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Pick a CEFR level (A1–C2, plus C2+ for rare words beyond the CEFR scale) — 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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619 words
tripper
C2+
/ˈtrɪpɚ/
a person who goes on a trip or excursion, especially a tourist
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underwriter
C2+
/ˈʌndɚˌraɪtɚ/
a person or firm that assesses and assumes financial risk, as in insurance
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uninitiate
C2+
/ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃiɪt/
a person not initiated into special knowledge; uninstructed
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urchin
C2+
/ˈɜrtʃɪn/
a mischievous or poorly clothed child; a street waif
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vendee
C2+
/vɛnˈdi/
the person to whom something is sold; a buyer
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victor
C2+
/ˈvɪktər/
a person who defeats an opponent; a winner
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violinist
C2+
/ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst/
a person who plays the violin
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violoncellist
C2+
/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛlɪst/
a person who plays the violoncello (cello)
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voluntarist
C2+
/ˈvɑlən.tɛrɪst/
a person who holds that the will is primary, or relating to such a doctrine
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wanderer
C2+
/ˈwɑn.dɚ.ɚ/
a person who travels aimlessly or roams from place to place
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youngling
C2+
/ˈjʌŋ.lɪŋ/
a young person, animal, or plant (archaic or literary)
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ma'am
C2+
/mæm/
A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.
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book-body
C2+
/ˈbʊkˌbɑː.di/
a learned or book-educated person, in northern English dialect
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halflin
C2+
/ˈhæf.lɪn/
Scottish and northern English dialect: a half-grown or adolescent person, historically especially a boy employed on a farm
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choregus
C2+
/kəˈɹiː.ɡəs/
in ancient Greece, a wealthy citizen who financed and supervised a chorus for a public dramatic or musical performance
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prytanis
C2+
/ˈprɪt.ə.nɪs/
a member of the prytany, the section of the Athenian council serving for a fixed period as its presiding executive committee
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cowardy-cat
C2+
/ˈkaʊ.ɚ.diˌkæt/
informal, chiefly childish or dialectal: a timid or cowardly person, especially as a taunting form of address
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young'un
C2+
/ˈjʌŋən/
a child or young person, in informal or regional speech
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impugner
C2+
/ɪmˈpjuː.nɚ/
a person who challenges the truth, validity, integrity, or reputation of someone or something
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cabful
C2+
/ˈkæb.fʊl/
as many people or as much material as a cab can hold
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fellow creature
C2+
/ˌfɛl.oʊ ˈkɹiː.tʃɚ/
another person or living being regarded as sharing one's nature, condition, or claim to humane treatment
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disapprover
C2+
/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvər/
a person who regards something as wrong, undesirable, or unacceptable
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neatherd
C2+
/ˈniːtˌhɝːd/
archaic: a person who tends cattle or oxen; a cowherd
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knife grinder
C2+
/ˈnaɪf ˌɡraɪndɚ/
a person whose trade is sharpening knives and other edged tools, traditionally while traveling from place to place
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banqueter
C2+
/ˈbænkwɪtɚ/
a person who attends or takes part in a banquet or elaborate feast
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encomiast
C2+
/ɛnˈkoʊmiˌæst/
a person who composes or delivers an encomium or other formal expression of high praise
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kittly-benders
C2+
/ˈkɪtliˌbɛndɚz/
thin ice that bends under a person's weight
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caviler
C2+
/ˈkævəlɚ/
a person who raises trivial, captious, or unreasonable objections
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cosmogonist
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/kɑːzˈmɑːɡənɪst/
a person who studies the origin and development of the universe or proposes a theory about it
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wassailer
C2+
/ˈwɑsələr/
a person who carouses or drinks and celebrates noisily
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old maid
C2+
/ˌoʊld ˈmeɪd/
dated and often derogatory: an older unmarried woman
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astigmat
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/əˈstɪɡmæt/
rare or technical: a person who has astigmatism
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coenobite
C2+
/ˈsiːnəbaɪt/
a monk or other member of a religious community who lives under a common rule, as distinct from a solitary hermit
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polygenist
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/pəˈlɪdʒənɪst/
historical: an advocate of polygenism, the now-discredited doctrine that human populations or supposed races had separate origins and could constitute different species
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monogenist
C2+
/məˈnɑːdʒənɪst/
historical: an advocate of monogenism, the view that all human populations share a single origin and belong to one species
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love-philter
C2+
/ˈlʌvˌfɪltɚ/
a potion or charm believed to make a person fall in love
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Lotuko
C2+
/ləˈtuːkoʊ/
a member of the Otuho, a Nilotic people whose traditional homeland is in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
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varletry
C2+
/ˈvɑɹlɪtri/
a disorderly crowd of common people, viewed with contempt
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insomniast
C2+
/ɪnˈsɑmniˌæst/
a person who suffers from insomnia; a rare term for an insomniac
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congratulator
C2+
/kənˈɡrætʃ.əˌleɪ.tɚ/
A person who congratulates
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ephebus
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/ɪˈfiː.bəs/
a young man of ancient Greece, especially one undergoing civic or military training
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expurgator
C2+
/ˈɛk.spɚˌɡeɪ.tɚ/
a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
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inflicter
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/ɪnˈflɪktəɹ/
a person or thing that causes something painful, harmful, or unwelcome
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