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Unit C2.7 words: Elevated style
The words of unit C2.7 (Elevated style), most frequent first.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5011 | cuán | adverb | how (exclamative, before adjectives) | C1 |
| 5126 | yacer | verb | to lie (be lying); to lie buried | C1 |
| 5270 | inmortal | adjective | immortal; undying, lasting | C1 |
| 5849 | la doncella | noun · f | maiden; maid (servant) | C1 |
| 6226 | acre | adjective | acrid, pungent; harsh, biting (tone, criticism) | C1 |
| 6243 | erudito | adjective | learned, erudite | C1 |
| 6243 | el / la erudito | noun · mf | scholar, learned person | C1 |
| 6348 | peregrino | adjective | far-fetched, odd; migratory, wandering | C1 |
| 6451 | pío | adjective | pious, devout; charitable (obra pía) | C1 |
| 6586 | narrar | verb | to narrate; to tell | C2 |
| 6684 | el siervo | noun · m | serf; bondsman; servant (of God) | C2 |
| 6699 | reinar | verb | to reign; to rule; to prevail (silence, calm, chaos) | C2 |
| 6725 | el duende | noun · m | goblin; elf; imp; duende (magnetic intensity of an artist) | C2 |
| 6740 | ilustre | adjective | illustrious; distinguished | C2 |
| 6745 | recitar | verb | to recite | C2 |
| 6758 | el hechicero | noun · m | sorcerer; wizard | C2 |
| 6844 | la hazaña | noun · f | feat; deed; exploit | C2 |
| 6876 | poseído | adjective | possessed | C2 |
| 6922 | la décima | noun · f | tenth (fraction); décima (ten-line stanza) | C2 |
| 6955 | la santidad | noun · f | holiness; sanctity | C2 |
| 7018 | simbolizar | verb | to symbolise; to represent | C2 |
| 7035 | imaginario | adjective | imaginary | C2 |
| 7123 | la morada | noun · f | dwelling; abode | C2 |
| 7158 | la ironía | noun · f | irony; irony (of fate) | C2 |
| 7175 | el titán | noun · m | titan (mythology); titan; giant (of an industry) | C2 |
| 7189 | raer | verb | to scrape off; to wear threadbare | C2 |
| 7197 | preciado | adjective | prized; precious | C2 |
| 7253 | el manto | noun · m | cloak; mantle; layer; blanket (of snow, fog) | C2 |
| 7299 | erigir | verb | to erect; to build (a monument); to set oneself up as (erigirse en) | C2 |
| 7340 | hondo | adjective | deep (literary); deep (feeling) | C2 |
| 7410 | la rima | noun · f | rhyme | C2 |
| 7561 | la intriga | noun · f | intrigue; scheming; plot; suspense; curiosity | C2 |
| 7577 | desenterrar | verb | to dig up; to unearth; to dredge up (memories, scandals) | C2 |
| 7584 | la ara | noun · f | altar (literary); en aras de: for the sake of | C2 |
| 7593 | el elfo | noun · m | elf | C2 |
| 7617 | renacer | verb | to be reborn; to revive; to be reborn (hope, joy) | C2 |
| 7670 | la brujería | noun · f | witchcraft; sorcery | C2 |
| 7775 | la musa | noun · f | muse | C2 |
| 7839 | errar | verb | to miss; to get wrong; to wander; to roam | C2 |
| 7849 | perdurar | verb | to last; to endure | C2 |
| 7873 | el abismo | noun · m | abyss; chasm; gulf; huge gap (figurative) | C2 |
| 7891 | acechar | verb | to lurk; to stalk; to threaten; to loom (danger) | C2 |
| 7926 | roer | verb | to gnaw; to nibble; to gnaw at; to torment | C2 |
| 7997 | la decadencia | noun · f | decline; decay | C2 |
| 8011 | el / la mercader | noun · mf | merchant; trader (dated); dealer (usually negative) | C2 |
| 8123 | el esplendor | noun · m | splendour; magnificence; heyday; peak | C2 |
| 8190 | mítico | adjective | mythical; of myth; legendary; iconic | C2 |
| 8194 | perecer | verb | to perish; to die (in a disaster); to cease to exist; to die out | C2 |
| 8258 | ansiar | verb | to long for; to yearn for; to aspire to (freedom, change) | C2 |
| 8295 | el enigma | noun · m | enigma; mystery; riddle; puzzle | C2 |
| 8356 | acariciar | verb | to stroke; to caress; to pet; to cherish; to toy with (an idea) | C2 |
| 8384 | azteca | adjective | Aztec; Aztec (person) | C2 |
| 8398 | el / la novelista | noun · mf | novelist | C2 |
| 8442 | la plegaria | noun · f | prayer; supplication; plea; fervent appeal | C2 |
