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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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lain
B2
/leɪn/
past participle of "lie": to be in or assume a horizontal or resting position
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lam
C1
/læm/
to escape or flee, especially from the law or a dangerous situation
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lampoon
C1
/læmˈpuːn/
to publicly criticize someone or something by using ridicule or sarcasm
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lawyering
C1
/ˈlɔɪərɪŋ/
the practice or profession of working as a lawyer, involving legal advice and representation
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litigate
C1
/ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt/
to take a dispute to a court of law for resolution
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pester
B2
/ˈpɛstɚ/
to annoy or bother someone persistently
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pontificate
C1
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
to express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way
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prepend
C1
/priˈpɛnd/
to add something at the beginning of a string or text
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prod
B2
/prɑːd/
to poke someone with a finger, foot, or pointed object
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propound
C1
/prəˈpaʊnd/
to put forward an idea or theory for consideration by others
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retcon
C2
/ˈrɛtˌkɑn/
to revise or reinterpret a fictional work's storyline, often to maintain continuity or update it
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rewind
B1
/riˈwaɪnd/
to wind back to an earlier point, especially in a recording or film
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rive
C2
/ɹaɪv/
to tear or split apart violently
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rove
C1
/ɹoʊv/
to wander or travel without a fixed destination
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sanctimony
C2
/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.moʊ.ni/
the act of pretending to be morally superior to others; affected or hypocritical holiness
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scoot
B2
/skuːt/
to move quickly or hastily, often with a sense of urgency or excitement
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secession
C1
/sɪˈsɛʃən/
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
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seep
B2
/siːp/
to flow or leak slowly through small openings or pores
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shrivel
B2
/ˈʃrɪvəl/
to become or make something dry and wrinkled, often due to loss of moisture
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smite
C1
/smaɪt/
to strike with a firm blow
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squeal
B2
/skwiːl/
to make a high-pitched, loud sound, often due to excitement or fear
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stomp
B2
/stɑmp/
to tread heavily or noisily, often to express anger or frustration
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stow
B2
/stoʊ/
to pack or store something carefully and neatly in a particular place
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supersede
C1
/ˌsupɚˈsid/
to replace something with something newer or more effective
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swat
B2
/swɑt/
to hit or crush something with a quick, sharp blow, often with the hand or an object
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swirl
B2
/swɜːrl/
to move in a twisting or spiraling pattern
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unlatch
B2
/ʌnˈlætʃ/
to unfasten or release something secured with a latch
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uxoricide
C2
/ʌkˈsɔːrəˌsaɪd/
the act of killing one's wife
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whinge
C1
/wɪndʒ/
to complain persistently and peevishly
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wilt
B2
/wɪlt/
to become limp or drooping, often due to lack of water or vitality
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splice
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/splaɪs/
to join two pieces of rope, film, or other material by intertwining or overlapping the strands or ends
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experimentise
C2+
To experiment.
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bowdlerize
C2+
/ˈbaʊd.ləɹˌaɪz/
to edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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cachinnate
C2+
/ˈkækɪneɪt/
To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
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peregrinate
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/ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt/
travel around, through, or over, especially on foot
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exemplify
C1
/ɪɡˈzɛmpləˌfaɪ/
to serve as a clear example of something
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interconnect
B2
/ˌɪntərkəˈnɛkt/
to connect with one another
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superpose
C2
/ˌsupərˈpoʊz/
to place one thing over another, or combine states by superposition
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stratify
C2
/ˈstrætəfaɪ/
to form, arrange, or deposit something in distinct layers
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intercross
C2
/ˌɪntɚˈkrɔs/
biology and genetics: to breed individuals from two strains or populations
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superadd
C2
/ˌsuːpəɹˈæd/
to add something over and above what has already been added or provided
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ecstasiate
C2+
/ɛkˈsteɪziˌeɪt/
rare: to fill someone with ecstasy or cause someone to become ecstatic
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disincline
C2+
/ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn/
to make someone unwilling or reluctant to do or accept something
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downface
C2+
/ˌdaʊnˈfeɪs/
to persist forcefully in an assertion against opposition, browbeating or contradicting those who challenge it
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belder
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/ˈbɛl.dɚ/
to cry, bawl, or shout noisily, especially of a child
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daffle
C2+
/ˈdæf.əl/
to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy, especially with noise
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jaup
C2+
/dʒɑːp/
Scottish and northern English dialect: to shake up, toss to and fro, or jostle together
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decolorize
C2
/ˌdiːˈkʌləˌraɪz/
to remove or destroy the color in a substance, material, or sample
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vociferate
C2+
/voʊˈsɪf.əˌreɪt/
to shout, cry out, or utter something loudly and vehemently
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gaum
C2
/ɡɔm/
in obsolete or regional Northern English, to understand, comprehend, or take notice of
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fructification
C2
/ˌfrʌk.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of bearing or producing fruit
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defibrinate
C2+
/dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/
