English Vocabulary
Pick a CEFR level (A1–C2) — A1 is the friendliest place to start — and browse its words grouped by topic: travel, food, the body, emotions, and more. Each word shows its meaning, example sentences, and US/UK pronunciation.
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41 words
ego
C1
/ˈiɡo/
A person's sense of their own importance or value.
meaningless
C1
/ˈmiːnɪŋləs/
Having no meaning or sense.
harassment
C1
/həˈɹæs.mənt/
Repeated, deliberate behaviour that pesters, threatens, or intimidates someone.
commence
C1
/kəˈmens/
To begin or start.
suffice
C1
/ˈsʌ.fɪs/
to be enough for a particular purpose
anesthesia
C1
/ˌæn.əsˈθi.ʒə/
loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
fanatic
C1
/fəˈnæt.ɪk/
A person with extreme, often unreasonable enthusiasm for a cause or belief.
occurrence
C1
/əˈkɝ.əns/
Something that happens; an event.
premise
C1
/ˈpɹem.ɪs/
A statement or idea that is accepted as true and used as the basis for an argument.
cynicism
C1
/ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm/
A distrustful attitude that assumes people act only out of selfishness.
realist
C1
/ˈriːəlɪst/
A person who accepts situations as they truly are and deals with them in a practical way.
compatibility
C1
/kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
the ability of people, ideas, or things to exist or work together without conflict
omission
C1
/oʊˈmɪʃən/
something that has been omitted
commonality
C1
/ˌkɑməˈnæləti/
a feature or quality shared by two or more people or things
entanglement
C1
/ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/
the state or process of becoming twisted together, trapped, or caught
incidence
C1
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
How often something happens, especially something unwanted.
pertain
C1
/pərˈteɪn/
to relate to or be relevant to a particular subject or situation
cessation
C1
/sɛˈseɪʃən/
The stopping or ending of something, whether for a while or for good.
abstraction
C1
/æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/
A general idea formed from specific examples, rather than a concrete thing.
touchstone
C1
/ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊn/
a standard, principle, or criterion by which the quality or truth of something is tested
modulation
C1
/ˌmɑd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
in electronics, the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave
finality
C1
/faɪˈnælɪti/
the quality or state of being final, conclusive, and not open to further change
undercurrent
C1
/ˈʌndɚˌkʌrənt/
a feeling, opinion, or influence that is present but not openly expressed
interdependent
C1
/ˌɪntɝdɪˈpɛndənt/
depending on each other; mutually reliant
unrealized
C1
/ˌʌnˈriːəlaɪzd/
not yet achieved, fulfilled, or made real
underpinning
C1
/ˈʌndɝˌpɪnɪŋ/
a foundation, support, or basic idea that holds something up
particularity
C1
/pɚˌtɪk.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/
the quality of belonging to a specific case or individual rather than applying generally
meaninglessly
C1
In a way that has no meaning or purpose.
mastership
C1
/ˈmæs.tɚ.ʃɪp/
the office, status, or authority of a master
baldly
C1
/ˈbɔldli/
In a plain, blunt way, without softening the meaning.
unsought
C1
/ʌnˈsɔːt/
not desired
typify
C1
/ˈtɪpəˌfaɪ/
to be a characteristic example of a person, thing, quality, or class
self-contradictory
C1
/ˌsɛlfˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri/
containing claims or ideas that contradict one another
materiality
C1
/məˌtɪriˈæləti/
the quality of having physical or material existence
discordance
C1
/dɪˈskɔɹdəns/
disagreement, inconsistency, or lack of harmony between people, ideas, or facts
disproof
C1
/dɪsˈpruːf/
the act or process of showing that a claim, theory, or belief is false
applicability
C1
/ˌæpləkəˈbɪləti/
the quality or degree of being relevant, suitable, or capable of being applied to a particular situation
inculcate
C1
/ˈɪnkʌlkeɪt/
to instill an idea or habit by persistent instruction
propound
C1
/prəˈpaʊnd/
to put forward an idea or theory for consideration by others
seer
C1
/ˈsiːɚ/
a person who is able to predict the future or has insight into future events
self-evident
C1
/ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdənt/
clear or obvious without needing proof