Word lists · C1
Verbs for academic and analytical writing
Twenty verbs that carry an argument in essays, reports and presentations: raise and tackle an issue, argue, point out, entail, derive from, conclude. They replace the vague decir, hacer and tener of everyday speech.
Recognition only
These words are labelled by register. You'll learn to understand them; the drills never ask you to type them.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3223 | plantear | verb | to raise, to pose; to consider (plantearse) | B2 |
| 3304 | abordar | verb | to tackle, to address; to board | B2 |
| 3054 | enfocar | verb | to focus; to approach (a problem) | B2 |
| 2100 | analizar | verb | to analyse; to test (a sample) | B1 |
| 1199 | sostener | verb | to hold, to support; to maintain, to claim | A2 |
| 4715 | argumentar | verb | to argue, to put forward as an argument | C1 |
| 5015 | postular | verb | to apply, to run (postularse); to put forward, to postulate | C1 |
| 1621 | señalar | verb | to point out; to point (at) | B1 |
| 1613 | destacar | verb | to stand out; to highlight | B1 |
| 5615 | ilustrar | verb | to illustrate (with pictures); to illustrate, to exemplify | C1 |
| 8524 | corroborar | verb | to corroborate; to confirm; to verify; to check (Latin America) | C2 |
| 4896 | abarcar | verb | to cover, to encompass; to take on (too much) | C1 |
| 7516 | enmarcar | verb | to frame (a picture); to place within (a context) | C2 |
| 241 | suponer | verb | to suppose, to assume; to imply, to involve | A1 |
| 2346 | implicar | verb | to imply, to entail; to involve, to implicate | B1 |
| 6722 | conllevar | verb | to entail; to involve | C2 |
| 8059 | derivar | verb | to derive from; to stem from; to lead to; to refer (a patient) | C2 |
| 8868 | radicar | verb | to lie in; to consist in (radicar en); to settle (radicarse); to file (Latin America) | C2 |
| 6593 | fomentar | verb | to promote; to foster | C2 |
| 2549 | concluir | verb | to finish, to end; to conclude, to infer | B2 |