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Vocabulario de Beowulf
Beowulf presenta estas 48 palabras clave en inglés, graduadas A2–C2, cada una con una breve definición y un ejemplo. Toca cualquier palabra en el lector para escucharla y verla en la frase.
Palabras de A2 (10)
- abandon/əˈbændən/A2
- the trait of lacking restraint or control“she danced with abandon”
- accompany/əˈkəmpəni/A2
- be present or associated with an event or entity“French fries come with the hamburger”
- active/ˈæktɪv/A2
- chemical agent capable of activity“`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice”
- adopt/əˈdɑpt/A2
- choose and follow“She followed the feminist movement”
- advise/ədˈvaɪz/A2
- give advice to“The teacher counsels troubled students”
- afford/əˈfɔrd/A2
- be able to spare or give up“I can't afford to spend two hours with this person”
- aid/eɪd/A2
- a resource“visual aids in teaching”
- alive/əˈlaɪv/A2
- possessing life“the happiest person alive”
- ancient/ˈeɪnʧənt/A2
- a very old person“ancient history”
- angry/ˈæŋgri/A2
- feeling or showing anger“angry at the weather”
Palabras de B1 (10)
- absolute/ˈæbsəˌlut/B1
- something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things“no mortal being can influence the absolute”
- abstract/ˈæbˌstrækt/B1
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance“he loved her only in the abstract--not in person”
- accidentally/ˌæksəˈdɛnəli/B1
- without advance planning“they met accidentally”
- accomplish/əˈkɑmplɪʃ/B1
- put in effect“carry out a task”
- accordingly/əˈkɔrdɪŋli/B1
- (sentence connectors) because of the reason given“consequently, he didn't do it”
- accurate/ˈækjərət/B1
- conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy“an accurate reproduction”
- adequate/ˈædəkˌweɪt/B1
- having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task“she had adequate training”
- adventure/ədˈvɛnʧər/B1
- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)“When you buy these stocks you are gambling”
- adviser/ædˈvaɪzər/B1
- an expert who gives advice“an adviser helped students select their courses”
- alarm/əˈlɑrm/B1
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
Palabras de B2 (10)
- abide/əˈbaɪd/B2
- dwell“You can stay with me while you are in town”
- abode/əˈboʊd/B2
- any address at which you dwell more than temporarily“a person can have several residences”
- abrupt/əˈbrəpt/B2
- marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions“abrupt prose”
- absent/ˈæbsənt/B2
- go away or leave“He absented himself”
- absurd/əbˈsərd/B2
- a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth”
- abundance/əˈbəndəns/B2
- the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply“an age of abundance”
- abundantly/əˈbəndəntli/B2
- in an abundant manner“they were abundantly supplied with food”
- accent/ˈækˌsɛnt/B2
- distinctive manner of oral expression“he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent”
- accumulate/əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/B2
- get or gather together“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
- accurately/ˈækjərətli/B2
- with few mistakes“he works very accurately”
Palabras de C1 (9)
- accrue/əˈkru/C1
- grow by addition“The interest accrues”
- adverbial/ædˈvərbiəl/C1
- a word or group of words function as an adverb“adverbial syntax”
- afflict/əˈflɪkt/C1
- cause great unhappiness for“she was afflicted by the death of her parents”
- afoot/əˈfʊt/C1
- traveling by foot“she was afoot when I saw her this morning”
- afresh/əˈfrɛʃ/C1
- again but in a new or different way“start afresh”
- alliteration/əˈlɪtərˌeɪʃən/C1
- use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse“around the rock the ragged rascal ran”
- alliterative/əˈlɪtərˌeɪtɪv/C1
- having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable“alliterative verse”
- allot/əˈlɑt/C1
- give out“We were assigned new uniforms”
- aloof/əˈluf/C1
- remote in manner“stood apart with aloof dignity”
Palabras de C2 (9)
- airilyC2
- in a flippant manner“he answered the reporters' questions flippantly”
- appositionC2
- a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows“`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition”
- armorerC2
- a worker skilled in making armor or arms“a sword made by a famous English armorer”
- arrant/ˈærənt/C2
- without qualification“an arrant fool”
- assailing/əˈseɪlɪŋ/C2
- attack someone physically or emotionally“The mugger assaulted the woman”
- baselyC2
- in a despicable, ignoble manner“this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society”
- bedeck/bɪˈdɛk/C2
- decorate“deck the halls with holly”
- befoulC2
- spot, stain, or pollute“The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”
- besoughtC2
- ask for or request earnestly“The prophet bid all people to become good persons”