‹ Spanish decks

ELELex CEFR B1

2655 words, in teaching order

Words 1701–1800
untar
to spread, to smear; to rub on (to distribute in a thin layer over); to bribe (to ask a person to do something in exchange for a reward); To get smeared
Verb
picadura
sting, bite e.g. from a snake or insect; wound
Noun
basto
rough, coarse; gross; homespun; uncouth; having been supplied
Adjective
billar
billiards; pool (game); an establishment accommodating billiard tables; a billiard room
Noun
indemnizar
to indemnify
Verb
aversión
aversion
Noun
suéter
pullover, sweater, jumper; T-shirt
Noun
raptar
to kidnap; to abduct
Verb
sensor
sensor
Noun
divergencia
divergence, divergency
Noun
barcelonés
Barcelonian
Adjective
pigmento
pigment
Noun
resignación
resignation (sense of "acceptance of adversity")
Noun
aerosol
aerosol (gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter)
Noun
canje
swap, exchange
Noun
terrorífico
terrifying, scary (causing fear)
Adjective
teja
roof tile; a type of noodle; a type of chocolate from Peru; a 100-colón coin
Noun
radiofónico
radiophonic
Adjective
acantilado
cliff
Noun
subjetividad
subjectivity
Noun
mantel
tablecloth
Noun
infamia
infamy
Noun
florido
flowery, ornate
Adjective
diluvio
deluge, downpour
Noun
idealista
idealistic
Adjective
protector
protector (someone who protects or guards); protector (a device or mechanism which is designed to protect)
Noun
rizado
curly; ripply; corrugated, wrinkled
Adjective
glorificar
to glorify, exalt, extol; to adore; synonym of gloriarse
Verb
alegoría
allegory
Noun
mantra
mantra (a phrase repeated during meditation)
Noun
aldeano
villager, countryman
Noun
garbanzo
chickpea; garbanzo (plant, seed); bottom dollar, dosh
Noun
póquer
poker (card game); four of a kind; four or more goals scored in a match
Noun
taekwondo
taekwondo (a Korean martial art)
Noun
forja
forge; foundry
Noun
lúdico
ludic, playful
Adjective
pánico
panic; fear, fright
Noun
manicomio
insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital; madhouse (all senses)
Noun
rectángulo
rectangle
Noun
acaecer
to happen; to be present; to die
Verb
quirófano
operating room
Noun
porche
veranda, verandah; stoop; porch
Noun
ciénaga
marsh, swamp
Noun
adueñar
to appropriate, to take ownership
Verb
arboleda
grove, coppice, copse
Noun
cítrico
citric; citrus; greenish yellow in colour
Adjective
cafeína
caffeine
Noun
tapón
obstruction, blockage; cap, plug, bung, stopper; plug, bathplug (for bath, bathtub), sink plug (for sink); earplug; wax, build up of wax (excess wax in the ear); block; traffic jam
Noun
integrador
integrative, conciliatory
Adjective
represor
repressive
Adjective
polen
pollen
Noun
atípico
atypical
Adjective
despojo
pillage, plunder (action), despoliation; scourge; remains; loot, plunder, spoils
Noun
amuleto
amulet
Noun
marcador
scoreboard; bookmark; marker (a gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome); marker, sharpie (a felt-tipped pen)
Noun
asno
donkey, ass; dumbass; ass
Noun
maleducado
bad-mannered, ill-mannered, rude
Adjective
antídoto
antidote
Noun
inculto
uncultivated, uncivilized; ignorant
Adjective
descargo
unloading; rebuttal; disclaimer
Noun
buceo
diving; dive
Noun
jeta
snout; face; sleep (act); anger face; insolence, impudence, crust, rind; face, mush, mug, scoundrel (impudent person)
Noun
liberalización
liberalization
Noun
nerviosismo
nervousness
Noun
conserje
concierge; janitor; doorman
Noun
sensacionalista
sensationalist (characterised by sensationalism)
Adjective
estante
existing, being; permanent; statant
Adjective
ornamental
ornamental
Adjective
xenófobo
xenophobic (exhibiting or characteristic of xenophobia)
Adjective
poza
puddle, pool; backwater
Noun
suculento
succulent, juicy
Adjective
campiña
countryside
Noun
sorbo
sip
Noun
póstumo
posthumous (born after one’s father’s death); posthumous (taking place after one’s death); posthumous (published after the author’s or artist’s death)
Adjective
desvincular
to separate from; to unpair, unlink, disconnect
Verb
ensanchar
to widen, expand
Verb
fiero
wild (of an animal, living in the wild); wild, fierce, ferocious; biting, searing (pain)
Adjective
pavada
turkey herd; a children's game; bullshit, nonsense, tosh (dumb talk or act)
Noun
ensayista
essayist
Noun
individualismo
individualism (tendency for a person to act without reference to others); individualism (moral stance)
Noun
detergente
detergent
Adjective
bautizo
baptism, christening (a Christian sacrament generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water)
Noun
morada
abode, dwelling; resting place
Noun
monótono
monotonous, humdrum
Adjective
alfajor
A popular confection in Andalusia usually made with honey, almonds, nuts, and spices such as clove and coriander.; alfajor (a popular confection in South America usually filled with dulce de leche)
Noun
forastero
foreign
Adjective
esposar
to handcuff, manacle
Verb
inconcebible
inconceivable, unthinkable
Adjective
reencarnación
reincarnation
Noun
precursor
precursor (forerunner, predecessor); precursor (chemical compound)
Noun
tutoría
guardianship; tutorial; tutoring
Noun
topográfico
topographic
Adjective
peldaño
step, stair (single step in a staircase); step, rung (crosspiece forming a step of a ladder)
Noun
güey
chump, punk, dumbass, idiot, jerk; dude, guy, buddy
Noun
sobreponer
to superimpose; to overcome, to defy, to flout
Verb
tilde
diacritic; acute accent; tilde; criticism, censure
Noun
grada
step (of a staircase); stands, terraces (of a sports stadium); a sieve used to shred and flatten soil already ploughed; the bars of a window in a convent
Noun
incienso
incense; Myrocarpus frondosus, a tree from the Fabaceae family
Noun
tejedor
weaver
Noun
distanciamiento
distancing; rift, estrangement
Noun