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English Vocabulary
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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26 words
regimen
C2+
/ˈrɛdʒəmən/
a prescribed course of diet, exercise, or treatment
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tutelage
C2+
/ˈtuːtəlɪdʒ/
instruction or guardianship under a teacher or protector
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doctorate
C2+
/ˈdɑktərət/
the highest academic degree awarded by a university
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preceptor
C2+
/prɪˈsɛptər/
a teacher or instructor, especially a tutor or mentor
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prognosis
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/prɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/
a forecast of the likely course of a disease or situation
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antiquary
C2+
/ˈæntəˌkwɛri/
a student or collector of antiquities
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bursary
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/ˈbɝsəri/
a grant or scholarship awarded to a student; a treasury office
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casebook
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/ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/
a book recording cases for study; serving as a textbook example
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dean
C2+
/din/
a senior official of a college, university, or cathedral
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erudition
C2+
/ˌɛrʊˈdɪʃən/
extensive knowledge acquired through study; learning
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frosh
C2+
/frɑʃ/
a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman
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hilary
C2+
/ˈhɪləri/
the spring legal and university term in parts of the British Isles
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perversion
C2+
/pɚˈvɜrʒən/
a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course
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alumnus
C2+
/əˈlʌmnəs/
a male former student or graduate of a school or college
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gam
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/ɡæm/
a social visit between whaling ships; a school of whales; a leg
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headmaster
C2+
/ˈhɛdˌmæstər/
the male head teacher in charge of a school
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lear
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/lɪr/
learning or lore; (dialect) to teach or learn
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magister
C2+
/ˈmædʒɪstɚ/
a master or teacher, especially in a medieval or academic context
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rationale
C2+
/ˌræʃəˈnæl/
the set of reasons or logical basis underlying a course of action
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rhetorician
C2+
/ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən/
an expert in or teacher of rhetoric; a skilled or showy speaker
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scholarism
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/ˈskɑlɚˌɪzəm/
pedantic or doctrinaire scholarship; rigid academic learning
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stubbornness
C2+
/ˈstʌbɚnnəs/
dogged refusal to change one's mind or course
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syllabus
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/ˈsɪləbəs/
an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study
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trajectory
C2+
/trəˈdʒɛktəri/
the curved path of a moving object; a course of development
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varsity
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/ˈvɑrsɪti/
the principal team representing a university or school in a sport
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demivolt
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/ˈdɛmiˌvoʊlt/
a riding-school movement in which a horse makes a half-turn, especially with its forelegs raised so that it turns on the hind legs
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