adrede

Meaning

on purpose, deliberately

Example

He left him off the list on purpose.

A way to remember it

Sound-alike: picture someone tilting a mirror to "add a ray" of sun in your eyes "on purpose".

More words at level C1

• ahondar to delve into, to go deeper
• aleatorio random
• apaciguar to appease, to calm
• arduo arduous, gruelling
• arraigo roots, deep attachment
• atañer to concern, to pertain to
• atisbo glimmer, hint
• aunar to combine, to bring together

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