C2 English Vocabulary

An early 19th-century photographic process or the image it produced.

The soft center of a plant stem; the essential core or meaning of something

To damage someone's reputation with false or malicious statements

An exclamation of joy or victory; to shout in celebration

Generous and noble in spirit

A confused muddle; to roll or toss about

Absence from school or duty without permission

A skilled craftsperson who makes high-quality wooden furniture

Oddly or whimsically amusing

A work imitating another artist's style; a mixture of different styles

Carefree and boisterously cheerful; a severe scolding

A blockage of logs on a river; a situation where progress is halted

To transfer pollen to a plant for fertilization

Refusing to compromise or change one's views

To remove the internal organs of; to strip of essential content

A small, dirty, or poorly built dwelling

A hinged bridge that can be raised to block passage or allow boats through

Allowing no refusal or argument; abruptly authoritative and final

To an extraordinary or amazing degree

An iron grate for broiling food; an American football field

Careless and inattentive, especially to danger or consequences

In a brave and determined manner

To circulate fresh air through a space; to discuss openly

A vein of metallic ore in rock

To lose or reduce in value; to belittle

A small hand-held percussion instrument with jingling metal disks

Sharp and harsh in tone; sour or bitter in taste

To discourage or intimidate

The act of making something seem simpler than it is

A cheap showy ornament or trinket of little value

Planned or considered in advance; deliberate

A small ring; a spiral curl of hair

To move in a circular or spiral path

A professional who tests eyes and prescribes corrective lenses

A small striped rodent found mainly in North America

To hand over a suspect to another country's authorities

The state of being unable to move or be moved

In a grateful or admiring manner

A deadly contagious epidemic disease; a harmful influence

Dexterity and skill; a clever trick

The sound a duck makes; a fraudulent doctor; to make a duck's sound

A passionate expression of grief or mourning

A covered walkway in a religious building; to seclude from the outside world

Without voice or say; (of sounds) produced without vocal cord vibration

A person wandering with no fixed home; wandering, roving

Slow to understand; not mentally sharp; (of an angle) between 90 and 180 degrees

The act of formally giving up a high position or power, especially a throne

An unrestrained outpouring of emotion or liquid