Spanish C2 Vocabulary – DELE C2

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Core Spanish vocabulary for CEFR C2 (DELE C2): 10 topic-based sets, 642 words with pronunciation and example sentences. Definitions in English.

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[C2] Nuance, connotation and register (76 words)
- connotación konota'θjon — connotation
- denotación denota'θjon — denotation
- registro re'xistɾo — register
- eufemismo eufe'mismo — euphemism
- disfemismo disfe'mismo — dysphemism
- peyorativo pejoɾa'tiβo — pejorative; derogatory
- despectivo despek'tiβo — contemptuous; disdainful
- coloquial kolo'kjal — colloquial; informal
- soez so'eθ — vulgar; crude; coarse
- sutileza suti'leθa — subtlety; finesse
[C2] Rare and literary vocabulary (67 words)
- ubérrimo u'βeri'mo — very fertile; abundant
- denuedo de'nweðo — vigor; zeal
- cuita 'kwita — grief; sorrow; affliction
- bruma 'bɾuma — mist; haze; vagueness
- ocaso o'kaso — sunset; decline; twilight
- agorero aɣo'ɾeɾo — ominous; foreboding
- recóndito re'konðito — hidden; remote; secluded
- tenue 'tenwe — faint; delicate; slight
- fenecer fene'θeɾ — to pass away; to come to an end
- pergeñar peɾxe'ɲaɾ — to concoct; to draft hastily
[C2] Specialised fields: medicine, law, finance (49 words)
- pronóstico pɾo'nos.ti.ko — prognosis; forecast
- dolencia do'len.θja — ailment; illness; complaint
- cuadro clínico 'kwa.ðɾo 'kli.ni.ko — clinical picture
- intervención quirúrgica in.teɾ.βen'θjon ki.'ɾuɾ.xi.ka — surgical operation
- contraindicación kon.tɾa.in.di.ka'θjon — contraindication
- recaída re.ka'i.ða — relapse; setback
- sintomatología sin.to.ma.to.lo'xi.a — symptomatology
- recurso de apelación re'kuɾ.so ðe a.pe.la'θjon — appeal (legal)
- pleito 'plei.to — lawsuit; litigation
- amortizar a.moɾ.ti'θaɾ — to amortize; to pay off
[C2] Proverbs and set expressions (55 words)
- a otro perro con ese hueso a 'o.tɾo 'pe.ro kon 'e.se 'we.so — tell that to someone else; pull the other one
- a caballo regalado no le mires el diente a ka.'βa.ʎo re.ɣa.'la.ðo no le 'mi.ɾes el 'ðjen.te — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- al pan, pan, y al vino, vino al 'pan 'pan i al 'βi.no 'βi.no — call a spade a spade
- no hay mal que por bien no venga no 'aj 'mal ke poɾ 'βjen no 'βeŋ.ɡa — every cloud has a silver lining
- más vale tarde que nunca 'mas 'βa.le 'taɾ.ðe ke 'nuŋ.ka — better late than never
- camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente ka.ma.'ɾon ke se se 'ðweɾ.me se lo 'ʎe.βa la ko.'rjen.te — snooze and you lose
- dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres 'di.me kon 'kjen 'an.das i te ði'ɾe 'kjen 'e.ɾes — a man is known by the company he keeps
- en casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo en 'ka.sa ðel e.'re.ɾo ku.'tʃi.ʎo ðe 'pa.lo — the shoemaker's children go barefoot
- ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente 'o.xos ke no 'βen ko.ɾa.'son ke no 'sjen.te — what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
- del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho ðel 'ði.tʃo al 'e.tʃo 'aj 'mu.tʃo 'tɾe.tʃo — easier said than done
[C2] Rhetoric and persuasion (57 words)
