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ELELex CEFR B1

2655 words, in teaching order

Words 2401–2500
tweed
tweed
Noun
rafting
rafting
Noun
ciempiés
centipede
Noun
tostador
toaster
Noun
madroño
strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo); fruit of the strawberry tree; lemon drop mangosteen
Noun
antifranquista
anti-Francoist
Adjective
saltón
bulging; jumping out; sticking out; jumping; prominent; noticeable; wary; suspicious
Adjective
fernandino
of Fernando, of Ferdinand; Ferdinand's (of or relating to anyone famous named Fernando or Ferdinand); of Ferdinand II of Aragon; Ferdinand's; of, from or relating to the city of Fernando de la Mora, Central department, Paraguay or the city of Maldonado, capital of the department of Maldonado, Uruguay
Adjective
acampada
camping (recreational activity)
Noun
lánguido
languid (weak)
Adjective
bocinazo
honk (sound)
Noun
trastero
storage room, junk room, lumber room; cupboard
Noun
pletórico
plethoric; plethoric; overabundant; on top form; on fire
Adjective
chapucero
sloppy worker; swindler
Noun
ceremonioso
ceremonious
Adjective
moscatel
muscatel
Noun
interprofesional
interprofessional
Adjective
lenguado
sole (fish)
Noun
compinche
sidekick, wingman, partner; crony; buddy, homie, shill, chum, homeboy, homegirl
Noun
puya
fudge (euphemism of the interjection puta (“fuck!”))
Interjection
frenazo
sudden or violent braking of a vehicle
Noun
bandoneón
bandoneon (a small Latin American accordion played with buttons which is frequently used in tango ensembles)
Noun
totonaco
Totonac
Adjective
megalítico
megalithic
Adjective
guindilla
chili pepper
Noun
omnipresencia
omnipresence
Noun
suroriental
south-east
Adjective
sudaca
a Hispanic American, more precisely a South American, especially one considered to have Amerindian features or a non-European accent; spic/spick, greaser/greaseball, beaner
Noun
botijo
botijo
Noun
anoréxico
anorexic
Adjective
maullar
to meow
Verb
avellano
hazel tree (genus Corylus); Gevuinaa avellana, a Chilean tree.
Noun
bailaor
flamenco dancer
Noun
rebozo
rebozo (scarf or shawl)
Noun
dialogante
open to dialogue, keen on dialogue
Adjective
trabalenguas
tongue-twister, mouthful
Noun
ceramista
potter
Noun
cardamomo
cardamom
Noun
interjección
interjection
Noun
encarrilar
to guide; to put on the rails; to get or put on track
Verb
voluntarioso
willing; willful
Adjective
maquinilla
razor (tool designed for shaving); typewriter
Noun
curable
curable
Adjective
sacarina
saccharine
Noun
chismear
to chat, gossip
Verb
guatón
paunchy, fat
Adjective
lamparita
lightbulb
Noun
tasca
bar; inn; drinking hole
Noun
tute
tute (card game); a trick-taking play in the same game, combining four kings or four knights; strife
Noun
espeleología
speleology (Branch of science in which examines caves); spelunking
Noun
numerología
numerology
Noun
vaquería
wild bull and cow hunting; licence to raise bulls or cows
Noun
listín
list of highlights; telephone book
Noun
grupúsculo
small group, clique, groupuscule
Noun
contrayente
bride or groom; part of the happy couple
Noun
virreina
vicereine
Noun
limpiabotas
shoeshiner
Noun
bricolaje
bricolage; do-it-yourself handicraft
Noun
aspirador
aspirator
Noun
ravioli
ravioli (type of Italian pasta and dish)
Noun
delicatessen
delicatessen
Noun
batidor
whisk
Noun
cofia
cap (head covering of a nurse or waitress); payload fairing
Noun
pogromo
pogrom
Noun
neofascista
neofascist
Adjective
barriguita
pot belly
Noun
remangar
to roll up (sleeves); to roll up one's sleeves (figurative meaning)
Verb
azorar
to startle
Verb
vitoriano
of, from or relating to Vitoria
Adjective
gasolinero
pump attendant; petrol station worker; someone who works in a gas station
Noun
cormorán
cormorant
Noun
croar
to ribbit, to croak
Verb
psicotécnico
psychotechnic
Adjective
parquear
to park (to bring a vehicle to a halt in a specified place)
Verb
sacacorchos
corkscrew
Noun
caladero
fishing ground; hunting ground
Noun
autodidacto
autodidactic
Adjective
cruceta
crosspiece; crosshead; turnstile; cross-shaped video game controller; d-pad; the plant Cruciata laevipes; the cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus used as vegetable
Noun
bochinche
gossip, particularly that which is malicious, spread deliberately with the intention to defame the victim and amuse others, or disseminated by a busybody or meddler; a social gathering, particularly a lively one; a tumultuous or riotous situation; a mouthful of food, particularly that which has been masticated
Noun
corvina
brown meagre (Sciaena umbra)
Noun
enología
the study and science of winemaking
Noun
tipi
teepee; a typographical error
Noun
grafismo
graphism; graphology, peculiarities of handwriting; graphic design or style
Noun
caníbal
cannibalistic
Adjective
güero
a person with light skin and/or blond hair
Noun
descafeinar
to decaffeinate (to remove the caffeine from something, especially coffee)
Verb
bulería
a fast flamenco rhythm
Noun
improvisador
that improvises
Adjective
bufé
buffet
Noun
redondel
circle
Noun
ciborg
cyborg
Noun
heterodoxia
heterodoxy
Noun
sonaja
rattle
Noun
paseador
walker (one who walks an animal)
Noun
ralladura
zest, grated rind
Noun
neceser
washbag, (UK) toilet bag, toiletry bag, toiletry kit, (US) Dopp kit, sponge bag, ditty bag
Noun
espinoso
stickleback
Noun
radionovela
radio drama
Noun
muralismo
muralism
Noun
fatigoso
fatiguing, tiring
Adjective