vetusto

Meaning

ancient, decrepit

Example

They lived in a decrepit old house with no heating.

More words at level C1

• vislumbrar to glimpse, to make out
• zanjar to settle, to put an end to
• zozobra anguish, turmoil
• ímpetu drive, momentum
• acaparar to monopolise, to hoard
• acaso by any chance, surely not
• acatar to abide by, to comply with
• acervo body of accumulated assets, corpus

How to learn a word, not just look it up

• How spaced repetition works

  Memory lets a word go along a curve. Spaced repetition puts the next review just before the word slips, so every repeat buys more time than the one before it.

• Learning Lithuanian as an English speaker

  Seven cases, no shared vocabulary and a stress mark nobody writes down. What is genuinely hard about Lithuanian for an English speaker, what is easier than advertised, and the order that works.