AP Spanish Language Personal Vocabulary

2024-2025 senior year

to emphasize

hacer hincapie

to keep

conservar

show

espectáculo

opening (show)

estreno

to be a part of

ser parte de

anymore

ya no

around

alrededor de

award

galardón

nationality

nacionalidad

guess

suponer/adivinar

essential

imprescindible

to get used to

acostumbrarse

friendship

la amistad

in spite of

a pesar de

to belong

pertenecer

although

aunque

the others

los demás

hope

la esperanza

nevertheless

sin embargo

just in case (subjunctive trigger)

por si acaso

sheep

el cordero

groundhog

la marmota

smile

sonrisa

I feel like

sentirse

to choose/select

escoger

to pick up/collect

recoger

to protect

proteger

to greet

acoger

to shrink/to hunch (shoulders)

encoger

to correct

corregir (e - i)

to direct

dirigir

to grieve

afligir

to choose/elect

elegir (e - i)

to demand

exigir

to pretend

fingir

to emerge

surgir

to distinguish

distinguir

to chase

perseguir (e - i)

to follow/continue

seguir (e - i)

to get

conseguir (e - i)

to grow

crecer

to offer

ofrecer

to overcome/defeat

vencer

to thank

agradecer

to deserve

merecer

to suffer

padecer

to seem

parecer

to be born

nacer

to hate

aborrecer

to lie down

yacer

to recognize

reconocer

to light/shine

lucir

to tarnish/dim

deslucir

to scatter

espercir

to mend

zurcir

to produce

producir

to drive

conducir

to translate

traducir

sandals that are worn by the Tarahumaras

los huaraches

support

el apoyo

to reach/achieve

alcanzar

bless up

bendice

to attend

asistir

college

la universidad

wall

la pared

freedom

la libertad

decoration

la decoración

decorative pumpkin

la auyama

frisbee

el frisbee

mask

la mascára/el disfraz

scholarship

la beca

to threaten

amenazar

to dare

atreverse a

to keep

quedar

to make fun of

burlarse

to get involved in

meterse

cattle

el ganado

corn cob

la mazorca

home

el domicilio

to ignore

pasar por alto

soft drinks

los refrescos

growth

el crecimento

to increase

aumentar

to contribute

aportar

without a doubt

sin lugar a dudas

to miss your country

añorar un país

to withdraw

retirar

to invest

invertir (e-ie)

to do as one pleases

compar a sus anchas

to carry out

llevar a cabo

to push

empujar

to pull

jalar

to tie (one’s shoes)

atarse

to waste

desperdiciar

to rain cats and dogs

llover a cántaros

to support

apoyar

to blame

echar la culpa

fine arts

las bellas artes

account (of an event)

recuento

to miss

extrañar