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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 2401–2500
espectador
spectator, viewer; observer
Noun
efectivamente
indeed, quite right; effectively
Adverb
base
base; basis; grounding; foundation; point guard; base (forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life)
Noun
irregular
irregular, uneven, erratic, haphazard; patchy, spotty, jagged, ragged; fitful; (of a verb etc.) irregular
Adjective
caprichoso
whimsical, capricious, wayward
Adjective
exacto
exact
Adjective
blanquecino
whitish
Adjective
leve
mild, slight, light; minor, trivial
Adjective
concavidad
concavity
Noun
cicatriz
scar, cicatrix
Noun
cuclilla
squat
Noun
incluso
enclosed, included
Adjective
ayudar
to help
Verb
comprobación
check, checking, verification, ascertainment, crosscheck (act of inspecting or verifying); a test, testing, proof (acting of proving)
Noun
pueril
children, childhood; childish, puerile; futile, trivial
Adjective
indudable
indubitable, undoubtable
Adjective
carcajada
a guffaw or cackle, belly laugh, bray (a loud and hearty laugh)
Noun
silbido
whistling, whistle
Noun
triunfo
triumph
Noun
empellón
push, shove, jostle
Noun
guindilla
chili pepper
Noun
convicto
convicted; guilty
Adjective
percibir
to perceive
Verb
acto
act (something done); act; ceremony, function
Noun
ciego
blind; very drunk; plastered
Adjective
aprender
to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something); to teach
Verb
arte
art; skill
Noun
aventajado
outstanding; stand-out; star
Adjective
músico
musician
Noun
regimiento
regiment
Noun
solamente
only, alone, merely
Adverb
referencia
reference
Noun
casado
married
Adjective
posición
position
Noun
indignado
indignant; outraged, incensed; disgusted
Adjective
ingratitud
ingratitude
Noun
cariño
affection, fondness; caress; dear, darling, honey, love; gift; wistfulness
Noun
sostén
support, prop; bra, brassière; sustenance, nourishment
Noun
defensor
defender; advocate
Noun
debilidad
debility; weakness
Noun
ataque
attack (an attempt to damage an opponent or enemy); attack, offensive; attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition); attack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone); onset of a syllable
Noun
dulzura
sweetness; sweetie, sweetpea, sweetheart
Noun
hola
hello, hi, hey
Interjection
juanito
southern green stink bug; southern green shield bug, green vegetable bug; Nezara viridula
Noun
grato
grateful; pleasing, pleasant, agreeable
Adjective
armonioso
harmonious; balanced, proportionate
Adjective
tecla
key, button (on a machine or instrument); trigger; button (delicate topic)
Noun
piano
piano
Noun
violín
violin (string instrument); fiddle; bad underarm odor; rapist
Noun
organista
organist
Noun
iglesia
church
Noun
retribuir
to reward; to repay
Verb
catorce
fourteen
Numeric
diario
diary, journal; daily, newspaper
Noun
sostener
to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically); to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to); to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend
Verb
modesto
modest, humble, unpretentious; modest, not extreme or excessive
Adjective
ajuar
dowry, trousseau; houseware
Noun
pupilo
orphan (in an orphanage); houseguest, boarder; pupil
Noun
necesidad
need; necessity; neediness, state of being in need; neediness (emotional)
Noun
obligación
obligation; bond
Noun
despegar
to detach, to remove, to unstick; to take off (to leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air); to become alienated
Verb
párroco
priest
Noun
ministerio
ministry
Noun
sorprender
to surprise
Verb
terminar
to (cause to) finish, to (cause to) end, to (cause to) terminate, to (cause to) conclude; to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to conclude (of a thing); to end up, to wind up, to turn out; to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic); to end up with; to put an end to, to be done with, to destroy, to annihilate; to terminate (an account)
Verb
radical
radical, seismic
Adjective
conservador
conserver
Noun
constitucional
constitutional
Adjective
daño
damage; hex, curse
Noun
gabinete
cabinet (all senses)
Noun
juzgar
to judge, to adjudicate; to try (a case), to adjudicate; to consider; to pass judgment
Verb
peligroso
perilous, dangerous
Adjective
orden
order (command); order (request for some product or service or that which is requested); order (law); order (decoration); order; order (arrangement, sequence, organization); orderliness; good behavior; order (highest exponent)
Noun
público
public; audience
Noun
inmediatamente
immediately
Adverb
cesante
dismissed, laid off, sacked (pertaining to a job or working); unemployed
Adjective
notificar
to notify, announce, inform, intimate, make known
Verb
cese
cessation
Noun
experimentar
to experiment; to experience; to feel
Verb
desocupado
unoccupied; free; deoccupied; without a care in the world; carefree
Adjective
patrón
patron; protector; boss, master; pattern
Noun
necesario
necessary, requisite
Adjective
preocupar
to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy; to care, to worry, to be concerned, to be troubled
Verb
porvenir
future (that which is yet to come); prospect; potential
Noun
escaso
scarce, limited, scant, meager, meagre, skimpy, rare, insufficient, slight, slim; low, little, small, poor, weak (in quantity, degree, size, rate or estimate); sparse, scanty, thin
Adjective
herencia
heredity, inheritance
Noun
paterno
parental; paternal
Adjective
anillo
ring; annulus; annulet
Noun
diamante
diamond; diamond (a playing card of the suit diamonds, diamantes); excelsior (a small size of type, standardized to 3 point)
Noun
consideración
consideration; thoughtfulness
Noun
cortesía
courtesy; politeness; comity
Noun
gloriar
synonym of glorificar; to glorify.
Verb
libre
free (not imprisoned or enslaved); free (unconstrained); free (without obligations); free (that can be unattached to another morpheme); free (without; not containing)
Adjective
baúl
chest, trunk, footlocker, steamer trunk; trunk (US), boot (UK, Australia) (of a car)
Noun
deber
obligation, duty; debt; should, ought (modal noun); homework
Noun
alquilar
to rent; to rent out something to someone
Verb
inmenso
immense; giant, huge
Adjective
angustioso
anguished, distressed; harrowing, distressing, anguishing
Adjective
camisa
shirt; gas mantle; condom
Noun
calzado
footgear
Noun