Evaluation: B2 Spanish vocabulary

15 Spanish words about evaluation at B2 level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• actitudnounattitude, disposition
• constituirverbto constitute, to represent
• razonableadjectivereasonable, fair
• merecerverbto deserve, to merit
• admirarverbto admire
• criterionouncriterion — a principle or standard against which something is judged or decided
• válidoadjectivevalid, sound
• polémicoadjectivecontroversial, contentious
• dejar mucho que desearverbto leave much to be desired, to be far from satisfactory
• dar la tallaverbto measure up, to come up to scratch
• estimarverbto estimate, to reckon
• impresionarverbto impress, to strike
• juzgarverbto judge, to assess
• minimizarverbto minimise, to downplay
• satisfacerverbto satisfy