C2 CEFR Vocabulary Word List
Here are the words for C2 CEFR level, suitable for students studying C2 Proficiency and exams of that type. This list builds on the words that are in the C1 level word list.
In our Word Bank, C2 words are divided into word types, with examples, collocations and IPA phonetic transcription.
nouns | verbs | adjectives | adverbs
A Note on C2 Vocabulary
Please be aware that this list is not, and cannot be, a complete list of all C2-level words.
- The Challenge of C2: Proficiency at the C2 level mirrors the vast and nuanced vocabulary of an educated native speaker. A truly comprehensive list would be the size of an entire dictionary and would be impractical as a study tool.
- An Advisory List: This list should be considered an advisory guide, not an exhaustive checklist. It is a curated selection of high-value words that exemplify the kind of vocabulary C2 learners should aim to understand and use.
- The Goal: The purpose of this list is to serve as a starting point for exploring the precision and sophistication of C2 language. Focus on understanding the context, register, and connotations of these words, rather than simply memorising definitions.
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to abate (v) to abdicate (v) aberration (n) to abet (v) abeyance (n) to abhor (v) abiding (adj) abject (adj) to abjure (v) to abrogate (v) abrogation (n) to abscond (v) to absolve (v) to abstain (v) abstention (n) abstinence (n) abstruse (adj) abyss (n) to accede (v) to accentuate (v) accession (n) acclaimed (adj) acclamation (n) accolade (n) accomplice (n) to accost (v) to accredit (v) accreditation (n) to accrue (v) acerbic (adj) to acquiesce (v) acquiescence (n) to acquit (v) acrimonious (adj) acrimony (n) acuity (n) acumen (n) adage (n) adamant (adj) adherence (n) adherent (n) adjuration (n) admittance (n) to admonish (v) adroit (adj) adulation (n) advent (n) adversary (n) adversity (n) aegis (n) affable (adj) affectation (n) affidavit (n) affinity (n) affliction (n) alacrity (n) albeit (conj) alchemy (n) allegiance (n) allegory (n) to alleviate (v) to allude (v) allusion (n) aloof (adj) altercation (n) altruistic (adj) |
amalgamation (n) ambiguity (n) ambivalent (adj) ambrosial (adj) to ameliorate (v) amenable (adj) anachronism (n) anachronistic (adj) analogous (adj) anarchy (n) anathema (n) anecdote (n) anguish (n) animosity (n) annihilation (n) annum (n) anomaly (n) to antagonise (v) antecedent (n) antidote (n) antipathy (n) antiquated (adj) antiquity (n) antithesis (n) apathetic (adj) aperture (n) apex (n) aplomb (n) apostle (n) apparatus (n) apparition (n) to appease (v) appellation (n) apprehension (n) apprehensive (adj) aptitude (n) arbiter (n) arcane (adj) archetype (n) archipelago (n) ardour (n) arduous (adj) arguably (adv) armistice (n) arrogance (n) artifice (n) artisan (n) ascendancy (n) to ascertain (v) aspersion (n) assiduous (adj) to assuage (v) astute (adj) to atone (v) attrition (n) audacity (n) to augment (v) auspicious (adj) austere (adj) autocracy (n) autocrat (n) avarice (n) aversion (n) axiom (n) axiomatic (adj) |
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backlash (n) baleful (adj) to balk (v) ballast (n) balm (n) banal (adj) bane (n) barrage (n) bastion (n) to bear up (phr v) bedlam (n) to beguile (v) behemoth (n) to beleaguer (v) to belie (v) bellicose (adj) belligerent (adj) bellwether (n) to bemoan (v) benefactor (n) benevolence (n) benevolent (adj) to bequeath (v) bequest (n) to berate (v) bereavement (n) bereft (adj) |
to beseech (v) to beset (v) besotted (adj) to bestow (v) bewitching (adj) bigotry (n) bilateral (adj) to billow (v) to bite the bullet (idiom) blasphemy (n) blithe (adj) boisterous (adj) bombastic (adj) boon (n) boorish (adj) bounty (n) bourgeoisie (n) to brandish (v) bravado (n) bravura (n) brevity (n) brinkmanship (n) brusque (adj) bulwark (n) to burgeon (v) to buttress (v) byword (n) |
