PERSONAL BEST B2 WORD LISTS

LUIS MARQUEZ 
INC-S-VE-8-113 
Lunes y miercoles 12H30 – 14H00 
Date: 08/07/20 
HOMEWORK#11: UNIT 9: VOCABULARY WORD LIST COLORS, DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
UNIT 9: THE POWER OF DESIGN

Colors Translation Example sentence

blueish-green (adj) Verdes azulados The eyelids are strong blueish green.
bronze (adj/n) Bronce The cup we win is bronze.
dark blue (adj) Azul oscuro The color of that car is dark blue.
gold (adj/n) Oro The ring my mom has is gold.
lavender (adj) Lavanda The color of my favorite sweater is
lavender.
light blue (adj) Azul claro My parents' room is light blue.
maroon (adj) Marrón My neighbor's dog is maroon.
multicolored (adj) Multicolor Rainbows are made up of
multicolored.
pinkish-orange (adj) Anaranjado I want to paint my room pinkish
orange.
reddish (adj) Rojizo The color of the nose of Rodolfo the
reindeer is reddish.
ruby (adj/n) Rubí Ruby is one of the most beautiful
minerals in the world.
silver (adj/n) Plata, Plateado We came in second place, we won a
silver medal.
teal (adj) Verde azulado The color of my laptop is teal.
turquoise (adj/n) Turquesa My favorite color is turquoise.

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violet (adj/n) Violeta My girlfriend likes violet flowers.

yellowish-brown (adj) Marrón amarillento The color of Daniel's shoes is
yellowish brown.

Dimensions and weight Translation Example sentence

inch (n) Pulgada The TV in my living room is 55
inches.
foot (n) Pie Airplanes measure height levels in
feet.
mile (n) Milla The beach is 2 miles from my house.
gallon (n) Galón At my house we always buy a gallon
of water per week.
quart (n) Cuarto Nicole bought a quarter of milk.
pint (n) Pinta They gave me tests drawing half a
pint of blood.
ounce (n) Onza Axel sold me 4 ounces of rice.
pound (n) Libra Maria sold me a pound of chicken.
ton (n) Toneladas That ship weighs a thousand tons.
wide (adj) Amplio My parents' room is too wide.
widen (v) Ampliar I need to widen the elastic of my
pants.
width (n) Ancho The width and length of a square
are always equal.
long (adj) Largo After such a long journey, I need to
rest.
lengthen (v) Alargar, extender Netflix wants to lengthen Narcos.
length (n) Longitud The carpenter measured the length
of the table.
short (adj) Corto I like to have short hair in summer.

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shorten (v) Acortar My dad tries to shorten the distance

to get there early
shortness (n) Falta Symptoms of the disease include
shortness of breath and coughing.
deep (adj) Profundo My wife's eyes are deep blue.
deepen (v) Profundizar I want to deepen my profession.
depth (n) Profundidad The depth of the river is greater
after heavy rain.
heavy (adj) Pesado The man helped me lift the heavy
boxes.
weigh (v) Pesar The fishmonger weighed the fish on
a balance.
weight (noun) Peso My weight is in a healthy range.
high / tall (adj) Alto A high percentage of people
responded to the survey.
height (n) Altura, Altitud Civil and military planes fly at
different heights.
heighten (v) Aumentar, Intensificar The music heightened the tension
during the play.

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