ferviente

Meaning

fervent, ardent

Example

He is a fervent defender of public transport.

A way to remember it

English "fervent" and "fervor" share its Latin root fervere "to boil": ardent feelings are boiling over.

More words at level C1

• granjear to win, to earn (goodwill)
• hastío weariness, tedium
• hermético tight-lipped, impenetrable
• hito milestone, landmark
• holgura leeway, slack
• inaudito unheard-of, outrageous
• incipiente incipient, nascent
• incurrir to incur, to fall into (an error)

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