Higher level Flashcards
question
enquiry
lay down
dictate
pick up
acquire
speak badly of
disparage
drunk
inebriated
to make an apology
to issue an apology
counter-argument
rebuttal
in the middle of
amid, amidst
to keep expectations
to live up to expectations
to select
to shortlist
deceived
short-changed
to harm
to scathe
fame
limelight
praised
lauded
linked
interwoven
agreement
consensus
interesting
compelling
completely
utterly
extremely bad
abysmal
total agreement
unanimous
highly-skilled
virtuoso
too intense
frenetic
unmatched
unparalleled
innovative
groundbreaking
ending
finale
not very good
mediocre
lonely
bereft
to express
to convey
to criticise
to rave
to dig
to delve
fail to impress
to underwhelm
bad situation
plight
distressing
harrowing
happy
buoyant
regretful
apologetic
interesting
engaging
to try to impress
to be pretentious
new, different
refreshing
difficult experience
ordeal
to discourage
to deter
thrilled
rapt
to want
to yearn
to tempt
to tantalise
lovable
endearing
dull
prosaic, pedestrian, lustreless
bland
vapid
fascinating
riveting, spellbinding, enrapturing, gripping
tedious
wearisome
captivating
enthralling
clichéd
bromidic
interesting
absorbing
to make an agreement
to come to terms with
disability
impairment
negative
adverse
not knowing
unbeknownst
in abundance
profusely
improvised
impromptu
after your death
upon your death
serious
acute
quick (plot, novel)
fast-moving
full of drama
action-packed
funny
hilarious
exciting
thrilling
moving, touching
heart-warming
a portrayal of
a depiction of
clever
witty
careful
skilful
in my opinion…
to my mind…
regarding that
as far as (…) is concerned…
not fair
not cricket
silly
empty-headed
happy
good-humoured, buoyant
thief of wallets
pickpocket
a difficult situation
predicament, ordeal
safari park
game reserve
health
welfare
young people
adolescents
true character
inherent characteristics
mercy
leniency
forever
for good
get information, answers
elicit
obsessively fond of sb
infatuated
advanced
cutting edge
strong liking
penchant
hasty, brief
cursory
inventive - naive
ingenious - ingenuous
serious
grave, acute
docilely
tamely
revive
rekindle
fascinated
mesmerized
absurd, ridiculous
farcical
picky
selective
careful
thorough, skilful
fantastical, imaginative
fanciful, whimsical
think up
conceive
puzzle, riddle
brainteaser
to compare
to liken
meticulous
painstaking
casual
fortuitous
aggressively
viciously
renovation, improvement
revamp
joke
hoax
reduction
depletion
to generate, to provoke
to trigger
to make it happen
to set off
to exaggerate
to overstate
realistic
feasible
to minimise importance
to downplay
activity
hustle and bustle
to avoid
to avert
late
belatedly
clever
shrewd, witty
integrative, panoramic
holistic
to give
to yield
difficult achievement (proeza)
prowess
skilfully
stealthily
dead body (carroña)
carrion
to look for in the rubbish
to scavenge
to confirm
to corroborate, to bear out
to put obstacles
to hinder
to disappear
to vanish
to kick out
to banish
to kill selectively
to cull
to move awkwardly
to lumber
to be bitter and very bad-tempered (hiel)
gall
to consider
to deem
enemy
foe
a purchase
a buyout
doubt
hesitate
think
figure
or
alternatively
open
unlock
nice
thoughtful
with six years old
at the age of six
to ignore
to downplay
to worsen
to aggravate
to ease
to alleviate, to mitigate
to compromise
to jeopardize
to compensate
to counteract
to limit, to restrict
to curb
to decrease, to make smaller
to diminish
to stop
to halt
to identify
to pinpoint
to avoid
to sidestep, to overlook, to avert
to increase
to snowball
cold, grey
bleak
grey
grim
undeniable
unchallenged
innegable
undisputed
to exaggerate
to overstate
to tax
to levy
to confirm
to bear out
to simplify
to streamline
efficient
streamlined
very important
vital
effort, attempt
endeavour
to accept
to acquiesce
acceptance, consent
acquiescence
war
warfare
to establish
to ascertain
disadvantage
drawback
to begin, to carry out
to undertake
to hire
to recruit
to multiply for six
sixfold (adj. adv.)
