do; r keep hard at work. =ateismo= m atheism. =atencion= f (=llamar= draw, =poner= pay) attention. =atender= i attend (=a= to), listen. =Ateneo= m Athenaeum, N =40= 18. =atener= r pin one’s faith. =atentado= m (heinous) crime, outrageous attack. =atento= attentive, intent; adv. =—­mente=. =atenuacion= f attenuation, abatement, mitigation. =atenuar= t attenuate, extenuate, mitigate, palliate, abate. =ateo= atheist. =aterrador= terror-striking, intimidating. =aterrar= t terrorize; r be terror-struck. =atico= Attic. =atisbar= t or i peer, scrutinize; peer out etc.. =atmosfera= f atmosphere. =atonito= thunderstruck, lost in amazement. =atormentar= t torture. =atracar= r c eat all one can hold. =atraccion= f attraction (the act or power); attractiveness. =atracon= m surfeit. =atractivo= m attraction (that which attracts). =atraer= t attract, draw upon. =atras= back, in the rear. =atraso= m behind-the-timesness, fossilism. =atravesar= t cross, traverse, go across. =atrever= r dare, have the audacity, venture (=a= on); =—­ido= audacious fellow. =atrevimiento= m daring, audacity, venturesomeness. =atribuir= t ascribe. =atrocidad= f atrocity, outrage; c excess, indiscretion, wild scheme. =atronador= thundering. =atropellar= t ride rough-shod over, override, treat with violence, do violence to. =atropello= m (piece of) arbitrariness, outrage. =atroz= atrocious, savage, outrageous, severe, enormous; adv. =—­mente=. =aturdir= i fluster, perturb, stupefy; =—­do= inconsiderate. =audacia= f audacity, hardihood. =audaz= daring, venturesome, audacious. =auge= m high standing, consequence. =augurar= t forebode. =augustinus= L Augusta’s. =augusto= august, majestic, illustrious; also Latin. =aula= f classroom. =aulico= aulic. =aullar= i howl. =aullido= m howl. =aumentar= t or i increase (=de, en=, in). =aun= even, also; =aun= yet, still. (So Knapp; but A. =aun= before verb, =aun= after verb, whatever the sense.  By ‘verb’ understand the modified word.). =aunque= although. =aureola= f aureole. =aurora= f (red) dawn, daybreak. =ausencia= f absence; departure. =austero= austere. =autor= author. =autoridad= f authority. =autorizar= t authorize, license. =auxilio= m (=en= to the) help, aid. =avanzar= t or i advance. =avaricia= f (piece of) avarice. =avaro= avaricious. =ave= f bird (esp. large, of wild places). =Ave Maria= (A. avemaria) f Ave Maria, Hail Mary; =Ave Maria= (so A.) =Purisima= interjectional phrase, not the first words of the prayer. =avecilla= f nestling (of =ave=). =avellanado= nut-brown. =avenir= t harmonize. =aventar= t winnow. =aventura= f adventure, venture, (running) risk,