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English Vocabulary (List of Words, Part II), C2

This document contains a list of English words and phrases with definitions or explanations of their meanings, including: - Idioms like "it's all Greek to me" meaning something is not understood and "good riddance" meaning being happy that someone or something is gone. - Terms like "lingua franca" meaning a common language for communication, "Estuary English" referring to a dialect, and "burr" denoting a way of speaking. - Descriptive words such as "prolific" meaning producing a lot, "discerning" showing good judgment, and "celebrated" being famous for something. - Verbs like "gabble" speaking quickly,

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English Vocabulary (List of Words, Part II), C2

This document contains a list of English words and phrases with definitions or explanations of their meanings, including: - Idioms like "it's all Greek to me" meaning something is not understood and "good riddance" meaning being happy that someone or something is gone. - Terms like "lingua franca" meaning a common language for communication, "Estuary English" referring to a dialect, and "burr" denoting a way of speaking. - Descriptive words such as "prolific" meaning producing a lot, "discerning" showing good judgment, and "celebrated" being famous for something. - Verbs like "gabble" speaking quickly,

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Word list: c2

with bated breath in an anxious


lay it on a bit thick (= worried
to praise
it's all Greek to me someone
a way of too
there's method in your madness saying
you have thata
the world is sb's oyster good reason
If the world is
in the twinkling of an eye your oyster,
If something
good riddance happens
I am happy in
lingua franca noun that
a someone
language
Estuary English noun used
a typeforof
burr noun English
a way of
dialect noun speaking
a form of a
margin noun language
the amountthat
prolific adjective by which one
producing a
discerning adjective great number
showing
celebrated adjective good
famous for
attentive adjective some special
listening
gabble verb carefully
to speak
rabbit on quickly and
to continue
insinuate verb talking about
to suggest,
rave verb without
to speakbeing
in
whinge verb an
to complain,
babble verb especially
to talk or say
murmur verb something
to speak orin
wheedle verb say
to try to
coax verb persuade
to persuade
intricate adjective someone
with many
blow sb away complicated
to surprise or
daunting adjective please
making you
unfold verb feel slightly
If a situation
retaliate verb or story
to do
cohesion noun something
the situation
impede verb when
to make theit
inclined adjective more difficult
likely or
liable adjective wanting to do
having (legal)
apt adjective responsibility
suitable or
be prone to sth/do sth right for
likely a
to suffer
incensed adjective from an
extremely
exacerbate verb angry
to make
amplify verb something
to increase
stash verb thestore
to size or
or
caked adjective hide
(of a surface)
strew verb covered
to spreadwith
things in an
the avant-garde noun the painters,
ensue verb writers,
to happen
modus operandi noun after
a particular
bile noun way of doing
the bitter,
up to speed yellow liquid
If you are up
brooch noun to speed with
a small piece
courier noun of jewellery
a person or
depot noun company
a building that
transit noun where
the
garment noun movement
a piece of of
ubiquitous adjective clothing
seeming to
dexterity noun be
the ability to
the onus noun think
the quickly
prominent adjective responsibility
very well
reflexology noun known and in
a treatment
pastime noun which your
an activity
relief noun that
a is done
feeling of
pragmatic adjective happiness
doing things
compulsory adjective in a practical
If something
compel verb is
to force
seep verb someone
to move orto
precedence noun spread slowly
the condition
mundane adjective of
verybeing dealt
ordinary
rural adjective and
in, of,therefore
or like
fallible adjective the
able or likely
erode verb to
to make
slowly
erode verb reduce
to rub ororbe
permeate verb rubbed
to spread away
blessed adjective through
holy
therapeutic adjective causing
holistic adjective someone
dealing with to
evaluate verb or treating
to judge or
be in hot water calculate
to be in orthe
get
perspicacity noun into a difficult
