Fancy Words C2 3 Year 2020

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1. nonsensical 12.

impromptu

having no intelligible meaning with little or no preparation or


forethought
2. reclusive
13. tentative
withdrawn from society; seeking
solitude hesitant or lacking confidence;
unsettled in mind or opinion
3. perpetually
kararsız/kesin olmayan,deneme
everlastingly; for all time niteliğinde

4. quandary 14. effigy

state of uncertainty in a choice a representation of a person


between unfavorable options
büst,temsili kukla
5. lewd
15. ephemeral
suggestive of or tending to moral
looseness anything short-lived, as an insect that
lives only for a day
6. recluse
çok kısa ömürlü
one who lives in solitude
16. rambunctious
7. conundrum
noisy and lacking in restraint or
a difficult problem discipline

8. mishap delişmen; ele avuca sığmaz

an unpredictable outcome that is 17. quibble


unfortunate
evade the truth of a point by raising
9. depravity irrelevant objections

moral perversion; impairment of virtue baştan savma cevap, kaçamaklı söz,lafı


and moral principles çevirmek

10. flatulence 18. trope

a state of excessive gas in the language used in a figurative or


alimentary canal nonliteral sense

11. impeccable mecaz,kinaye

without fault or error 19. dismal


causing dejection 9. jock

kederli, neşesiz, kasvetli a person trained to compete in sports

20. ineffable 10. transcend

defying expression or description go beyond the scope or limits of

1. pinnacle 11. vile

a slender upright spire at the top of a morally reprehensible


buttress of tower
12. prophylactic
zirve, doruk, tepe nokta
preventing or contributing to the
2. incarnation prevention of disease

act of attributing human characteristics 13. cataclysmic


to abstract ideas
severely destructive
vücut bulma,canlı örnek
14. abyss
3. deviant
a bottomless gulf or pit
a person whose behavior deviates
from what is acceptable 15. backpedal

4. inconsequential reverse or retreat from one's position


on an issue
lacking worth or importance
16. elongate
5. sectarian
make long or longer by pulling and
of or relating to a subdivision of a stretching
larger religious group
17. farfetched
6. inconspicuously
highly imaginative but unlikely
in a manner intended to avoid
attracting attention 18. forthwith

7. bereavement without delay or hesitation; with no


time intervening
state of sorrow over the death or
departure of a loved one 19. corroborate

8. disavow give evidence for

refuse to acknowledge 20. dismissal


the sending away of someone 32. precarious

21. pretentious not secure; beset with difficulties

creating an appearance of importance 33. decadent


or distinction
marked by excessive self-indulgence
22. sustain and moral decay

lengthen or extend in duration or 34. decadent


space
marked by excessive self-indulgence
23. contraband and moral decay

distributed or sold illicitly 35. facade

24. restitution the front of a building

the act of restoring something to its 36. flophouse


original state
a cheap lodging house
25. perennial
37. vial
lasting an indefinitely long time
a small bottle that contains a drug
26. proponent
38. conjure
a person who pleads for a cause or
propounds an idea summon into action or bring into
existence
27. demented
39. thrifty
affected with madness or insanity
mindful of the future in spending
28. trite money

repeated too often; overfamiliar 40. discourse


through overuse
an extended communication dealing
29. invigorating with some particular topic

imparting strength and vitality 41. callow

30. invigorate young and inexperienced

give life or energy to 42. disdain

31. denounce lack of respect accompanied by a


feeling of intense dislike
speak out against
43. detractor the principal character in a work of
fiction
one who disparages or belittles the
worth of something 10. nepotism

44. delinquent favoritism shown to relatives or friends


by those in power
a young offender
11. exegesis
45. disparaging
an explanation or critical interpretation
expressive of low opinion
12. steadfast
1. disparage
marked by firm determination or
express a negative opinion of resolution; not shakable

2. scion 13. abominable

a descendent or heir unequivocally detestable

3. volition 14. distressed

the act of making a choice feeling general unhappiness

4. ensue 15. contentious

take place or happen afterward or as a showing an inclination to disagree


result
16. kindred
5. dissemination
group of people related by blood or
the act of dispersing or diffusing marriage
something
17. strident
6. diffusion
unpleasantly loud and harsh
the act of dispersing something
18. proponent
7. reek
a person who pleads for a cause or
give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, propounds an idea
steam, etc.
19. hypochondriac
8. hoodwink
a patient with imaginary symptoms and
conceal one's true motives from ailments

