ELELex CEFR C1

spark (small particle of glowing matter); spark (small burst of electrical discharge); chip; sprinkle; drunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)

Noun

cotizar

to quote or set a price; to esteem, regard highly; to pay or set a quota; to contribute, to pay one's dues

Verb

solemne

solemn

Adjective

opositor

opponent; oppositionist; a person who will be taking the civil service entrance examination in order to get a job in the public sector, typically describing someone who's studying full-time by themselves in preparation for the exam; an applicant for a public sector job; a candidate for a public sector job

Noun

inaugural

inaugural

Adjective

recalcar

to stress; to emphasize; to drum (review to establish memorization); to fill completely; to stretch, to distend

Verb

fugar

to put to flight, to cause to flee; to escape; to flee

Verb

navío

large ship

Noun

enredar

to entangle, to tangle; to confuse; to embroil; to get tangled up, to become entangled

Verb

reverendo

reverend, revered; massive, veritable, utter (intensifier)

Adjective

trinchera

trench, ditch; trench (in war)

Noun

dirigencia

leadership

Noun

legalización

legalization

Noun

ataúd

coffin, casket; a metal or (lined) wooden oven for roasting or smoking food outdoors (compare caja china)

Noun

escopeta

shotgun

Noun

vulnerar

to damage or injure; to violate, to breach, to undermine, to infringe upon, to impinge upon, to contravene

Verb

gestar

to gestate; to develop, generate (a feeling); to carry out (progeny)

Verb

regeneración

regeneration

Noun

infringir

to infringe

Verb

holocausto

holocaust; burnt offering

Noun

vicioso

profligate, dissolute, depraved.; vicious

Adjective

unanimidad

unanimity

Noun

diligencia

diligence; errand; stage-coach

Noun

redondear

to round; to make round; to round off; to complement; to top up; to make perfect

Verb

fijación

fixation, fixing; obsession

Noun

reprochar

to reproach

Verb

renacer

to be reborn

Verb

gerencia

management

Noun

viga

timber, beam, rafter, girder

Noun

diluir

to dilute

Verb

sondeo

sounding, probing; survey, poll

Noun

empuje

thrust; boost; pushing; push

Noun

ocular

ocular

Adjective

contaminante

contaminating

Adjective

perpetuo

perpetual

Adjective

rústico

rustic; crude, unsophisticated, clumsy

Adjective

patrocinio

sponsorship

Noun

vetar

to veto

Verb

multar

to fine, to penalise, to book

Verb

unilateral

unilateral

Adjective

papeleta

sheet of paper; ballot (paper used for vote-casting); certificate; bill; problem; pickle; chance; possibility; likelihood

Noun

negativa

refusal; denial

Noun

acortar

to shorten; to cut short, curtail; to shorten (to become shorter)

Verb

prescribir

to prescribe

Verb

maestre

teacher, erudite, doctor; a superior in a military order; Master (of the Order of Santiago); second person in charge of a ship, after the captain, typically managing the treasury

Noun

agrandar

to increase, enlarge, biggen

Verb

hipotético

hypothetical

Adjective

odioso

hateful, odious

Adjective

adjudicación

award, awarding, allocation (e.g., of a contract); adjudication

Noun

fallir

to err; to fail, to go bankrupt

Verb

abasto

supply, provisions; abundance; groceries; fill (usually as part of the phrasal verb darse abasto (“to have one's fill”)); grocery store

Noun

inventor

inventor (one who invents things)

Noun

materializar

to materialise; to embody

Verb

cosmos

universe; space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets); cosmos (herbs of the genus Cosmos)

Noun

sabio

learned person; wise person

Noun

codificar

to encode; to codify

Verb

quiebra

crack; ravine; bankruptcy

Noun

endurecer

to harden, to toughen, make hard

Verb

coyuntura

juncture, conjuncture; situation, circumstances; joint

Noun

desistir

to desist, to give up; to waive a right

Verb

folio

folio (leaf/sheet of paper)

Noun

rotundo

rotund; complete, precise; emphatic, ringing, resounding; resounding (success)

Adjective

homogéneo

homogeneous

Adjective

cascada

waterfall, cascade

Noun

inhumano

inhuman

Adjective

pluralidad

plurality

Noun

asir

to grab; to seize; to cling to

Verb

alarmante

alarming, disturbing, worrying

Adjective

cautivar

to captivate, to enthral, to enthrall, to charm, to enchant, to mesmerize, to rapture, to entice; to take prisoner; to capture, to win over

Verb

alistar

to recruit; to enlist, to enroll; to prepare, to arrange

Verb

cerda

sow (female pig); pig, slob (woman); bitch, slut; bristle (stiff or coarse hair)

Noun

sendos

each, each one, both

Determiner

decencia

decency; respectability

Noun

procesal

processual

Adjective

bibliotecario

professional librarian

Noun

descendencia

descendancy; descendant

Noun

prescripción

prescription; mandate or guidance.

Noun

presunción

presumption; conceit, presumptuousness, vanity; suspicion

Noun

connotación

connotation (suggested or implied meaning)

Noun

emplazamiento

place, location; summons

Noun

ladrar

to bark

Verb

telón

curtain; fabric (material made of fibers)

Noun

honorario

honorary

Adjective

delatar

to inform on, squeal, to rat out; give away, betray, belie, reveal

Verb

disipar

to dissipate

Verb

mortero

mortar (a relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories); mortar, mortar and pestle, pestle and mortar (a hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle); mortar (a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks); a huge firecracker

Noun

emir

emir

Noun

bobo

stupid, silly, naive; flaccid

Adjective

perforación

perforation; drilling

Noun

sumiso

submissive

Adjective

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