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cabal (n) cache (n) cacophony (n) cadence (n) to cajole (v) calibre (n) callous (adj) camaraderie (n) candour (n) cantankerous (adj) to capitulate (v) capricious (adj) cardinal (adj) cartography (n) caste (n) to castigate (v) cataclysm (n) catharsis (n) caustic (adj) cavalcade (n) caveat (n) censure (n) / to censure (v) cessation (n) chagrin (n) charlatan (n) chasm (n) to chastise (v) chattel (n) chicanery (n) to chide (v) chronology (n) churlish (adj) circumspect (adj) to circumvent (v) citadel (n) clandestine (adj) to cleave (v) clemency (n) clique (n) cloister (n) cloistered (adj) clout (n) to coalesce (v) to coerce (v) coercion (n) cogent (adj) cohesion (n) to collude (v) collusion (n) colossal (adj) colossus (n) commensurate (adj) to commiserate (v) compatriot (n) complacency (n) complacent (adj) complementary (adj) complicity (n) compulsion (n) |
concatenation (n) conciliatory (adj) conclave (n) concordance (n) condescension (n) to condone (v) to confiscate (v) conflagration (n) confluence (n) to confound (v) conjecture (n) to conjure (v) to connive (v) connoisseur (n) connotation (n) conquest (n) consecration (n) consortium (n) consternation (n) to construe (v) consummation (n) contagion (n) contemptible (adj) contingency (n) continuum (n) to contravene (v) contrition (n) conundrum (n) to convene (v) convergence (n) convivial (adj) convoluted (adj) copious (adj) coquettish (adj) cordial (adj) cornucopia (n) corollary (n) to corroborate (v) cortege (n) cosmology (n) cosmos (n) to countenance (v) to covet (v) craven (adj) credulous (adj) creed (n) crevasse (n) crucible (n) crux (n) crypt (n) to culminate (v) culpable (adj) culprit (n) cunning (adj) cupidity (n) curmudgeon (n) cursory (adj) to curtail (v) |
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daft (adj) dalliance (n) daunting (adj) to dawdle (v) dearth (n) debacle (n) to debilitate (v) debonair (adj) to debunk (v) decadence (n) deceitful (adj) to decimate (v) decorous (adj) decorum (n) decree (n) decrepit (adj) to decry (v) defamation (n) deference (n) to deflate (v) defunct (adj) to dehort (v) to deign (v) deity (n) deleterious (adj) deliberation (n) to delineate (v) delineation (n) delirium (n) deliverance (n) deluge (n) demagogue (n) demarcation (n) to demean (v) demeanour (n) demise (n) to demur (v) demure (adj) to denigrate (v) denouement (n) to deplete (v) deplorable (adj) to deplore (v) depravity (n) derelict (adj) to deride (v) derisive (adj) derogatory (adj) to desecrate (v) desolation (n) despondency (n) despondent (adj) destitute (adj) desultory (adj) detachment (n) to deter (v) detestable (adj) detriment (n) detrimental (adj) deviation (n) devious (adj) devoid (adj) dexterity (n) |
dexterous (adj) dialectic (n) diaphanous (adj) diaspora (n) diatribe (n) dichotomy (n) didactic (adj) diffident (adj) dilatory (adj) diligence (n) diligently (adv) diminution (n) dingy (adj) dirge (n) disaffection (n) to discern (v) discernment (n) disciple (n) discord (n) discordant (adj) discrepancy (n) disdain (n) / to disdain (v) dishevelled (adj) disillusionment (n) disingenuous (adj) disinterested (adj) disjointed (adj) dismay (n) / to dismay (v) to disparage (v) disparate (adj) disparity (n) dispassionate (adj) to dispel (v) dispensation (n) to dispense (v) disposition (n) disrepute (n) to disseminate (v) dissension (n) dissent (n) dissertation (n) dissident (n) to dissipate (v) dissolution (n) dissonance (n) divination (n) to divulge (v) dogged (adj) dogma (n) dogmatic (adj) doldrums (n) domicile (n) dominion (n) dormant (adj) dossier (n) dotage (n) drudgery (n) dubious (adj) duplicity (n) duress (n) to dwindle (v) dynasty (n) |
