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C1 -C2 Vocabulary



Succumb



Fringe



v. to give in; to surrender to



n. the outer edge of something



Quaint



Misrepresent



adj. pleasantly old-fashioned



v. present in a false way; to lie about



Debonair



Complicit



adj dashing and well-mannered; refined



adj. involved in a crime along with others



Allegiance



Ubiquitous



n. loyalty; faithfulness to a person or cause



adj. present everywhere; widespread



Incoherent



Confidant



adj. impossible to understand; unclear; incomprehensible



n. someone one trusts with a secret



Paragon Boisterous adj. loud and excited; full of energy



n. a perfect example of a quality; an example of excellence



Audible



Tarnished



adj. able to be heard



adj. stained or dirty, especially of a reputation



Assets



Mandatory



n. resources; items of value that are owned by someone



adj. required; absolutely necessary



Ablution



Orthodox



n. the act of washing oneself



adj. adhering to tradition; conservative



Extravagant



Visceral



adj. extremely luxurious; unnecessarily large; without restraint



adj. relating to intensely strong emotions



Maternal Addendum adj. having to do with a mother n. additional information following a book or article 1



Countenance



Cartilage



v. to grant approval of



n. the harder tissue found in certain joints and in other places, such as the ear



Paradigm Manifest n. a pattern on which to base other things v. to appear; to become apparent



Chivalry Comprise n. courteous behavior, especially by men to women



v. made up [of smaller pieces or parts]



Glean



Laudatory



v. to get information, often after a struggle



adj. praising; congratulatory



Covert



Perilous



adj. in secret; stealthy



adj. dangerous, risky



Revel



Pithy



v. to rejoice in; savor



adj. short and meaningful, usually referring to a clever saying



Transient Wrangle adj. brief; not lasting v. to dispute or argue over



Quaff Obelisk v. to drink quickly; to chug



Vie



n. a large, thin stone statue, set up to serve as a landmark



v. to compete for [something]



Diversion



Spontaneous



n. a distraction



adj. happening without prior planning



Shriek



Altruist



n. a high-pitched scream



n. someone who cares deeply and unselfishly for others



Paradox n. a logical contradiction; a situation that seems absurd and contradictory



Archipelago n. a collection of small islands 2



Accede



Apex



v. to agree to something; to give in to something



n. highest point



Abort Barrage v. to cut off; terminate n. a overwhelming number of something delivered all at once



Foresee



Innovation



v. to predict [something] before it happens



n inventiveness; the process of coming up with something new



Promulgated v. to spread; to promote [a doctrine or idea]



Travesty Extraneous n. an absurd or outrageous depiction of something



adj. unnecessary or extra



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



Jibe



adj. skilled and capable; able to perform a required task



n. a mocking joke



Ravage



Monologue



v. to damage severely



n. a long speech given by one person, especially in a play, book, or movie 3



Accomplice



Libel



n. a partner, usually a partner in committing crime



n. a defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjust impression



Parody



Amputate



n. an imitation of some thing that exaggerates its qualities in order to be funny



v. to cut off; often, to cut off a person's limb due to



Scuttle Strut v. to deliberately cause plans to fail to move quickly, but with short steps



v. to walk in a proud, jaunty,and haughty 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



Misplace



adj. overwhelmed; incapable of dealing with



v. to put something in the wrong place and lose it as a result



Diversity



Temperate



n. the state of having several varieties



adj. moderate; not extreme injury



Purloin v. to steal



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adj. catastrophic; world-shattering; extremely destructive



Invaluable adj. extremely valuable; impossible to do without



Harbinger



Disparity



n. a sign of things to come



n. a large difference between two things



Illegitimate



Wield



adj. not legal; not acceptable; not in line with rules



v. to hold; to use [as a weapon or tool]



Ostentatious Municipal adj. showy; shown to impress adj. related to the local affairs of a town or county



Mishap



Introvert



n. an unfortunate occurrence



n. someone who is shy; someone hesitant to socialize with others



Pandemic n. a disease spreading rapidly worldwide



Rancid Divisive adj. rotting; overripe



Pandemonium



adj. tending to cause intense controversy; controversial



n. chaos; noisy confusion



Render



Maul



v. to make; to cause to be; to provide; to give



v. to wound with a scratch, usually done by an animal



Vaccinate v. to provide immunity to a disease through injection with vaccine



Broach v. to bring up for discussion, especially something difficult or challenging



Pastoral



Clinch



adj. pleasantly rural



v. to settle [usually a deal]; to confirm a win or achievement



Obstinate adj. stubborn; resistant to change



Cataclysmic



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Fervor



Excursion



n. passion; determination



adj. a brief trip



Fixate



Compliant



v. to concentrate completely on one thing to the point of it becoming an obsession



n. easily agreeing or obey rules



Overtone Abbey n a subtle implication; a hint of something n. a building in which nuns or monks live



Secede Malicious adj. evil; hatred



v. to remove oneself from a union or alliance



Stagnant



Pervade



adj. not moving or developing



v. to be present throughout



Memento



Mutilate



n. something that reminds one of something else; a souvenir



v. to injure violently



Converge Suggestive adj. suggesting an idea; evocative



v. to come together from separate places to a single place



Fluctuation



Abnormal



n. a change in quantity or amount; a variation (close syn: oscillation)



adj. unusual or out of the ordinary; weird



Stint



adj. acceptable; endurable



n. a period of doing a specific job



Deteriorate



Salutation



v. to decline in quality



n. a greeting



Migrant



Grievous



n. someone or something that travels from one place to another



Tolerable



adj. severely painful; brutal



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Akimbo



Astringent



adj. spread out in a haphazard way



adj. harsh or burning; acidic



Faction



Fraudulent



n. one side in a debate or argument



adj. fake; created in order to trick or deceive (close syn: spurious; counterfeit; duplicitous)



Perennial adj. happening often; constant



Impassable Abstain adj. impossible to get past; impossible to travel through or over



v. to hold back; to refrain from doing something



Influx Curtail n. an arrival of a massive group of people of things



v. to cut short; to cut off forcibly (close syn: abridge; truncate; pare)



Disparate Generic adj. separate; extremely unlike one another adj. ordinary; not standing out



Detriment Infrequent n. a cause of damage or injury adj. not occurring often (close syn: scant; sporadic; intermittently; sparse; meager )



Copious adj. abundant; more than enough



Accompaniment Ascertain n. a musical part that goes along with another part, whether an instrument or voice



v. to determine; to make sure of



Onerous adj. difficult; challenging (close syn: cumbersome; burdensome)



Negotiable adj. open for discussion, debate or change



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