Word list: C2 words

yearn verb to wish very

stranded adjective strongly,
unable to
provide for sth leave
to make
frown on/upon sth plans
to in order
disapprove
stand in of something
to do the job
steer clear of sb/sth that another
to avoid
be in a tight corner someone
to be in a or
talk sb out of sth difficult
to persuade
talk sth through someone
to discussnotall
henceforth adverb the details
starting fromof
cast a spell this
to usetime
words
cast a/your vote thought
to vote to be
cast your mind back to try to
cast doubt/suspicion on sb/sth remember
to make
cast verb people
to sendfeel
light
cast verb or choose
to shadow (=
scope noun actors
the to play
take exception to sth/sb opportunity
to be
revive verb offended
to come oror
away adverb bring
continuously
bare adjective or
If arepeatedly,
cupboard
bare adjective or
only the is
room most
shrewd adjective basic or
having or
a dash based
a smallon a
feat noun amount
something of
the sound of sth difficult
how
leave noun something
time allowed
leave verb away
If you from
leave
leave verb something
If you leave
at large (doing)
generally
dazzle verb If you are
dazzle verb dazzled
If light by
consent verb dazzles
to agreeyou,
to
however adverb do
in whatever
against (all) the odds/against all odds way
If you do or
think ahead achieve
to think
keep sb at it carefully
to make
pull strings someone
to secretly
take stock use the stock
To take
bias noun (of
the action of
make sb's blood run cold supporting
A sound, or
give vent to sth sight, or a
to express
negative
pitch-dark adjective extremely
beyond your wildest dreams dark
to a degree
be at a loss or
notintoaknow
way
be on good, friendly, etc. terms (with sb) what
to haveto do
a or
at the end of your tether good,
having no
would (just) as soon strength or
If you would
lure verb (just) as soon
to persuade
lure noun someone
the qualitytoor
come/get to grips with sth power
to make that
an
associate with sb effort to
to spend time
through thick and thin with
If youa support
group
by all means or
usedstay
towith
give
nest egg noun permission
an amount of
crisp adjective money that
Crisp paper
give and take noun or cloth is stiff
willingness to
bleak adjective accept
If a situation
bleak adjective is ableak,
If place is
patch sth up bleak,
to try toit is
sneak a look/glance at sb/sth improve
to look ata
sneak verb someone
to go or
in/for the foreseeable future somewhere
as far into the
hit/touch a (raw) nerve future
to upsetas you
relief noun someone
food, money,
elusive adjective or services
difficult to
stardom noun describe,
the quality of
across the board being
happening or
acre noun having an
a unit for
accumulation noun measuring
an amount of
accountable adjective something
Someone
on no account who is
If something
of your own accord must
If youondono
accompany verb something
to sing or of
accessible adjective play an
easy to
accelerate verb understand
When a
academic adjective vehicle
used to or its
abusive adjective describe
using rude
abuse noun and offensive
rude and
absolutely not offensive
used as a
abrupt adjective strong wayfew
using too of
abrupt adjective words
suddenwhen
and
above adverb, preposition unexpected,
too good or
able adjective important
intelligent for
or
yield verb good at what
to supply or
outline noun produce
the main
compensate verb shape
to or
provide
further verb something
to develop or
incorporate verb make
to include
exemplify verb something as
to be or give
a typical
prompt sb to do sth to make
progress verb someone
to continue
charm verb gradually
to attract
charm noun someone or
an object or
commemorate verb saying that is
to remember
embrace verb officially
to hold and
vicious adjective someone
used to
vicious adjective describe
Vicious an
assault verb people
to attackor
assault noun someone
a violent
assume verb attack
to take or
perceive verb begin
to seeto have
maximize verb something
to make or
relate verb something as
to tell a story
relate verb or describe
to find or a
plead verb show
to saythe
plead verb something
to make a as
plead verb statement
to make anof
apply yourself urgent,
If you apply
reproduce verb yourself to
When living
point noun things
a very small,
differentiate verb round
to make light
plot noun someone
a small pieceor
undermine verb of land that
to make
contain verb someone
to control orless
conduct yourself hide a strong
to behave in
muddle noun a
anparticular
untidy or
struggle verb confused
to use a lot of
content noun effort
the to
amount of
conceal verb a particular
to prevent
retrieve verb something
to find and
conceive verb bring back
to become
conceive verb pregnant,
to invent aor
conceive verb plan or an
to imagine
connect verb something
to consider or
deem verb show a
to consider or
serve verb judge
to spend a
reserve noun period
the act of
of time
recollection noun keeping
the ability to
recollection noun remember
a memory of
delegate verb something
to give a
linger verb particular job,
to take a long
no comment time
usedto toleave
say
discipline noun that you do
a particular
infer verb area
to formof an
study,
hinder verb opinion or
to limit the
ponder verb ability
to thinkof
isolation noun carefully
the fact that
something is
maintain verb to express
carry verb firmly your the
to support
carry verb weight
to haveof
intervene verb something
to as
interval noun intentionally
the space
interval noun between
a period two
consider verb between two
to care about
condition verb or respect
to train or
command noun influence
control overa
initiate verb someone
to cause or
demonstrate verb something
to express to
or
present itself show that
If something
breed verb presents
to cause
it stands to reason something
said when to
something is