C2 English Vocabulary

Engaging in or prone to noisy, disorderly fighting

Something produced incidentally; an unintended side effect

Plural of cactus; spiny succulent plants native to arid regions

A tool used to measure the thickness or diameter of objects

To make false statements to damage someone's reputation

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

The state of being charmed or fascinated

Swiftness; speed of movement or action

Relating to the Celsius temperature scale

Of or relating to the head

A rude, ill-mannered person; a miser

The quality of being indirect or roundabout

Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

A person who travels around the world by ship

Surrounding or revolving around the Sun

Loud continuous noise or demands; to demand noisily

To disgust or weary through excess of something pleasant

A surname or personal epithet; a nickname

One of two or more people who jointly inherit an estate

(of words) To frequently occur together; a word that collocates with another

Edible; food or anything suitable to eat

A willingness to please others and comply with their wishes

Well-deserved and appropriate, especially of punishment

To express sympathy to someone who has suffered a loss

The forgiveness or overlooking of an offense

A comprehensive overview or summary of a subject

The agent that transmits a contagious disease

Substances that make something impure or harmful

To regard or treat with contempt; to scorn

Stubbornly disobedient toward authority

Stubborn disobedience to authority or a court

Insulting and contemptuous language or behaviour

A cage or pen for poultry; to confine in a small space

To fold into parallel ridges and grooves; wrinkled

To cheat or deceive someone

Skilled artisans or tradespeople

Documents or qualifications proving identity, authority, or competence

To accuse of a crime or formally rebuke

A symbol of two crossed bones representing danger or death

The process of mating different breeds or species to produce hybrids

To hinder or burden; a hindrance

Mean-spirited, ill-tempered, and ignoble

A young swan.

A malicious coward; cowardly and mean

A unit for measuring the intensity or loudness of sound

An insect or agent that strips leaves from plants

To make someone feel sad or dispirited

Living or found near the bottom of a body of water