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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exceptionable
C2
/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.ə.bəl/
open to objection or criticism; offensive, unacceptable, or otherwise liable to disapproval (formal)
honorableness
C2
the quality of deserving honor or respect
flagitious
C2
/fləˈdʒɪʃ.əs/
shamefully wicked or criminal; marked by outrageous vice or cruelty
tergiversation
C2
/tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
self-regarding
C2
/ˌsɛlf rɪˈɡɑrdɪŋ/
chiefly concerned with oneself or with actions affecting oneself
blackguardism
C2
/ˈblæɡɑːrdɪzəm/
dishonorable, abusive, or scurrilous conduct characteristic of a blackguard
parochialism
C2
/pəˈroʊ.ki.ə.lɪ.zəm/
a narrow outlook limited to local concerns or one's own group, with little interest in wider issues or perspectives
insolency
C2
/ˈɪn.sə.lən.si/
dated: the quality of being arrogantly rude, disrespectful, or insubordinate; insolence
indecorum
C2
/ˌɪndɪˈkɔɹəm/
lack of proper behavior, manners, or good taste; impropriety
embrute
C2
/ɪmˈbruːt/
rare or literary: to make someone brutal or brutish; to degrade someone to the level of a brute
damnatory
C2
/ˈdæmnəˌtɔri/
expressing, conveying, or bringing condemnation; damning
pleonexia
C2
/ˌpliː.əˈnɛk.si.ə/
an excessive desire to possess more, especially more wealth, power, or advantage than one's fair share
retaliative
C2
/rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪv/
intended or inclined to retaliate; retaliatory
choiceworthy
C2
/ˈtʃɔɪsˌwɝði/
ethics: worthy of being chosen or pursued as good
eudaemonistic
C2
/ˌjuːdɪməˈnɪstɪk/
ethics: relating to the view that happiness or human flourishing is the highest good