| 8457 | babilonio | adjective | Babylonian; Babylonian (person) | C2 |
| 8471 | cortesano | adjective | courtly; of the royal court; courtier (noun use) | C2 |
| 8485 | cautivar | verb | to captivate; to charm; to take captive (literary) | C2 |
| 8505 | la narrativa | noun · f | fiction; narrative literature; narrative; storyline | C2 |
| 8517 | susurrar | verb | to whisper; to murmur; to rustle (wind, water, leaves) | C2 |
| 8540 | el pergamino | noun · m | parchment; scroll; diploma; degree certificate | C2 |
| 8541 | el libertador | noun · m | liberator; liberating (adjective use) | C2 |
| 8594 | invencible | adjective | invincible; unbeatable; insurmountable; unconquerable | C2 |
| 8610 | tornar | verb | to turn into; to become (tornarse); to return; to come back | C2 |
| 8686 | anhelar | verb | to long for; to yearn for; to aspire to; to crave | C2 |
| 8702 | brotar | verb | to sprout; to bud; to gush; to well up | C2 |
| 8737 | teñir | verb | to dye; to tinge; to colour (figurative) | C2 |
| 8758 | la poética | noun · f | poetics (theory of poetry); poetics (an author's poetic style) | C2 |
| 8771 | el seudónimo | noun · m | pseudonym; pen name; alias; username (online) | C2 |
| 8822 | el fénix | noun · m | phoenix (mythical bird); paragon; unique genius (literary) | C2 |
| 8827 | magno | adjective | great (as an epithet); grand; main (aula magna) | C2 |
| 8860 | místico | adjective | mystic; mystical; mystic (person) | C2 |
| 8873 | la épica | noun · f | epic poetry; the epic (genre); epic quality; heroic grandeur | C2 |
| 8937 | acontecer | verb | to happen; to take place; what happened (lo acontecido) | C2 |
| 8975 | la poción | noun · f | potion; liquid medicine; draught (dated) | C2 |
| 8993 | engendrar | verb | to beget; to father; to give rise to; to breed | C2 |
| 9064 | el látigo | noun · m | whip; scourge; lash (figurative) | C2 |
| 9093 | la hondura | noun · f | depth (literary); depth; profundity (of feelings, thought) | C2 |
| 9094 | vil | adjective | vile; despicable; base; filthy (vil metal) | C2 |
| 9117 | el ateneo | noun · m | athenaeum; cultural society; case conference (Argentina) | C2 |
| 9140 | la medusa | noun · f | jellyfish; Medusa (Greek mythology) | C2 |
| 9186 | evocar | verb | to evoke; to call to mind; to summon; to conjure up (spirits) | C2 |
| 9203 | la deidad | noun · f | deity | C2 |
| 9204 | lamer | verb | to lick; to lap against (waves, flames) | C2 |
| 9219 | ceniciento | adjective | ashen; ash-grey; Cinderella (the neglected one; Cenicienta) | C2 |
| 9223 | poético | adjective | poetic (relating to poetry); poetic (beautifully fitting) | C2 |
| 9277 | el pensador | noun · m | thinker; intellectual; reflective person (colloquial) | C2 |
| 9291 | el destello | noun · m | flash; gleam; sparkle; glimmer; spark (of hope, genius) | C2 |
| 9295 | cautivo | adjective | captive; captivated; held spellbound | C2 |
| 9319 | la entraña | noun · f | entrails; innards (usually entrañas); depths; heart (figurative) | C2 |
| 9326 | fausto | adjective | auspicious; joyful; pomp; splendour (noun use) | C2 |
| 9336 | embrujar | verb | to bewitch; to put a spell on; to enchant; to captivate | C2 |
| 9355 | el cáliz | noun · m | chalice; bitter cup (cáliz amargo); calyx | C2 |
| 9449 | edificar | verb | to build; to construct; to edify; to build up morally | C2 |
| 9485 | épico | adjective | epic (of the epic genre); epic; grand and memorable (also colloquial) | C2 |
| 9492 | maquinar | verb | to plot; to scheme | C2 |
| 9562 | la narración | noun · f | narration; telling (of a story); account; narrative | C2 |
| 9610 | erguir | verb | to raise; to hold upright; to rise; to tower (erguirse) | C2 |
| 9623 | el anhelo | noun · m | longing; yearning; aspiration; deep desire (for a goal) | C2 |
| 9638 | el dramaturgo | noun · m | playwright; dramatist | C2 |
| 9786 | el aposento | noun · m | room; chamber (literary) | C2 |