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ebullience (n) ebullient (adj) eccentric (adj) echelon (n) eclectic (adj) edict (n) edification (n) edifice (n) efficacious (adj) effigy (n) effrontery (n) effusion (n) effusive (adj) egregious (adj) elated (adj) elation (n) to elicit (v) eloquent (adj) to elucidate (v) elusive (adj) emaciated (adj) to emanate (v) to emancipate (v) emancipation (n) embargo (n) to embellish (v) to embezzle (v) emblem (n) to embroil (v) emissary (n) to emulate (v) enclave (n) to encroach (v) endemic (adj) to endow (v) to enervate (v) to engender (v) enigma (n) enigmatic (adj) enmity (n) ennui (n) enormity (n) to ensue (v) to entail (v) to enthrall (v) enticing (adj) entourage (n) to entreat (v) entrenchment (n) entropy (n) to enumerate (v) envoy (n) ephemeral (adj) epicentre (n) epicure (n) epigram (n) epilogue (n) epiphany (n) |
epitaph (n) epitome (n) to epitomise (v) epoch (n) equanimity (n) equilibrium (n) equivocal (adj) to eradicate (v) erotic (adj) to err (v) erstwhile (adj) erudite (adj) erudition (n) escapade (n) escarpment (n) to eschew (v) esoteric (adj) to espouse (v) esteem (n) ethereal (adj) ethos (n) etymology (n) eulogy (n) euphemism (n) euphoria (n) evanescent (adj) to exacerbate (v) exacting (adj) to exalt (v) exaltation (n) exchequer (n) to excoriate (v) excruciating (adj) execrable (adj) to exemplify (v) to exhort (v) exhortation (n) exigency (n) exigent (adj) exodus (n) to exonerate (v) exorbitant (adj) expatriate (n) expediency (n) expedient (adj) to expedite (v) exponent (n) exposition (n) to expound (v) to expunge (v) exquisite (adj) to extol (v) extraneous (adj) to extricate (v) exuberant (adj) to exude (v) exultation (n) |
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to fabricate (v) fabrication (n) facet (n) facetious (adj) facile (adj) facsimile (n) fallacious (adj) fallacy (n) fallibility (n) famine (n) fanaticism (n) farce (n) farcical (adj) fastidious (adj) fatalism (n) to fathom (v) fatuous (adj) fauna (n) to fawn over (phr v) fa?ade (n) feckless (adj) to feign (v) feisty (adj) fermentation (n) ferocious (adj) to ferret out (phr v) fervent (adj) fervid (adj) fervour (n) fetish (n) feud (n) fiasco (n) fickle (adj) fidelity (n) figment (n) figurehead (n) filibuster (n) finesse (n) fissure (n) flagrant (adj) to flaunt (v) |
fleeting (adj) flimsy (adj) flora (n) flotsam (n) to flout (v) flux (n) fodder (n) foible (n) folly (n) to foment (v) foolhardiness (n) foray (n) forbearance (n) forerunner (n) to forestall (v) forfeiture (n) to forgo (v) forlorn (adj) formidable (adj) to forsake (v) forte (n) fortitude (n) fortuitous (adj) to founder (v) fractious (adj) fraught (adj) fray (n) frenetic (adj) frenzy (n) freshman (n) fretful (adj) frivolous (adj) frugal (adj) fruition (n) fulcrum (n) fulsome (adj) furor (n) furtive (adj) futile (adj) futility (n) |
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gaffe (n) to galvanise (v) gambit (n) garish (adj) to garner (v) garrison (n) garrulous (adj) gauche (adj) gauntlet (n) genealogy (n) genesis (n) genial (adj) to genuflect (v) germane (adj) gestation (n) gingerly (adv) |
gist (n) to glean (v) glib (adj) glossary (n) gluttony (n) grandeur (n) gratification (n) gratuitous (adj) gravitas (n) gregarious (adj) grievance (n) to grovel (v) gruelling (adj) guile (n) gullible (adj) |
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hackneyed (adj) halcyon (n) hallmark (n) halo (n) to hamper (v) haphazard (adj) hapless (adj) harangue (n) / to harangue (v) harbinger (n) to harness (v) to hasten (v) haughty (adj) havoc (n) hearsay (n) hedonistic (adj) to heed (v) hegemony (n) heinous (adj) heirloom (n) henceforth (adv) henchman (n) to herald (v) |
herbivore (n) heresy (n) heretical (adj) hiatus (n) hindrance (n) hinterland (n) histrionic (adj) hitherto (adv) to hoard (v) holocaust (n) homage (n) homogeneous (adj) to hone (v) horoscope (n) hospice (n) hubris (n) hybrid (n) hyperbole (n) hypocrisy (n) hypothetical (adj) hysteria (n) |
