C2 English Vocabulary

To hit hard; a heavy blow

In an elegant and aesthetically pleasing manner

A squeezing or narrowing; a feeling of tightness

Immeasurably tiny; a vanishingly small quantity

Able to cure illness; a healing substance

The science of studying the atmosphere and predicting weather

Beyond scientific explanation; the supernatural

To formally charge someone in court; to call to account

The harsh cry of a donkey; to make such a sound

A small exclusive group sharing a common interest

Sediment at the bottom of a liquid; the worst part of something

Not returned or reciprocated, especially of love

A former British coin worth one twentieth of a pound; currency of some East African countries

To hide or move stealthily; a group of foxes

Impossible to read or decode

Joined flowing handwriting style; a cursive font or script

A fortunate and unexpected discovery made by chance

The transfer of power from central to regional authority

To behave in a certain way; to be in accord with

Contemptibly small or inadequate

A person who predicts events based on the positions of stars and planets

Not marked or labeled with a date

Something or someone that stimulates

A substance used to produce cooling; causing cooling

Acting impulsively and forcefully without careful thought

To free someone from oppression or slavery

Characteristic of informal everyday speech; a colloquial expression

Using very few words; brief and concise

To act clumsily or incompetently; a blunder

A small imaginary underground creature; a dwarf-like figure

Extreme stupidity or a very foolish act

A small dolphin-like sea mammal; to leap repeatedly in and out of water

A puppet, usually wooden, controlled by strings pulled from above

Money or goods given to the poor as charity

Full of knots; complex and difficult to solve

Relating to sex or sexually transmitted diseases

To inform or notify someone of something

An expression of pleasure at another's success; the act of congratulating

A medicine that relieves constipation; having a bowel-stimulating effect

To damage or spoil the appearance of something

To conspire secretly for a dishonest purpose

Separation or disconnection; a logical 'or' proposition

A scientist who studies animals

Having a pale, yellowish complexion; a type of European willow

A moral doubt or hesitation (n.); to hesitate due to conscience (v.)

Of or relating to horses; a horse or horse-like animal

The floor of the sea or ocean

The quality of being cruel and pitiless