C2 English Vocabulary

Tending to turn or grow toward the sun

The tendency of plants to grow or turn in response to sunlight

A serf or slave; an ancient Spartan serf

The handle of a tool or weapon

A surgical instrument used to stop bleeding

Dominated or constantly nagged by one's wife or girlfriend

A person who inherits property

A word spelled the same as another but with a different meaning

The science and art of measuring time and making clocks

Urging or encouraging action; a grammatical mood of exhortation

All the waters on Earth's surface, distinct from land and atmosphere

Capable of being submerged in water without damage

To be imminent or about to happen

Not feeling remorse for wrongdoings; unrepentant

A driving force or sudden urge that moves someone to act

Too small or slight to be noticed

Uncertainty or doubt; lack of confidence

In an incompatible or inconsistent manner

The quality of being impossible to correct or reform

To imply someone's guilt; to incriminate

A person formally charged with a crime

A person who formally charges another with a crime

Lack of distinction or discrimination between things

To compose or write a literary work

Capable of being induced or caused by a stimulus

To make drunk; a habitual drunkard; intoxicated

Impossible to erase or remove; indelible

The state of being inflexible or unresponsive to change

Lack of grace or refinement

Not suitable or advisable; impractical

Impossible to atone for; unforgivable

Inappropriate or awkward; not well chosen or expressed

Inappropriateness, especially in expression or style

The act of entering or moving inward

Unfriendly or unwelcoming treatment of guests

The state of being impossible to satisfy

Never satisfied; insatiable

Lacking consciousness or feeling; inanimate

To examine one's own thoughts and feelings

The process or condition of swelling up

Accustomed to something difficult or unpleasant through experience

Serving no useful purpose; useless

Lacking substance or interest; naive and simplistic

Playful and humorous; the act of joking

Playful and fond of joking

Cheerful and full of high spirits

The quality of having good judgment

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