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. rompverbtobenretozars'ébattrescorrazzarebaraszkowaćбеситься, шалитьTo play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
  2. wheezeverbschwer atmenrespirer bruyammentansimarecharczećхрипетьhırıltı çıkarmakхрипітиTo breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
  3. loiterverbabhängen, herumlungernperder el tiempotraîneraggirarsikręcić się, sterczeć, wałęsać sięvadiarторчать, ошиваться, околачиватьсяağır davranmakстояти стовпомTo stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
  4. leavenverbleudarfaire lever, faire fermenterlievitareTo add a leavening agent.
  5. ingratiateverbbeliebt machencongraciarsese faire aimerснискать расположение, заискивать, втираться в довериеTo bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
  6. economizeverbeinsparenahorraréconomiserrisparmiarezaoszczędzić, oszczędzać, oszczędzićpouparэкономить, сэкономить, сберегатьtasarruf etmekекономити, заощаджувати, заощадитиTo use frugally.
  7. reverberateverbnachhallenreverberarréverbérerriecheggiareressoarраздаватьсяTo cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.
  8. totterverbschwanken, taumelndar tumbos, tambalearsetituberbarcollarechwiać się, zataczać sięcambalearкачаться, шататься, ковылятьsendelemekкачатися, качатиTo walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
  9. interweaveverbdurchweben, verflechtenentretejer, entrelazarentrelacerprzeplataćentrelaçarпереплетать, переплестиTo combine (things) through weaving.
  10. consignverbconsignarconsegnareпередавать, вверятьsevk etmekпередавати, передатиTo transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
  11. mangleverbdurch die Mangel drehen, zerfleischen, verstümmelnmutilar, desfigurarmutilerstorpiaremudar, mutilar, desfigurarпортить, искажать, калечитькалічити, нівечити, покалічитиTo change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
  12. proscribeverbverbietenproscribirinterdire, proscrire, prohiberproscrivereproibirзапрещать, запретить, осуждатьзаборонити, заборонятиTo forbid or prohibit.
  13. encumberverbbelasten, aufbürden, behinderncaricaresobrecarregarобременять, отягощать, стеснятьTo load down something with a burden.
  14. wrackverbalongar, estirarTo execute vengeance on; avenge.
  15. ruminateverbwiederkäuen, grübelnrumiar, cavilarruminerruminareprzeżuwaćruminarжевать жвачкуремиґати, ремигати, роздумуватиTo chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
  16. pressurizeverbunter Druck setzenpresurizarpressuriserpressurizzarepressurizarTo put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.
  17. computerizeverbinformatizarinformatiserinformatizzarekomputeryzowaćinformatizarкомпьютеризироватьenformatize etmekкомп'ютеризуватиTo equip with a computer or a computer system.
  18. edifyverberbauenédifierpodnieść na duchuнаставлять, назидатьнаставлятиTo instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
  19. brandishverbführen, schwingen, schwenkenblandirbrandirwymachiwaćbrandirмахать, размахивать, потрясатьмахати, розмахуватиTo move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
  20. ravishverbentzückenravirarrebatarвосхищатьTo transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
  21. revileverbbeschimpfen, verunglimpfeninsultarinsulterinsultarepiętnować, lżyć, zelżyćinsultarпоноситьTo attack (someone) with abusive language.
  22. unnerveverbdesnervarperturber, énerver, affaiblirогорчать, обескураживать, ослаблятьнервуватиTo make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.
  23. vandalizeverbmutwillig zerstörenvandalizarvandaliservandalizzarewandalizowaćvandalizarразрушать, разрушитьvandalize etmekзруйнувати, руйнувати, знестиAmerican, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.
  24. deadenverbabtötenapagar, amortiguar, amortecerendormirsminuire, attenuare, smorzareprzytępiać, przytępićTo render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
  25. adulterateverbverderbenviciarразвращать, развратитьTo corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
  26. tantalizeverbtantalizartantalisertentare, allettaremamić, nęcićманить, приманиватьспокушати, вабити, манитиTo tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.
  27. deprecateverbablehnen, missbilligendésapprouver dedeprecaredepreciarвыступать против, резко осуждать, возражатьпротестуватиTo express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
  28. tranquilizeverbruhig stellendormir, tranquilizartranquillisertranquillizzare, sedaretranquilizarsakinleştirmekTo calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
  29. exactverbfordernexigirexigerpretendere, esigereexigirстягатиTo demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
  30. secureverbsichern, absichernfijar, afianzar, pregarsécurisermettere al sicuro, assicurare, garantireassegurarзакреплять, зафиксировать, фиксироватьsıkı sıkı bağlamakзакріплювати, закріпляти, закріпитиTo make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  31. temperverbmäßigentemplarrevenirzłagodzićcontrolarумерять, умерить, закалятьзменшувати, зменшитиTo moderate or control.
  32. allyverbunir, aliar, alianzarallierfare alleanza, allearealiarTo unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
  33. idleverbholgazanear, flojear, golfearfainéanteroziareperder tempoбездельничатьoyalanmak, boşa harcamakTo lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
  34. dwarfverbenanizarrapetissersobrepujarуменьшатьTo render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
  35. hazardverbriskieren, hasardierenarriesgar, aventurar, apeligrarhasarder, tentergöze almak, riske etmekTo expose to chance; to take a risk.
  36. auditverbprüfen, kontrollieren, verifizierenauditar, pelotearcontrollare, esaminare, analizzareauditarTo examine and adjust (e.g. an account).
  37. deliberateverbüberlegen, beraten, erwägenreflexionardélibérerconsiderarerozważyć, rozważaćdeliberarобдумыватьобдумувати, обдуматиTo consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
  38. surgeverbsteil ansteigensurgir, dispararsedéferlerустремитьсяTo rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
  39. moldverbformenmoldear, moldar, ahormardare la forma, modellarekształtowaćmoldarформовать, формировать, лепитьTo shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
  40. postureverbposturearatteggiarsiTo put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.
  41. cascadeverbherabstürzen, hintereinanderschaltencaer en cascada, cascadear, mostrar en cascadakaskadowaćcascatearTo fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
  42. mouldverbCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
  43. poiseverbTo hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
  44. quirkverbTo (cause to) move with a wry jerk.
  45. glintverbglitzerncintilarсверкать, вспыхиватьмерехтіти, блискати, блищатиTo flash or gleam briefly.

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Each word's page links its own Wiktionary entry.

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