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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109 words
medievalism
C2
/ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəˌlɪ.zəm/
admiration for, imitation of, or devotion to the ideas, institutions, art, or social forms of the Middle Ages
corroboree
C2
/kəˈrɑːbəri/
an Aboriginal Australian ceremonial gathering that may include dance, song, music, storytelling, or ritual, with its precise form varying among communities
unhistorical
C2
/ˌʌnhɪˈstɔrɪkəl/
not based on, supported by, or consistent with historical evidence or fact
fuegian
C2
/fjuˈiːdʒiən/
relating to Tierra del Fuego, the archipelago at the southern end of South America
seignior
C2
/ˈsiːn.jɚ/
historical: a feudal or manorial lord, especially in France or French colonial territories
thaumaturge
C2
/ˈθɔːməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
one who practices magic or sorcery
villanage
C2
Alternative form of villeinage.
sanjak
C2
/ˌsɑːnˈdʒæk/
historical: an administrative district of the Ottoman Empire, usually a subdivision of an eyalet or vilayet
heptarchy
C2
/ˈhɛpˌtɑrki/
historical: the traditional collective name for the seven principal Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England
stadtholdership
C2
/ˈstætˌhoʊldərˌʃɪp/
historical: the office, rank, or period in office of a stadtholder in the Netherlands
philhellenic
C2
/ˌfɪlhəˈlɛnɪk/
admiring or supporting Greece, the Greeks, or Greek culture
roturier
C2
/roʊˈtʊriˌeɪ/
historical: a commoner, especially a person who belonged to neither the nobility nor the clergy in pre-Revolutionary France
engrailed
C2
/ɪnˈɡreɪld/
heraldry: edged with a series of small inward-curving semicircles whose points face outward