=aplacar,= to appease, calm.

=aplastar,= to crush.

=aplaudir,= to favor, applaud.

=aplauso,= applause.

=aplicar,= to apply, put, hold (_one thing to another_).

=apodera.r.s.e (de),= to take possession (of), seize.

=apodo,= nickname.

=apogeo,= apogee, culmination.

=apologista,= _m. or f._, apologist (_defender of the divine origin of Christianity_).

=apoplegia,= apoplexy.

=apopletico,= apoplectic.

=aposentador,= _m._, quartermaster; =sargento --,= quartermaster-sergeant.

=apostar (ue),= to wager, bet.

=apostol,= _m._, apostle, messenger.

=apostrofar,= to apostrophize.

=apostrofe,= _m._, apostrophe.

=apoyar,= to corroborate, confirm; second; =--se,= to lean, rest upon, lay stress upon.

=apreciar,= to appreciate.

=aprehension,= _f._, seizure, apprehension, fear.

=aprehensor, -a,= captor.

=apremiante,= pressing.

=aprender (a),= to learn.

=aprendiz,= _m._, apprentice.

=aprension,= _f._, seizure, fear.

=apresuradamente,= quickly, hastily.

=apresura.r.s.e,= to hasten.

=apretar (ie),= to tighten, press, squeeze, hasten, increase the speed (_of machinery_).

=aprisa,= quickly.

=aprobar (ue),= to approve.

=apropiado,= appropriate.

=aprovechar,= to profit by, make use of.

=aprovisionar,= to provide.

=aproxima.r.s.e,= to approach.

=apto,= apt, fit.

=apuesto,= elegant, genteel.

=apuntar,= to point out, hint; aim; make a note of, mark.

=apunalear,= to stab.

=apurar,= to drain, worry; =--se,= to grieve, be afflicted; =-- el paso,= to hasten one's steps.

=apuro,= difficulty, trouble, strait; =salir de --s,= to get out of difficulties.

=aquel, aquella,= that; =aquel, aquella, aquello,= _p.r.o.n._, that.

=aqueste, -a,= this; =aqueste, -a, aquesto,= _p.r.o.n._, this.

=aqui,= here; =-- mismo,= right here; =de -- para alli,= here and there, from one place to another.

=arabe,= Arab.

=arado,= plow.

=arandela,= socket-pan.

=arbitro,= master, arbiter.

=arbol,= _m._, tree.

=arboladura,= rigging, masts.

=arboleda,= trees, grove.

=arcabucear,= to shoot with an arquebus; to shoot (_a criminal for punishment_).