A2 English Vocabulary

A philosophy emphasizing human values and reason; the Renaissance classical movement

A waterproof coat worn in the rain

The quality of being acceptable or satisfactory

The words of a song; relating to expressive, songlike poetry

The refusal to accept anything less than perfection

A person who demands perfection; demanding extremely high standards

The way in which a word or language is spoken

A surgical organ transfer; the act of moving something to a new location

Shy and avoiding attention; stopping work permanently due to old age

To become less strict or harsh; to give way to compassion or pressure

An obstruction preventing movement or flow

A person who disagrees with established authority or doctrine

A team sport played with an oval ball

Widely accepted as correct or standard

The quality of being easy to predict or foresee

A badge or emblem indicating rank or membership

A person's hereditary family name

A thick slippery unpleasant substance; to coat with slime

A person who traps wild animals for their fur or meat

Marks used in writing to clarify meaning and separate sentences

To make or become fat

Very poor; a person in poverty

A sudden heavy rainfall

Disappointment from discovering something is not as good as believed

A set of components forming part of a larger system

The process of making something normal or standard

Visiting places of interest as a tourist

Based on illusion; not real; deceptive

Not mapped or explored; unknown

Not alike; different

Resembling wool; soft and fluffy; a wool garment

To dislike intensely; to loathe

A cone-bearing evergreen tree or shrub, such as pine or fir

Hard work or toil; the working class; to work hard

Capable of being prevented or avoided

Showing no concern for others' suffering; a hardened area of skin

A false or misleading account of something

Eagerly waiting for something; pregnant

Compensation for a wrong done

Made of wool; a wool garment

To last or survive longer than someone or something else

A substance released by a gland; the process of releasing it

The state of being unique, unusual, or remarkable

Seemingly endless or tediously long

Excessive and uncontrollable restlessness or movement

A formal statement denying responsibility or ownership

To concentrate power or control in one central place

Open to argument; not certain or fully proved