vocabulary english C2 Flashcards
ongoing , continues for a long time
abiding
abiding love for old movies
strong and healthy, fit
able-bodied
able-bodied workers
to cancel, put an an end to, terminate
abolish
prohibition
to describe one who forgets things easily or fails to notice things
absent-minded
forgot his keys
available in large quantity
abundant
to make more noticeable
accentuate
accentuate muscles
to grow gradually overtime
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accumulate,
accrue
accrue interest
harsh, sarcastic , critical
acerbic
acerbic comments under my video
describing someone who is unwilling to change their mind, opinions,etc
adamant
adamant in decision to leave
sudden burst of inspo, strong creative impulse
afflatus,
on a wave of afflatus, i wrote my book
make smth bad even worse
aggravate
the new treatment only aggravated her condition
without clear purpose or goal
aimless
similar in a certain way
akin,
this game is akin to football
unfriendly, distant, reserved
aloof,
i kept aloof from that uncle
smth very tasty or smelly
ambroisal
he’s ambroisal
make som1 dislike you or get mad at you
antagonize
after the divorce, she tried to antagonize our kids against me
to give money, pay what is due
ante up
my neigbour told me to ante up or vacate
too old, old-fashioned, no longer useful
antiquated
antiquated system, antiquated beliefs, antiquated methods
[id] to feel healthy again
as right as rain
v confident without being aggressive
assertive
[id] very close
a stone’s throw
a feeling of deep respect along w fear
awe
strong and unfavourable reaction from a large no of people
backlash
feelings of enmity and hatred
bad blood
there has been bad blood between iodjeoij
capable of doing smth bad, evil , hateful
baleful
i gave that bitch a baleful look.
extremely stupid, slightly crazy
barmy
barmy idea, barmy decision
unable to produce anything
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barren
sterile
crazy, mentally unstable
batty
he gets batty when we talk about his mistakes.
face a difficult situation with bravery and courage
bear up
bearing up well under the strain of losing her apartment.
make a gesture to som1 to come closer
beckon,
she beckoned to the waiter.
very poor, small in amount
beggarly,
i received beggarly amount of emotional support.
deeply in love w/ s1, thinking abt them all the time
besotted,
he’s completely besotted with his wife.
seductively attractive, charming
bewitched
she was bewitched by her beauty.
to be filled w air,
[n] huge moving mass of smth
the sails billowed with the wind,
a billow of smoke
to force yourself to do smth extremely hard or unpleasant
bite the bullet
noisy, loud, energetic,
boisterous
my younger cousins are boisterous
silly, crazy, stupid
bonkers
he must be bonkers to think i’d come back.
large in amount, plentiful
bountiful
bountiful supply of fesfsef.
bountiful land
some1 who talks abt themself w extreme pride
braggart
my dad is braggart
to improve your knowledge of smth
brush up
i need to brush up on my german skills.
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silly n stupid behaviour that makes you laugh
buffoonery
his buffoonery was funny, but completely out of place.
difficult to carry out
burdensome
raising kids is not easy at all, its burdensome asffffff
big, has strong muscles
burly
burly lifter, burly woman
to stop what you’re doing
call it a day
i almost gave up and called it a day.
cruel, inconsiderate of others
callous
his actions are callous
to successfully complete or finish smth
cap off
i capped off my ielts journey
dissapointment, distress, grief, deep sorrow
chagrin
much to my father’s chagrin, i stick to my values.
isolated, separated from the outside world
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secluded,
cloistered
he leads a cloistered life.
to become rough or less polite
coarsen
my finger tips should coarsen after a few weeks of playing the guitar.
gently persuade s1 to do smth
coax
they tried to coax me into being a doctor.
extremely large, gigantic
colossal
colossal sacrifice, colossal effort
super friendly,
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harmoniously suited,
companionate
companionate marrriage
narcissistic, too proud of yourself
conceited
he is definitely a conceited being.
more than enough, plentiful
copious
they wanted me to drink copious amounts of coffee in a day.
flirty, playful, plays in an attractive manner
coquetish
coquestish manners, coquetish girl
friendly and warm
cordial
cordial relations btw 2 countries
showing a lack of courage
craven
a craven traitor, a craven deserter
to be very slow
dawdle
stop dawdling! we’re going to miss our flight
to make smth or some1 weaker
debilitate
they were debilitated by hunger and disease.
lying, dishonest
deceitful
deceitful behaviour, deceitful politician
to bring some1 down. make them lose confidence or strength
deflate
she was deflated by the rejection letter.
to persistently persuade s1 to not do smth
dehort
they’ve tried to dehort me from being myself.
extremely sad, bad or unacceptable
deplorable,
people living in deplorable situations
deserves to be hated, extremely unpleasant
detestable
detestable bastard
detestable fraud
dishonest but skillful, will do everything to achieve smth
devious
that bitch was obviously devious.
a strong feeling of fear, anxiety or dissapointment
dismay
“ how could they do that to me” she cried in dismay.
causing great suffering or fear, extremely unpleasant or bad
dreadful
dreadful experience
dreadful news
to become less or smaller in number
dwindle
dwindling resources
dwindling population
extremely happy, joyful
ecstatic
i was ecstatic about my new hobby.
extremely happy, proud or excited
elated
i was elated with that white dress of mine.
to involve some1 in an argument, or difficult situation
embroil
my wife embroiled me into an argument with my parents.
attractice, makes you want it w/ a strong desire
enticing
the offer was so enticing, but unfortunately i had to refuse it.
former, previous, ex
erstwhile
erstwhile lover
erstwhile friends
causing great pain
excruciating
excruciating memory
describing smth/s1 full of energy, lively
exuberant
exuberant performance
exuberant crowd
extremely hungry
famished
the popn was famished
smth so stupid, ridiculous, cant be taken seriously
farcical
farcical beliefs
to become weaker, tired
fatigue-d
im fatigued from the walk back home.
giving s1 a lot of insincere attention, being too nice
fawn over
i dislike people who fawn over others.
to feel unwell, be sick
to feel under the weather
i was feeling under the weather so i couldnt come to work.
to feel unwell, be sick
to feel under the weather
i was feeling under the weather so i couldnt come to work.
