AP TEST VOCABULARY

AP Test Vocabulary

acontecimiento

event, happening

taller

workshop

acudir

to attend

escenario

stage / setting

por adelantado

in advance, beforehand

cuya

whose

propósito

purpose

elaborar

to make, to produce

pecados (pecar)

sins, crimes - to sin

tamaño

size

hospedar

to lodge, to put up

huesped

guest

hogar

home

vivienda

housing

vecindario

neighborhood

vecino

neighbor

barrio

neighborhood

época

time period

etapa

stage, period

sonidos

sounds

sonar

to sound

papel

paper, role, part

Desafió

challenge

reto

challenge

vínculos

links, ties

antepasados (los)

ancestors

certámenes

competitions, contests

equivocado

wrong, mistaken

equivocarse

to make a mistake

acertar

to guess right

portarse

to behave

comportarse

to behave oneself

viajeros

travelers

pasajeros

passengers; passing

algo es pasajero

in passing, brief, not permanent

cotidiana

daily

cifra

figure, number

tasa

rate

bienestar

well-being

profundo

deep, profound

meta

goal

éxito

success

lograr

to attain, to achieve

elogiar

praise

liderazgo

leadership

manifiesta (manifestar)

manifest, show, demonstrate

esforzar

to make an effort

esfuerzo

effort

enfrentar

to confront, face

mostrar

to show

calidad

quality

reconocer

to recognize

comportamiento

behavior, conduct

largo plazo

long term

al par

on par

adquirir

to acquire

conocimiento

knowledge

aula

classroom

falta de

lack of

facilidad

ease, facility

desarrollar

develop, grow

rechazar

to reject

destacar

to stand out

postular

to apply

estadia

to stay

realizar

to perform, to accomplish

aconteimiento

event

encuesta

survey, poll

enseñanza

teaching, instruction

aprendizaje

learning, apprenticeship

técnica

technique

edad

age

agitado

agitated, upset

gestión

paperwork/management

no obstante

nevertheless

por lo tanto

therefore, consequently

de hecho

in fact, as a matter of fact

en cambio

on the other hand, in contrast

en realidad

really, in reality

además

in addition, furthermore

la natalidad

birthrate

el pronóstico

forecast, prognosis

predecir

to foretell, to predict

el patrimonio

cultural heritage

soler

to usually do something

merecer

to deserve, merit

perdurar

to endure, to last

comprobar

to prove, to confirm

del mismo modo

in the same way

sin embargo

nevertheless, however

al fin y al cabo

in the end, after all (is said and done)

considerando todo

considering everything

domicilio

home, residence

conocimiento

knowledge

reanudar

to resume, renew

cuestionar

to question, challenge

postular

to apply

cumplir

to fulfill, to carry out

empeorar

to deteriorate; to get worse

mejorar

to improve, make better