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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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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
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suborder
C2
/ˈsʌbˌɔːrdɚ/
taxonomy: a rank below an order and above an infraorder, used to divide a biological order into smaller groups
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cloud bank
C2
/ˈklaʊdˌbæŋk/
a dense mass or broad piled-up layer of cloud, especially one seen near the horizon
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nombril
C2+
/ˈnɑːmbrəl/
heraldry: the point midway between the center and the bottom of an escutcheon
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harmattan
C2
/ˌhɑːrməˈtæn/
a dry, dusty northeasterly wind that blows from the Sahara across West Africa, chiefly during the cooler months
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pi-meson
C2+
/ˈpaɪ ˌmez.ɑːn/
a pion, any of three unstable spin-zero mesons with positive, negative, or zero charge, formed from combinations of up and down quarks and antiquarks
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buskin
C2
/ˈbʌs.kɪn/
a soft boot reaching to the calf or knee, often laced up the front
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antitragus
C2
/ˌæn.tɪˈtɹeɪ.ɡəs/
anatomy: a small cartilaginous projection of the outer ear opposite and just above the tragus
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sports center
A2
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clearance
C2+
/ˈklɪrəns/
official permission, or the space between two objects
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interspace
C2+
/ˈɪntərspeɪs/
a space between things; an intervening gap
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caesura
C2+
/sɪˈʒʊrə/
a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break
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obverse
C2+
/ˈɑbvɝs/
the front or principal side of a coin or medal; a counterpart
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renunciation
C2+
/rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
the formal giving up of a right or claim
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reversal
C2+
/rɪˈvɝsəl/
a change to an opposite direction, position, or decision
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doorsill
C2+
/ˈdɔrsɪl/
the horizontal threshold at the bottom of a doorway
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interstice
C2+
/ɪnˈtɝstɪs/
a small intervening space or gap between things
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lintel
C2+
/ˈlɪntl/
a horizontal beam across the top of a door or window
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marquess
C2+
/ˈmɑrkwɪs/
a nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl
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oscillation
C2+
/ˌɑsɪˈleɪʃən/
a regular movement back and forth between two points or states
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phylum
C2+
/ˈfaɪləm/
a principal taxonomic category ranking above class and below kingdom
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space-relation
C2
/ˈspeɪs rɪˌleɪʃən/
a spatial relation between things
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zeugitai
C2+
/zuːˈɡiː.taɪ/
historical: members of the third of the four property classes in Solonian Athens, below the hippeis and above the thetes
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sawpit
C2
/ˈsɔpɪt/
a pit over which timber was laid so two workers could saw it lengthwise, one standing above and one below
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move over
A1
to shift position so that someone or something else has room
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splay out
C2
to spread outward and apart from a central point
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stick out
B1
to project beyond a surrounding surface or edge
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