C2 English Vocabulary

Cheerful and full of good humor

To mock or taunt; a contemptuous remark

A direct ancestor or originator

A stand with a slanted top for holding a speaker's notes or a book

To father a child; to cause or produce something

The spouse of a monarch; to associate or keep company with someone

Having a beneficial or improving effect; wholesome

A shortened form of a word or phrase

A collection of documents about a person or subject

A hanging spike of ice formed by freezing dripping water

To walk or stand unsteadily, as if about to fall

To criticize or punish someone severely

The state of being famous and highly respected; a distinguished person

To dig up a buried body; to bring something hidden to light

A person who exploits opportunities selfishly without regard for principles

A manager or organizer of entertainment events, especially in music or theatre

An arthropod with a hard shell, such as a crab, lobster, or shrimp

Easily frightened or startled; nervous and unpredictable

To make wrinkled or untidy; a wrinkle or crease

To draw attention away from others; the rear of a stage

In an impressively grand or beautiful manner

A horse-drawn coach running regularly between towns to carry passengers and mail

An agent, often an insect, that transfers pollen between flowers

Causing great pain or sorrow; very serious

Hard, tedious, and unpleasant work

To feel or show great joy or triumph

Showing respectful deference to others

A deep crack or fissure, especially in a glacier

Completely soaked through with liquid; to drench or saturate

Straw or reeds used to cover roofs; to cover a roof with such material

An injury from overstretching a joint; to injure a joint this way

A person who lives in the suburbs

To explain in careful detail

Showing empathy; understanding others' emotions

A sudden strong rise or increase

An introductory section at the beginning of a book

The light produced by a fire

A strong fortress above a city; a secure stronghold

A white lime-and-water paint; to conceal faults or wrongdoing

Deserving blame for wrongdoing; guilty

A pale purple or violet colour; having such a colour

Absurd and without meaning

Curved inward like the inside of a bowl

The trade of working with timber to build structures

A person or program that finds solutions

An unwelcome intruder who interferes in others' affairs

A large fleet of warships

Acting on sudden urges without careful thought