAR(SE) v. to boast
JAMÁS adj. never
JARABE m. syrup
JARDÍN m. garden
JEFE m. chief, leader
JIPIJAPA f. fine straw
JORNADA f. journey
JOVEN adj. young
JOYA f. jewel
JUEGO m. play, game
JUEVES m. Thursday
JUEZ m. judge
JUGO m. sap, juice
JUNCO m. rush
JUNTA f. meeting, convention, council
JUNTAMENTE adv. jointly, together
JUNTO adj. near, together
JURISPRUDENCIA f. jurisprudence, law
JUSTIFICAR v. to justify
JUZGAR v. to judge
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LABRADO, -A adj. worked, wrought, handwrought
LABRAR v. to work
LADERA f. declivity, slope
LADO m. side, direction
LADRILLO m. brick
LAGO m. lake
LAGUNA f. lake, reservoir
LANA f. wool
LANAR adj. woolen; GANADO —— sheep
LANZAR v. to throw, to issue; to launch
LARGO, -A adj. long; A LO -O DE along
LAVANDERÍA f. laundry; —— AL VAPOR steam laundry
LAVAR v. to wash
LECTURA f. reading
LECHE f. milk
LECHO m. bed; —— DE ROCA bed rock
LECHOSO, -A adj. milky
LEGUA f. league
LEGUMBRE f. legume; vegetable
LEJANO, -A adj. distant
LEJOS adv. far
LENGUA f. tongue; language
LENGUAJE m. language
LENTITUD f. slowness
LENTO, -A adj. slow
LEÑOSO, -A adj. woody
LETRA f. letter; -S letters, learning, the learned professions
LEY f. law
LIBRA f. pound; —— ESTERLINA pound sterling
LIBRAR v. to free; to wage
LIBRE adj. free
LÍCITO, -A adj. lawful, just
LIGA f. alloy
LIGERO, -A adj. light, swift, thin; unimportant
LIMÓN m. lemon
LIMPIO, -A adj. clean
LINAZA f. linseed
LINDO, -A adj. beautiful, pretty, fine
LÍNEA f. line, boundary, track
LINO m. flax, linen
LISTO, -A adj. ready; active; clever
LITORAL m. shore, seaboard
LOCALIDAD f. locality
LOGRAR v. to gain, to succeed, to attain
LOMO m. back
LONGITUD f. length, longitude
LOTE m. lot
LOZANO, -A adj. luxuriant
LUCHAR v. to struggle
LUEGO adv. presently, immediately, then
LUGAR m. place, site, spot
LUJO m. luxury, extravagance
LUZ f. light
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LLAMA m. and f. llama
LLAMAR v. to call
LLANO, -A adj. flat, level; m. plain
LLANURA f. prairie
LLEGAR v. to arrive, to reach
LLENO, -A adj. full
LLEVAR v. to carry, to bring; —— A CABO to carry out
LLOVER v. to rain
LLUEVE see LLOVER
LLUVIA f. rain, rainfall