to remove fibrin from blood, preventing or reducing clot formation
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miscredit
C2+
/mɪsˈkɹɛdɪt/
to give credit or attribution incorrectly
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contradistinguish
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/ˌkɑːn.trə.dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
to distinguish one thing from another by contrasting their different or opposite qualities
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nonscience
C2
/ˌnɑːnˈsaɪəns/
a subject, practice, or body of claims that is not science or does not use scientific methods
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misgive
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/mɪsˈɡɪv/
of one's mind or heart: to fill one with doubt, apprehension, or foreboding
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reindue
C2+
/ˌriːɪnˈduː/
rare or literary: to clothe or invest again; figuratively, to assume a form, character, or personality again
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etiolate
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/ˈiː.ti.əˌleɪt/
to make a plant pale, weak, and abnormally elongated by depriving it of light
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colligation
C2
/ˌkɑː.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the act of binding, joining, or connecting things together
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subtend
C2
/səbˈtɛnd/
to lie opposite an angle, or to have an angle formed at a point by lines drawn to the ends of an arc, line, or object
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overweigh
C2
/ˌoʊvərˈweɪ/
to exceed in weight, force, importance, or influence; to outweigh; archaic
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perfectionate
C2
/pərˈfɛkʃəˌneɪt/
to make perfect, complete, or fully developed; archaic
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self-transcendence
C2
/ˌself.trænˈsen.dəns/
the experience or process of going beyond one's own immediate interests, needs, or perceived limits and identifying with a larger purpose or whole
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sensibile
C2+
/ˌsɛn.səˈbɪl.i/
philosophy, especially in Bertrand Russell: an object with the metaphysical and physical status of a sense-datum that can become one when perceived but need not actually be perceived
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debarkment
C2+
/dɪˈbɑːrk.mənt/
historical: the act of going or putting people or goods ashore from a ship; disembarkation
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inspirit
C2
/ɪnˈspɪrɪt/
literary: to give someone renewed courage, energy, or vigor
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subjoin
C2
/səbˈdʒɔɪn/
to add something at the end of a spoken or written work; to append
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precipitance
C2
/prɪˈsɪpɪtəns/
excessive or reckless haste in action or judgment; precipitancy
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vice-warden
C2
/ˈvaɪsˌwɔːr.dən/
a deputy or assistant to a warden, authorized to act in the warden's place
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disobligation
C2+
/dɪsˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/
obsolete: an offence, discourtesy, or act that causes someone to feel disobliged
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encrimson
C2
/ɪnˈkɹɪm.zən/
literary: to make, dye, or stain something crimson or deep red
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embrute
C2
/ɪmˈbruːt/
rare or literary: to make someone brutal or brutish; to degrade someone to the level of a brute
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denaturalize
C2
/diˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz/
to revoke or deny a person's naturalized citizenship
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disfranchise
C2
/dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz/
to deprive a person or group of the right to vote or of another civil right
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forisfamiliate
C2+
/ˌfɔːrɪsfəˈmɪlieɪt/
obsolete Scots law: to renounce a legal claim to any further share of one's father's estate after receiving a portion
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romanize
C2
/ˈɹoʊmənaɪz/
to represent a language or text in the Latin alphabet by transcription or transliteration
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recoin
C2+
/ˌriːˈkɔɪn/
to melt down or otherwise process existing money and mint it as new coins
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apostrophise
C2+
/əˈpɑstrəˌfaɪz/
in rhetoric, to address an absent person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate thing directly
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beknow
C2+
/bɪˈnoʊ/
archaic or dialectal: to know about, recognize, or understand
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estivate
C2+
/ˈestəveɪt/
to spend a hot or dry period in a dormant or inactive state
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dumbfounder
C2+
/dʌmˈfaʊndɚ/
dated: to astonish or bewilder someone completely
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arithmetize
C2+
/əˈrɪθməˌtaɪz/
to treat or reformulate a mathematical system using only the fundamental concepts and operations of arithmetic
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logicize
C2+
/ˈlɑdʒɪˌsaɪz/
to make something logical or bring it within the domain of formal logic
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preappoint
C2
/ˌpriːəˈpɔɪnt/
to appoint, arrange, or determine beforehand
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repastination
C2
/riːˌpæstɪˈneɪʃən/
obsolete: the act of digging or turning over soil again
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overcloud
C2+
/ˌoʊvərˈklaʊd/
to cover with clouds or cause to become dark, dim, or overcast
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anathematise
C2+
/əˈnæθəməˌtaɪz/
chiefly British: to condemn, denounce, or formally pronounce an anathema against someone or something
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embrown
C2+
/ɪmˈbraʊn/
to make brown, dark, or dusky in colour
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sequestrate
C2+
/ˈsiːkwəˌstreɪt/
to set apart, isolate, or seclude someone or something
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undraw
C2+
/ˌʌnˈdrɔ/
archaic or literary: to draw aside, open, or pull back a curtain, bolt, or covering
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uptear
C2+
/ʌpˈtɛr/
literary: to tear up or wrench violently from the ground or from a fixed position
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bemire
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/bɪˈmaɪɚ/
to cover, soil, or trap in mud or mire
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intercalate
C2
/ɪnˈtɝːkəˌleɪt/
to insert an extra day or month into a calendar so that it remains aligned with astronomical cycles
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apotheosize
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/əˈpɑθiəˌsaɪz/
to elevate a person to divine status; to deify
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colloquize
C2+
/ˈkɑːləˌkwaɪz/
rare: to hold a conversation or take part in a colloquy
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debarrass
C2+
/dəˈbærəs/
rare: to free someone from an impediment, burden, or unwanted interruption
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