C2 English Vocabulary

To dishearten or demoralize someone

Extremely interesting and exciting; captivating

Lacking energy or hope; disheartened

A performer who creates illusions using magic or sleight of hand

Lacking motivation or a clear reason to act

Clever deception or trickery used to mislead others

Having or moving on two feet

To draw, paint, or depict something

Causing irritation or annoyance; tiresome

A polygon with six sides and six angles

Burning hot; extremely harsh

Insincerely flattering; oily or greasy

A wide decorative fabric band worn around the neck

Falsely flattering or insincerely ingratiating

In a noticeable or detectable way

Relating to apoplexy; extremely angry

A simultaneous rapid discharge of firearms; to attack with a volley of gunfire

Arrogantly overbearing and controlling

By chance or accident; luckily

To move swiftly, especially of wind-driven clouds (v.); wind-driven clouds or rain (n.)

A person who spends money wastefully; wasteful with money

A small rounded hill or mound; a ridge of ice

To put into motion; to motivate someone to act

An academic seminar or conference

A firm warning or reprimand

A large, lively celebration or gathering

Not saturated; having double or triple bonds between carbon atoms

An exit or way out; to leave or go out

A claim filed against an opposing party; to make such a claim

A formal conversation or conference

Naive, innocent, and trusting

Mournful, expressing sadness

To deceive or trick someone by disguising one's true intentions

In a way that is unclear or disorganized

A dishonest, deceitful person; the jack in a deck of cards

Lending money at excessively high interest rates

A complicated, confusing, or embarrassing situation

To isolate or keep apart from others

Not attractive or impressive in appearance

Lacking ambition or motivation; lazy and ineffective

To thicken or solidify from a liquid state; a coagulated mass

Relating to or expressed through gestures

Habitual laziness or avoidance of effort

Excess production capacity beyond what is needed

To satisfy fully or to excess; fully satisfied

A person aged between 80 and 89

To steal something of small value; to pilfer

Enthusiastic praise or applause