C1 exam level

DELE C1 vocabulary

This page brings together C1 vocabulary for DELE. Review words with translations, then open GoNative to mark familiar vocabulary and save useful words for review.

Sample words from C1

Use the list as a quick reference for this level. In GoNative you can mark known words, skip irrelevant ones and add selected vocabulary to learning lists.

T

timbre

doorbell

A

abnegaci贸n

abnegation

A

abocarse

to focus

A

abogar

to advocate

A

abolengo

lineage

abrumar

abrumar

to overwhelm

A

absorto

absorbed

A

abstenerse

to abstain

A

acaecer

to happen

acechar

acechar

to stalk

A

acentuado

accentuated

A

acervo

collection

A

acomodaticio

accommodating

A

acrecentar

to increase

A

acr铆tico

uncritical

A

acuciante

pressing

A

acuciar

to urge

A

adalid

champion

A

adepto

adept

A

adherente

adherent

A

adquisitivo

acquisitive

A

adscribir

to assign

afable

afable

affable

A

afanoso

eager

A

afianzar

to strengthen

aflicci贸n

aflicci贸n

affliction

A

afrentar

to offend

A

af铆n a

akin to

A

agasajar

to treat

A

agravante

aggravating

A

agudeza

acuity

A

ah铆nco

zeal

A

airado

angry

A

aislacionismo

isolationism

A

ajeno

foreign

A

alabar

to praise

A

alarde

boast

A

alborotar

to disturb

A

aleccionar

to instruct

A

alentador

encouraging

A

aletargado

torpid

A

alima帽a

vermin

A

alocuci贸n

address

A

altivez

haughtiness

altivo

altivo

haughty

A

aluvi贸n

flood

A

amainar

to calm down

A

amancebado

cohabiting

amargo

amargo

bitter

A

amasar fortuna

to amass a fortune

How to use the DELE C1 list

Start by scanning the sample words: timbre, abnegaci贸n, abocarse, abogar, abolengo, abrumar, absorto, abstenerse. If most of them are familiar, move faster. If many slow you down, open this level in GoNative and select words for review.

You do not need to learn the whole list blindly. Mark known words, skip what is not useful and save the words that matter for the exam.

Turn vocabulary into practice

A word list is easy to forget if it stays passive. After selection, move the useful words into review and train them in short sessions.

GoNative helps you build a personal DELE C1 list, add translations and examples, and bring words back on schedule until they become easier to recall.

Build your word list in GoNative

Install GoNative, choose DELE C1 in Vocabulary packs, mark familiar words and save useful vocabulary for review.