C2 English Vocabulary

Quick and light in movement; mentally alert

A lamp that illuminates a public street

Extremely small; a word form expressing smallness or endearment

Fond of sports; stylish and lively in appearance

Relating to or resembling sculpture

To slap someone's buttocks as punishment; a smack or slap

To speak with involuntary repetitions; a speech disorder causing this

To correct an error or put an undesirable situation right

Massive, uniform, and resistant to change

Having a hoarse voice; strongly built; an Arctic sled dog

A belief contradicting established religious or accepted doctrine

A tendency or inclination toward a particular behavior or health condition

In a thin or scattered manner

A difficult problem or riddle

The ability to anticipate and plan wisely for the future

To cut with scissors in short strokes; a small cut or piece cut off

A metal fastening pin; to fasten with rivets or hold attention completely

A sudden sharp feeling of pain or emotional distress

To punish or scold severely

A drooping lazy posture; to stand or walk with such a posture

A person who sells food and household goods

Emotionally distant and unfriendly; apart from others

To shine with a soft, wavering light; a faint trembling gleam

The dry outer shell of seeds or fruits; to remove such a shell

To read or examine carefully; to read through

A rapid writing system using symbols; an abbreviated method

A chemical substance used to kill insects

To interrupt with a sudden remark; to insert between other things

A small-scale representation of something larger

A fragrant soothing ointment; anything that comforts or relieves

Done with great care and attention to detail; very thorough

To move quickly and lightly from place to place

Excessively anxious or obsessive; a person with neurosis

A noisy disorderly fight; to engage in such a fight

Smugly satisfied with oneself; unconcerned about possible problems

Having a hidden or obscure meaning; mysterious and hard to understand

An imagined perfect and harmonious society

A pole with a flat blade used to row a boat; to row

The art of creating and arranging dance movements for a performance

A man who participates in sports or shows good sportsmanship

Located underground; hidden or secret

Extremely dangerous or deadly; intensely hostile

A strong unpleasant smell; to give off a bad odour

To blend or combine things together; a blend or mixture

To permanently abandon or renounce someone or something

To be intensely agitated or angry; to boil or bubble

A guess or unproven idea; to form an opinion without sufficient evidence

To complete fully; perfect and supremely skilled