Vocab Quiz

Yes 🙂 Here are clear, accurate Spanish → English definitions, with notes where meanings are often misunderstood or have multiple uses:

destacar — to stand out; to emphasize; to excel

hacer falta — to be needed; to be lacking

la senectud — old age; senescence (formal/literary)

surtir efecto — to take effect; to produce a result

acabar con — to put an end to; to destroy; to wipe out

aprestarse — to prepare oneself; to get ready (formal)

la semilla — seed; source; origin (figurative)

fecundo / fecunda — fertile; fruitful; productive (also figurative)

ondear — to wave; to flutter (flags, hair, water)

marginado / marginada — marginalized; excluded; pushed to the edges of society

súbitamente — suddenly; abruptly

derramar — to spill; to pour out; to shed (tears, blood)

el desprecio — contempt; disdain; scorn

rumbo (a) — direction; course; heading toward

carcomer — to eat away at; to corrode; to gnaw (also emotional/figurative)

envejecer(se) — to age; to grow old

la certeza — certainty; assurance; something known to be true