C2 English Vocabulary

The act of cutting or splitting apart

A man from Scotland

Able to be understood or interpreted

Previously owned and used; obtained indirectly

A hormone secreted by the duodenum that regulates intestinal acidity

Diligent and persistently hardworking

Prone to pompous moralizing; pithy and aphoristic

A condition or complication resulting from a previous disease or injury

To seize or confiscate property by legal authority; to sequester

The quality of being evasive or untrustworthy

A sandbank or shallow area of water; to become shallow

A female prophet or oracle in the ancient world

Toward one side; sideways

Something very hot or exciting; a sizzling hot dish

Done hastily and carelessly; in a careless manner

A habitually dirty or untidy person

To rotate or turn sharply on an axis; a sharp rotation

To dirty or stain; to damage a reputation; a stain or blemish

To speak one's thoughts aloud to oneself

A paste used to fill wall cracks and holes; to apply such paste to repair surfaces

The scientific study or recreational exploration of caves

A skilled female leader in national or international politics

Brave, courageous, and determined

A specialized branch of a broader field of study

Capable of being submerged in water

Of or relating to subtropical regions; a subtropical region

To give help or relief to someone in distress; such help or relief

The spreading of something over or through a surface or substance

Attractively slim and graceful

Relating to synergy; working together for a greater combined effect

Habitually quiet and reluctant to speak

Methods or plans used to achieve a goal, especially in military or competitive contexts

A female tailor

Completely abstaining from alcohol; a person who never drinks

Of, relating to, or resembling a tendon

Very thin and long, resembling a thread

Wasteful and careless with money or resources

Unwilling to spend money; miserly

Worn by long use; hackneyed or overused

Tin-coated steel sheet used for making cans

Relating to or supporting traditionalism

To damage someone's reputation with false, malicious statements

To migrate to another country; (of a soul) to pass into another body after death

Long flowing locks of hair, especially a woman's

A small hand-pushed or animal-drawn cart

Showy but worthless things; nonsense

Swollen or enlarged; pompous in style

The rubber covering around a wheel; to fit tyres to a vehicle