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English Vocabulary
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.
114 words
earth
A2
/ɝθ/
The planet that we live on, third from the Sun.
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island
A1
/ˈaɪlənd/
A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
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river
A1
/ˈɹɪvɚ/
A large natural stream of water flowing across land toward the sea, a lake, or another river.
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beach
A1
/bit͡ʃ/
An area of sand or small stones next to the sea or a lake.
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mountain
A1
/ˈmaʊn.t(ə)n/
A very high, steep hill, usually with rocky sides and a peak.
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lake
A2
/ˈleɪk/
A large body of water surrounded by land.
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hill
A2
/hɪl/
A raised area of land, higher than the ground around it but smaller than a mountain.
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forest
A2
/ˈfɔɹəst/
A large area thickly covered with trees.
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desert¹
A2
/ˈdɛz.ɚt/
A large dry area of land, often covered with sand, where little grows.
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desert²
B2
/dɪˈzɝt/
To leave someone or something, especially when you should stay.
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valley
A2
/ˈvæli/
A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
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bay
A2
/beɪ/
A part of the sea or a lake that curves into the land.
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tunnel
B2
/ˈtʌn(ə)l/
A passage built under the ground or through a hill, often for trains, cars, or people.
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cave
B1
/keɪv/
A large natural hole in the side of a hill or under the ground.
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grass
A2
/ɡræs/
A common green plant with thin leaves that covers fields, lawns, and gardens.
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jungle
B1
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
A thick tropical forest full of wild plants and animals.
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stream
B1
/stɹiːm/
A small, narrow river.
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ranger
B2
/ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒɚ/
An official who looks after and protects a forest or park.
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creek
B2
/kɹik/
A small natural stream of water, smaller than a river.
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dam
A2
/ˈdæm/
A barrier built across a river to hold back or control the water.
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peak
B2
/piːk/
The pointed top of a mountain.
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volcano
B1
/vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/
A mountain with an opening through which lava, ash, and gas erupt from inside the earth.
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glen
C1
/ɡlɪn/
a narrow, secluded valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland and often containing a stream
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summit
B1
/ˈsʌmət/
The highest point of a mountain or hill.
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wilderness
B2
/ˈwɪldɚnəs/
A wild, natural area where few or no people live.
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turf
C2
/tɝf/
the surface layer of earth held together by grass and roots
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meadow
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/ˈmɛd.oʊ̯/
A field or pasture; a piece of land either intentionally cultivated with grass or (especially) naturally covered with grass, especially one that is intended to be mown for hay or to be grazed.
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terrain
C1
/təˈɹeɪn/
An area of land, especially with regard to its natural features.
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C1
/ɪŋ/
northern English dialect: a low meadow, especially one beside a river and liable to flooding
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isle
B1
/ˈaɪl/
An island, especially a small one (often used in poetry or place names)
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avalanche
C2
/ˈævəlæn(t)ʃ/
a large mass of snow, ice, and sometimes rock that suddenly rushes down a mountain
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peninsula
C1
/pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/
A long piece of land that sticks out into the sea, with water on most sides.
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ness
B1
/nɛs/
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea; a cape or headland.
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gorge
B2
/ɡɔɹd͡ʒ/
A deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky sides, usually with a river running through it.
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riverside
C2
/ˈrɪv.ɚ.saɪd/
the land along or beside a river
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loch
C2
/lɔx/
in Scotland, a lake or a narrow arm of the sea
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ravine
C2
/ɹəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley, especially one formed by running water
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otter
C1
/ˈɑtɚ/
A small river or sea animal with webbed feet and thick brown fur that eats fish.
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weir
C2
/wɪɹ/
a low dam built across a stream or river to raise the water level, regulate it, or divert its flow
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hillside
C2
/ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/
The side of a hill.
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roundabout
A2
/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
A circular road junction where traffic moves around a central island.
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seawater
B1
/ˈsiːˌwɑːtɝ/
The salty water of the sea or ocean.
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riverbank
B1
/ˈrɪv.ɚˌbæŋk/
the sloping ground along the edge of a river
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backwater
C2
/ˈbækˌwɔtər/
a part of a river away from the main current, where the water is still or slow-moving
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knoll
C1
/noʊl/
a small, rounded natural hill or mound
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seashore
C2
/ˈsiːʃoɹ/
the shore of a sea or ocean
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mountaintop
B1
/ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/
The highest part or peak of a mountain.
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hilltop
C2
/ˈhɪlˌtɑːp/
The peak or crest of a hill.
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glade
C1
/ɡleɪd/
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
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mountainside
B2
/ˈmaʊn.tən.saɪd/
the sloping side of a mountain
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driftwood
C2
/ˈdrɪftwʊd/
wood carried along by a river, lake, or sea, or washed ashore by the water
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tarn
C2
/tɑɹn/
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one formed in a hollow excavated by a glacier
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undergrowth
C2
/ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
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levee
C2
/ˈlɛvi/
The steep bank of a river.
