C2 English Vocabulary

A person or thing that dominates others

In a disgraceful or deeply humiliating manner

To harden into bone; to become rigid or inflexible in habits or opinions

Obscure or difficult to understand; hidden from view

Childishly silly or immature

The ability to perceive sensations through touch

Using or written under a false or assumed name

Guilty of betrayal or treachery

Able to be solved or broken down into parts

Capable of grasping or holding objects by wrapping around them

Sharing the same boundaries, scope, or duration

Relating to or producing an illusion; not real

Worn out, shabby, or of poor quality

Able to use both hands equally well

The complete destruction or eradication of something

A feeling that something bad is going to happen

In a way that shows mixed or contradictory feelings

A long journey or travels, especially on foot

To strip leaves from plants using chemicals

Excessive submissiveness and eagerness to please

Inflammation of the stomach lining causing nausea and discomfort

Not able to be seen or observed

In an exaggerated or excessive manner

Not supervised or controlled

The study or use of symbols

In an empathetic way

Capable of distinguishing or differentiating between things

A smug, self-righteous person who is irritatingly proper

To misunderstand or form a wrong idea about something

Sleight of hand; skillful trickery or deception

Harshness of manner; roughness

Excessively and insincerely sentimental

Using more words than necessary; long-winded

The closest point in an orbit to the Earth

A powerful state formed by the union of smaller states

A sun-facing plant; a light purple colour

A short, witty saying or poem

A person who avoids or escapes something

In a generous and noble-minded manner

To morally corrupt; an episode of excessive indulgence

A tropical bird with a very large curved bill

Rough in texture; indecent or scandalous

Relating to subtropical regions

To solemnly renounce or deny something under oath

A large vertical fishing net; to fish with such a net

Assigning too high a value to something

To atone for a sin or wrongdoing

A loud, aggressive, or domineering woman