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ELELex CEFR B1

2655 words, in teaching order

Words 1901–2000
tramposo
cheat, cheater (someone who cheats)
Noun
embalaje
wrapping, packing
Noun
negrito
a person of African descent; Citharexylum berlandieri, a Mexican shrub of the vervain family.; Negrito
Noun
risco
cliff; crag; crack
Noun
carnívoro
carnivorous; flesh-eating
Adjective
monográfico
monographic
Adjective
melocotón
peach
Noun
burla
mockery, taunt, ridicule; prank
Noun
emigrante
emigrant
Noun
delantal
apron
Noun
incinerar
to incinerate
Verb
pollera
pollera (Central American fiesta costume); skirt, overskirt, kilt; baby walker; chicken coop
Noun
adicto
addict; junkie (an enthusiast of something)
Noun
intrigante
intriguing; scheming
Adjective
camarote
cabin, quarters; bunk, berth
Noun
platea
stalls/orchestra seats (of a theatre)
Noun
apio
celery; queer, poof
Noun
cazuela
stewpot, casserole; the gods; stew (soup with meat and vegetables)
Noun
desmán
abuse, excess; desman (animal)
Noun
reciclado
recycling
Noun
suplente
substitute, surrogate (person that acts as a substitute); substitute (player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so)
Noun
pionero
pioneer
Noun
nuera
daughter-in-law
Noun
batata
sweet potato
Noun
cabro
male goat; kid, boy (a child); friend; fag (homosexual man)
Noun
boutique
boutique
Noun
esgrima
fencing
Noun
cofrade
brother (member of a guild or brotherhood); sister (member of a guild or sisterhood)
Noun
inflexible
inflexible
Adjective
hormiguero
anthill; ant colony; place with lots of people; antbird
Noun
agridulce
sweet and sour (taste); bittersweet
Adjective
viso
appearance, look; vantage point; slip (clothing); gleam, glint; face
Noun
monotonía
monotony
Noun
irreverente
irreverent
Adjective
jarrón
vase (container used for displaying flowers)
Noun
boina
beret
Noun
salvavidas
life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver; lifeboat; lifeguard
Noun
sobrevalorar
to overrate, overvalue
Verb
embotellar
to bottle (to seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption)
Verb
musgo
moss
Noun
cultivador
farmer, grower
Noun
guirnalda
garland; wreath; worm (something helical, especially the thread of a screw); globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa
Noun
chiringuito
shady business, shady association, bunch of cowboys
Noun
rebanada
slice
Noun
arrabal
suburb
Noun
hipnotizar
to hypnotize (to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis)
Verb
trébol
clover; trefoil, shamrock; trefoil; club (a playing card of the suit clubs, tréboles)
Noun
trueque
barter, exchange
Noun
jeringa
syringe
Noun
anorexia
anorexia (anorexia nervosa)
Noun
emoticono
emoticon
Noun
espárrago
asparagus
Noun
antártico
Antarctic; meridional (of or in the south, southern)
Adjective
inmigrante
immigrant
Noun
bálsamo
balsam; balsam (tree or shrub); hair conditioner
Noun
ojera
raccoon eyes (ring or bag under the eye)
Noun
boreal
boreal, north, northern
Adjective
cansino
tiring
Adjective
camaleón
chameleon (reptile of the family Chamaeleonidae); chameleon (a person with inconsistent behavior)
Noun
ambientación
setting; atmosphere, ambience, ambiance, ambient
Noun
almeja
clam, cockle; cunt
Noun
quinua
quinoa
Noun
siniestro
accident; catastrophe, disaster
Noun
fontanero
plumber
Noun
rockero
rock (related to rock music)
Adjective
savia
sap (juice of plants, especially the ascending and descending circulating fluid)
Noun
supersticioso
superstitious
Adjective
urbanizar
to develop (land for building houses); to urbanize
Verb
desdén
disdain, scorn
Noun
quebrado
número quebrado: fraction; verso quebrado: a line of poetry shorter than the surrounding or natural meter of the poem (cf. hemistich); hernia
Noun
desértico
desert
Adjective
bellota
acorn (fruit of the oak)
Noun
contrariar
to oppose; to thwart; to annoy; to antagonize
Verb
bohemio
Bohemian (of, from or relating to the region of Bohemia, Czech Republic); bohemian (unconventional in behavior, appearance or style)
Adjective
quechua
Quechuan
Adjective
soberano
sovereign
Noun
fontana
fountain
Noun
empuñar
to clutch, grasp or brandish by the handle, to take up; to wield; to obtain
Verb
mus
a card game that is very popular in Spain
Noun
ligue
cruising (a concerted effort to find sex) or gay sex; fling, pickup, hookup (action and person)
Noun
homeopatía
homeopathy
Noun
lonja
slice, rasher; beer belly; market (especially for fish)
Noun
materialista
materialist
Adjective
arroba
at (the symbol @); arroba (a traditional unit of mass generally equivalent to about 11.5 kg)
Noun
incaico
Incan
Adjective
milonga
milonga; a lie or falsehood
Noun
yugoslavo
Yugoslavian
Adjective
hablador
talkative
Adjective
juerga
spree, bender, revel, revelry, carousing, binge, jag; party, partying, jamboree, shindig, bash
Noun
enajenación
alienation
Noun
cartulina
thin cardboard or paperboard; card stock, paperboard, construction paper; card
Noun
penumbra
half-light; shadow, shade; penumbra
Noun
coreógrafo
choreographer (one who choreographs)
Noun
arruga
wrinkle
Noun
cuate
twin (fraternal); buddy, friend
Noun
versatilidad
versatility
Noun
enamoramiento
infatuation (falling in love); crush (love interest)
Noun
roedor
rodent
Noun
ciego
blind; very drunk; plastered
Adjective
ladra
bark; barking (sound made by dog)
Noun