Glosario de Términos Avanzados

Glossary of Terms

• ABJURAR: To retract, renounce, sometimes publicly, a belief or commitment previously made.
• ABOMINAR: To condemn and curse people or things considered bad or harmful. To hate.
• ABRUPTO: Steep, having a great slope; also used for broken terrain, difficult to access. Rough, violent, harsh.
• ABSTRUSO: Hidden, difficult to understand.
• ABULIA: Lack of will, or a notable decrease in one's energy.
• ABYECTO: Despicable, vile to an extreme degree.
• ACENDRAR: To purify, refine, metals in the cinder by fire. To clarify, purify; to cleanse something.
• ACERBO: Harsh to the taste. Cruel, demanding, unpleasant.
• ACIAGO: Unfortunate, unlucky, of bad omen.
• ACICATEAR: To incite, encourage.
• ACIDIA: Laziness, sluggishness. Sadness, melancholy.
• ACOQUINAR: To intimidate, dishearten.
• ACRISOLAR: To purify, refine in a crucible by fire. To purify, (often gold and other precious metals)
• ACUIDAD: Sharpness, acuity. Quickness, keenness, of vision.
• ADMONICIÓN: Reprimand, warning.
• ADOCENADO: Commonplace, of very little merit.
• ADREDE: Deliberately, on purpose.
• ADUUSTO: Burnt, toasted, intensely hot. Used for people who are difficult to deal with or unfriendly.
• AFRENTA: Shame and dishonor resulting from a word or action, such as in a crime.
• AHERROJAR: To shackle. To oppress, subdue.
• AHÍTO: Suffering from indigestion or overeating. Sated, full.
• ALBUR: Chance, contingency, gamble.
• ALEVE: Treacherous, betraying in a terrible way.
• ALGARABÍA: A confused uproar or cacophony of voices; confused noise or arguing; a jumble of words.
• ALIÑAR: To dress, prepare, decorate, spice up ( food.)
• ALTRUISMO: Selflessness, concern for the wellbeing of others.
• AMAINAR: To lower sails (of a ship). To subside (of wind), decrease intensity, yield (of a desire).
• AMEDRENTAR: To frighten, intimidate.
• AMODORRADO: Sleepy, drowsy.
• AMPULOSO: Pompous, inflated (in style of writing).
• ANATEMATIZAR: To declare anathema, denounce.
• ANIMADVERSIÓN: Enmity, hatred, animosity.
• ANODINO: Insignificant, ineffective, trivial.
• ANUENCIA: Consent, permission.
• APATÍA: Indifference, lack of energy.
• APLOMO: Calmness, composure, self-possession.
• APOCADO: Without spirit, timid.

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• APÓCRIFO: Fictitious, assumed, or false.
• APODÍCTICO: Absolutely certain, logically undeniable.
• APOLOGÍA: A speech or writing in defense of a person, doctrine, or cause.
• APREHENDER: To seize, grasp; to apprehend a person. To learn, understand.
• APRENSIVO: Timid, easily frightened.
• ARISCO: Rough, intractable (of people or animals).
• ARREDRAR: To deter, hold back, frighten.
• ARROSTRAR: To face, endure hardship, risk with bravery.
• ARTERO: Crafty, cunning.
• ASAZ: Enough, quite, considerably.
• ASECHANZA: A plot or trick to harm someone.
• ASENSO: Assent. Agreement.
• ASOLADOR: Destructive, devastating.
• ATERIR: To numb with cold.
• ATILDADO: Elegant, stylish.
• ATÓNITO: Astonished, amazed.
• AVENIR: To reconcile, agree. To happen, occur.
• AVERSIÓN: Aversion, dislike.
• ÁVIDO: Eager, greedy.
• AVIESO: Crooked, perverse. Evil, bad-tempered..
• AXIOMÁTICO: Self-evident, a fundamental truth or principle.
• BALADÍ: Trivial, unimportant.
• BALDÓN: Public disgrace or reproach.
• BANAL: Commonplace, trivial.
• BAQUIANO: Experienced, skilled. Experienced traveler or guide.
• BARAHÚNDA: A confused clamor or uproar.
• BARRUNTAR: To suspect, sense (in advance)

. . . (and so on, summarizing the rest of the glossary.)