Essential English Vocabulary for Academic Success: Unit 3

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Unit 3: Vocabulary and Key Concepts

Lifelong: De toda la vida.
Bookworm: Avid reader / Ratón de biblioteca.
Stunned: Shocked, much surprised / Estupefacto, atónito, pasmado, anonadado.
What a waste!: ¡Qué desperdicio!
To pick up: To collect, to take / (Re)coger.
To make a difference: Marcar la diferencia.
To tune out: To ignore / Dejar de escuchar, dejar de prestar atención.
Chatter: Empty or frivolous talk / Parloteo.
Hugely: Extremely / Tremendamente.
To set out: To show, to display / Mostrar, presentar.
To struggle through: Abrirse paso a través de.
It’s worth (+-ing): Vale la pena…
To dismiss: To reject / Rechazar, menospreciar.
Cunning: Smart, intelligent / Astuto, inteligente (e.g., Cunning wordplay: hábiles juegos de palabras).
To break off: Parar, interrumpir.
At a set time: A una hora establecida previamente.
To buzz: To hum, to vibrate / Zumbar, vibrar (e.g., Your mind won’t be buzzing from emails: la cabeza no te dará vueltas con emails).
To keep up with: Seguir, mantener el ritmo, estar al nivel (e.g., Trying to keep up with the never-sleeping online world: intentar seguir el ritmo del insomne mundo de Internet).

Stunning: Impressive, splendid / Increíble, bárbaro, estupendo.
To strive: To try very hard to achieve something / Esforzarse mucho.
To spread the word: To make known to a great number of people / Hacer correr la voz.
Aback: Much surprised, shocked / Desconcertado.
Overcome (adj): Weak, defeated / Abrumado, superado.
To let someone off the hook: To say that someone is not responsible for something / Sacar a alguien del atolladero.
To reveal: Revelar, desvelar.
Revival: Renovación, renacimiento, resurgimiento.
Viral: Quickly becoming popular via the internet / Viral.
To back: Respaldar, apoyar.
Blogger: Person who runs a website containing a diary / Bloguero.
To raise awareness: Concienciar.
Uniqueness: Singularidad.
To distort: Distorsionar, deformar.
Encouraging: Alentador, esperanzador.
To be aware of: To have knowledge of something / Ser consciente de.

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