C2 English Vocabulary

A temporary framework for construction workers; an execution platform

Extremely attractive and holding one's full attention

Showing no emotion or feeling on the face

An assumption or belief held without firm evidence; a conjecture

A medical instrument for listening to sounds inside the body

Former; belonging to an earlier time

A small inflamed spot on the skin filled with pus

Happening at an inconvenient or premature time

Able to be used more than once

A buzzing sound of rapid motion; to move with such a sound

An abandoned person or property; neglectful of duty; dilapidated

A human figure made from stacked snowballs

An animal with a backbone; having a backbone

Long, thin, and weak-looking

A person who has left their homeland, often as a political refugee

A person who estimates the value or quality of something

The tube carrying food from the throat to the stomach

A person practicing strict self-denial; characterized by severe self-discipline and abstinence

To transfer power or responsibility to another

Mentally confused due to illness; wildly excited

To drive back or repel; to cause disgust; a rejection

To lower someone's rank or status

Unwillingness to speak or share information; reserve

To surrender or yield to pressure

Strongly desiring or seeking revenge

A harsh criticism; a restriction; a narrowing of a body passage

An incorrect perception or understanding

Having only one partner at a time

A circular metal percussion instrument; to strike a gong

A concise but comprehensive summary or collection

Smelling of fish; suspicious or doubtful

Having an unpleasant smell or taste due to spoilage

To assess or judge incorrectly

Cunning and dishonest; roundabout

A room for storing goods

Without careful distinction or selection; randomly

Easily set on fire; highly combustible

Protection or sponsorship; under the aegis of someone

To drag feet or scrape a surface (v.); a scratch or scrape mark (n.)

A place for storing dead bodies; relating to death or funerals

One's habitual custom or practice (n.); accustomed to doing something (adj.)

Turned or tilted to one side; not straight

Desiring revenge; spiteful

Feeling great joy and triumph

To border on or be adjacent to something

Very steeply or sharply; suddenly and to a great degree

Wood floating on or washed ashore by water

The wearing away of a surface by friction; a scraped area on skin