AP Exam Final Sem A Vocab

a medida que

while, to the extent that

a menudo

frecuentemente

a propósito

on purpose, by the way

acontecimiento

event, happening

afrontar = encarar

to face, to confront

agobiar

to overwhelm

albergar, albergue

to shelter, to host, to give lodging

alentar e-->ie = fomentar

to encourage

alojarse, alojamiento

to stay, to lodge (lodging)

anfitrión(a)

host(ess)

aportar

contribuir

cifra

figure, number

compadecer de

to sympathize

comprobar

to confirm

compromiso

commitment

contidianidad, cotidiano

daily living, daily

dar por sentado

to take for granted

de acuerdo con

in accordance with

de vez en cuando

from time to time

deleitar (el deleite)

to delight (delight)

demorar, la demora

to delay, delay

derrotar, derrota

to defeat, defeat (n.)

desafio = reto, desafiar = retar

challenge, to challenge

desánimo

discouragement

desempeño, desempeñar

performance, to carry out

deuda (la)

debt

enredar

to entangle

entorno

ambiente, surroundings

esfuerzo, esforzarse

effort, to make an effort

eslabón

link

estar al tanto de

to be up-to-date, aware

harto, estar harto(-a) de

to be fed up with

hosepdarse

alojarse

inculcar, inculcado

to instil

invertir (e-->ie)

to invest

involucrar, involucrado

to involve, involved

ligar

to link

mimar = consentir

to spoil

pauta (la)

guideline, standard

perjudicar, perjudicial

causar daño, to harm, harmful

por lo tanto

therefore

predilecto(-a)

favorite

promedio (el)

average

rasgo

characteristic

rendir (e-->i)

to render, yield, give up

solicitar

to request, to apply for

someter

to subject, subjugate

superar

to overcome

tasa

rate

vínculo, vincular

nexo, enlace, link, tie

agotar

to exhaust, use up

agradecido, agradecer

thankful, to be thankful FOR

ajeno

foreign, belonging to someone else

alquilar

to rent

asunto

issue, matter

atrasar

to delay

ayuntamiento

local government, city council, city hall

azar

random chance

bienestar (n.)

well-being

brindar (el brindis)

to make a toast, to offer

carga

burden

ceder

to cede, give in, hand over

cobrar

to charge

concebir

to conceive of

conseguir (e-->i)

to get, obtain

criar = educar

to raise (a child)

de hecho

in fact

desalentar, alentar

to (dis) (en) courage

desplegar (e--> ie) despliegue (n.)

to display, display (n.)

despreciar

to look down on, despise

disculpar

to forgive

ejercer

to practice, to apply

emocionate

conmovedor, exciting

enajenar, marginar

to alienate, to marginalize

entretenerse

to entertain oneself

estrenar

to debut, perform 1st time

fallecer

to pass away

felicitar

to congratulate

fijarse

to fix one's eyes, to imagine

fomentar

promover, alentar, animar

fortalecer

to strengthen

fundar

to found, to establish

gozar de = disfrutar de

to enjoy

haber de (pensar)

must (think)

hallar(se)

to find, encontrar(se)

herramienta

tool

huésped

guest

imprescindible

indispensable

mirar con anticipación

to anxiously await

moda (estar de _)

style, trend (to be in style)

mudarse

to move (change residence)

ni siquiera

not even

no cabe duda

there is no doubt

no ver la hora de

can't wait to

oprimido, oprimir

oppressed, to oppress

ordenador (España)

computadora

padecer (yo -zco)

to suffer

papel

role

para colmo

to top it off (neg), as the last straw

percibir

to perceive