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C1 C2 Vocabulary List
C1 C2 Vocabulary List
Boisterous Tarnished
adj. loud and excited; full of energy adj. stained or dirty, especially of a
reputation
Audible
Mandatory
adj. able to be heard
adj. required; absolutely necessary
Assets
Orthodox
n. resources; items of value that are owned
by someone adj. adhering to tradition; conservative
Extravagant Visceral
1
Paradigm
2
Accede Apex
Intersperse Barren
v. spread between other things adj. lifeless; without growth
Omnivorous Trajectory
adj. eating both plants and meat n. the path which something follows while
moving
Provoke
Petrify
v. to force into action; to set off
v. to freeze in terror
Buffet
Synopsis
v. to batter or hit something repeatedly
n. a summary
Defer
Competent
v. to put off until later
adj. skilled and capable; able to perform a
Jibe required task
3
Accomplice Libel
Parody Amputate
n. an imitation of some thing that v. to cut off; often, to cut off a person's
exaggerates its qualities in order to be limb due to
funny
Scuttle
Strut
v. to deliberately cause plans to fail to
v. to walk in a proud, jaunty,and haughty move quickly, but with short steps
manner
Extemporaneous
Parse
adj. without prior planning; impromptu
v. to read closely in order to analyze
Conscious
Spectrum
adj. aware; understanding of
n. a wide range of things
Magisterial
Savor
adj. bossy; overbearing
v. to enjoy deeply
Iridescent
Advocacy
adj. glowing in different colors
n. public promotion of a policy or cause
Fortify
Vicarious
v. to make stronger
adj. experienced through one's imagination
when done by another person Overrun
4
Invaluable adj. catastrophic; world-shattering;
extremely destructive
adj. extremely valuable; impossible to do
without Harbinger
5
Fervor Excursion
Fixate Compliant
Stagnant Pervade
Memento Mutilate
Fluctuation Abnormal
n. a greeting Migrant
6
Akimbo Astringent
Faction Fraudulent
Detriment
Infrequent
n. a cause of damage or injury
adj. not occurring often
Copious (close syn: scant; sporadic; intermittently;
sparse; meager )
adj. abundant; more than enough
Accompaniment
Ascertain
n. a musical part that goes along with
v. to determine; to make sure of another part, whether an instrument or
voice
Onerous
Negotiable