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iconoclasm (n) iconoclast (n) ideologue (n) idiosyncrasy (n) idiosyncratic (adj) idyllic (adj) ignominious (adj) ignominy (n) ill-advised (adj) illicit (adj) to imbue (v) immaculate (adj) immeasurably (adv) immensity (n) immortal (adj) immutable (adj) to impair (v) impartial (adj) impasse (n) impassive (adj) impeachment (n) impeccable (adj) to impede (v) impediment (n) imperative (adj) imperceptibly (adv) imperialism (n) to imperil (v) imperious (adj) impertinent (adj) imperturbable (adj) impervious (adj) impetuous (adj) impetus (n) implacable (adj) implausible (adj) impracticable (adj) impregnable (adj) impromptu (adj) impropriety (n) impudence (n) to impugn (v) impunity (n) inadequacy (n) inadvertent (adj) inane (adj) to inaugurate (v) incarnation (n) incendiary (adj) to incense (v) inception (n) incessant (adj) incisive (adj) to incite (v) inclement (adj) inclination (n) inclusive (adj) incomprehensible (adj) inconceivable (adj) incongruity (n) incongruous (adj) incontrovertible (adj) incorrigible (adj) incredulity (n) incredulous (adj) incumbency (n) incumbent (n) incursion (n) indefatigable (adj) indelible (adj) to indemnify (v) indifference (n) indifferent (adj) indignant (adj) indignation (n) indiscretion (n) |
indoctrination (n) indolent (adj) indomitable (adj) inducement (n) induction (n) indulgent (adj) industrious (adj) ineffable (adj) inept (adj) ineptitude (n) inequity (n) inertia (n) inexhaustible (adj) inexorable (adj) infallible (adj) infamy (n) infatuation (n) inferno (n) infirmary (n) inflammatory (adj) influx (n) infraction (n) ingenious (adj) ingenuity (n) ingenuous (adj) ingrained (adj) inhospitable (adj) inhumanity (n) inimical (adj) iniquitous (adj) injunction (n) inkling (n) innocuous (adj) innuendo (n) innumerable (adj) inquisition (n) insatiable (adj) inscrutable (adj) insidious (adj) insipid (adj) insolent (adj) insoluble (adj) insouciant (adj) to instigate (v) insurgency (n) insurmountable (adj) insurrection (n) intelligentsia (n) inter alia (adv) interlude (n) intermittently (adv) internecine (adj) intimation (n) intimidation (n) intransigence (n) intransigent (adj) intrepid (adj) intrinsic (adj) introspection (n) intrusive (adj) intuition (n) to inundate (v) invasive (adj) invective (n) inveterate (adj) invidious (adj) invocation (n) iota (n) irascible (adj) ire (n) to irk (v) irreproachable (adj) irreverent (adj) itinerant (adj) itinerary (n) |
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jaded (adj) jamboree (n) jargon (n) jaundiced (adj) jaunt (n) to jeopardise (v) jingoism (n) jocular (adj) jocularity (n) journeyman (n) |
joust (n) jubilation (n) jubilee (n) judicious (adj) juggernaut (n) juncture (n) jurisprudence (n) jurist (n) to juxtapose (v) juxtaposition (n) |
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kaleidoscope (n) ken (n) kernel (n) keynote (n) to kindle (v) |
kindred (n) kinship (n) knoll (n) kudos (n) |
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labyrinth (n) lackadaisical (adj) lacklustre (adj) laconic (adj) laggard (n) to lambaste (v) to lament (v) lamentable (adj) lampoon (n) languid (adj) to languish (v) lapse (n) larceny (n) largesse (n) latent (adj) latitude (n) to laud (v) laudable (adj) laureate (n) lectern (n) leery of (adj) leeway (n) lenient (adj) lethargic (adj) lethargy (n) level-headed (adj) levity (n) |
to levy (v) lexicon (n) liaison (n) licentious (adj) limbo (n) lineage (n) linguist (n) to liquidate (v) liquidation (n) litany (n) litigant (n) litigious (adj) liturgy (n) to loathe (v) longevity (n) loophole (n) loquacious (adj) lore (n) lout (n) lucid (adj) ludicrous (adj) lugubrious (adj) lukewarm (adj) luminary (n) luminous (adj) lustre (n) luxuriant (adj) |
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machination (n) machismo (n) macrocosm (n) madcap (adj) maelstrom (n) maestro (n) magnanimous (adj) magnate (n) mainstay (n) malady (n) malaise (n) malcontent (n) malevolent (adj) malfeasance (n) malice (n) to malign (v) malleable (adj) malodorous (adj) manifestation (n) mannerism (n) manor (n) mantle (n) marauder (n) marquee (n) martyrdom (n) masochism (n) masquerade (n) materialism (n) matriarch (n) maudlin (adj) maverick (n) maxim (n) mayhem (n) meagre (adj) mediator (n) mediocrity (n) megalomania (n) melancholy (n) melee (n) memento (n) memorabilia (n) menacing (adj) mendacious (adj) mercenary (n) |
