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Spanish Tales for Beginners (Hills, 1909)

3924 words, in teaching order

Words 2901–3000
oponer
to pit (one thing against another); to set in opposition; to put up (resistance etc.); to be opposed, to be in opposition
Verb
amoroso
amorous; loving; tender
Adjective
relación
relation; relationship
Noun
atacar
to attack, to come at; to engage (enter into conflicted with); to assail
Verb
calentura
fever, calenture; horniness; cold sore; anger
Noun
contagioso
contagious
Adjective
negar
to deny; to refuse
Verb
asistir
to attend (an event); to assist
Verb
enfermero
nurse
Noun
alarmante
alarming, disturbing, worrying
Adjective
figurar
to appear
Verb
tinte
dyeing; dye
Noun
comprimido
a small pill
Noun
dignarse
to deign, condescend
Verb
agravar
to aggravate; to get worse; to aggro.
Verb
profundamente
profoundly, deeply
Adverb
agradecido
grateful, thankful, appreciative, obliged, indebted
Adjective
tierno
tender, affectionate; soft, delicate, cuddly; tender, young; tender (meat, etc.); green, unripe (vegetables)
Adjective
renunciar
to renounce, to abandon, to give up, to relinquish, to do without; to renounce, to reject; to quit, to resign; to step down, to resign, to abdicate; to refuse
Verb
contagio
infection, contagion (the spread or transmission of a disease)
Noun
medida
measurement; measure, gauge; degree, extent; action, step, sanction; moderation
Noun
juro
ownership
Noun
celo
zeal; heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate); jealousy; sellotape, sticky tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape
Noun
perjuro
perjury
Adjective
angelical
angelic (belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel)
Adjective
criatura
creature (living being), critter; small child, infant
Noun
sepultura
the act or state of burial; grave (a hole made in the Earth to bury a corpse)
Noun
recuerdo
memory (a specific thing that is remembered); souvenir
Noun
enlace
link, connection; bond, relationship; union, marriage; bond, linkage; liaison; go-between; link, hyperlink
Noun
pretendiente
applicant; suitor, wooer; pretender (claimant to a throne)
Noun
novia
a type of sweet roll
Noun
someter
to subdue, quell, conquer; to subject to; to subordinate (put under the control of); to submit, put forward (an opinion); to undergo, to be subjected to (+ a)
Verb
tirano
tyrant
Noun
fatalidad
misfortune; fate
Noun
matrimonio
matrimony (sacrament); marriage; wedding (the ceremony); married couple
Noun
presentimiento
presentiment, foreboding; gut feeling, hunch; premonition
Noun
fundar
to found
Verb
exaltación
exaltation, praise, elevation; excitement
Noun
procurar
to try, to attempt, to endeavor; to make sure, to assure; to obtain, to acquire; to work as a procurator (attorney or agent); to secure
Verb
sala
room (a separate part of a building); large hall; ward (section of a hospital); courtroom
Noun
lujosamente
luxuriously
Adverb
amoblar
to furnish
Verb
alcoba
bedroom
Noun
desgraciado
wretch; creep, unfortunate person; jerk, idiot, moron
Noun
tallar
to sculpt; to measure; to carve; to whittle; to scrub, to rub in
Verb
tapicería
upholstery; upholsterer's shop
Noun
florear
to flower
Verb
cómodo
comfortable; convenient; lazy
Adjective
lavabo
bathroom sink, washbasin; washroom, toilet
Noun
cuadro
square (a polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles); rectangle (any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles); picture, painting or other work of art, especially one in a frame; frame (a piece of photographic film containing an image); frame (a rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material); table, chart, graph (a visual representation of data); sight, scene, picture, spectacle, image (an event that leaves an impact); group, team, squad; staff; frame (the structural element of a bicycle or motorcycle); panel, control panel (a flat surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted); …
Noun
polvo
dust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects); powder, dust (fine particles of a dry substance); fuck, screw (sexual intercourse); see polvos
Noun
evidente
obvious, evident, apparent, clear
Adjective
armario
storage cabinet, wardrobe, cupboard; wardrobe, closet (movable furniture for storing clothes); locker
Noun
espejo
mirror
Noun
igual
equal, same; identical, sharing the same characteristics; level (surface)
Adjective
dormitorio
bedroom (a room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping); dormitory
Noun
mueblaje
furniture (set of furniture)
Noun
cena
supper, dinner
Noun
convidar
to invite; to offer
Verb
suntuosamente
richly
Adverb
imprevisto
unforeseen; unexpected
Adjective
turbar
to confuse, cloud; to disturb, disrupt
Verb
impresión
impression; print; shock
Noun
parroquia
parish
Noun
lúgubre
lugubrious; mournful, gloomy
Adjective
queja
complaint, grievance, gripe, grumble; complaining
Noun
indiferente
indifferent
Adjective
funeral
funeral (ceremony)
Noun
lívido
livid, ashen, leaden gray
Adjective
florido
flowery, ornate
Adjective
pretextar
to give as a pretext
Verb
comedor
dining room; eatery; cafeteria, canteen (staff restaurant); dining room furniture, dinette; eater (someone who eats)
Noun
sofocante
suffocating, stuffy; stifling; sweltering, sultry
Adjective
presagio
omen
Noun
vano
span (of a bridge, door)
Noun
tañido
ring (of a bell)
Noun
fúnebre
funereal, funeral (relating to a funeral); funereal (gloomy, dismal)
Adjective
agitación
restlessness, agitation; social or political unrest; excitement
Noun
sigilo
sigil; stealth; secrecy
Noun
presencia
presence; appearance, look
Noun
acción
action, act, deed (something done); action (way of motion or functioning); action (fast-paced activity); combat, action; general legal action; lawsuit; share (financial instrument)
Noun
precipitadamente
precipitously, abruptly
Adverb
natural
natural (of or relating to nature); native; indigenous; natural, plain (without artificial additives); natural (as expected; reasonable); Said about the lord that he has vassals, or that by his lineage, he has a right to lordship, even though he was not of the land.; being a calendar day; natural (neither sharp nor flat); illegitimate (born to unmarried parents); room-temperature (neither heated nor chilled); Said about the pass of the red flag with the left hand without the sword; …
Adjective
cerrado
shut, closed; closed off (personality trait)
Adjective
decisión
decision
Noun
contagiar
to infect
Verb
filial
subsidiary, branch; reserve team, B team
Noun
suplicante
supplicant
Adjective
alteración
alteration; altercation, quarrel
Noun
distintamente
distinctly (in a distinct manner)
Adverb
hachón
large axe
Noun
ataúd
coffin, casket; a metal or (lined) wooden oven for roasting or smoking food outdoors (compare caja china)
Noun
yerto
stiff; rigid
Adjective
despojo
pillage, plunder (action), despoliation; scourge; remains; loot, plunder, spoils
Noun
desierto
desert
Noun
inadvertidamente
inadvertently
Adverb
excepcional
exceptional
Adjective
inerte
inert; inactive, sluggish
Adjective
según
according to; as, just as, the same way; depending on
Preposition
repetido
repeated
Adjective