AQA NEW GCSE (2026) Spanish Higher COMPLETE VOCABULARY LIST

aburrido

bored, boring

activo

active

actual

current

acuático

water, aquatic

afortunado

fortunate, lucky

agradable

pleasant, nice

alegre

cheerful, happy, lively

alemán

German

alto

tall, high, loud (volume)

amarillo

yellow

ambicioso

ambitious

ambos, ambas

both

animado

lively

anterior

previous, preceding

antiguo

former (pre-noun), old, ancient (pre and post-noun)

apropiado

appropriate, suitable

argentino

Argentinian

artístico

artistic

asqueroso

disgusting, revolting

azul

blue

bajo

short, low

barato

cheap

bi(sexual)

bi(sexual)

bienvenido

welcome

blanco

white

bonito

pretty, nice, beautiful

británico

British

buen

good (m) (pre-noun)

bueno

good

caliente

hot, warm

cansado

tired, tiring

capaz

capable, able

caro

expensive

casado

married

católico

Catholic

cerrado

closed

chileno

Chilean

chino

Chinese

cierto

certain, sure, true

civil

civil

claro*

clear, light

clásico

classic, classical

colombiano

Colombian

cómodo

comfortable

completo

complete, full

complicado

difficult, complicated

comprensivo

understanding

común

common

conocido

known, well-known

consciente

conscious, aware

contento

happy, content, pleased

correcto

correct, suitable

corto

short, brief

cristiano

Christian

cubano

Cuban

cultural

cultural

debido (a)

owing (to), due (to)

débil

weak

decepcionante

disappointing

delgado

thin, slim

deportivo

sporty, sports

desconocido

unknown

diario

daily

diferente

different

difícil

difficult, hard

digital

digital

directo

direct, straight

dispuesto

ready, willing, prepared

distinto

distinct, different

divertido

fun, enjoyable

dulce

sweet

duro

hard, resilient

económico

cheap, inexpensive, economic

educativo

educational

efectivo

effective

el mayor, la mayor, los mayores, las mayores

the oldest (m, f, mpl, fpl)

el mejor, la mejor, los mejores, las mejores

the best (m, f, mpl, fpl)

el menor, la menor, los menores, las menores

the youngest (m, f, mpl, fpl)

el peor, la peor, los peores, las peores

the worst (m, f, mpl, fpl)

eléctrico

electric

emocionado

excited

emocionante

exciting

enfermo

ill, sick

enojado

angry

enorme

enormous, vast

entero

entire, whole

equilibrado

balanced

español

Spanish

especial

special

estricto

strict

estupendo

brilliant, great, marvellous, wonderful

europeo

European

evidente

evident, obvious

exacto

exact, true

excelente

excellent

extraño

strange

fácil

easy

falso

false

familiar

of the family, relating to the family

famoso

famous, well-known