meritocracy (n) messiah (n) metamorphosis (n) methodology (n) meticulous (adj) mettle (n) microcosm (n) minion (n) minutiae (n) mirage (n) mire (n) misanthrope (n) mischievous (adj) misgiving (n) mishap (n) misnomer (n) misogyny (n) to mitigate (v) modicum (n) mogul (n) to mollify (v) moniker (n) monolith (n) monologue (n) montage (n) moratorium (n) mordant (adj) morgue (n) moribund (adj) morose (adj) mortal (adj / n) mortifying (adj) mosaic (n) to muffle (v) multitude (n) mundane (adj) munificent (adj) munition (n) mural (n) mutable (adj) myopic (adj) myriad (n / adj) mystique (n) |
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nadir (n) to nag (v) naivety (n) namesake (n) narcissism (n) nascent (adj) nebulous (adj) nefarious (adj) negligence (n) nemesis (n) neophyte (n) nepotism (n) |
nexus (n) nihilism (n) nirvana (n) nomenclature (n) nonchalance (n) nonchalant (adj) nonentity (n) notoriety (n) novice (n) noxious (adj) nuance (n) |
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oaf (n) oasis (n) obdurate (adj) to obfuscate (v) obfuscation (n) obituary (n) to obliterate (v) oblivion (n) obscenity (n) obscure (adj) obscurity (n) obsequious (adj) observance (n) obsolescence (n) obsolete (adj) obstinate (adj) obstreperous (adj) obtuse (adj) to obviate (v) ode (n) odyssey (n) officious (adj) oligarchy (n) omen (n) ominous (adj) omission (n) omnipotence (n) omniscience (n) |
onerous (adj) onset (n) onslaught (n) onus (n) opacity (n) opaque (adj) opportunistic (adj) opulence (n) opulent (adj) oracle (n) orator (n) oratory (n) ordeal (n) ordinance (n) ornate (adj) orthodoxy (n) oscillation (n) ostensible (adj) ostentation (n) ostentatious (adj) to ostracise (v) ostracism (n) to oust (v) to outweigh (v) ovation (n) oversight (n) overweening (adj) oxymoron (n) |
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pacifism (n) to pacify (v) pageant (n) pageantry (n) painstaking (adj) palatable (adj) palatial (adj) pallbearer (n) to palliate (v) pallid (adj) pallor (n) palpable (adj) palpitation (n) paltry (adj) to pamper (v) panacea (n) panache (n) pandemonium (n) pang (n) panorama (n) parable (n) paradigm (n) paradox (n) paragon (n) paramount (adj) paraphernalia (n) pariah (n) parity (n) parlance (n) parochial (adj) parody (n) parsimonious (adj) parsimony (n) partisan (adj / n) partisanship (n) patently (adv) pathos (n) patriarch (n) patronage (n) paucity (n) pavilion (n) pedagogy (n) pedant (n) pedantic (adj) pedantry (n) pedestal (n) pedigree (n) peevish (adj) pejorative (adj) penchant (n) pending (adj) penitence (n) penitent (adj) pennant (n) pensive (adj) penury (n) peremptory (adj) perennial (adj) perfidious (adj) perfunctory (adj) peril (n) perilous (adj) perimeter (n) periphery (n) perjurer (n) perjury (n) permanence (n) to permeate (v) permutation (n) pernicious (adj) perpetrator (n) perpetual (adj) to perpetuate (v) perplexity (n) to persecute (v) perseverance (n) perspicacious (adj) perturbed (adj) to peruse (v) to pervade (v) pervasive (adj) to pervert (v) pessimism (n) petulant (adj) philanthropic (adj) philanthropist (n) philistine (n) phlegmatic (adj) phoenix (n) piety (n) to pillage (v) pinnacle (n) pioneering (adj) pious (adj) pique (n) piracy (n) pitfall (n) pithy (adj) pittance (n) to placate (v) placebo (n) placid (adj) plagiarism (n) plaintiff (n) plasticity (n) platitude (n) playwright (n) plebiscite (n) plethora (n) plight (n) ploy (n) to plunder (v) |
