C2 English Vocabulary

A mocking remark; to taunt or jeer at someone

The state or ceremony of marriage

A performance using gestures without words; to act out silently

Never tiring; persistently energetic

Second to last in a sequence

Bad-tempered and quarrelsome

To vomit or expel forcefully; to surrender something unwillingly

A person who writes or performs satire

A person who doubts God's existence can be known; holding no firm view

A name or title by which someone or something is known

The lowest or worst point of something

To make uniform or blend into a consistent mixture

Not capable of being used

To condescend to do something beneath one's dignity

Impossible to harm or defeat; completely protected

Not persuasive or believable

An early jazz style with a syncopated melody

Wet, dirty, and untidy; in a dilapidated state

A person who acts in a silly or ridiculous way; a clown

A person who insists strictly on rules or standards

A public festival or celebration; to honor someone with festivities

A person who wanders with no fixed home; roving, wandering

Nearsightedness; lack of foresight or long-term perspective

An ancient writing material made from the papyrus plant; the plant itself

Harmful in effect; hostile or unfriendly

Sealed against water; impossible to disprove or evade

To cover with a thin layer of gold

A large, hairy bee of the genus Bombus

A mythological half-man, half-horse creature

A sharp or witty reply to an argument or question

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

A private house offering paid accommodation and meals

To purify by heating and condensing; to extract the essence

The quality of appearing true or realistic

Land or property along the banks of a river

The state of being inactive or lazy

Displaced from the normal position, especially a bone out of its joint

Relating to colour; based on a twelve-semitone musical scale

A satirical attack on a person or institution; to mock through satire

Of or relating to the Old Stone Age

A tendon connecting muscle to bone; muscular strength

Elevation to divine status; the perfect or supreme example of something

Relating to or administered beneath the skin; a syringe for injecting under the skin

Formal forgiveness of sins, especially as declared by a priest

Appearing reasonable or true but actually false or misleading

Lacking sufficient water; having had water removed

Complete and absolute; not reduced in severity

The hard protective shell on the back of turtles, crabs, etc.