🇪🇸 Spanish Vocabulary — 11 Jul 2026

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GUARDIAN ADV

done or shared by a group of people

"Collectively, these clusters are projected to contribute close to Dh300 billion to GDP and create more than 110,000 skilled jobs by 2045."

jointly cooperatively mutually
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atrapado

left in a place without a way to leave

"More than 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded west of the narrow waterway"

marooned isolated abandoned
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newly formed or developed

"What kind of world is emerging from this?"

developing rising growing
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relating to the act of navigating, especially a ship or aircraft

"systems of payments for specific navigational services were permissible in many natural waterways, including the strait of Malacca and the Channel."

maritime seafaring sailing
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cancelado

officially canceled or withdrawn

"Canada’s invitation has been rescinded after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s explosive speech at Davos."

canceled withdrawn repealed
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obligatorio

required by law or rule

"OUT of Pakistan’s 300,000 public and private schools, only a handful offer literature as a compulsory subject."

obligatory necessary required
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orden

an official instruction or authority to do something

"For broad-based solutions, it is better to have a broad-based mandate."

instruction command directive
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catastrófico

causing or having a great and often sudden damage or loss

"Any attempt by the American president to deploy ground troops will have disastrous consequences."

calamitous devastating dreadful
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sesgado

favoring one side of an argument or situation

"This makes the peace effort a one-sided affair."

biased partial unfair
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demora

a buildup of tasks or work that needs to be done

"It seems that the court’s reform efforts, aimed at embracing technology as a means to arrest and address its growing backlog, have come a long way since the first e-court session in 2019."

accumulation buildup queue
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permitido

allowed or permitted by law or custom

"Some would argue that a “‘global blockade’ is not permissible in conception” because it is overly broad, she said."

acceptable admissible legitimate
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GUARDIAN V

to make something easier or more likely to happen

"Check with your platform/broker whether they are taking part in the IPO and whether they can facilitate applying for the shares in an Isa or investment account.”"

assist aid support
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the act of passing through or across something

"Italy refused to allow US military aircraft bound for the Middle East to transit Sigonella in late March because the US had sought authorisation to land only when the aircraft were already en route to Sicily."

passage journey travel
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prometido

giving a formal promise or assurance that something will happen or be done

"The right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation is guaranteed under international law and does not support the imposition of transit fees on vessels passing through the strait of Hormuz."

assured secured protected
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GUARDIAN V

to motivate or encourage someone to do something

"The paper argued that a transparent service fee embedded within an inclusive regional order would incentivise all sides to cooperate, adding that the plan was not a crude toll imposed on ships just for passing through the strait."

motivate stimulate prompt
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involving or characterized by conflict or opposition

"Even during the Iran war, Abu Dhabi took a more confrontational stance towards Tehran, whereas Riyadh’s messaging has been mixed, denouncing Iran’s attacks on itself and its GCC allies, while keeping the door open for diplomatic outreach with Iran."

aggressive hostile belligerent
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to leave a place because of danger or other problems

"The IMO secretary general, Arsenio Dominquez, believed he had won Iran’s agreement to the southern route that would allow thousands of stranded sailors to evacuate the strait, but, if there was an agreement, Tehran rescinded its approval, forcing the UN agency to suspend its plan."

withdraw retreat depart
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