Spanish Vocabulary: Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives for Intermediate Learners

abarcar

to cover, to include

acantilado

cliff

acordeón

accordion

aguantar

to put up with / to endure

alegría (la)

joy

alma (el) / almas (las)

soul

amenazar

to threaten

amenaza (la)

threat

apenas

As soon as/ barely

apostar

to bet

apoyar

To support

areito / areyto / areíto

religious song and dance performed by the Taíno

atemorizante

scary

barbería (la)

barbershop

baldosas

Floor tiles

bizcocho

sponge cake

brotar

To sprout

capaz de hacer [algo]

Capable of doing [something]

censura (la)

censorship

colgar

To hang

compartir

to share

conciencia

awareness / conscience

crecer

to grow up

criollo/a

someone of European descent born in the Americas

cultivo (el)

crop

chicle

Chewing gum

derechos humanos

human rights

derrocar

to overthrow

derrotar

to defeat

detener(se)

to stop, to stop by

difundir

To disseminate

echar

to throw at/to pour

emboscada

an ambush

encabezar

to lead

encarcelar

to imprison

encubrimiento

A cover-up

ejército

army

estar harto/a/os/as

To be fed up

herir

To hurt

huir

To flee

incertidumbre (la)

uncertainty

ingresar

To enter/ to join

libertad (la)

freedom

lejano

Far, distant

malvado

evil

mezcla

mix

motivo

reason

murciélago

bat

olvidarse de / olvidar

to forget

oposición

opposition

oriundo

native of / originally from

oscuro

dark

panfleto

pamphlets

peligro

danger/peril

portarse/bien/mal

to behave well / to misbehave

rastro

trace

rechazar

To reject

régimen

regime

remordimiento

remorse

represalia

reprisal / retaliation

reprimir

to repress / suppress

retrato

portrait/photo

sangriento

bloody

sellar

to seal

sublevarse

to rise up / revolt

superar

overcome

traidor

traitor

tumba

grave/tomb

valiente

brave

vigilar

To watch