| A | B |
| entrar en vigencia | to come into force |
| estar en vigencia | to be in force |
| tener vigencia | to be valid |
| preguntarse | to wonder (to ask oneself) |
| preguntar | to ask/ to question |
| hacer preguntas | to ask questions |
| el profesorado | faculty |
| la facultad | college/ university division or department |
| sostener | to support/ hold up/ defend |
| mantener | to maintain/ support (i.e. a family) |
| soportar | to support/ bear (i.e. a burden)/ stand/ carry |
| en realidad | in fact/ as a matter of fact/ actually |
| el hecho | fact/ act/ deed |
| de hecho | in fact |
| el dato | fact/ information |
| conferenciante | lecturer |
| comportarse | to behave |
| la memoria | memory |
| apto | capable |
| atento | attentive |
| compasivo | compassionate |
| repasar | to review |
| corregir | to correct |
| borrar | to erase |
| académico | adj. academic/ n. academician |
| el alumno | student |
| el/ la aprendiz | apprentice |
| el bibliotecario | librarian |
| principiante | novice, beginner |
| carecer de | lack |
| imprimir | to print |
| promedio | average |
| la computación | computer science |
| la informática | computer science |
| fastidiar | to annoy |
| mofarse de | to mock |
| torpeza | slowness/ awkwardness/ stupidity |
| travieso | mischievious |
| anticuado | outdated |
| el informe | report |
| los métodos | methods |
| extranjero | foreign |
| el abecedario | alphabet/ spelling book |
| acceder | to consent/ agree |
| el altavoz | loudspeaker |
| la añoranza | homesick/ longing |
| los anuncios | news/ announcements |
| aparatoso | pompous/ showy |
| bilingüe | bilingual |
| los carteles | posters |
| comportamiento | behavior |
| comprobar | to check/ confirm |
| cursar | to study/ take a course |
| el debate | debate/ discussion |
| educativo | educational |
| educado | educated |
| Enhorabuena! | Congratulations! |
| las graderías | stands (like in the stadium) |
| la pantalla | screen |
| el pupitre | desk (chair and table all one piece) |
| sonar | to ring (like the bell) |
| la campana | bell |