Important AP Spanish Terms (for quizlet)

Conversation:

Acepta - accepts

Aconseja - advises

Cuenta- tells

Describe- describes

Despide de- dismisses

Explica- explains

Expresa- expresses

Finaliza- ends

Haz - does

Incluye - includes

Insiste - insists

Menciona - mentions

Ofrece - offerrs

Reacciona - reacts

Recomienda - recommenda

Saluda - greets

Sugiere - suggests

Trata de - tries

Important for exam:

Convincente - convincing

Ensayo - essay

Punto - point

Mejor dicho - better said

Del mismo modo - in the same way

Por lo tanto - therefore

Al fin y al cabo - in the end

En qué medida - to what extent

Parcialidad - bias

No obstante - nevertheless

Desarrollar - to develop

First-Tenth:

Primero- first

Segundo- second

Tercero- third

Cuarto- fourth

Quinto- fifth

Sexto- sixth

Séptimo- seventh

Octavo- eighth

Noveno- ninth

Décimo- tenth

Undécimo- eleventh

Duodécimo- twelfth

(rest aren’t that important)

Others to know:

Bizco - cross eyed, blinking

Calvo - bald

Cicatriz - scar

Cojo - disabled, one legged

Cojear - to limp

Discapacitado - disabled

Manco - one-armed

Sordo - deaf

Tuerto - one-eyed

Zurdo - left-handed

Cobarde - coward

Necio - fool

Soltero - bachelor

Viudo - widower

Apenas - scarcely, hardly

Por supuesto - of course

En realidad - really

Aguantar - to tolerate

Soportar - to stand (someone)

Comportarse - to behave

Distraer - to distract

Depender de - to depend on

Guardar - to maintain, to keep

Heredar- to inherit

La mezcla - the mixture

Mezclar - to mix

Molestar - to bother

Soler (ue) - to be accustomed to, to be in the habit of

Agotado - worn out

Ajeno - foreign, distant

Alegre - happy, joyful, delighted

Amargo - bitter

Angustuadio - anxious

Celoso - jealous

Codiciado - envy

Desafortunado - unfortunate

Descuidado - sloppy, unkempt

Dichoso - happy, blissful

Dotado - talented, gifted

Dotar - to endow with, to provide with

Ensimismado - self-absorbed, egocentric

Fiel - loyal, faithful

Furtivo - sneaky

Gracioso - funny, amusing, charming

Incansable - tireless

Indeleble - indelible, permanent

Inocuo - innocuous, harmless

Inquieto - worried, nervous, anxious

Manso - gentle, kind

Nocivo - harmful

Ostentoso- overdone, ostentatious

Rendidio- very tired

Ruidoso - noisy

Sobresaliente - outstanding

Sobresalir - to stand out

Sospecho - suspicious

Tacaño - stingy

Terco - stubborn

Vano - vain, self-aware

Transition words:

Sobre todo - above all

Otra vez - again

Junto con - along with

Por mi parte - as far as I’m concerned

Cueste lo que cueste - at all costs

De todos modos - anyway

Al principio - in the beginning

Al mismo tiempo - at the same time

Además - besides

Sino - but

Pero - but

Se caracteriza - is characterized by

Aunque - even though

Anteriormente - formerly

Ante todo - foremost

Si pensamos en - if we think about

En breve - in short

Daily Life:

La vida cotidiana - Daily Life

El bienestar- Well-being

Saludable - Healthy (food)

Sano - (people/actions)

Llevar una vida sana - to lead a healthy life

Alimentos - food

La botana - snack

Climate change:

Carbón - coal

La politicia estadounidense - american policy

Ahorrar energia - saving energy

Bombillas de bajo consuma - low energy lightbulbs

Efecto invernadero - greenhouse effect

Humo neblinoso - smog

Derrame de petróleo - oil spill

Medioambiente - environment

Calentamiento global - global warming

Tiempo - weather

Acuerdo - deal

Ajuste - adjustment

Cambiar algo por algo - switch

Promover - promote

Energia colíca - wind energy

Renovable - renewable

Sequia - drought

Bajo consumo - energy efficient

Acueducto - pipeline/aqueduct

asequible/razonable - affordable