acariciado – caressed

adelfa – oleander

ademán – gesture

alambre – wire

apretar – to squeeze

arrayán – myrtle (evergreen shrub)

arrodilarse – to kneel

aterrar – to frighten

azotado – spurred on

barro – mud

camposanto – holy ground, cemetery

caridad – charity, pity

carmesí – bright red tinged with violet

cobijar – to shelter

delectación – enjoyment, pleasure

devanar – to wind, reel

endurecido – hardened

envejecer – to age

estirado – stretched out

flojo – slack, lax

garfio – hook, gaff

gemir – to groan

girasol – sunflower

grueso – thick

honradez – honor, respectability

hoz – sickle

junco – reed, rivergrass

llaga – wound, sore

llanto – weeping

lumbre - fire

lecho – bed

madeja – loop of yarn

marchito – wilted

marfil – ivory

mudo – mute

musgo – moss

nudo – knot

pedazo – piece

pedernal – flint

preciso – necessary

segar – to reap, to mow

trigo – wheat

tropezar – to stumble

velar – to stay awake at night, hold vigil for

vengarse – to take revenge