SPELLING BEE LIST ADVANCED LEVEL

WORD MEANING FUNCTION

1 acquaintance conocido Noun
2 acquire adquirir Verb
3 adequately adecuadamente Adv.
4 afterwards después Prep
5 alphabetically alfabéticamente Adv.
6 altogether en total/ todos juntos Adv.
7 annoying molesto/ irritante Adj.
8 antihistamine antihistamínico Noun
9 apartment building  complejo de apartamentos Compound Noun
10 appropriate adecuado/ apropiado Adjective
11 approximately aproximadamente Adv.
12 atmosphere atmósfera Noun
13 atrocious atroz Adjective
14 autobiography autobiografía Noun
15 awkwardly embarazosamente/ incómodamente Adjective
16 backpacker mochilero/a Noun
17 bank account cuenta bancaria Compound Noun
18 bowling alley bolera/ carril de bolos Compound Noun
19 brochure folleto/ Noun
20 businessperson hombre de negocios Noun
21 businesswoman mujer de negocios Noun
22 central heating calefacción central Compound Noun
23 championship campeonato Noun
24 characteristic característico Noun/ Adjective
25 chemistry química Noun
26 civilians civiles Noun
27 commitment compromiso Noun
28 communication skills habilidades de comunicación Compound Noun
29 congratulations felicidades Noun
30 cookery book libro de cocina Compound Noun
31 decrease disminución / decremento Noun/ Verb
32 disappearance desaparición Noun
33 disappointment decepción Noun
34 disease enfermedad Noun
35 dissertation debate/ discusión/ disertar Noun
36 driving licence licencia de conducir Compound Noun
37 embarrassing embarazoso/ Adjective
38 engineering ingeniería Noun
39 entertainment  entretenimiento Noun
40 enthusiastic entusiasta Adjective
41 equine equino Adjective
42 equipment equipo Noun
43 exclamation exclamación Noun
44 extinguisher extinguidor Noun
45 extraordinarily extraordinariamente Adverb
46 firefighter bombero Noun
47 fluency fluidez Noun
48 frightening atemorizante Adjective
49 ghost story historia de fantasma/ terror Compound Noun
50 good-looking guapo/a Adjective
51 granddaughter nieta Noun
52 guidebook guía/ manual Noun
53 hall of residence sala de residencia/ residencia universitaria C. Noun
54 hard-hearted durto de corazón Compound Noun
55 hippopotamus hipopótamo Noun
56 ill-tempered malhumorado/temperamental Adjective
57 indigenous indígena Adjective
58 international internacional Adjective
59 leisure ocio/ tiempo libre Noun/Adjective
60 leisure centre centro recreativo Compound Noun
61 marvellous maravilloso Adjective
62 mathematician matemático Noun
63 mature student estudiante maduro Compound Noun
64 meanwhile mientras tanto Adverb
65 motor-racing automovilismo/ carrera de autos Noun
66 movie theatre cine Noun
67 mysterious misterioso Adjective
68 neighbourhood vecindario Noun
69 nevertheless sin embargo/ a pesar de eso Conjunction
70 nursery assistant asistente de enfermería Noun
71 oil painting pintura al óleo Noun
72 opportunity oportunidad Noun
73 organisation organización Noun
74 outstanding sobresaliente Adjective
75 parliament parlamento Noun
76 penfriend amigo por correspondencia Noun
77 photographer fotógrafo Noun
78 possibility posibilidad Noun
79 pseudonym seudónimo Noun
80 recreation ground patio de recreo Noun
81 responsibility responsabilidad Noun
82 rhetoric retórica Noun
83 rhythm ritmo Noun
84 roundabout rotonda Noun
85 satisfactory satisfactorio Adjective
86 self-motivated auto motivado Adjective
87 shoplifting robo hormiga/ hurto Noun
88 short-sighted miópe Compound Noun
89 sightseeing  turismo Noun
90 silhouette silueta Noun
91 skateboarding  patinaje Noun
92 snowboarding  patinaje sobre nieve Noun
93 southwest sur oeste Noun
94 step forward paso hacia adelante Verb
 95 think through considerar cuidadosamente Phrasal Verb
96 think twice about pensar dos veces Verb
97 thoughtful considerado Adjective
98 tourist information centre centro de información turística Compound Word
99 underground subterráneo/ metro Noun
100 vindictive vengativo Adjective