English words at level C2

562 words that learners meet at C2, with a short meaning each. Levels follow the CEFR-J and Octanove profiles.

  1. secureverbsichern, absichernустановить, зафиксировать, фиксироватьзакріпити, укріпити, укріплюватиTo make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  2. briefnounBreve, kurze ZusammenfassungрезюмерезюмеA writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
  3. exactverbfordern, durchsetzen, eintreibenвзять, брать, принятьдомагатися, стягатиTo demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
  4. regulatoryadjectiveregulativ, regulatorischOf or pertaining to regulation.
  5. integrationnounIntegrationинтеграция, интегрированиеінтеграціяThe act or process of making whole or entire.
  6. counselnounBeratung, Rat, Anwaltсовет, обсуждение, совещаниерада, порадаThe exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
  7. marvelnounWunder, Mirakelудивление, чудо, дивоподив, здивування, дивоThat which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.
  8. cognitiveadjectivekognitivпознавательный, когнитивныйпізнавальний, когнітивнийRelating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.
  9. allyverbTo unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
  10. orenounErzрударудаRock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
  11. meritnounVerdienstзаслуга, достоинство, пуньязаслугаA claim to commendation or a reward.
  12. provincialadjectiveprovinzial, provinziellпровинциальныйпровінційний, провінціальнийOf or pertaining to a province.
  13. hullnounSchale, Hülse, Rumpfкорпус, скорлупа, шелухакорпусThe outer covering of a fruit or seed.
  14. boutnounAngriff, Attacke, Anfallпериод, поединокнапад, атакаA period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
  15. auditverbprüfen, kontrollieren, verifizierenосмотреть, осматривать, инспектироватьінспектувати, проінспектуватиTo examine and adjust (e.g. an account).
  16. echonounEcho, Widerhall, Tastaturechoэхо, отзвук, отголосоквідгук, луна, відлунняA reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
  17. hazardverbriskieren, hasardierenугадать, угадывать, отгадатьприпускати, припустити, вгадатиTo expose to chance; to take a risk.
  18. tacticaladjectivetaktischтактическийтактичнийOf or relating to tactics.
  19. heraldnounBote, Herold, Motteвестник, герольдпопередник, попередницяA messenger, especially one bringing important news.
  20. rhetoricnounRhetorik, Redekunstриторика, красноречие, краснобайствориторика, красномовство, красномовністьThe art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
  21. secularadjectiveweltlich, säkularсветский, мирской, секулярныйсвітський, мирськийNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
  22. proneadjectivein Bauchlage, schräg, anfälligлицом вниз, лежащий ничком, лёжаLying face-down.
  23. accountabilitynounVerantwortlichkeit, Rechenschaftspflichtответственность, отчётность, компетентностьThe state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
  24. hypothesisnounHypotheseпредположение, гипотезаприпущення, гіпотеза, засновокA tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or experimentation.
  25. commoditynounGut, Ware, No-Name-Produktдобро, продукт, товарпродукт, товарAnything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
  26. correlationnounKorrelation, Zusammenhang, Assoziationкорреляция, взаимосвязь, взаимозависимостькореляціяA reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
  27. legionnounLegionлегионлегіонThe major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
  28. scrollnounRolle, Schnörkel, Spiraleсвиток, завиток, спиральсувій, завиток, закруткаA roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
  29. autonomousadjectiveautonomавтономный, самостоятельныйавтономний, самостійнийGoverning itself independently.
  30. propositionnounAngebot, Aussage, Vorschlagпредложение, утверждение, проектпропозиціяThe act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
  31. utteradjectivevöllig, totalполный, сущийповний, абсолютний, цілковитийTo the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
  32. synthesisnounSyntheseсинтезсинтезThe formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
  33. whollyadverbganz, völlig, vollständigсовсем, совершенно, полностьюзовсім, повністю, цілкомCompletely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
  34. deliberateverbüberlegen, beraten, erwägenобдумыватьрозглядати, обмірковувати, обдумуватиTo consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
  35. methodologynounMethodik, Methodologieметодика, методологияметодологіяThe study of methods used in a field.
  36. surgeverbsteil ansteigenустремитьсяздійматисяTo rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
  37. temperverbmäßigenумерить, закалить, умерятьтверднути, затвердіти, твердітиTo moderate or control.
  38. ironicadjectiveironischироничный, ироническийіронічнийCharacterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
  39. vicinitynounNähe, Umgebung, Nachbarschaftокруга, близость, соседствоблизькість, сусідство, округаProximity; the state of being near.
  40. cosmicadjectiveRaum-, kosmischкосмическийкосмічнийOf or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
  41. phantomnounPhantomтень, призрак, фантомфантом, примараA ghost or apparition.
  42. incumbentadjectiveliegend, Pflicht-, ruhendдействующий, возложенныйChiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
  43. moldverbformen, modellieren, Form gebenформировать, лепить, формоватьробити, працювати, трудитисяTo shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
  44. corpsenounLeiche, Leichnam, Leischтруп, мёртвый, мертвецтруп, мрець, мертвецьA dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
  45. spatialadjectiveRaum-, räumlichпространственныйпросторовийPertaining to (the dimension of) space.
  46. dwarfverbin den Schatten stellen, schrumpfenуменьшать, уменьшаться, затмеватьскорочуватися, зменшуватися, стискатисяTo render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
  47. meshnounNetz, Gitterсеть, сетка, петлямережа, сітка, сітьA structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
  48. paramountadjectivehöchst, hervorragend, vorrangigпервостепенный, высший, важнейшийверховнийHighest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
  49. solitaryadjectiveverlassen, einsam, alleinstehendодинокий, одиночный, единичныйєдинийLiving or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
  50. reconciliationnounSchlichtung, Abstimmung, Versöhnungсближение, примирение, согласованиепримиренняThe re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
  51. pedestrianadjectiveGeh-, Fuß-, Fußgänger-обычный, пешеходный, пешийпішохіднийOf or intended for those who are walking.
