C2 English Vocabulary

Able to float; cheerful and lively; (of markets) active and rising

A legal judgment of not guilty

A medical treatment using needles inserted at specific body points

Strong criticism or condemnation; to formally rebuke

A young male horse; an inexperienced young person

Having sharp insight and understanding; quick to notice things accurately

Disgusting dirt; moral corruption or obscene content

Covered in slime; insincerely flattering or untrustworthy

A jumping insect that feeds on plants

To cater to base desires; a person who procures for others

Feeling quiet sadness and longing

The act of scattering or spreading in different directions

A dog trained to fetch game; a person or thing that retrieves something

Marked with irregular patches of different colours

Fearless and brave in the face of danger

Relating to a revival of classical styles in art or architecture

To gradually intrude on someone's rights or territory

An animal feeding on carrion; a person searching through rubbish for useful things

A hinged tool used to grip and pick up objects

Having or relating to a wide, sweeping view

Feeling or causing nausea; squeamish or uneasy

A long narrow crack in rock or tissue; to split open

Showing a patronizing attitude of superiority toward others

To encourage or assist someone in wrongdoing

An ordained male Christian minister or religious leader

Horrifyingly repellent and gruesome

To cause confusion or puzzlement; to baffle

Hard to please; overly concerned with petty details

To administer a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease

A vague feeling of physical or mental discomfort and unease

Knotty and twisted, especially from age

Harmful or poisonous

A simultaneous burst of shots or words; to hit a ball before it bounces

No longer active or in existence; deceased

The oval nut of an oak tree

Involving great effort or difficulty; burdensome

An archenemy or agent of someone's downfall; just retribution

To destroy completely

A male peafowl with a brilliant tail; a vain person; to strut proudly

Showing unusually advanced abilities or maturity at an early age

Impossible to remove or forget; permanent

A canvas shelter extended over a doorway or outdoor area

Of low quality or moral standards; tastelessly corrupt

A North American poplar tree with fluffy, cotton-like seeds

Impossible to satisfy; extremely greedy

The state of being tangled; a complicated involvement or relationship

Behaviour or language that is socially unacceptable or improper

A point of congestion slowing a process; to cause such a slowdown