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Adv Spanish Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la rueda | wheel |
| rodar | to roll |
| hipotecar | to morgage |
| la caricia | to caress |
| la guarda | guard |
| acariciar | to caress |
| acabable | achievable |
| aplacable | appeasable |
| compensable | able to be compensated |
| condenar | to condemn |
| dudable | doubtful |
| imputar | to impute |
| mudable | fickle |
| notable | notable |
| penable | punishable |
| soportable | bearable |
| palpar | to touch, feel |
| refrenar | refrain |
| vulnerar | to violate |
| -astro | step relations in a family OR to diminish status of base word |
| la hermanastra | step sister |
| la hijastra | step daughter |
| el padrastro | step father |
| el camastro | rickety old bed |
| el medicastro | quack doctor |
| el politicastro | third-rate politician |
| -azo | enlargement of base noun |
| el animalazo | big hulking animal |
| el buey | ox |
| el copo | snowflake |
| el playazo | expansive beach |
| el hombrazo | hefty fellow |
| el marido | husband |
| la lata | bother, pain |
| el gusto | the pleasure |
| el humazo | big annoyance |
| el plumazo | elegant stroke of a pen |
| el gustazo | great pleasure |
| actuar | to act |
| felicitar | congratulate |
| orar | to pray |
| revolver | to stir |
| solucionar | to solve |
| tentar | to tempt |
| situar | to place |
| batear | to bat |
| escupir | to spit |
| malversar | to embezzle |
| malgastar | to squander |
| patear | to kick |
| el veedor | spy |
| el malgastador | spendthrift |
| el calzador | hunter |
| aborrecer | to hate |
| batallar | to battle |
| mamar | to suck |
| palear | to shovel |
| el secuestrador | kidnapper |
| el paleador | fighter |
| el edifactor | builder |
| -ente | performer, expert |
| el adquirente | purchaser |
| adquirir | acquire |
| el asistente | assistant |
| comparacer | appear in court |
| el conetndiente | contestant, litigant |
| el creynete | believer |
| el distribuyente | distributor |
| el doliente | sick person, mourner |
| maldecir | to curse, insult |
| el oyente | listener |
| pretender | to try, pretend |
| el recipiente | recipient |
| regir | to govern, rule |
| la dependienta | female shop assistant |
| -era | container, vessel |
| el cajon | drawer |
| cajonera | chest of drawers |
| la cartera | briefcase |
| la gorrinera | pigsty |
| la pecera | aquarium, fishbowl |
| la tortera | cake pan |
| el riego | irrigation |
| la escala | scale |
| -eria | type of shop |
| el calcetin | sock |
| LA carne | meat |
| EL dulce | sweet |
| EL mueble | furniture |
| la licoreria | liquor store |
| la ferreteria | hardware shop |
| enfriador | cooler |
| el servilletero | napkin ring |
| el salero | salt-shaker |
| el pimentero | pepper shaker |
| el hormiguero | anthill |
| el cenicero | ashtray |
| el arenero | sandbox |
| la costura | sewing |
| -ero | type of worker |
| el banquero | banker |
| el barbero | barber |
| el carnicero | butcher |
| el casero | landlord |
| el cochero | driver |
| el droguero | druggist |
| el florero | florist |
| el fontanero | plumber |
| la chispa | spark |
| la marina | navy |
| el panadero | baker |
| el prisonero | prisoner |
| la prision | prison |
| los tiliches | trinkets, junk |
| el tendero | shopkeeper |
| -eta | diminuitive |
| la aleta | little wing |
| el ala | wing |
| el avion | airplane |
| la cajeta | small box |
| la capa | cape |
| la coleta | poni-tail |
| la faldeta | short skirt |
| la libreta | notebook |
| la manteleta | shawl |
| la vinagreta | vinaigrette |
| el aro | hoop |
| el banquete | banquet |
| el mollete | muffin |
| el zaguanete | small entrance |
| el zaguan | entrance hall |
| el templo | temple |
| el banco | bench |
| -eza | state based on abstract concept |
| agudo | acute, sharp |
| la agudeza | sharpness |
| bajo | base, low, short |
| la bajeza | baseness |
| bello | beauty, loveliness |
| la certeza | certainty |
| franco | candid, frank |
| la gentileza | kindness |
| la graseza | fattiness |
| la lindeza | loveliness |
| la llaneza | straightforwardness |
| la sutileza | subtlety |
| la terneza | tenderness |
| presto | quick, prompt |
| majo | nonchallant |