C2 English Vocabulary

In a dull, lifeless, or dim manner

Unable to be moved physically or emotionally; fixed and unyielding

An inferior artificial substitute; being a poor imitation of something genuine

Unpleasantly excessive, especially in sweetness or sentiment

Relating to the later Stone Age; hopelessly outdated

Not recognized or valued as much as deserved

To trap or lure into a snare or difficult situation

Fine floating cobwebs or delicate fabric; extremely light and thin

Covered with spines or thorns; troublesome or difficult

Lacking a sense of humor; overly serious

Statues collectively; the art of making statues

Requiring extraordinary strength or effort; extremely difficult

The state of being timid; lack of courage or confidence

To be necessary or appropriate for someone to do

A secret code or coded message; the digit zero; a person of no importance

A substance used to kill or prevent the growth of fungi

To produce sweat through the skin

A person who propels a canoe or kayak by paddling

To carry out a task incompetently; a blunder or botched action

A large fish-eating bird of prey found worldwide

A small spiny mammal that rolls into a ball when threatened

Great joy and triumphant rejoicing

A skilled manual worker; a shopkeeper

A female member of congress, especially the US House of Representatives

A prehistoric rock carving or drawing

A formal, ceremonial public speech

Calmness and composure, especially under stress

The quality of being widespread and present everywhere

Excessive patriotism or belief in one's group's superiority

Resembling a marsh; wet and boggy

A fine white stone used for carving; white and smooth like alabaster

To add explanatory notes to a text

The text or script of an opera or musical drama

To challenge the truth or validity of something

The tall tower of a mosque used for the call to prayer

To strongly criticize; to scrape off skin

The scientific study of prehistoric life through fossils

A recklessly bold person; recklessly adventurous

A system of government with unlimited power held by one person

Extremely thin and weak from illness or starvation

Of or resembling reptiles; cold or contemptible

Fertility; ability to produce offspring or ideas

The ability or act of moving from one place to another

A major division of a long poem; the leading melody in choral music

Having a rosy complexion; excessively ornate in style

To fraudulently steal money one has been trusted to manage

A scientist who studies birds

The ninth Greek letter; a very small amount