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SPANISH WORD LIST LEVEL 2

Unit 9  Just playing?

WORDS AND PHRASES
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
addiction adicción noun /əˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/ a strong need or wish His addiction to the
to spend as much time internet is taking over
as possible doing a his life.
particular activity
appropriate apropiado adjective /əˈproʊpriət/ suitable or right for We need to ensure
a particular situation that the books they
or purpose read are appropriate
for their age.
consistent congruente adjective /kənˈsɪstənt/ not changing in I have been consistent
behavior, attitudes, in my approach over
or qualities the years.
contradict contradecir verb /ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt/ to say that the opposite Her account of the
of what someone has accident contradicts
said is true that of the other
driver.
contradiction contradicción noun /ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/ a difference in two or They appeared
more statements, ideas, unaware of the
stories, etc. that makes contradictions in
it impossible for both or their argument.
all of them to be true
contradictory contradictorio adjective /ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri/ contradictory His version of the
statements, story didn’t make
information, ideas, or any sense, it was
beliefs disagree with full of contradictory
each other and cannot statements.
both or all be true
creativity creatividad noun /ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti/ the ability to create new Creativity is an
ideas or things using essential quality for
your imagination any designer.
critical crítico adjective /ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l/ very important Classroom
management is
a critical factor in
children’s learning.
demise defunción noun /dɪˈmaɪz/ the time when The invention of
something stops the computer led
existing to the demise of
the typewriter.
emerge emerger verb /ɪˈmɜrdʒ/ to become known Three important
factors emerged from
our discussions.
empathize empatizar verb /ˈempəˌθaɪz/ to understand how She empathizes with
someone feels because Kim because of her
you can imagine what it own experiences as
is like to be them a mother.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
engage in implicarse en phrasal verb /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ ɪn/ to take part in a Here the students
particular activity engage in activities
that teach them to
think critically.
for the sake of por el bien de phrase /fɔr ðə ˈseɪk əv/ for the benefit or He agreed to resign
good of someone for the sake of the
or something company.
get bored aburrirse phrase /ɡet ˈbɔrd/ to become impatient Having spent all
or dissatisfied, because week in bed with
you are not interested the flu, Steve was
in something or getting bored.
because you have
nothing to do
hysteria histeria noun /hɪˈstɪriə/ a situation in which He accused the
[non-count] a lot of people react government of
to something in creating public
an uncontrolled or hysteria.
unreasonable way
imitate imitar verb /ˈɪmɪˌteɪt/ to copy someone’s Skinner argued
actions, words, or that children
behavior learn language by
imitating adults.
interact (with) interactuar (con) verb /ˌɪntərˈækt/ if one person interacts In large classes,
with another, they children feel that they
communicate with one cannot interact with
another and react to the teacher.
one another
kindergarten jardín de infancia noun /ˈkɪndərˌɡɑrt(ə)n/ the first year of formal My son just started
education in the U.S., kindergarten.
for children aged 5 or 6
literacy alfabetización noun /ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/ the ability to read Teachers have been
[non-count] and write asked to concentrate
on literacy and
numeracy.
misguided erróneo adjective /mɪsˈɡaɪdəd/ a misguided idea or Omar’s trust in his
action is based on financial adviser was
judgments or opinions misguided, as he lost
that are wrong all of Omar’s money.
narrow estrecho adjective /ˈneroʊ/ limited in range or We are left with a
variety relatively narrow
range of options.
numeracy habilidad noun /ˈnumərəsi/ basic skills in Men with poor
numérica [non-count] mathematics numeracy skills were
more likely to be
unemployed.
open-ended no concluyente adjective /ˌoʊpən ˈendəd/ something that is open- The talks will have an
ended has no limits open-ended agenda.
outcome resultado noun /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/ the final result of a A second game
process, meeting, will be played to
activity, etc. determine the
outcome.
outlet salida noun /ˈaʊtˌlet/ a way of expressing Many young people
feelings, especially that find music their best
you would not normally outlet for creative
express expression.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
social gathering reunión social noun /ˈsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈɡæð(ə)rɪŋ/ a group of people I never feel
meeting together for comfortable at large
a social occasion social gatherings
like weddings.
socialize socializar verb /ˈsoʊʃ(ə)ˌlaɪz/ to spend time with He never socializes
other people socially, with people
for example at a party from work.
the demise of el fin de (algo) phrase /ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv/ the time when Will online news sites
(something) something stops mean the demise of
existing the newspaper?
withdraw retraerse verb /wɪðˈdrɔ/ to behave as if you She has a tendency to
want to be alone withdraw and not say
much, in large groups
of people.

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