C2 English Vocabulary

An overused, unoriginal remark that sounds meaningful; a cliché

Very particular, hard to please, and fussy about details

Word for word; in exactly the same words as the original

Relating to or able to walk; a covered walkway in a building

The land along the edge of a sea or ocean

Making something worse; a feeling of annoyance

Not easily noticed; not standing out

Not attracting attention; discreet and inconspicuous

To deliberately damage or deface public or others' property

Relating to the sense of smell

The dead body of an animal

To entangle or trap; to involve in difficulties

Covering many subjects comprehensively; having very broad knowledge

Relating to the regions between the tropics and temperate zones

To raise objections; an act of objection or hesitation

To fall behind or move in a scattered way; a spread-out irregular group

Lacking energy or enthusiasm; sluggish and indifferent

Wet and marshy like a swamp

A very short skirt with hemline well above the knees

To grind into dust or powder; to destroy completely

Silent acting using gestures; to perform or mimic without words

An electricity generator; a very energetic person

The act of making something continue indefinitely

The outer shell or husk; to remove the shell from corn or oysters

A dishonest or mischievous person; a rogue or troublemaker

A short, witty saying expressing a general truth

Winding and snake-like in shape or movement; crafty or deceitful

Fragmentary and inconsistent; aggressively determined and combative

A small biting flying insect

To transform completely in form or nature

To envy; to give or allow something reluctantly

A burden of responsibility or duty

To drive out evil spirits through ritual; to free from harmful influence

Great enthusiasm or intensity of feeling

A technical expert in a managerial role; an advocate of technocracy

Stuck on the bottom in shallow water; stranded

Strongly opposed or unwilling to something

A sudden violent inward collapse

A heavy square-bladed knife used for chopping meat and bones

Feeding on animals or insects

Exceptional technical skill in performance or art

The shell of an egg; a pale off-white color

The aquatic larva of a frog or toad

A path or trail for pedestrians

A minor personal weakness or quirk of character

An artificial gemstone used as an imitation diamond

To make something seem simpler than it really is

Having two or more possible meanings; deliberately vague or ambiguous