podium (n) poignancy (n) poignant (adj) poise (n) polemic (n) polyglot (n) pomp (n) pompous (adj) to ponder (v) ponderous (adj) to pontificate (v) populace (n) populism (n) to portend (v) portent (n) portentous (adj) posterity (n) posthumous (adj) postmortem (n) to postulate (v) pragmatism (n) pragmatist (n) preamble (n) precarious (adj) precedence (n) precipice (n) to precipitate (v) precipitous (adj) to preclude (v) precocious (adj) precursor (n) predilection (n) predominance (n) preeminent (adj) to preempt (v) prelude (n) premonition (n) preponderance (n) preposterous (adj) prerequisite (n) prerogative (n) presumption (n) presumptuous (adj) pretence (n) pretender (n) pretentious (adj) pretext (n) prevalent (adj) to prevaricate (v) primacy (n) primeval (adj) pristine (adj) privation (n) probity (n) proclamation (n) proclivity (n) to procrastinate (v) to procure (v) procurement (n) prodigal (adj) prodigious (adj) prodigy (n) profane (adj) profanity (n) to profess (v) to proffer (v) proficiency (n) profligate (adj) profusion (n) progeny (n) prognosis (n) prohibitive (adj) proliferation (n) prolific (adj) prologue (n) promiscuity (n) propagandist (n) propensity (n) prophecy (n) propitious (adj) proponent (n) proprietor (n) propriety (n) prosaic (adj) to proscribe (v) protagonist (n) prototype (n) to protract (v) protégé (n) provenance (n) proverb (n) providence (n) proviso (n) prowess (n) proximity (n) proxy (n) prudence (n) prudent (adj) pseudonym (n) psyche (n) puerile (adj) pugnacious (adj) pulpit (n) punctilious (adj) pundit (n) pungency (n) pungent (adj) purge (n) purist (n) to purport (v) purveyor (n) pusillanimous (adj) |
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quack (n) quadrant (n) quagmire (n) quaint (adj) qualm (n) quandary (n) quarantine (n) quarry (n) quartet (n) to quash (v) quaver (n) to quell (v) |
querulous (adj) quibble (n) quicksand (n) quiescent (adj) quintessence (n) quintessential (adj) quintet (n) quip (n) quiver (n) quixotic (adj) quorum (n) |
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rabble (n) radiance (n) radicalism (n) rambunctious (adj) ramification (n) rancour (n) ransom (n) rapacious (adj) rapacity (n) rapport (n) rapture (n) rascal (n) rashness (n) ratification (n) to ratify (v) rationale (n) rationalism (n) raucous (adj) ravage (n) ravine (n) to rebuff (v) to rebuke (v) rebuttal (n) recalcitrance (n) recalcitrant (adj) to recant (v) recidivism (n) reciprocal (adj) to reciprocate (v) reciprocity (n) recklessness (n) reclamation (n) recluse (n) reclusive (adj) to reconcile (v) recondite (adj) reconnaissance (n) recourse (n) recrimination (n) rectification (n) to rectify (v) rectitude (n) to redeem (v) redemption (n) redress (n) refinery (n) reformation (n) refractory (adj) refutation (n) to refute (v) regent (n) registrar (n) regression (n) reimbursement (n) reincarnation (n) reiteration (n) to relegate (v) relegation (n) relic (n) to relinquish (v) to relish (v) reluctance (n) remembrance (n) reminiscent (adj) remiss (adj) remission (n) to remit (v) remnant (n) remorse (n) remuneration (n) renaissance (n) rendition (n) renegade (n) |
to renege (v) to renounce (v) renown (n) reparation (n) repatriation (n) to repeal (v) repentance (n) repercussion (n) repertoire (n) to replenish (v) replete (adj) repository (n) reprehensible (adj) repression (n) reprieve (n) reprimand (n) / to reprimand (v) reprisal (n) to reproach (v) to repudiate (v) repudiation (n) repugnance (n) repugnant (adj) repute (n) requisite (n) requisition (n) to rescind (v) residual (adj) resilience (n) resilient (adj) resolute (adj) resolutely (adv) resonance (n) respite (n) resplendent (adj) restitution (n) restive (adj) resurgence (n) resurrection (n) to retaliate (v) reticence (n) reticent (adj) retort (n) to retract (v) retraction (n) retribution (n) retrospection (n) revelry (n) reverberation (n) to revere (v) reverent (adj) reverential (adj) reverie (n) revisionism (n) revocation (n) to revoke (v) rift (n) righteousness (n) rigmarole (n) rigorous (adj) rigour (n) ringleader (n) rite (n) rogue (n) rostrum (n) rout (n) rubric (n) ruckus (n) rudiment (n) ruination (n) to ruminate (v) rumination (n) to rupture (v) ruse (n) |
