tesón

Meaning

perseverance, tenacity

Example

He got his thesis done through sheer perseverance.

A way to remember it

Same root as English "tension" (Latin tensus, "stretched"): a rope pulled taut and never slackening.

More words at level C1

• umbral threshold
• urdir to hatch, to plot
• vaivén swings, fluctuation
• vestigio trace, vestige
• vetusto ancient, decrepit
• vislumbrar to glimpse, to make out
• zanjar to settle, to put an end to
• zozobra anguish, turmoil

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