to limit
to narrow
old
long-lived
rough
rugged
too big
oversized
to tremble
to wobble
very tiny
minuscule, infinitesimal
too huge
colossal
to give up
to surrender
short (fugaz)
fleeting, transient
prolonged
protracted
lasting
enduring
promise
pledge
to win / loss
to defeat / defeat
move away, leave, retract
withdraw
become opposed to, divided
polarise
outgoing
extroverted
loud
raucous
intimidating
daunting
to say
to utter
information
intelligence
next day
morrow
la gran mayoría
the vast majority
to explain, to represent
to account for
to announce
to herald
obsolescencia programada
built-in obsolescence
lifetime
lifespan, time span
to substitute
to supersede
nearby
neighbouring
equivalent
tantamount
falling apart
crumbling
to break a law, rule, promise
in breach of
to meditate
to ponder
disappointed
discouraged
to calm down
to mollify
to want something very badly
to claw for something
to admire and want to have something
to have your eyes / heart on something
impressively
strikingly
being on time (punctuality)
timeliness
to tell the difference between, to see, to perceive
to discern
deceiving
deception
to return land to natural state
to rewild
to cover temporarily with panels
to board up
honestly
above board
to make an auction offer
to bid
to bargain for
to haggle over
to hang limply
to droop
to decrease
to slump
to slow down, to fall
to sag
to fall fast, to drop
to plunge
absorbed, focused
engrossed
to sharpen
to whet
nominated, marked out
designated
half-asleep
dozing
in a mocking way
derisively
doggedly, in a determined way
unrelentingly
to season with pepper
to pepper
impartial
fair-minded
self-satisfied, lazy
complacent
disagreeable
abrasive
figurative: search all over
to scour
coming soon
impending
to be side by side
to be abreast of
to leap, to spring
to pounce
fig: seize opportunity
to pounce on
unrestricted
untethered
brief, concise
succinct
to attribute
to by-line
being married
hitched
to rush forward
to hurtle
relevant
newsworthy
young tree
sapling
repercussion
knock-on effects
to encourage
to prompt
to satisfy, to extinguish
to quench
avid, desirous
eager
achievement
attainment
high incidence
prevalence
confused
puzzled
to convince
to prevail on / upon
to attract
to lure
to remember the past
to reminisce
from this time on
henceforth
to cause
to bring about
to remember
to cast your mind back
to treat badly
to pick on (sb)
surprised
taken aback
thin
slender
distant (sb)
aloof
attractive
alluring
dissuasive
deterrent
to apply
to exert
canal (water)
waterways
to weaken
to undermine
con desparpajo, con seguridad
confidently
to personify
to epitomise
hesitant, unwilling
reluctant
very probably
in all likelihood
to have a very beneficial effect
to work wonders
maximum, greatest
utmost
to do as final option
to resort to doing sth
to reply sharply
to retort
in a solid or steady way
sturdily
brevity, concision
terseness
not colourful
drab
poor, depleted
impoverished
to reprimand
to chastise
prime, greatest time
heyday
(ocean) current
tide
highest importance
paramountcy
to decline
to wane
to calm
to appease, to mollify
complaint
grievance
hateful, evil
heinous
a criminal
an outlaw
excused, excluded
exempt
until now
hitherto
to suppress
to quell
lack of development, slowness to learn (atraso, retraso)
backwardness
violent unrest, difficult change
upheaval
premature
untimely
to obtain
to derive
art enthusiast, amateur
dilettante
again
anew
to grab
to seize
to twist together (entrelazar)
to entwine
direct, frank
outspoken
firm (person)
adamant
to achieve
to strive
habitual gesture or trait
mannerism
inheritance: property
heritage
charming
quaint
firmly established
deep-rooted
bride’s money, goods
dowry
trace
vestige
obstinate, stubborn
opinionated
bottom of a river (lecho)
riverbed
to remove, to take out
to scoop out
flood
deluged
harmless
innocuous
up / down
upwards / downwards
wonderfully
superbly
imposible to dispute (irrefutable)
unassailable
whim (capricho)