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sabotage (n) saboteur (n) sacrilege (n) sacrosanct (adj) to safeguard (v) saga (n) sagacious (adj) sage (n) sainthood (n) salacious (adj) salient (adj) salubrious (adj) salutation (n) salvation (n) sanctimonious (adj) sanctity (n) sanctuary (n) sanguine (adj) sarcasm (n) sardonic (adj) to satiate (v) satire (n) satirist (n) savagery (n) savant (n) scaffold (n) scapegoat (n) scarcity (n) scathing (adj) schism (n) scion (n) to scorn (v) scoundrel (n) scourge (n) scruple (n) scrupulous (adj) to scrutinise (v) scurrilous (adj) secession (n) seclusion (n) secretariat (n) sedentary (adj) sediment (n) seditious (adj) sedulous (adj) seer (n) segregation (n) seizure (n) semantics (n) semblance (n) seminal (adj) senility (n) sequel (n) sequestration (n) serendipitous (adj) serenity (n) serfdom (n) servile (adj) servility (n) servitude (n) severance (n) severity (n) shackle (n) shambles (n) shard (n) sheen (n) to shirk (v) shoddy (adj) shrewdness (n) shrine (n) shroud (n) shrouded (adj) to shun (v) siege (n) silhouette (n) simile (n) simpleton (n) sinecure (n) singular (adj) singularity (n) siren (n) skirmish (n) skullduggery (n) slander (n) / to slander (v) sloth (n) slumber (n) smattering (n) snare (n) snooty (adj) snub (n) sobriety (n) sojourn (n) solace (n) solemn (adj) solemnity (n) solicitor (n) solicitous (adj) soliloquy (n) solitary (adj) solitude (n) solstice (n) sombre (adj) sophistry (n) sophomore (n) (US specific) sordid (adj) sovereign (n) to sow (v) spasm (n) spate (n) to spawn (v) |
specious (adj) spectre (n) speculator (n) spinster (n) splendour (n) spontaneity (n) sprawl (n) spur (n) spurious (adj) to spurn (v) squadron (n) squalid (adj) squalor (n) to squander (v) stagnant (adj) staid (adj) stalemate (n) stalwart (n) stamina (n) stampede (n) standoff (n) standstill (n) stanza (n) stasis (n) stately (adj) statesmanship (n) statute (n) staunch (adj) steadfastness (n) stealth (n) stench (n) steward (n) stewardship (n) stickler (n) to stifle (v) stigma (n) stint (n) to stipulate (v) stoic (adj) stoicism (n) stolid (adj) stopgap (n) stowaway (n) stratagem (n) strategist (n) stratification (n) stratum (n) stricture (n) strident (adj) strife (n) stringency (n) stringent (adj) stronghold (n) stupor (n) subconscious (n) to subdue (v) to subjugate (v) sublime (adj) subordinate (adj / n) subordination (n) subpoena (n) subservience (n) subsistence (n) to substantiate (v) substantiation (n) subterfuge (n) subtlety (n) subversion (n) subversive (adj) to subvert (v) succinct (adj) to succumb (v) sufficiency (n) suffrage (n) suffragette (n) sullen (adj) summation (n) summons (n) sumptuous (adj) superficial (adj) superfluous (adj) to supersede (v) superstition (n) supine (adj) to supplant (v) supple (adj) supremacist (n) supremacy (n) surfeit (n) to surmise (v) to surmount (v) to surpass (v) surreptitious (adj) surrogate (n) susceptibility (n) susceptible (adj) sustenance (n) swathe (n) swindle (n) sycophancy (n) sycophant (n) sycophantic (adj) syllabus (n) symbiosis (n) symbolism (n) symposium (n) syndicate (n) synergy (n) synopsis (n) |
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tableau (n) tabloid (n) taboo (n) tacit (adj) taciturn (adj) tact (n) tactician (n) taint (n) talisman (n) tangential (adj) tangible (adj) tantamount (adj) tantrum (n) tariff (n) to tarnish (v) taskmaster (n) tawdry (adj) tedious (adj) tedium (n) telepathy (n) temerity (n) temperament (n) temperance (n) tempestuous (adj) tempo (n) temporal (adj) tenacious (adj) tenacity (n) tenet (n) tenor (n) tentative (adj) tenuous (adj) termination (n) terminology (n) terminus (n) terse (adj) testament (n) testimonial (n) tether (n) theatricality (n) theologian (n) theorem (n) thesaurus (n) thicket (n) thoroughfare (n) thrall (n) thrift (n) throwback (n) to thwart (v) timbre (n) timidity (n) timorous (adj) tipster (n) tirade (n) titan (n) tithe (n) token (n) tokenism (n) tombstone (n) tome (n) tonnage (n) topography (n) torment (n) / to torment (v) tornado (n) torpid (adj) |