| 9808 | la ventura | noun · f | good fortune; happiness (literary); chance; luck (a la ventura, por ventura) | C2 |
| 9943 | barroco | adjective | baroque (art, music, architecture); baroque; over-elaborate (style) | C2 |
| 9979 | llorón | adjective | crybaby; tearful (someone who cries easily); La Llorona (the weeping woman of folklore); sauce llorón | C2 |
| 10029 | entrelazar | verb | to intertwine; to interlace; to link; to interweave (lives, stories) | C2 |
| 10105 | antaño | adverb | formerly; in olden times; of old; bygone (de antaño) | C2 |
| 10144 | el quijote | noun · m | quixote; idealistic dreamer | C2 |
| 10238 | manar | verb | to flow; to well up (water, blood); to stem from; to emanate (manar de) | C2 |
| 10254 | cuan | adverb | how (before an adjective or adverb); cuan largo era: at full length | C2 |
| 10262 | la tiniebla | noun · f | darkness (usually plural: tinieblas); darkness (figurative: ignorance, evil) | C2 |
| 10373 | invicto | adjective | unbeaten; undefeated; unconquered; invincible (literary) | C2 |
| 10428 | errante | adjective | wandering; stray; wandering (knight-errant) | C2 |
| 10564 | el romanticismo | noun · m | Romanticism (artistic and literary movement); romanticism; romantic quality | C2 |
| 10656 | la autobiografía | noun · f | autobiography | C2 |
| 10718 | el hidalgo | noun · m | hidalgo; nobleman of the lower nobility; honourable; generous (adjective use) | C2 |
| 10733 | la alusión | noun · f | allusion; indirect reference; reference; mention (en alusión a: in reference to) | C2 |
| 10866 | rústico | adjective | rustic (style, furniture); paperback (en rústica) | C2 |
| 10920 | el burgo | noun · m | burgh; medieval town | C2 |
| 10959 | surrealista | adjective | surrealist (art movement); surreal; bizarre | C2 |
| 11034 | el conspirador | noun · m | conspirator; plotter | C2 |
| 11067 | el vizconde | noun · m | viscount | C2 |
| 11080 | el plebeyo | noun · m | commoner; plebeian (member of the Roman plebs) | C2 |
| 11090 | el / la secuaz | noun · mf | henchman; minion; follower; hanger-on (pejorative) | C2 |
| 11105 | desolar | verb | to devastate; to lay waste (literary); to devastate (emotionally) | C2 |
| 11111 | policíaco | adjective | detective (genre: novela policíaca); police (operation, investigation) | C2 |
| 11194 | la faz | noun · f | face (literary); surface (la faz de la tierra) | C2 |
| 11233 | la orgía | noun · f | riot; wild excess (orgía de colores); orgy; wild feast (dated, historical) | C2 |
| 11293 | espartano | adjective | Spartan (of Sparta); spartan; austere | C2 |
| 11328 | la aristocracia | noun · f | aristocracy; nobility; elite (the best of a group) | C2 |
| 11337 | el inframundo | noun · m | underworld (the realm of the dead); underworld (fantasy, games) | C2 |
| 11400 | el canon | noun · m | canon; standard (literary canon, canon of beauty); fee; levy (periodic payment to the state) | C2 |
| 11418 | pícaro | adjective | roguish; cunning, mischievous; rogue; picaro (literary figure, noun use) | C2 |
| 11420 | la fábula | noun · f | fable; de fábula: fantastic, brilliantly (informal, Spain) | C2 |
| 11514 | aludir | verb | to allude to; to refer indirectly; darse por aludido: to take it personally | C2 |
| 11530 | el valido | noun · m | royal favourite (historical) | C2 |
| 11534 | la concubina | noun · f | concubine (historical); partner outside marriage (legal, dated) | C2 |
| 11564 | el escudero | noun · m | squire; shield-bearer; loyal right-hand man (figurative) | C2 |
| 11717 | el conjuro | noun · m | spell; incantation; exorcism; solemn appeal | C2 |
| 11741 | compilar | verb | to compile; to put together; to compile (code) | C2 |
| 11770 | el / la caníbal | noun · mf | cannibal (person); cannibal (animal that eats its own kind; adjective) | C2 |
| 11788 | el mosquetero | noun · m | musketeer; groundling (standing spectator in old Spanish theatres) | C2 |
| 11799 | el ayo | noun · m | tutor; guardian of a noble child (historical) | C2 |