C2 English Vocabulary

To float gently through the air; a light breeze or scent carried by air

Something added in a secondary role; a subordinate person

To press into wrinkles or folds; to collapse

To unravel at the edges; a noisy fight or argument

A wood-eating insect that can cause structural damage

A rope or chain restricting movement; to fasten or restrain with a tether

An introductory event leading to something more important; a musical introduction

To sparkle brilliantly; bright sparkling light or shiny decorative particles

The quality of being humble and unassuming

A gradual reduction in numbers or strength through sustained pressure or natural causes; wearing away by friction

An overwhelming defeat causing disorderly retreat; to defeat completely

No longer close with a formerly loved one

Done in secret to conceal an illicit purpose

Mysterious and difficult to understand

A powerful attractive quality; to entice or attract with charm

Extremely upset or distressed; incapacitated by worry or grief

Difficult to control; wild and disorderly

To swing from side to side; a witty, joking person

To deliberately avoid or abstain from something

The quality of being one of a kind

A semi-aquatic mammal with webbed feet that lives near water

To pay back money spent on someone's behalf

Comfort in distress; to comfort or console

A savage animal or cruel person; lacking reason or intelligence

In a very careful and precise way

The inability to conceive children or produce offspring

To bypass or evade something cleverly

A person present at an event who does not participate; an onlooker

A soft woollen or cotton cloth; a washcloth

To interfere with or alter something dishonestly; a tool for tamping

Strong contempt or disdain; to treat with contempt or reject as unworthy

A person who works to protect the natural environment

A bar-type door fastening; to fasten with such a device

False; not in accordance with facts

To turn suddenly to avoid something; a sudden change of direction

Driven by an uncontrollable urge; unable to stop a behaviour

A state of perfect happiness

Warm and comfortable; fitting closely

Next to and sharing a boundary

Lack of ability or skill to do something properly

A large triangular stringed instrument; to keep talking about something repeatedly

Very luxurious and comfortable; a soft, velvety fabric

Not lawful or authorized; born to unmarried parents

A powerful desktop computer or a designated work area

High-pitched and piercing in sound

To turn at an angle or distort; oblique or slanted

To take harmful action in response to harm done; to get revenge

A piece of space rock that lands on the earth's surface