torpor (n) torque (n) torrent (n) torrid (adj) tortuous (adj) totalitarian (adj) touchstone (n) tourniquet (n) toxicity (n) tract (n) tractable (adj) tradesman (n) traditionalism (n) trafficker (n) trailblazer (n) trajectory (n) trance (n) tranquil (adj) tranquillity (n) to transcend (v) transcendence (n) to transcribe (v) to transgress (v) transgression (n) transient (adj) translucent (adj) travesty (n) treacherous (adj) treachery (n) treason (n) treatise (n) tremor (n) trenchant (adj) trepidation (n) tribalism (n) tribulation (n) tribunal (n) tribune (n) tributary (n) trickery (n) trickster (n) trifle (n) trilogy (n) trinket (n) trite (adj) troupe (n) truculent (adj) trudge (n) truism (n) to truncate (v) trusteeship (n) tumult (n) tumultuous (adj) tundra (n) turbulence (n) turbulent (adj) turmoil (n) turncoat (n) turpitude (n) tutelage (n) twilight (n) tycoon (n) typhoon (n) tyranny (n) tyrant (n) |
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ubiquitous (adj) ubiquity (n) ultimatum (n) umbrage (n) umpire (n) unanimity (n) unanimous (adj) unctuous (adj) undaunted (adj) undercurrent (n) underdog (n) underling (n) underpinning (n) understatement (n) understudy (n) undertaker (n) undertaking (n) undertone (n) underworld (n) underwriter (n) undoing (n) unease (n) unenviable (adj) unequivocal (adj) unfathomable (adj) unification (n) uniformity (n) unison (n) universality (n) unpalatable (adj) |
unpretentious (adj) unremitting (adj) unrivalled (adj) unruly (adj) unsullied (adj) untenable (adj) unthinkable (adj) untrodden (adj) unwieldy (adj) unwitting (adj) to upbraid (v) upheaval (n) upkeep (n) uprising (n) uproar (n) uproarious (adj) upshot (n) upsurge (n) upturn (n) urbane (adj) urgency (n) usher (n) to usurp (v) usurpation (n) utensil (n) utilitarianism (n) utmost (adj) utopia (n) utopianism (n) utterance (n) |
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vacancy (n) to vacillate (v) vacillation (n) vacuous (adj) vagary (n) vagrant (n) vain (adj) to validate (v) valour (n) valuation (n) vandal (n) vandalism (n) vanguard (n) vanity (n) to vanquish (v) vanquished (adj) vapid (adj) variance (n) variegated (adj) vastness (n) vault (n) vehemence (n) vehemently (adv) velocity (n) velvet (n) venal (adj) vendetta (n) veneer (n) venerable (adj) veneration (n) vengeance (n) venom (n) vent (n) veracity (n) verbatim (adv) verbose (adj) verdant (adj) verge (n) verification (n) verisimilitude (n) vermin (n) vernacular (n) versatility (n) vertex (n) vertigo (n) verve (n) vestige (n) veto (n) / to veto (v) |
vexation (n) vexatious (adj) viability (n) vicarious (adj) vicinity (n) vicissitude (n) victor (n) vigil (n) vigilance (n) vigilante (n) vigour (n) vile (adj) vilification (n) to vilify (v) villain (n) villainy (n) to vindicate (v) vindication (n) vindictive (adj) vindictiveness (n) vintage (n) viper (n) virtuosity (n) virtuoso (n) virulence (n) virulent (adj) visage (n) visceral (adj) visionary (n) vista (n) vitality (n) vitriolic (adj) to vituperate (v) vivacious (adj) vivacity (n) vocation (n) vociferous (adj) vogue (n) void (n / adj) volatile (adj) volatility (n) volition (n) volley (n) voracious (adj) vortex (n) voucher (n) voyeur (n) vulgarity (n) |
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to wager (v) waiver (n) walkout (n) to wane (v) wanton (adj) wantonness (n) warden (n) warlord (n) warranty (n) wasteland (n) watchdog (n) watchword (n) watershed (n) to waver (v) wayward (adj) waywardness (n) weaponry (n) weariness (n) wedlock (n) wharf (n) wheedling (adj) whereby (adv) wherewithal (n) whim (n) whimsical (adj) whimsy (n) |
whirlpool (n) whirlwind (n) whistleblower (n) whitewash (n) wickedness (n) to wield (v) wilderness (n) wildfire (n) willfulness (n) windfall (n) wisp (n) wistful (adj) wistfulness (n) witchcraft (n) to withstand (v) witticism (n) wizardry (n) wizened (adj) woe (n) wordiness (n) workmanship (n) wrath (n) wreckage (n) wretched (adj) wrongdoer (n) wry (adj) |
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xenophobe (n) xenophobia (n) yardstick (n) yarn (n) yearning (n) yoke (n) yokel (n) youngster (n) zeal (n) |
zealot (n) zealotry (n) zealous (adj) zeitgeist (n) zenith (n) zest (n) zigzag (n) zodiac (n) zoology (n) |
