Education: B1 Spanish vocabulary

30 Spanish words about education at B1 level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• desarrollarverbto develop
• ejercicionoun(physical) exercise (general activity sense)
• retenerverbto retain
• captarverbto grasp, to pick up on
• asimilarverbto assimilate, to internalise
• profundizarverbto go deeper into, to study in depth
• dominarverbto master, to have command of
• comprenderverbto understand
• equivocarseverbto make a mistake, to be wrong
• evaluarverbto assess, to evaluate
• motivarverbto motivate
• motivarseverbto motivate oneself, to get motivated
• perseverarverbto persevere, to keep going
• abandonarverbto drop out of, to give up
• esforzarseverbto make an effort, to try hard
• calificarverbto grade, to mark
• aprendizajenounlearning
• conocimientonounknowledge
• comprensiónnouncomprehension
• expresiónnounexpression
• fluideznounfluency
• pronunciaciónnounpronunciation
• competencianouncompetence, skill
• certificadonouncertificate
• diplomanoundiploma
• apuntenounnote
• tutornountutor
• método de enseñanzanounteaching method
• autodidactaadjectiveself-taught, autodidact
• aplicadoadjectivediligent, hardworking