C2 English Vocabulary

The skill or art of technical or artistic drawing

The act of traveling completely around the world

A sudden heavy rainstorm

To cancel a previous order; an order that reverses a previous one

Devoted to luxury and self-indulgence

In an attractively old-fashioned or charmingly odd way

Relating to indigestion; irritable

Very lazy; disinclined to work or exert oneself

Not familiar with someone or something

The line where opposing armies fight; an area of active conflict

A printing press operator; a journalist

A party who intervenes, especially in a legal proceeding

A person with broad and deep knowledge across many fields

To distort or scramble a message; confused speech

A male member of a committee or local political party

Taken apart into separate components

To officially declare or determine by judgment

Concealment of one's true feelings or intentions; deception

Not wise or recommended

The geological era of dinosaurs, 252–66 million years ago

The emission of light by a substance heated to a high temperature

A historical instrument for measuring the altitude of stars

The quality of being impractical or unworkable

Lacking sensitivity or consideration for others' feelings

An object made by human hands, especially of historical interest

The act of entering; permission or means of entry

A person who refrains from something, especially alcohol

To skip or frolic playfully; a playful frolic

To grant voting rights or freedoms to someone

The state of being premature

The art of skilled public speaking with controlled voice and gesture

The amount a train can carry; a large quantity

To make or become less dense or thinner

A person who advocates or encourages war

Strikingly appropriate and relevant

To carry offspring in the womb; to develop an idea over time

In a way never seen or done before

To beat with a stick; to defeat decisively

A pain-relieving medicine; inoffensive and unlikely to cause controversy

Relating to or forming a question; a word used to ask a question

A rude, unmannerly person who lacks social refinement

Very careful and precise about rules and details

In a supernatural manner

Very loud and powerful in voice

The act of taking something apart piece by piece

A factory where goods are made

To cut with scissors; a single scissor blade

A person who engages in something casually without real expertise.