C2 English Vocabulary

To confirm or prove with evidence

Firmly established and difficult to change

A practical tool or implement, especially for kitchen use

At ease in many cultures; involving people from all over the world

A small unexpected fault in a machine or system; to malfunction intermittently

A tendency to expect the worst; a gloomy outlook

To change or vary irregularly

A supporter of a cause or belief; sticking to something

A routine medical or dental examination

Relating to a father or the father's side of the family

A strong feeling of dislike; something strongly disliked

To slope or lean; to tend toward something; a slope

To merge or join into a single whole

A person who helps another commit a crime

A disorder causing persistent inability to sleep

Extremely large or impressive in scale

A coal container; to deliberately sink a ship or wreck a plan

To shout disapproval at someone; a shout of disapproval; exclamation used to scare someone

Believing in equal rights for all; a person who holds such beliefs

A single chip that serves as a computer's central processing unit

A long pin for holding food during cooking; to pierce with a skewer or mock severely

A ghost or phantom; a mysterious or unexpected appearance

A soft, bright lustre on a surface

Calmness and self-control of mind

To adapt for the stage or screen; to exaggerate for effect

A soft crackling sound; to make such a sound; to steal livestock

Resembling soil; natural and frankly direct

A trick or device used to attract attention or gain an advantage

A state of uncertainty or neglect; in Catholic theology, a place for innocent souls awaiting heaven

To shock or overwhelm with surprise

To fill or inspire deeply with a quality or idea

To wind or wander in a curving path; a winding bend in a river

A structure with rotating blades powered by wind

To press and work dough or similar material with the hands

Showing a bad-tempered, gloomy silence; morose

Outstandingly bad or shocking; conspicuously offensive

Physical or mental endurance for sustained effort

To cook in simmering liquid; to hunt or take illegally

Dull, gloomy, and cheerless

In a biological manner; with regard to biology

To officially announce a law; to spread an idea widely

To restate in different words; a restatement that clarifies meaning

A poison produced by animals; intense spite or malice

A vessel with a spout used for brewing and serving tea

A cloth wrapping a dead body; to cover or conceal something

Relating to catastrophic destruction or the end of the world

A threshing tool with a swinging stick; to wave limbs wildly or beat with a flail

Perfect, without any faults or flaws