Spanish Vocabulary Set 2 Flashcards

acceder

to consent, to access

alcanzar

to reach

amplio/a

large, ample

apartarse

to separate from

arrancarse

to pull out, extract

asimismo

at the same time; in the same way

aumentar

to augment or increase

autóctono

indigenous

autoestima (baja, alta)

self-esteem

avalancha

avalanche

avivar

to enliven, bring to life

charro

Mexican horseman

constatar

to confirm, validate

corriente

current (situation), everyday or cheap

cotidiano

everyday, habitual

culto

cult or educated

cuyo/a(s)

whose

darse de baja/alta

to quit or discontinue / to continue or pass

desempeñar

to perform, carry out

didáctico

didactic, teaching a lesson

diferir

to differ

divulgar

to divulge or reveal

eclipsar

to overshadow

egresar

to leave, exit

élite

small selected minority

emblema

emblem

encuesta

survey

entrañable

intimate

espacial

spatial

estadia

a stay, residency

estética

aesthetics or beauty

estratos sociales

social classes

fenómeno

phenomenon or curiosity

fomentar

to foster or promote

gama

gamut or range

herramienta

tool

homenaje

homage or public tribute

icono

icon

incrementarse

to increase

infundir

to fill with, to instill

involucrar

to involve

microscópicos

microscopic, very small

monótonas

monotonous, routine

novillos

small, novice bulls

nulo

null, zero

optar

to opt or choose

ostensiblemente

obviously, evidently

pasajero

fleeting, passing

patriotismo

patriotism

plantear

to propose or posit

plataforma

platform

polémica

controversy

por ende

for this reason

precolombino/a

before Columbus

procedimiento

procedure

proporcionar

to give or provide

puesto que

since, because

quirófano

operating room

rasgos

features or characteristics

rebasar

to surpass, exceed

reclutar

to recruit

recurrir

to resort to

rendimiento

performance

replicar

to replicate

respaldo

support, back up

retomar

to return

rudimentario

rudimentary, basic

la sede

headquarters

sello

seal

sin embargo

however

someterse

to submit oneself to

soplar

to blow

suponer, exponer

to suppose, expose

sutil

subtle

tergiversar

to distort or twist

tutela

tutelage

la vestimenta

clothing or attire

viable

viable, possible

viceversa

vice versa

ya que

since