  52. tacticnounTaktikтактикатактикаA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
  53. idleverbtrinken, schlagen, hinunterstürzenбездельничатьTo spend (time) in idleness; to waste; to consume.
  54. maliciousadjectiveböse, bösartig, boshaftзлой, злобный, злостныйзлісний, зловмиснийIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
  55. proprietaryadjectiveEigentümer-, Eigentums-, geschütztпроприетарный, частный, собственническийOf or relating to property or ownership.
  56. helmnounSteuer, Steuerung, Ruderштурвал, навигатор, рулевойкермо, штурвал, стерноThe tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
  57. postureverbmodellieren, präsentieren, als Modell verwendenсидеть, заседатьсидіти, посидітиTo put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.
  58. vocationaladjectiveberuflich, professionell, Berufs-Of or pertaining to a vocation.
  59. corpusnounKorpus, Textkorpusсобрание, корпускорпус, збірникA collection of written or spoken texts.
  60. riftnounRissразрыв, трещина, просветперерваA chasm or fissure.
  61. practitionernounFachmann, PraktikerA person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
  62. galenounSturm, Gagel, Gagelstrauchшторм, буря, взрывA very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
  63. nostalgianounNostalgie, Wehmutтоска, ностальгияностальгіяA longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
  64. hypotheticaladjectivehypothetischгипотетическийгіпотетичнийBased upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
  65. authenticitynounAuthentizitätдостоверность, подлинность, аутентичностьавтентичністьThe quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
  66. equilibriumnounGleichgewicht, Balance, Ausgeglichenheitравновесие, балансрівновагаThe condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
  67. proportionaladjectiveproportionalпропорциональный, соразмерныйзв'язаний, відноснийAt a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.
  68. scholarlyadjectivegelehrt, wissenschaftlichучёныйCharacteristic of a scholar.
  69. transmitternounSender, Sendeanlage, SendegerätпередатчикпередавачOne who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
  70. adhereverbhalten, sich halten (an etwas), klebenпридерживаться, оставаться верным, соблюдатьклеїти, липнути, втикатиTo stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
  71. blitznounBlitzkriegвнезапное нападениеблискавична війна, бліцкригA sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
  72. combustionnounVerbrennungвозгорание, горение, сжиганиегоріння, згоряння, згоранняThe act or process of burning.
  73. parameternounParameterпараметрпараметрA value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
  74. eminentadjectiveausgesprochen, angesehenвыдающийся, знаменитый, видныйвидатний, знаменитий, визначнийNoteworthy, remarkable, great.
  75. induceverbdazu bringen, führen zu, verursachenзаставлять, убеждать, склонятьрухатися, діяти, переїхатиTo lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
  76. interrogationnounBefragung, Vernehmung, Verhörопрос, допросдопит, опитThe act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
  77. subsidynounUnterstützung, Subvention, SubsidiumсубсидиясубсидіяFinancial support or assistance, such as a grant.
  78. curatornounKurator, Kuratorin, VormundкураторA person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
  79. plumadjectivebegehrtOf a dark bluish-red colour.
  80. articulateadjectiveklar, effektiv, sprachlich gewandtвыразительный, членораздельныйClear; effective.
  81. menacenounBedrohung, Druck, Drohungугроза, опасностьпогрозаA perceived threat or danger.
  82. seismicadjectiveseismischсейсмическийсейсмічнийRelated to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
  83. reboundnounRebound, Rückprallреакция, отпор, свободный ходThe recoil of an object bouncing off another.
  84. residuenounRückstand, Nachlass, Überrestостаток, отстой, осадокзалишокThat which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
  85. residualnounRuhe, Pause, Erholungостатоквідпочинок, спокій, паузаA remainder left over at the end of some process.
  86. angularadjectiveeckig, kantigугловойкутовийRelating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
  87. brinknounRandкрай, граньпорігThe edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
  88. mediationnounVermittlungпосредничество, медиацияпосередництво, медіаціяNegotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
  89. proceduraladjectiveformalпроцедурныйпроцедурнийRelated to procedure.
  90. annexnounErgänzung, Anhang, Erweiterungдополнение, приложение, прибавкадодаванняAn addition, an extension.
  91. locomotivenounMotor, Antrieb, Triebwerkдвигатель, мотор, движокдвигун, моторThe power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
  92. reconcileverbversöhnenпомириться, примириться, примиритьскладати, компенсувати, придуматиTo restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
  93. utilizationnounAnwendung, Gebrauch, Benutzungприменение, использование, употреблениевикористання, вживанняUS, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.
  94. choreographynounChoreografie, ChoreographieхореографияхореографіяThe art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
  95. gravitationaladjectiveGravitations-, gravitativ, gravitationsbedingtгравитационныйгравітаційнийPertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
  96. homesteadnounHeimstätte, Anwesen, ZuhauseусадьбасадибаA house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.
  97. myriadnounVielzahl, Unmenge, Myriadeмириада, тьмабезліч, незліченна кількість, міріадиTen thousand; 10,000
  98. slabnounPlatte, Tafel, Scheibeплита, плитняк, слэбA large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
  99. anthologynounSammelband, Anthologie, Ausleseантология, хрестоматияантологіяA collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
  100. converseadjectiveOpposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal.
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