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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738 words
hobbyist
C2+
/ˈhɑːbiɪst/
a person who pursues an activity for pleasure in their spare time
immutable
C2+
/ɪˈmjutəbəl/
unchanging over time; not capable of being altered
inefficient
C2+
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/
not achieving maximum productivity; wasteful of time or resources
involutional
C2+
/ˌɪnvəˈluʃənəl/
relating to a shrinking or degenerative decline of an organ or faculty with age
lastingness
C2+
/ˈlæstɪŋnəs/
the quality of enduring or persisting over time
leisured
C2+
/ˈliʒɚd/
having ample free time; unhurried
lit
C2+
/lɪt/
illuminated; (slang) exciting or excellent; past tense of light
mese
C2+
/ˈmizi/
the central note of the ancient Greek musical scale
min
C2+
/mɪn/
an abbreviation for minute or minimum
morrow
C2+
/ˈmɑroʊ/
the following day; the time after an event
neonate
C2+
/ˈniəˌneɪt/
a newborn infant, especially one less than a month old
nychthemeral
C2+
/nɪkˈθɛmərəl/
relating to a full period of a day and a night (24 hours)
overlive
C2+
/ˌoʊvɚˈlɪv/
to outlive; to survive beyond a person, time, or event
particulate
C2+
/pərˈtɪkjələt/
consisting of or relating to minute separate particles
periplus
C2+
/ˈpɛrɪpləs/
an ancient narrative account of a coastal voyage listing ports and landmarks
permanency
C2+
/ˈpɜrmənənsi/
the state or quality of being permanent
predate
C2+
/priˈdeɪt/
to exist or occur before something; to assign an earlier date to
prematurely
C2+
/ˌpriməˈtʊrli/
before the proper, usual, or expected time
primordial
C2+
/praɪˈmɔrdiəl/
existing from the very beginning; ancient and primeval
prognostic
C2+
/prɑɡˈnɑstɪk/
foretelling a future course; a sign or forecast of what will happen
prophesy
C2+
/ˈprɑfəsaɪ/
to predict or foretell a future event
prudent
C2+
/ˈprudənt/
acting with care and sound judgment for the future
rampage
C2+
/ˈræmpeɪdʒ/
a period of violent, frenzied, uncontrolled behavior
reattendance
C2+
/ˌriəˈtɛndəns/
the act of attending again or being present once more
recrudesce
C2+
/ˌrikruˈdɛs/
to break out or become active again after a period of dormancy
sat
C2+
/sæt/
past tense and past participle of sit
seasonableness
C2+
/ˈsizənəbəlnəs/
the quality of being timely or appropriate to the season or occasion
sec
C2+
/sɛk/
a second of time (informal); of wine, dry
secondment
C2+
/sɪˈkɑndmənt/
the temporary transfer of an employee to another post or organization
senile
C2+
/ˈsinaɪl/
showing the mental decline associated with old age
sennight
C2+
/ˈsɛnaɪt/
a period of seven nights; a week (archaic)
sevennight
C2+
/ˈsɛvənaɪt/
a period of seven nights; a week (archaic)
solidus
C2+
/ˈsɑlɪdəs/
a slash mark (/); also an ancient Roman gold coin
soothsayer
C2+
/ˈsuθseɪər/
a person who predicts the future; a seer
springtime
C2+
/ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/
the season of spring
sunup
C2+
/ˈsʌnʌp/
the time in the morning when the sun appears; sunrise
syncope
C2+
/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
a temporary loss of consciousness from low blood flow; also the omission of a syllable
tardy
C2+
/ˈtɑrdi/
delayed beyond the expected or proper time; late
teg
C2+
/tɛɡ/
a sheep in its second year, or a young sheep before its first shearing
thenceforth
C2+
/ˌðɛnsˈfɔrθ/
from that time onward
therewhile
C2+
/ˈðɛrˌwaɪl/
archaic term meaning during that time or meanwhile
timelessly
C2+
/ˈtaɪmləsli/
in a manner unaffected by the passage of time
trimester
C2+
/traɪˈmɛstɚ/
a period of three months, especially of a pregnancy or academic term
twelvemonth
C2+
/ˈtwɛlvmʌnθ/
an archaic term for a period of one year
uncontemporary
C2+
/ˌʌnkənˈtɛmpərɛri/
not modern or current; out of keeping with the present time
undern
C2+
/ˈʌndɚn/
an archaic term for the forenoon or, later, the afternoon meal-time
untimeliness
C2+
/ʌnˈtaɪmlinəs/
the quality of occurring at an inappropriate or inopportune time
visionary
C2+
/ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/
thinking about the future with imagination or wisdom; a person who does so
yearday
C2+
/ˈjɪr.deɪ/
an anniversary, especially of a death; a commemoration day
stood
A1
/stʊd/
past of stand
optimates
C2
/ˌɑptɪˈmeɪtiz/
a political faction in ancient Rome representing the interests of the aristocracy and the conservative elite
pastiche
C1
/pæˈstiʃ/
an artistic work that imitates the style of another work, artist, or period
time-order
C2+
/ˈtaɪmˌɔrdər/
the ordering of events by temporal sequence
half-past
A2
/ˌhæfˈpæst/
thirty minutes after a stated hour
by-and-by
C1
/ˌbaɪənˈbaɪ/
after a short time; eventually
quasipermanent
C2
/ˌkwɑː.zaɪˈpɝː.mə.nənt/
lasting or remaining stable for so long that it appears permanent, although it is not truly permanent
nowhen
C2+
/ˈnoʊ.wen/
at no time or at no point in time
unintermitted
C2
/ˌʌn.ɪn.tɚˈmɪt.ɪd/
continuing without interruption or pause; ceaseless
inopportunity
C2+
/ˌɪnˌɑpɚˈtuːnəti/
the quality of occurring at an unsuitable, inconvenient, or untimely moment
pro tem
C1
/ˌproʊ ˈtem/
temporarily; for the time being
intercalate
C2
/ɪnˈtɝːkəˌleɪt/
to insert an extra day or month into a calendar so that it remains aligned with astronomical cycles
outstart
C2+
/ˈaʊtˌstɑːrt/
rare: the beginning or outset
coinstantaneous
C2+
/ˌkoʊˌɪnstənˈteɪniəs/
occurring at exactly the same instant as something else; simultaneous
antedate
C2
/ˌæntiˈdeɪt/
to exist or occur earlier than something else
unended
C2
/ʌnˈɛndɪd/
not brought to an end; continuing or unfinished
unintermitting
C2
/ˌʌnˌɪntɚˈmɪtɪŋ/
continuing without interruption; unceasing