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pinewood
C1
/ˈpaɪn.wʊd/
a forest or grove of pine trees
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gunboat
C2
/ˈɡʌnˌboʊt/
a relatively small warship armed with one or more mounted guns, often designed for coastal or river operations
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vert
C2
/vɝt/
historical forest law: green vegetation in a forest, especially as cover or food for game
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Tasmanian
C1
/tæzˈmeɪniən/
a native or inhabitant of Tasmania, an island state of Australia
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headland
C2
/ˈhɛdlənd/
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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ibex
C2
/ˈaɪbɛks/
a wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, typically with large backward-curving horns
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tributary
C1
/ˈtrɪbjəteri/
a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake
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ochre
C2
/ˈoʊkər/
a natural earth pigment containing iron oxide, ranging from yellow to reddish brown
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rincon
C2
/rɪŋˈkoʊn/
in the southwestern United States and Spanish America, a small secluded valley, nook, or angular recess in a cliff
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salina
C2
/səˈlaɪnə/
a salt marsh, salt pond, saline lake, or spring
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kava
C2
/ˈkɑːvə/
a Pacific island shrub, Piper methysticum, whose roots contain psychoactive kavalactones
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cay
C2
/kiː/
A small, low island made of sand or coral.
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riverfront
C2
/ˈrɪvərˌfrʌnt/
land, buildings, or a district directly beside a river
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hillock
C2
/ˈhɪlək/
A small hill.
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sandbar
C1
/ˈsændˌbɑːr/
a long, narrow ridge of sand formed in a river, lake, or sea by moving water or waves
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naiad
C2
/ˈneɪ.æd/
in Greek mythology, a female nymph believed to inhabit and protect a spring, river, lake, or fountain
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towpath
C2
/ˈtoʊˌpæθ/
a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
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snowcap
C2
/ˈsnoʊˌkæp/
a covering of snow on the summit of a mountain or over a polar region
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Mandan
C2
/ˈmændæn/
a member of an Indigenous people whose traditional homelands lie along the upper Missouri River in the northern Great Plains
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Javan
C2
/ˈdʒɑːvən/
a native or inhabitant of the Indonesian island of Java; Javanese is now more usual for the principal ethnic group
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watercourse
C2
/ˈwɔtərˌkɔrs/
a stream, river, or other natural body of running water
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moonscape
B2
A bare, empty landscape that looks like the surface of the moon.
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foreland
C2
/ˈfɔːr.lənd/
a piece of land projecting into the sea; a headland or promontory
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tragopan
C2
/ˈtræɡəpæn/
any of several Asian forest pheasants of the genus Tragopan, whose brightly colored males have two fleshy head horns and an inflatable throat lappet
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headwater
C2
/ˈhɛdˌwɔ.tɚ/
the source and uppermost part of a stream or river, often used in the plural headwaters
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towhead
C2
/ˈtoʊˌhɛd/
US: a sandbar or low alluvial island in a river, often with trees or other vegetation growing on it
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hummock
C2
/ˈhʌmək/
a small rounded hill, mound, or raised patch of ground
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kopje
C2
/ˈkɑːpi/
a small, usually rocky hill or mound, especially on the South African veld
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sandhopper
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/ˈsændˌhɑːpɚ/
a small beach-dwelling amphipod crustacean, especially a talitrid, that moves by hopping
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seabeach
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/ˈsiːˌbiːtʃ/
A beach lying along the sea.
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downland
C2
/ˈdaʊn.lænd/
open, rolling hill country, especially grassy land over chalk or limestone in southern England
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acclivity
C2
/əˈklɪvəti/
an upward slope or rising incline, especially on a hill or road
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crest
C2+
/krɛst/
the top of a hill or wave; a heraldic emblem; to reach the top
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vale
C2+
/veɪl/
a valley, especially in literary or poetic usage
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brow
C2+
/braʊ/
the forehead, or the edge of a hill or cliff
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dale
C2+
/deɪl/
a broad open valley, especially in northern England
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lethe
C2+
/ˈliθi/
forgetfulness or oblivion, after the mythical river of the dead
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surfboard
C2+
/ˈsɜrfbɔrd/
a long narrow board used for riding ocean waves
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timberland
C2+
/ˈtɪmbɚlænd/
land covered with forest suitable for producing timber
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ait
C2+
/eɪt/
a small island, especially one in a river
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atoll
C2+
/ˈæˌtɔl/
a ring-shaped coral reef or island enclosing a lagoon
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ben
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/bɛn/
a high mountain or peak, especially in Scotland
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