9. protagonist hastalık hastası


20. burlesque 31. homebody

a theatrical entertainment of broad and a person who seldom goes anywhere


earthy humor
32. pecuniary
21. indulgent
relating to or involving money
given to yielding to the wishes of
someone 33. deposition

22. indulge the act of putting something


somewhere
yield to; give satisfaction to
34. arbiter
23. simpleton
someone chosen to judge and decide
a person lacking intelligence or a disputed issue
common sense
35. preeminent
24. finicky
greatest in importance, degree, or
fussy, especially about details significance

25. sanctimonious 36. ameliorate

excessively or hypocritically pious make better

26. commiseration 37. amity

feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the a state of friendship and cordiality
misfortunes of others
38. solidarity
27. prominent
a union of interests or purposes
conspicuous in position or importance among members of a group

28. solitary 39. rift

not growing or living in groups or a narrow fissure in rock


colonies
40. impasse
29. tart up
a situation in which no progress can be
dress up in a cheap and provocative made
way
41. inadvertently
30. disillusioned
without knowledge or intention
freed from false ideas
42. demarche
a move or step or maneuver in political wrongful conduct by a public official
or diplomatic affairs
54. palpable
43. perpetrate
capable of being perceived
perform an act, usually with a negative
connotation 55. omniscient

44. entrenched infinitely wise

dug in 56. apprehensive

45. naivety in fear or dread of possible evil or


harm
lack of sophistication or worldliness
57. haughty
46. recalcitrance
having or showing arrogant superiority
the trait of being unmanageable or
uncooperative 58. cantankerous

47. collectively stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to


cooperate
in conjunction with; combined
59. waver
48. contingent
pause or hold back in uncertainty or
determined by conditions or unwillingness
circumstances that follow
60. abase
49. esoteric
cause to feel shame
understandable only by an enlightened
inner circle 61. abnegate

50. complicity deny or renounce

guilt as a confederate in a crime or 62. allot


offense
give out
51. indelible
63. conscientious
not able to be removed or erased
characterized by extreme care and
52. mortify great effort

cause to feel shame 64. deluge

53. malfeasance a heavy rain


65. deprave characterized by extreme care and
great effort
corrupt morally or by intemperance or
sensuality 76. penance

66. effulgent voluntary self-punishment in order to


atone for something
radiating or as if radiating light
77. portent
67. feigned
a sign of something about to happen
not genuine
78. bawdy
68. impetuous
humorously vulgar
characterized by undue haste and lack
of thought 79. impassioned

69. pantomime characterized by intense emotion

a performance using gestures and 80. profess


movements without words
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
70. recuse
81. teetotaler
disqualify oneself as a judge in a
particular case someone who abstains from drinking
alcoholic beverages
71. rhetorical
82. zit
relating to using language effectively
a small inflamed elevation of the skin
72. stern
83. sycophant
of a strict bearing or demeanor;
forbidding in aspect a person who tries to please someone
to gain an advantage
73. exhort
84. swindle
spur on or encourage especially by
cheers and shouts deprive of by deceit

74. parlance 85. tripe

a manner of speaking natural to a lining of the stomach of a cow (used as


language's native speakers food)

75. scrupulous 86. entourage


the group following and attending to 98. grace
some important person
elegance and beauty of movement or
87. acquiesce expression

agree or express agreement 99. repudiate

88. indoctrinate refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or


recognize as valid
teach uncritically
100. intrepid
89. concoct
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
make something by mixing
101. impeccable
90. tutelage
without fault or error
attention and management implying
responsibility for safety 102. sycophant

91. folly a person who tries to please someone


to gain an advantage
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
103. taciturn
92. toil
habitually reserved and
work hard uncommunicative

93. buffoon 104. ricochet

a person who amuses others by spring back; spring away from an


ridiculous behavior impact

94. futility 105. indignant

uselessness as a consequence of angered at something unjust or wrong


having no practical result
106. insinuation
95. respite
an indirect (and usually malicious)
a pause from doing something implication

96. admonition 107. belie

a firm rebuke be in contradiction with

97. rebuke 108. conjecture

an act or expression of criticism and believe especially on uncertain or


censure tentative grounds

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