A2 English Vocabulary

In an irregular or unequal manner

Expressing disagreement with a majority or established view

The art of making portraits; a portrait or group of portraits

The consolidation of control under a central authority

To be filled with or echo a loud sound

The act of completely transforming something

Having broken free from confinement

A woman engaged in business or commerce

Giving specific rules or directions about how something should be done

The quality of being noticeably different or unique

In the usual or traditional manner

Transfer of private assets to government ownership

Cruel and lacking compassion; causing unnecessary suffering

To pierce through with a sharp pointed object

Incapable of making errors; always reliable

Recklessly wasteful or extravagant; a spendthrift

Strong disagreement or conflict within a group

A soldier who abandons their military post without permission

A servile follower or subordinate of a powerful person

A cloth covering a coffin; a gloomy atmosphere; to become boring or unappealing

The act of reviewing a previous decision

Able to be recognized as different or distinct

A racquet sport played with a shuttlecock hit over a net

The act of abandoning a duty, person, or military post

To refuse to acknowledge or renounce a connection with someone

A person who diets to lose weight

Not appropriate or proper by social standards; indecorous

To wind a tape or recording back to an earlier point

Words or sounds spoken as a magic spell or charm

A distinct part within a larger section of a document or text

A low-heeled lace-up shoe; a sturdy cotton cloth; the English university city

To polish until shiny; the resulting shine or lustre

Impossible to repair or make right again

Shaped by training or experience; physically fit

A bridge crossing over another road; to pass over or exceed

To refuse to allow or accept; to reject as invalid

To exist before something else

A person who has escaped from prison or a dangerous place

To an unusual degree; extremely or rarely

In an unofficial or unauthorized manner

Calm, objective, and free from emotional bias

In a way that causes unease or alarm

Relating to the work of a secretary

Crossing or spanning a continent

A shop where books are sold

Strange and supernatural; not of this world

A person or machine that packs goods into containers

A cruel ruler with absolute power; a tyrant