C2 English Vocabulary

Occurring at the same time or place; corresponding exactly

To burn or seal tissue to stop bleeding or prevent infection

The state of wandering with no fixed home or income

Able to be survived

Absolute; not shaped by prior conditioning

Based on guesswork rather than proven facts

The quality of being authentic or sincere

Relating to intercession or pleading for others

Irritable, stubborn, and prone to odd or contrary behavior

In a way that causes trouble or difficulty

Fearless and bold

A low-quality creative work produced merely for money

Simplified to the point of losing important detail

Relating to the sense of taste

An unsophisticated country person

Resembling glass; relating to the vitreous humor of the eye

Done or spoken without preparation; improvised

The art of preparing and enjoying good food; regional cuisine

Not formally charged in a legal case

To be a sign or indication of something

Tending to cause sleep; a sleep-inducing drug

A feeling of embarrassment, frustration, or defeat

To compensate for loss or protect against liability

Bold and willing to take risks; adventurous

A steep cliff or slope formed by erosion or as part of a fortification

Impossible to resolve or settle

In a rambling, digressive manner

A person who constantly boasts; characterized by boasting

A piece of material being shaped or machined

To claim or take something without right

Moving or directed backwards; reverting to a worse state; a person opposed to progress

Relating to or characterized by pleasure

A professional boxer or fist fighter

Relating to a tomb; gloomy and solemn; deep and hollow in sound

Aggressively defiant or eager to fight

An omen or sign of future events; divination from animal behaviour

A wealthy person who wields political or social power

Marked with parallel lines or grooves

A thousand times as great; by a factor of a thousand

Resembling an elephant; extremely large and heavy

To convert something into money or make it profitable

Relating to the magnetic field of the Earth

Resembling a fad; briefly trendy

Tending to absorb and integrate new ideas or elements

The most senior or respected member of a group

A morally unrestrained person; dissolute in behaviour

In a way that causes public disagreement or debate

To restore to good working condition