vagary
give abilities, qualities (dotar u otorgar algo a)
to endow sb with sth
to constrain, to repress
to inhibit
about to
on the verge of (doing)
each
apiece
by that means
thereby
model, example
paragon
noticeable
conspicuous
to imagine, to conceive
to envision
to promote
to foster
aerial attack (bombardeo, intense campaign)
blitz
engagement, promise to marry
betrothal
as good as, practically
virtually
to postpone
to defer
to abstain from, to do without
to forgo
to go against, to challenge
to defy
to dress formally (ataviar)
to attire
formal clothes (vestimenta, atuendo)
attire
fig: impress (inculcar, infundir)
to instill sth in sb
excess
surfeit
tentatively, cautiously
gingerly
consider equal
to equate
to summarise
to outline
not energetic, slow-moving
sluggish
continuo
continuum
most private, furthest inside, deepest
innermost
diagonal, slanting
oblique
vulgar, tacky
gaudy
exaggerated
overdone
fake
feigned
reliquia
heirloom
to distribute, to assign
to allot
on a large scale, in general
wholesale
to fall abruptly (caer en picado)
to plummet
to estimate, to value
to appraise
impertérrito
undaunted
to accompany, to show the way
to usher
with bad hair (despeinado, desaliñado)
disheveled
misery
pittance
to sell door to door
to peddle
to attempt
to stymie
proliferar
to proliferate
the new one
newcomer
desfalco, malversación
embezzlement
to hold back
to stifle
fake
bogus, feigned
to reduce to the essentials (reducir a la mínima expresión)
to pare down
fig: access, means of communication
pipeline
extra charge
surcharge
fig: temporary measure
stopgap
not being made use of
untapped
scope, limit
purview
fig: stifling influence (absolute control)
stranglehold
ground pet food
kibble
cloudy (liquid), dark (ideas, arguments)
murky
to solicit blatantly
to tout
openly, conspicuously, impertinently
blatantly
freeze rapidly
flash-frozen
fig: outdo, surpass
to trump
lever, layer
tier
expensive, luxury, posh
upmarket
ancestry, line of descendants
lineage
foamy, bubbly / frivolous
frothy
mixture
blend
fig: sharp, cutting (sarcastic)
pungent
fig: subtle suggestion
undercurrent
to reply sharply
to retort
ability
flair for sth
fig: impeccable reputation (sin mancillar)
untarnished
existing for a long time
age-long
always existing
ever-present
well-established, long-term
long-standing
having left or died a long time ago
long-gone
long-established custom
time-honoured
to treat as unimportant
to make light of
dejection
despondency
very occasionally, only once
one-off
your own, of the company/place
in-house
to approve of, to support
to endorse
specialised target
niche
to lead
to conduit
to go up rapidly
to rocket
to require
to command
values
ethos
prominent publicly
high-profile
ranking
tier
tool to force sb/sth (fig: palanca)
lever
model, example, reference
beacon, paragon
closeness
relatability
unfailing
infallible
emerging
nascent
fig: to cause controversy of offence
to ruffle feathers
to bring unwanted result (salir el tiro por la culata)
to backfire
fig: to stain reputation (mancillar)
to tarnish
fig: to lead to action, to prompt
to spur
obligation, responsibility
onus
out of control
rampant
out of tune
out of step
to join
to jump on board
financial support, living
livelihood
baja por fallecimiento de un pariente
compassionate leave
mistake
slip-up
to tell off
to lash out at sb
competition
rivalry
option
course of action
around
on the scene
to struggle, to fight
to flounder
to get stranded on land (ship) (encallar)
to run aground
leading
foremost
awful
dreadful
since, given that
inasmuch as
a lot of
plenty of
hecho y derecho
full-fledged
unexplored
uncharted
to fight
to grapple with
injustice
bigotry
disempowerment
disenfranchisement
cosechar elogios
to garner praise
previous period (vísperas)
run-up
warning
caveat
innovation (pioneering activity)
trailblazing
regardless of
irrespective of
rare
few and far between
very important
momentous
bitter (person)
acrimonious
