ALL AP SPANISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE VOCAB

a costa de

at the expense of

a partir de

starting from

a pesar de

in spite of

a través de

across

acabar de + infinitivo

to just finishing doing something

acercarse

to get close / approach

acogedor

friendly

acudir

to resort to

además

besides

adquirir

to acquire, buy

advertir

to warn

afable

friendly

agotar

to deplete, to use up

agraciadamente

graciously

agraciado

attractive

agravarse

to make worse, aggravate

ajeno

foreign, strange

al mismo tiempo

at the same time

al pie de

to the letter, very precisely

alcanzar

to achieve, reach

alejado

far away, distant, remote

alentar

to encourage

aliviado

relieved

amable

friendly

amargar

to make bitter

ambulante

mobile, traveling

amenazar

to threaten, menace

aminorar

to slow down, to reduce

añadir

to add

antes que nada

first of all

apagar

to turn off

apartar

to separate

apasionado

passionate

apercibido

prepared, warned

aportar

to portion, give

apostar por

to bet, stake

apto

capable

aquejado

bothered

arrastrar

to drag, pull

arribar

to arrive

arrojar

to generate, produce

asegurar

to guarantee, assure

así mismo

likewise

asomarse

to appear

atado

tied together

atento

attentive, careful

atesorado

treasured, preserved

atraer

to attract

atravesar

to cross/go through

aún

still

aunque

although

auspiciar

to back, sponsor

aventurero

adventurous

averiguar

to research

azotar

to batter, lash, pound

bajar el peso

to lose weight

básicamente

basically

batir

to beat, supercede

bello

beautiful

beneficiar

to benefit, profit

brindar

to provide

cambiar

to change

caprichosa

unpredictable

carecer

to lack

cargar

to charge

ciego

blind

cifrar

to calculate, estimate

cobrar fuerza

to strengthen

como resultado de

as a result of

cómodo

comfortable

compensar

to compensate

complacer

to please

con todo esto

with all this

concienciar

to raise awareness

conjugar

to combine, conjugate

conmover

to excite

contado

limited

coqueta

flirtatious

cordialmente

sincerely

cotidiano

from everyday

crecer

to increase, grow

creciente

growing, increasing

cristalizar

to obtain a result

damnificado

injured, harmed

dañar

to damage, to break down

darse cuenta

to realize

de cara a

taking into account

de esta forma

this way

de madera

made of wood

de manera similar

similarly

de otra manera

in another way

dejar de + infinitivo

to stop doing something

del mismo modo

in the same way

derramar

to spill

derrochar

to waste

descargar

to download

desempeñarse

to perform, carry out

desentrañar

to resolve

deshacerse

to undo, to eliminate, to remove

despedir

to leave, say goodbye