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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
114 words
billabong
C2+
/ˈbɪləˌbɔŋ/
an Australian backwater or stagnant pool left by a river
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bushland
C2+
/ˈbʊʃlænd/
uncultivated land covered with natural scrub or bush, especially in Australia
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canyon
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/ˈkænjən/
a deep gorge with steep sides, often cut by a river
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clearing
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/ˈklɪrɪŋ/
an open space in a forest; the settling of accounts between banks
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dell
C2+
/dɛl/
a small, secluded, wooded valley
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holm
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/hoʊm/
a small island in a river or lake, or low flat ground beside a river
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hurst
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/hɜrst/
a wooded hill or a small grove of trees
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insularity
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/ˌɪnsəˈlærəti/
narrow-mindedness resulting from isolation or being like an island
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islet
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/ˈaɪlət/
a very small island
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mont
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/mɑnt/
a mountain or hill, chiefly in place names
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oasis
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/oʊˈeɪsɪs/
a fertile spot in a desert; a place of refuge or calm
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sandbank
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/ˈsændˌbæŋk/
a raised bank of sand in a river or sea, often a hazard to boats
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rivulet
C1
/ˈɹɪv.jə.lɪt/
a small stream or brook, often a minor tributary of a river
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seacoast
B2
/ˈsiːˌkoʊst/
land along the edge of the sea
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texas
C2
/ˈtɛksəs/
on a western river steamboat, the uppermost cabin structure, usually containing officers' or crew quarters near the pilothouse
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chucao
C2+
/tʃuːˈkaʊ/
the chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula), a secretive, loud-calling forest bird with a reddish throat and breast, native to central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina
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peage
C2+
/ˈpeɪ.ɪdʒ/
archaic: a toll or duty charged for passage along a road or across a bridge, river, or other route, often on transported goods
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woodnymph
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/ˈwʊdˌnɪmf/
in classical mythology and later literature, a nymph or female nature spirit inhabiting a forest or tree; a dryad
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