- retórica re.'to.ɾi.ka — rhetoric; bombast
- elocuencia e.lo.'kwen.θja — eloquence
- oratoria o.ɾa.'to.ɾja — oratory
- alocución a.lo.ku.'θjon — address; speech
- exhortar ek.soɾ.'taɾ — to exhort; to urge
- disuadir di.swa.'ðiɾ — to dissuade; to talk out of
- contundente kon.tun.'den.te — forceful; conclusive
- capcioso kap.'θjo.so — captious; misleading
- hipérbole i.'peɾ.βo.le — hyperbole
- réplica 're.pli.ka — reply; rejoinder; retort
[C2] Humour, irony and wordplay (79 words)
- juego de palabras 'xwe.ɣo de pa'la.βɾas — pun; wordplay
- doble sentido 'do.βle sen'ti.ðo — double meaning; innuendo
- agudeza a.ɣu'ðe.θa — wit; sharpness
- ingenio in'xe.njo — wit; ingenuity; cleverness
- socarronería so.ka.ro.ne'ɾi.a — sly humor; dry wit
- guasa 'ɣwa.sa — teasing; banter
- chanza 'tʃan.θa — jest; joke
- ocurrencia o.ku'ren.θja — witty remark; bright idea
- chascarrillo tʃas.ka'ri.ʎo — anecdote; funny story
- burla 'buɾ.la — mockery; taunt; jest
[C2] Regional and colloquial usage (72 words)
- vosotros bo'so.tɾos — you (plural, informal; Spain)
- seseo se'se.o — seseo (pronouncing z/c as s)
- yeísmo ʝe'is.mo — yeísmo (pronouncing ll like y)
- laísmo la'is.mo — laísmo (using 'la' for indirect object)
- leísmo le'is.mo — leísmo (using 'le' for direct object)
- dialectalismo dja.lek.ta.'lis.mo — dialectalism
- americanismo a.me.ɾi.ka.'nis.mo — Americanism
- canarismo ka.na.'ɾis.mo — Canarian word; canarism
- andalucismo an.da.lu.'sis.mo — Andalusian word; andalusism
- argentinismo aɾ.xen.ti.'nis.mo — Argentine word; argentinism
[C2] Historical and classical vocabulary (73 words)
- efeméride e.fe'me.ri.ðe — anniversary; commemoration
- coetáneo ko.e'ta.ne.o — contemporary
- acaecer a.ka.e.'θer — to happen; to take place
- esplendor es.plen.'dor — splendour; golden age
- vasallo ba.'sa.ʝo — vassal
- feudo 'feu.ðo — fief; feudal estate
- estirpe es.'tir.pe — lineage; stock; ancestry
- abdicar aβ.ði.'kar — to abdicate
- hegemonía e.xe.mo.'ni.a — hegemony; dominance
- decadencia de.ka.'ðen.θja — decline; decay
[C2] Precision: near-synonyms (72 words)
- rehusar re.u'sar — refuse; decline
- declinar de.kli'nar — decline; turn down
- desdeñar dez.ðe'ɲar — disdain; spurn
- menospreciar me.nos.pɾe'sjar — belittle; underestimate
- subestimar suβ.es.ti'mar — underestimate
- sobrestimar soβɾ.es.ti'mar — overestimate
- aliviar a.li'βjar — relieve; ease
- exacerbar ek.sa.θeɾ'βaɾ — exacerbate; aggravate
- agravar a.ɣɾa'βaɾ — worsen; aggravate
- elucidar e.lu.θi'ðaɾ — elucidate; clarify
[C2] Academic and professional jargon (42 words)
- acometer akome'teɾ — undertake; tackle; attack
- incipiente inθi'pjente — incipient; emerging; nascent
- taxativo taksa'tiβo — categorical; strict; exhaustive
- pormenorizado poɾmenoɾi'θaðo — detailed; itemised; thorough
- óbice 'oβiθe — obstacle; impediment
- andamiaje anda'mjaxe — framework; structure
- cometido kome'tiðo — task; mission; remit
- esgrimir es.ɣɾi.'miɾ — wield; put forward (argument)
- so pena de so 'pena ðe — under penalty of; on pain of
- hermenéutica eɾ.me.'ne.u.ti.ka — hermeneutics; interpretation theory

Spanish C2 Vocabulary – DELE C2

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