ELELex CEFR C1

1694 words, in teaching order

Words 1401–1500

telephone operator, telephonist (person who operates a telephone switchboard); telephone operator, telephonist (person who provides information or takes messages via the telephone)

Noun

cascanueces

nutcracker; nutcracker (bird); madcap, harebrained young man

Noun

zaida

demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo

Noun

tambaleante

shaky, rickety, giddy

Adjective

redescubrimiento

rediscovery

Noun

lustroso

lustrous; glossy

Adjective

trófico

trophic

Adjective

reprogramación

reprogramming

Noun

nácar

nacre, mother of pearl

Noun

pajarita

an origami (piece of art made by folding paper); bowtie, bow tie

Noun

madrugador

rising or waking early

Adjective

sobredimensionar

to overblow, exaggerate the significance of

Verb

predestinar

to predestine

Verb

derretimiento

melting

Noun

conservante

preservative

Adjective

lacónico

laconic, brief, concise

Adjective

mandante

instigator

Noun

pincelar

to paint with a brush

Verb

innoble

ignoble

Adjective

desenfrenar

to unbridle; to lose control; to break free

Verb

multicanal

multichannel

Adjective

enlutar

to put into a state of mourning or grief

Verb

quebrador

breaker

Noun

andrógino

androgynous; hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic; monoecious

Adjective

ornitorrinco

platypus

Noun

observacional

observational

Adjective

convalidación

validation

Noun

daltónico

color blind

Adjective

homeópata

homeopath

Noun

liposucción

liposuction

Noun

lodazal

a muddy place; morass, mire, mudhole

Noun

canuto

awesome; wonderful

Adjective

vocalización

vocalization

Noun

minino

kitty (a cat)

Noun

hebreo

Hebrew person; Hebrew (language)

Noun

amaestrar

to train, school, drill (an animal)

Verb

dobladillo

hem of a garment

Noun

desdeñoso

disdainful, dismissive

Adjective

irrefrenable

unrestricted, unrestrained, unstoppable

Adjective

antihistamínico

antihistaminic

Adjective

convite

banquet, feast; wedding reception

Noun

consustancial

consubstantial (of the same substance)

Adjective

agorero

pessimistic; ominous

Adjective

pormenorizar

to describe in great detail

Verb

ocultista

occultist

Noun

pictograma

pictogram

Noun

berberisco

Berber

Adjective

puericultura

paedology

Noun

igualitarismo

egalitarianism

Noun

autoconfianza

self-confidence

Noun

remiendo

patch (for clothing); patch (on the skin of animals); fix, quick fix

Noun

reuma

rheumatism

Noun

alhóndiga

grain store

Noun

omeya

Umayyad

Noun

habano

Havana cigar

Noun

dedal

thimble

Noun

solomillo

sirloin (cut of beef)

Noun

guajolote

turkey (bird); fool, simpleton

Noun

pescadero

fishmonger (person who sells fish)

Noun

malvivir

to live badly; to scrape by

Verb

idólatra

idolatrous

Adjective

tempestuoso

tempestuous, stormy; turbulent

Adjective

estrambótico

outlandish, weird

Adjective

asumible

acceptable

Adjective

astrolabio

astrolabe (an astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars)

Noun

cincuentón

fiftysomething

Noun

parentela

kinfolk, relatives, relations

Noun

cooficial

co-official

Adjective

radiotelevisión

television; radio and television company

Noun

escarceo

hook up, rambling, love affair

Noun

desgajar

to tear off

Verb

sempiterno

sempiternal

Adjective

onomástico

onomastic (relating to a personal or place name)

Adjective

lacerar

to cut, lacerate

Verb

envión

thrust

Noun

estertor

death rattle

Noun

acuartelamiento

confinement to barracks; quarters, barracks

Noun

sahumerio

incense

Noun

humectante

moisturizing

Adjective

despeñadero

cliff

Noun

orientativo

indicative; ballpark

Adjective

lifting

lifting, facelift

Noun

prorrogable

extendable

Adjective

emoliente

emollient

Adjective

persecutorio

persecutory

Adjective

fundo

country estate, farm

Noun

santanderino

of, from or relating to the city of Santander, capital of Cantabria, Spain

Adjective

almorrana

hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles; Portuguese squill

Noun

abstemio

teetotal

Adjective

pendular

fickle; commuter (that commutes)

Adjective

respirable

breathable, respirable

Adjective

estrangulación

strangulation, strangling; choke (control on a carburetor)

Noun

pandero

tambourine (percussion instrument consisting of a small hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread); kite (flying toy)

Noun

exfoliante

exfoliating; acting as an exfoliant

Adjective

danzarín

jumpy, nervous

Adjective

extenuación

exhaustion, fatigue

Noun

mantecado

a pastry made from lard and almonds and commonly eaten around Christmas time; ice cream