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An Elementary Spanish Reader (Harrison, 1912)

1267 words, in teaching order

Words 1101–1200
distinguir
to distinguish, discern; to differentiate, set apart; to make out, manage to see, hear etc.; to stand out, be distinguishable or differentiable, to distinguish oneself
Verb
advertir
to warn; to notice
Verb
cándido
straightforward; naive
Adjective
rehusar
to refuse
Verb
infinito
infinite; unlimited, boundless, unbounded; endless, countless; immeasurable
Adjective
enfermedad
illness, disease
Noun
puro
pure, clear; alone, sheer, mere, just, nothing less than
Adjective
aprensión
apprehension, misgiving, anxiety
Noun
pulso
pulse; arm-wrestle; aim
Noun
apariencia
appearance (semblance, or apparent likeness); appearance (personal presence)
Noun
oficial
official
Adjective
borracho
drunk, inebriated; boozy (containing alcohol)
Adjective
paz
peace (warlessness); peace (a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony)
Noun
reloj
clock; watch, wristwatch
Noun
andar
to walk, to go; to amble, to travel; to ride; to function, to work, to run, to go; to pass, to go by, to elapse; to go about; to busy oneself with; to be, to feel; to go around, to move or spread from person to person; to go round (doing something) (describing interrupted, frequent activity); to have been feeling; to feel emotions over a period of time; …
Verb
prestar
to lend; to give, pay (e.g., attention); to have a natural inclination, a natural tendency; to take; to borrow
Verb
usura
usury
Noun
interés
interest (a fraction of the amount of what was borrowed); interest (attention that is given to something or someone); interest (an involvement or stake in an undertaking); hobby, interest (task or activity that is of interest for someone)
Noun
ciento
one hundred (100) (only in compounds followed by lower numerals)
Numeric
confesor
confessor (one who confesses faith in Christianity); confessor (a priest who hears confession)
Noun
cometer
to commit; to make (an error, etc)
Verb
pecado
sin
Noun
precisamente
precisely
Adverb
cura
cure (something that restores good health); drunkenness; priest; curate; avocado
Noun
presto
quick; swift; prompt; ready; prepared
Adjective
arriba
above, over; up; uphill; upstream; upstairs
Adverb
flautista
flautist
Noun
fábula
fable, myth, tale; rumor; animated cartoon
Noun
casualidad
chance, coincidence, happenstance, fluke, accident
Noun
prado
meadow
Noun
flauta
flute; a type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco; baguette (long thin loaf of bread)
Noun
zagal
swain, boy, lad, youth, young man
Noun
olvidado
forgotten
Adjective
resoplido
puff, pant (short inhalation and exhalation, when out of breath or angry)
Noun
colar
to sift, to strain, to filter; to prepare coffee; to dupe, hoodwink; to missay, say wrongly; to fall for, fall in love; to sneak into, to crash; to sift through, comb through; to canonically confer (an ecclesiastical benefit)
Verb
sonar
to sound, to ring; to sound (appear); to ring a bell, to be familiar; to make sound, to play; to blow (one's nose)
Verb
música
music; song
Noun
asnal
asinine (relating to donkeys); brutish, bestial
Adjective
regla
rule (regulation, norm); ruler (measuring stick); menstruation, period
Noun
arte
art; skill
Noun
acertar
to hit, to hit upon; to be right
Verb
we
dude, guy, buddy; chump, punk, dumbass, idiot, jerk
Noun
arar
to plough, plow
Verb
familiar
familial, family; close, familiar; daily, plain; family-friendly
Adjective
when
(that feeling) when
Conjunction
boca
mouth, oral cavity; entrance, opening; estuary
Noun
tropa
troop, crowd; army, troop; flock, herd
Noun
line
lineout
Noun
usual
usual
Adjective
rular
to go round; to chuck, pass, lob
Verb
short
shorts
Noun
serpiente
snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes); a large or medium-sized snake; snake
Noun
cansar
to tire; to get tired
Verb
mono
cute, pretty; blond, blonde
Adjective
ganar
to gain; to earn; to win; to defeat, to beat; to reach; to attain; to earn (something) for oneself; to position oneself, to situate oneself
Verb
piamontés
Piedmontese
Adjective
danza
dance
Noun
ensayar
to rehearse, to practice, to run lines; to test, to try out, to pilot, to experiment; to assay
Verb
perita
cool, terrific.
Interjection
garboso
jaunty, airy; magnanimous, generous
Adjective
primor
skill, care; lovely thing, gem
Noun
bravo
well done!, good show!; bravo!
Interjection
bailarín
dancer; White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus)
Noun
excelente
excellent, brilliant, superb; copacetic (US slang); tiptop, topnotch, top notch
Adjective
cuenta
count, tally; operation; bill; tab (e.g. at a bar or pub); account; count (in boxing); report; score (rivalry); bead (small spherical object); required or desired amount/number
Noun
ademán
gesture (motion of the body); posture, position; manners
Noun
modesto
modest, humble, unpretentious; modest, not extreme or excessive
Adjective
desaprobar
to disapprove; to fail (such as an exam)
Verb
alabar
to praise
Verb
bailar
to dance; to dribble (the ball)
Verb
sentencia
sentence
Noun
autor
author; perpetrator of a crime
Noun
sabio
learned person; wise person
Noun
aprobar
to approve, to condone, to permit; to pass (succeed, e.g. on an exam)
Verb
necio
stupid, ignorant; stubborn
Adjective
aplaudir
to applaud
Verb
acreditar
to accredit
Verb
orilla
shore, bank (of a watercourse); edge, border
Noun
estanque
pool, pond (artificial, small inland body of water); small reservoir, tank; kiosk; stand
Noun
antojar
to fancy, would like; to seem; to seem likely
Verb
vuelo
flight (the act of flying); flight (an instance of flying); flight (a trip made by an aircraft)
Noun
nado
swimming
Noun
astuto
cunning, crafty, sly, wily, slick, foxy, artful; astute, shrewd, smart, clever, canny; sneaky
Adjective
escuchar
to listen to, to hear out; to hear; to sound
Verb
silbo
whistle, whistling (sound, act of whistling)
Noun
seor
syncopic form of señor
Noun
guapo
good-looking; handsome, pretty (describes a man or a woman); smart or elegant; cool; bold, fearless; angry, upset
Adjective
gamo
fallow deer
Noun
volar
to fly, to fly away; to fly (on an airplane); to blow up; to anger, to exasperate, to infuriate; to rouse; to make fly out; to get carried away, to go too far; to release (a hunting falcon); to raise to the top of the line (e.g., a letter or number); to flutter, to hover; …
Verb
sacre
curse
Noun
barbo
barbel
Noun
importante
important, that cares, that matters.
Adjective
diestro
righty, a right-handed person; bullfighter
Noun
madriguera
burrow, den, sett, warren; hideout, hiding place; den (for criminals)
Noun
aliento
breath
Noun
pícaro
lacking honor; malicious; cunning
Adjective
galgo
greyhound (dog breed); greyhound (cocktail)
Noun
podenco
warren hound (any of a variety of dog breeds historically used for rabbit hunting, but bigger than a lebrel)
Noun
disputa
dispute, argument, disagreement, contest; feud, fight, quarrel, wrangle; contention
Noun
pillar
to catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie); to pilfer, steal; to tag; to get (a joke); to catch, to catch up to; to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal); to come down with, catch, to pick up (an illness); to pick up on, to take (e.g. information, a hint); to score (e.g. drugs); to jam (your finger); …
Verb