C2 English Vocabulary

A male graduate or former student of a school or university

To scatter in different directions; to break up and disappear

A quick or secret look; to look secretly

In a state of panic or frenzied rush

To handle a weapon or tool skillfully; to exercise power or influence

Intimidating or discouraging; seeming very difficult

The state of being unknown or unidentified

To cause to fall over; to overthrow

An oval edible nut; the tree that produces it

A person who makes announcements on radio or television

To feed on grass; to scrape lightly; a light scratch on the skin

The main character in a story; a leading figure

Spreading out irregularly over a large area

To increase in extent or intensity

To clean by rubbing hard (v.); low shrubby vegetation; an act of scrubbing (n.)

To hold someone in custody; to delay or hold back

To have a very strong desire for something; to beg earnestly

A detailed technical drawing; a thorough plan for achieving something

Without clothing; a work of art showing a naked figure

The ability to understand and share another person's feelings

To become progressively worse in quality or condition

To crash into something with force; to come into conflict

To harvest crops; to obtain a reward or result

The front of a building; a false outward appearance

A road around an obstacle; a surgical rerouting; to go around or avoid

To lie beneath; to form the basis of something

A comedy series based on humorous everyday situations

To cause something to continue indefinitely or be preserved

A reward or result of an action; a bribe; final debt repayment

A low sound of pain or sorrow; to make such a sound or to complain

A flat case with a handle for carrying documents

Well known for something bad or evil; notoriously disgraceful

The edge of a steep place or a dangerous situation

A payment received by an employee for work; one's salary

To exist in large quantities; to be plentiful

To fall or drop suddenly and steeply

To reach the highest point or final stage

Hard to grip due to smoothness or wetness; evasive or untrustworthy

To ask for or seek something earnestly; to approach for business or donations

A gentle push; to push gently to get attention

To perform magic; to summon by supernatural power

To compel someone to act in a certain way; to restrict or limit

To squeeze skin between fingers; a small amount; a difficult situation

A thin chip or layer; to break off in flakes; to be unreliable

Relating to cooking or the kitchen

A long heroic story or narrative; an Old Norse prose tale

To illustrate by example; to be a typical instance of

To examine something very carefully and in detail