C2 English Vocabulary

An expression of hatred or a curse; deep detestation

To make someone feel very happy and excited

Very small in amount; scanty or meager

Relating to glands that secrete through ducts to external surfaces

A person who has been expelled

Someone or something that expels

Something that explodes; a device to trigger detonators

To remove offensive or unsuitable content from a text

Done or spoken without preparation; improvised

To speak or perform without preparation; to improvise

To lessen the seriousness of a fault or offense

Of or relating to areas beyond the suburbs

Cosmetic surgery to rejuvenate the face; a renovation to improve appearance

A bundle of sticks tied together for fuel; to bind into a bundle

A temperature scale where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°

Lacking courage; timid and easily discouraged

Plural of falcon; fast birds of prey

To starve or suffer from hunger

Pointless stupidity; a foolish remark or action

To congratulate

Relating to a festival; festive and joyful

A writer of fiction

Whip-like appendages used for locomotion in microorganisms

Hanging loosely; drooping; tending to split into flat layers

A railroad freight car with no sides or roof

A person who shares a flat or rented home

Relating to the cultivation of flowers

The cultivation and selling of flowers

A tiny dark spot; anything insignificant

To be an omen of something bad; to have a premonition of misfortune

A former currency unit used in France and other countries

Dingy, neglected, and untidy in appearance

To bear fruit; to become or make productive

To polish or restore to good condition

Capable of being melted by heat

Coating metal with zinc; stimulating someone into action

The quality of being excessively talkative

A socially awkward or tactless act; lack of social grace

A mathematician specializing in geometry

A substance that kills pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant

A pregnant woman; number of pregnancies

Relating to or caused by gravitation

The act of tasting; the sense of taste

Done without full effort or enthusiasm

Having a shameful or dejected look; a sneaking, degraded person

Stubborn; or practical and realistic

Causing great sadness or grief

Medical treatment by exposure to sunlight or artificial light