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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214 words
magister
C2+
/ˈmædʒɪstɚ/
a master or teacher, especially in a medieval or academic context
nescient
C2+
/ˈnɛʃənt/
lacking knowledge; ignorant
orthoepy
C2+
/ɔrˈθoʊəpi/
the study of correct or accepted pronunciation of words
physicist
C2+
/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/
a scientist who specializes in the study of physics
phytology
C2+
/faɪˈtɑlədʒi/
the scientific study of plants; botany
poetics
C2+
/poʊˈɛtɪks/
the study or theory of the principles and forms of poetry and literature
scholarism
C2+
/ˈskɑlɚˌɪzəm/
pedantic or doctrinaire scholarship; rigid academic learning
sidetrack
C2+
/ˈsaɪdtræk/
to divert from the main course or topic
syllabus
C2+
/ˈsɪləbəs/
an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study
trajectory
C2+
/trəˈdʒɛktəri/
the curved path of a moving object; a course of development
uneducated
C2+
/ʌnˈɛdʒəˌkeɪtɪd/
lacking formal schooling or knowledge
unlearned
C2+
/ʌnˈlɜrnɪd/
lacking education or knowledge; not acquired by training
unskilled
C2+
/ʌnˈskɪld/
not having or requiring special training or skill
varsity
C2+
/ˈvɑrsɪti/
the principal team representing a university or school in a sport
lore
B2
/lɔːr/
traditional knowledge or beliefs passed through generations, often orally
epistemic
C2+
/ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk/
relating to knowledge, its nature, and its justification
subject-matter
C1
/ˈsʌbdʒɛktˌmætər/
the topic or material being discussed, studied, or represented
book-body
C2+
/ˈbʊkˌbɑː.di/
a learned or book-educated person, in northern English dialect
Ollendorffian
C2+
/ˌɑlənˈdɔɹfiən/
relating to Heinrich Ollendorff or his method of language teaching through highly repetitive questions, answers, and substitutions
lucubration
C2
/ˌluː.kjəˈbreɪ.ʃən/
intensive, prolonged, or laborious study or thought, historically especially work done late at night
propaedeutic
C2
/ˌproʊpɪˈduːtɪk/
preparatory or introductory to a more advanced field of study
sizar
C2
/ˈsaɪzər/
historical: a Cambridge or Trinity College Dublin student receiving financial support, sometimes in return for duties