the ability to
enrich verb understand
to improve
bleak adjective the quality of
If a situation
blunt adjective is bleak,what
saying
intrusion noun you think
an occasion
reap the benefit, reward, etc. when
to get
reticence noun something
an
dispel verb unwillingness
to remove
downward spiral fears, doubts,
a situation in
grumpiness noun which a price,
the feeling of
knock-on effect noun being
When slightly
an
buy into something event
If or
you buy
intimidating adjective into
making idea
an you
accessible adjective feel
easy to
practitioner noun understand
someone
involved in a
flog verb to beat
detrimental adjective someone
causing harm
clam up or damage
to become
entity noun silent
something
plump verb that existsand
to shake
drift off push
to gradually
ponder verb start to sleep
to think
incense noun carefully
a substance
erratic adjective that
movingis burnt
or
fatigue noun behaving
extreme in a
utmost adjective tiredness
used to
porridge noun emphasize
a thick, soft
millet noun food
a plantmade
that is
nurture verb similar
to take tocare
hectic adjective of, feed, and
full of activity,
immense adjective or very busy
extremely
gain ground large
If in size
a political
hitherto adverb party or an
until now or
notion noun until a
a belief or
discontented adjective idea
feeling
proponent noun unhappy
a person who
unassailable adjective speaks
impossible to
unassailable adjective doubt
in suchora
remedy noun strong
a successful
derive sth from sth way
to getof curing
scrutiny noun something
the careful
exponent noun and detailed
a person who
premise noun supports
an idea or an
solace noun theory
help andon
pronouncement noun comfort when
an official
prose noun announceme
written
jargon noun language in
special words
perspective noun and
a phrases
particular
misconception noun way of that
an idea
advocate verb is
to wrong
publicly
fabrication noun support
the act ofor
fallacy noun inventing
an idea that a
inclination noun lot of people
a feeling that
implement verb you want
to start to
using
eerie adjective a plan orin a
strange
sensibly adverb frightening
in a sensible
skulk verb or practical
to hide or
bound noun move around
a quick, long
twitch verb jump
(to cause) to
hover verb make
to stayain one
wide-eyed adjective place in theto
too willing
wistfully adverb believe
in a wayandthat
lavishly adverb is sad and
in a way that
is expensive
daintily adverb in an
wade verb attractive,
to walk in
wallow verb water that isof
(especially
strut verb some
to walk in a
the ins and outs noun proud way
the detailed
to and fro adverb, adjective or
in one
inalienable adjective direction
unable toandbe
caw noun removed
the loud,
pitter-patter noun rough
a series cryofof a
scrabble verb quick,
to use light
your
relish verb fingers
to like or to
twitter verb enjoy
(of a bird) to
patter verb make
to make a the
lap verb sound
(of waves)of a to
lot
porpoise noun hit something
a mammal
cetacean noun that
any oflives in
hydroelectric adjective various types
producing
decimate verb electricity by
to kill a large
amend verb number
to change of the
proliferate verb words of a a
to increase
dredge sth up lot talk
to andabout
logger noun something
a person who
enmesh verb cuts down
to catch or
indigenous adjective involve
naturally
resurgent adjective existing
increasingin a
tributary noun again, or
a river or
clamorous adjective stream
making that
loud
ravage verb demands
to cause or
jaded adjective great
not having
prerequisite noun interest
somethingor
hustle verb that must
to make
tatty adjective someone
old and in
supplant verb bad
to condition
replace
derision noun the situation
chirp verb in
to which
say
bark verb something
to shout at
roar verb someone
to make ain a
chirpy adjective long,
happyloud,
and
chatter verb active
If your teeth
bellow verb chatter,
to shout you
in a
croak verb loud voice, or
When
croak verb animals such
If you croak,
deplete verb you speak
to reduce
degrade verb something
to cause in
deteriorate verb people
to becometo feel
irrigate verb worse
to supply
rancid adjective land with oil,
(of butter,
seldom adverb etc.)
almosttasting
never
miasma noun an
draconian adjective unpleasant
Draconian
anguish noun laws,
extreme
indignant adjective unhappiness
angry
because of
rozwijać się
brać odwet, odpowiadać
pragmatyczny, rzeczowy

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