Most Difficult Words from Levels 1 3

MOST DIFFICULT WORDS FROM LEVELS 1 – 3

There will be one last quiz on all the words that caused the most difficulty for all students (levels 1-3) on March 14 (pd. 4) and March 15 (pd. 5). The words that caused the most difficulty are below.

1. acomodador usher

2. adorar to worship

3. agrio sour, tart

4. alabar to praise

5. albañil bricklayer

6. almacén department store

7. amargo bitter

8. anacardo cashew

9. antipático mean

10. apellido last name

11. aplicado hard-working

12. apodo nickname

13. apretar to tighten

14. ascensor elevator

15. áspero rough (surface)

16. atrasar to lose, run slow

17. bata bathrobe

18. cartel poster

19. cellisca sleet

20. chubasco squall

21. cierre zipper

22. clarín bugle

23. codo elbow

24. comedor dining room

25. cordero lamb

26. correo post office

27. de pie standing

28. delante de in front of

29. dependiente (-a) clerk

30. descanso intermission

31. desenlace resolution

32. despejado clear

33. desván attic

34. detrás de behind

35. distraído absent- minded, "spacey", "ditsy"

36. encaje lace

37. encima de above

38. escala stop

39. escalera staircase

40. escarcha frost

41. estaño tin

42. estribillo refrain

43. fichero filing cabinet

44. fontanero plumber

45. gaita bagpipes

46. granate scarlet (color)

47. hígado liver

48. incapacitado handicapped, physically impaired

49. lata can

50. lienzo canvas

51. lisiado disabled

52. listo ready

53. listo smart, clever

54. litera berth (a fixed bed or bunk on a train)

55. llano plain

56. los naipes cards

57. madrugada morning (before sunrise)

58. manga sleeve

59. marido husband

60. mayordomo butler

61. mecedora rocking chair

62. menguante waning (moon)

63. menos cuarto quarter before

64. menos pico a little before

65. meseta plateau

66. metro subway

67. mostrador counter or showcase

68. nieto (-a) grandson (granddaughter)

69. nieva. It's snowing.

70. nublado cloudy

71. palanca gear shift, lever (car)

72. pandero tambourine

73. pañuelo handkerchief

74. parador government-run inn

75. pariente relative

76. pasatiempo hobby

77. pasillo hallway (passageway)

78. pastilla tablet

79. patilla sideburn

80. pavo turkey

81. percha hanger

82. pinchazo flat tire

83. planchar to iron

84. plaza seat (train)

85. portal porch

86. preocupado (de) worried (about)

87. pupitre student's desk

88. qué pasa What's happening?

89. qué tal What's up?

90. qué tiempo hace How is the weather?

91. ranura slot (phone/computer)

92. rebanada, tajada slice

93. remar to row

94. rezar to pray

95. sabio knowledgeable

96. sobrino (-a) nephew (niece)

97. son (es) equals

98. sordo deaf

99. sótano basement

100. suelo floor

101. tacón heel

102. tejer a punto de aguja to knit

103. templado warm (neither hot nor cold)

104. terciopelo velvet

105. terco stubborn

106. tintorero dry cleaner

107. tiza chalk

108. tocador dresser (with mirror)

109. trabajar con aguja de gancho to crochet

110. tranvía streetcar, trolley, tram

111. vestíbulo entrance hallway

112. viento windy

113. y cuarto quarter past

114. y pico a little past