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English Vocabulary
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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
333 words
mag
C2+
/mæɡ/
(informal) a magazine; also a magneto or ammunition magazine
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naw
C2+
/nɔ/
a casual or dialectal form of 'no'
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necessitude
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/nəˈsɛsəˌtud/
necessity or distress; a close bond of obligation (archaic)
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negatron
C2+
/ˈnɛɡəˌtrɑn/
an electron, especially as opposed to a positron (dated)
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nope
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/noʊp/
(informal) no
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nuncle
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/ˈnʌŋkəl/
uncle (archaic, especially as used by a fool to a master)
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pash
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/ˈpæʃ/
an infatuation or passionate kiss, chiefly British and Australian slang
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pismire
C2+
/ˈpɪsˌmaɪɚ/
an ant (archaic or dialectal)
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plasterwork
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/ˈplæstɚˌwɚk/
decorative or structural work made of plaster, especially on walls and ceilings
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pol
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/pɑl/
a politician (informal)
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powwow
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/ˈpaʊˌwaʊ/
a Native American gathering or ceremony; an informal meeting for discussion
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trank
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/træŋk/
slang for a tranquilizer or sedative drug
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trike
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/traɪk/
an informal name for a tricycle
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bizcacha
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Rare form of viscacha.
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recipice
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/rɪˈsɪpɪs/
historical finance: a transferable receipt issued for bullion deposited at the Bank of Amsterdam, entitling its holder to withdraw the bullion under stated conditions
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traites
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/treɪts/
historical, plural: French customs duties and internal trade taxes, especially under the ancien regime
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benzoline
C2
/ˈben.zə.liːn/
a historical name for a volatile petroleum or coal-tar solvent, used especially for cleaning and removing grease
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io
C2+
/ˈaɪ.oʊ/
rare and archaic: an exclamation of joy, triumph, celebration, or ritual invocation
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hahnium
C2+
/ˈhɑː.ni.əm/
obsolete, a proposed name used during disputes over the naming of heavy synthetic elements, especially dubnium and hassium
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capacho
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/kəˈpɑː.tʃoʊ/
historical, Andean mining: a broad leather basket or backpack used to carry ore from a mine, especially on the back of an apir
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chaldron
C2
/ˈtʃɔːldrən/
historical: any of several British dry measures, especially a coal measure varying locally from about 32 to 72 imperial bushels
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pithecanthropus
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/ˌpɪθɪˈkænθrəpəs/
the former genus Pithecanthropus, especially the Javan fossil hominins now generally classified as Homo erectus
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wastel
C2
/ˈwɑstəl/
historical: a fine white bread or cake made from carefully sifted wheat flour
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winecup
C2+
/ˈwaɪnˌkʌp/
a cup or goblet used for drinking wine, especially in historical or literary contexts
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axite
C2+
/ˈækˌsaɪt/
historical: a proprietary smokeless powder used as a propellant in rifle cartridges
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leaderette
C2+
/ˌliːdərˈɛt/
chiefly British and dated: a short newspaper editorial or a brief paragraph within an editorial
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tintinnabulum
C2
/ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm/
a small tinkling bell, especially a historical bell used to summon members of a religious community
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tacsonia
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/tækˈsoʊniə/
a chiefly Andean passionflower formerly placed in the genus Tacsonia and now classified within Passiflora, typically with a long floral tube
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deliquium
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/dɪˈlɪkwiəm/
archaic: a sudden lapse, failure, or collapse of physical strength, consciousness, or mental powers
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habergeon
C2
/ˈhæbərdʒən/
historical: a short, sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail, lighter than a hauberk
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weasand
C2+
/ˈwiːzənd/
archaic: the throat or gullet, especially the esophagus
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elflock
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/ˈɛlfˌlɑːk/
archaic, usually plural: a tangled or matted lock of hair, once fancifully attributed to elves
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bedquilt
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/ˈbɛdˌkwɪlt/
dated or archaic: a quilted coverlet used as the top covering on a bed
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whinstone
C2
/ˈwɪnˌstoʊn/
chiefly British: hard, dark basaltic rock or traprock, often quarried for road stone
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outstart
C2+
/ˈaʊtˌstɑːrt/
rare: the beginning or outset
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balandra
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/bəˈlændrə/
historical: a small one-masted sailing vessel used especially in Spanish-speaking regions
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dwellinghouse
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/ˈdwɛlɪŋˌhaʊs/
formal or legal: a building, or part of one, used as a private residence
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fucus
C2
/ˈfjuːkəs/
a brown seaweed of the genus Fucus, common on rocky seashores and including bladderwrack
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phonolite
C2
/ˈfoʊnəˌlaɪt/
a fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of alkali feldspar and nepheline, some varieties of which ring when struck
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platyrrhine
C2
/ˈplætɪˌraɪn/
a New World monkey of the primate group Platyrrhini, including capuchins, marmosets, howler monkeys, and their relatives
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vintem
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/vɪnˈteɪm/
historical: a small Portuguese or Portuguese colonial coin worth twenty reis
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détente
C1
/deɪˈtɑnt/
an easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries
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cretin
C2
/ˈkɹiːtɪn/
historical and offensive: a person with congenital hypothyroidism, formerly described using this term
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gack
C2
/ɡæk/
informal: a written representation of a sudden choking, coughing, or gagging sound
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batshit
C2
/ˈbæt.ʃɪt/
vulgar: the droppings of bats
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