C1 English Vocabulary

Strictness and precision; harsh conditions

Designed to be thrown away after use; a single-use item

Owned or controlled exclusively by one party; relating to ownership

A mechanical device used to print text onto paper

A shallow body of water separated from the sea by a reef or sandbar

Intense, fierce anger; retribution

A strong calling or suitability for a particular career or profession

No longer fresh or pleasant, as food or air; no longer interesting or original; hackneyed; To become or make no longer fresh or interesting

A temporary failure or slip; to fall into a worse state or become invalid

A very small village or settlement

A flat-bottomed cargo boat (n.); to intrude or push in rudely (v.)

Not following accepted customs or standards; out of the ordinary

To adopt and support a cause or idea; to marry

Faithful commitment to a rule or belief; physical sticking together

The process of joining things into one; the state of being united

The speed at which music is played or events proceed

To gradually decline in strength or size; a period of decline

A slender deciduous tree found near water

A four-sided shape with four right angles

The outer boundary or edge of an area

Extremely useful or precious; of immeasurable value

A liquid made by steeping herbs or tea; the act of introducing something

An open sore on the skin or internal tissue

Dangerously unstable or insecure

A picture made from small colored tiles or pieces

Involving frequent, often tedious repetition

Unable to coexist or function together; conflicting

An evergreen conifer tree of the genus Abies; its wood

Great enthusiasm and devotion for a cause

A high level of skill or competence

An area of elevated or mountainous land

Easily broken or snapped; a hard nut-and-sugar candy

Careful use of money; frugality

A regular partial payment; one episode of a serial

To cause something to happen suddenly; a solid formed in a solution; done hastily

A large corporation of diverse companies; a mixed mass; to combine into one group

Reddish-brown oxidation on iron or steel; to become covered with rust

A collection of literary works by various authors

A large molecule made of many repeating smaller units; a material made of such molecules

The act of moving upward; a climb or upward slope

The beginning or establishment of something

Hideous, shocking, or abnormally large

Relating to an embryo; at an early undeveloped stage

Not yet used; unfamiliar with

To voluntarily give up a right or claim

A strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine or fruit juice

Spending excessively; exceeding reasonable limits

Thinly distributed or scattered; not dense