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ELELex CEFR C1

1694 words, in teaching order

Words 1501–1600
comparador
comparator (any device for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard); comparator (an electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data); comparator (an application or program that compares prices, rates, tariffs of flights, smartphones, cars, etc)
Noun
comedero
eatable; gluttonous
Adjective
claustrofóbico
claustrophobic (inducing or suffering from claustrophobia)
Adjective
sacapuntas
pencil sharpener, sharpener
Noun
enclaustrar
to cloister, hide
Verb
caníbal
cannibalistic
Adjective
copal
copal (tree resin); any of several trees from which copal is extracted
Noun
labriego
farmworker
Noun
biblioteconomía
library science
Noun
encañonar
to aim; to channel, to guide, to lead
Verb
democratizador
democratizing
Adjective
picoteo
pecking; nibbling, snacking; finger food
Noun
perfeccionismo
perfectionism
Noun
preinscripción
preregistration
Noun
impuntual
unpunctual
Adjective
afrentar
to affront
Verb
taoísmo
Daoism, Taoism
Noun
recalentamiento
reheating
Noun
cuchillería
the manufacture of cutlery; a cutlery shop
Noun
desganar
to go off (stop liking); to lose one's appetite
Verb
tuteo
the use of informal as opposed to polite pronouns; in Spanish dialects, the use of the pronoun tú as opposed to vos
Noun
economicista
economicist
Noun
esturión
sturgeon
Noun
termotanque
boiler
Noun
ganchillo
crochet, crocheting
Noun
intrusismo
intrusion
Noun
vivaracho
lively, cheery, sprightly
Adjective
polvorón
a type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts, popular in Spain, Latin America and other former Spanish colonies, such as the Philippines, during Christmastime
Noun
docilidad
docility
Noun
siniestralidad
accident rate
Noun
grafología
graphology
Noun
aprensivo
apprehensive
Adjective
ñandú
American ostrich, rhea, nandu
Noun
pigmentario
pigmented
Adjective
morriña
murrain; homesickness, nostalgia; sleepiness, somnolence, especially following a meal; drizzle
Noun
impalpable
impalpable
Adjective
oficiante
officiant
Noun
introversión
introversion
Noun
zulo
cache, hiding place
Noun
resoplido
puff, pant (short inhalation and exhalation, when out of breath or angry)
Noun
esparadrapo
surgical tape, medical tape, adhesive tape (US)
Noun
mitificar
to mythologize, to mythicize
Verb
enseñante
teaching
Adjective
envilecer
to debase, to devalue
Verb
libranza
payment order; time off; leave (from work)
Noun
panhispánico
pan-Hispanic
Adjective
peeling
peeling; peel (surgery of remove the outer layer of skin from a part of the body)
Noun
drogodependencia
drug addiction
Noun
rinoplastia
rhinoplasty
Noun
taconazo
heel (to kick with the heel); very high heels
Noun
destetar
to wean
Verb
gestoría
an office of the gestor
Noun
parturienta
parturient, woman in labor
Noun
hipnotizador
hypnotic
Adjective
perdonable
forgivable, pardonable
Adjective
fanatizar
to turn into a fanatic
Verb
antifúngico
antifungal
Adjective
polifenol
polyphenol
Noun
atracadero
pier
Noun
lirón
dormouse
Noun
corpulencia
corpulence, stoutness
Noun
interiorización
interiorizing
Noun
cauda
tail (of a garment)
Noun
subastador
auctioneer
Noun
suntuosidad
sumptuosity, expensiveness, costliness
Noun
morería
an area in a town where Moors lived during Christian rule
Noun
sociolaboral
socio-occupational
Adjective
biznaga
toothpickweed, khella (Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga)); any of several species of small, prickly cacti, especially barrel cacti
Noun
peletero
furrier
Noun
denigración
denigration (all meanings)
Noun
pretensar
to prestress
Verb
zumbador
intercom on a door; hummingbird; buzzer (a device that makes a buzzing sound)
Noun
vicerrectorado
vice-rectorship
Noun
comicio
election; comitia; political assembly
Noun
chulear
to compliment, show off; to pimp; to exploit, sponge; to make fun of, ridicule
Verb
feudatario
feudatory
Noun
retraimiento
shyness, bashfulness
Noun
antipirético
antipyretic
Adjective
placidez
placidity, placidness, calm
Noun
extraversión
extroversion
Noun
confitero
confectioner
Noun
vulcanismo
volcanism
Noun
segundero
second hand (of a clock)
Noun
almirez
large mortar (as in, mortar and pestle)
Noun
epígono
follower, imitator
Noun
címbalo
cymbal (musical instrument)
Noun
ferrolano
of, from or relating to Ferrol
Adjective
inadaptación
inadaptation
Noun
vitualla
provisions, victuals
Noun
inconmovible
unmoveable
Adjective
escudilla
bowl
Noun
volumetría
volumetry
Noun
compulsar
to collate or compare
Verb
jarcha
kharja
Noun
demógrafo
demographer
Noun
emú
emu
Noun
prejubilación
early retirement
Noun
fidelizar
to loyalize
Verb
gozne
hinge
Noun
pota
cuttlefish
Noun