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ELELex CEFR B2

1898 words, in teaching order

Words 701–800
parejo
level; uniform, even
Adjective
defectuoso
defective (having one or more defects), faulty, flawed
Adjective
legislar
to legislate
Verb
subdirector
subdirector
Noun
dotación
resource; staff (of workers); array; prize money
Noun
priorizar
to prioritize (give something high priority)
Verb
terciario
tertiary
Adjective
quemadura
burn
Noun
colateral
collateral
Adjective
consistencia
consistency
Noun
refutar
to refute
Verb
abasto
supply, provisions; abundance; groceries; fill (usually as part of the phrasal verb darse abasto (“to have one's fill”)); grocery store
Noun
inmerso
immersed; submerged
Adjective
practicante
practitioner, practiser; intern, trainee
Noun
listado
list, listing; skipjack (official term)
Noun
insular
insular (of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands)
Adjective
divisar
to spot, to make out, to sight, to descry, to espy, to spy; to perceive
Verb
cinismo
cynicism
Noun
térmico
thermal
Adjective
sabio
learned person; wise person
Noun
referente
referent; role model, idol, inspiration (someone to look up to and emulate)
Noun
asta
flagstaff, flagpole; horn (a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals); shaft, handle; lance; pike
Noun
residente
resident
Noun
feudal
feudal
Adjective
carpintero
carpenter; woodpecker
Noun
aplazar
to postpone; to flunk (fail)
Verb
temático
thematic (relating to, or having a theme or a topic)
Adjective
incompetente
incompetent
Adjective
torero
torero, bullfighter, toreador
Noun
represivo
repressive
Adjective
retórica
rhetoric
Noun
sectorial
sectorial
Adjective
cana
white or gray hair; police force, police department; jail, prison; police officer
Noun
antaño
in the past, in the old days, of yore, yesteryear; last year
Adverb
sátira
satire
Noun
prescindir
to do without
Verb
proliferación
proliferation
Noun
mercadería
item of merchandise
Noun
desviación
deviation; detour
Noun
pecador
sinner
Noun
mendigo
beggar (person who begs for a living)
Noun
salpicar
to splatter, splash; to sprinkle, scatter
Verb
tenso
tense, strained, taut, tensed; uptight, tense, stressed, edgy, fraught
Adjective
mediador
mediator (one who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement)
Noun
católico
Catholic
Noun
píxel
pixel
Noun
temple
mood; humour (of a person); mettle; courage; spunk; tempering; temperature; tuning; a move of the cape before a charge
Noun
patriarcal
patriarchal
Adjective
dogma
dogma
Noun
reñir
to scold; to fight; to quarrel
Verb
íntegro
complete, integral, whole; upright (having good morals)
Adjective
soberbio
haughty; arrogant; angry; superb
Adjective
bautismo
baptism (rite, ceremony)
Noun
salvaguardar
to safeguard
Verb
graso
greasy, fatty
Adjective
deleitar
to please, delight; to take delight
Verb
profesar
to profess
Verb
casting
casting; (movie, etc.) cast
Noun
colaborativo
collaborative
Adjective
cautivo
captive
Adjective
rampa
ramp; cramp
Noun
bancarrota
bankruptcy
Noun
trasfondo
background
Noun
topo
mole (the animal); mole (spy)
Noun
incursión
raid; incursion
Noun
magnate
magnate, tycoon
Noun
torcer
to twist; to bend; to sprain; to veer; to turn; to twist, to bend
Verb
egoísmo
selfishness, egoism
Noun
colisión
collision, crash; clash, opposition
Noun
silueta
silhouette
Noun
óxido
oxide; rust
Noun
exageración
exaggeration; stretch (a course of thought that makes a leap in logic)
Noun
privatizar
to privatize (release government control to private industry)
Verb
insensible
insensible, insensitive, callous, cold, tactless
Adjective
albañil
mason, bricklayer; construction worker
Noun
ingerir
to ingest
Verb
barbaridad
barbarity; nonsense; something ridiculous; atrocity; (a) (heck of a) lot, (a) ridiculous amount
Noun
recobrar
to recover, regain; to recuperate
Verb
subyacente
underlying; subjacent
Adjective
terapeuta
therapist
Noun
glaciar
glacier
Noun
cercar
to corral, fence, fence off
Verb
indeciso
indecisive, irresolute, wavering, uncertain, hesitant; undecided, unsettled, unresolved
Adjective
acústico
acoustic (pertaining to the sense of hearing); acoustic (produced by an instrument without electric amplification)
Adjective
ventura
fortune, chance, luck
Noun
retribución
retribution; payment
Noun
enriquecimiento
enrichment
Noun
efímero
ephemeral; short-lived
Adjective
contabilizar
to enter (into a book); to score
Verb
monólogo
monologue
Noun
fierro
branding iron; a branding; weapon; firearm; bladed weapon; gas pedal; car, especially a race car; penny, cent; change (money in the form of coins); iron (metal); …
Noun
rasgar
to rend, tear, rip; to scratch; to strum
Verb
incompetencia
incompetence
Noun
fraccionar
to divide
Verb
renegar
to complain; to deny vigorously, to renounce; to detest, abhor; to apostatize; to swear, blaspheme
Verb
antecesor
predecessor
Noun
borda
gunwale; rail (of a boat)
Noun
asma
asthma
Noun
accesibilidad
accessibility
Noun
atraso
delay, lateness; arrears, arrear; retarded, mentally slow
Noun