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CEFR C1 English Vocabulary
A
abolish
abortion
absence
absurd
abuse
abuse
academy
accelerate
acceptance
accessible
accomplishment
accordingly
accountability
accountable
accumulate
accumulation
accusation
accused
acid
acquisition
activation
activist
acute
adaptation
adhere
adjacent
adjustment
administer
administrative
administrator
admission
adoption
adverse
advocate
aesthetic
affection
aftermath
aggression
agricultural
aide
alert
align
alignment
allegation
allege
allegedly
alliance
allowance
ally
aluminium
ambassador
amend
amendment
amid
analogy
anchor
anonymous
apparel
appealing
appetite
applaud
applicable
appoint
appreciation
arbitrary
architectural
archive
arena
arm
array
articulate
ash
aspiration
aspire
assassination
assault
assemble
assembly
assert
assertion
assurance
asylum
atrocity
attain
attendance
attribute
attribute
auction
audit
authentic
authorise
auto
autonomy
availability
await
B
backdrop
backing
backup
bail
ballot
bankruptcy
banner
bare
barrel
battlefield
bay
beam
beast
behalf
behavioural
beloved
bench
benchmark
beneath
beneficiary
betray
betrayal
beverage
bind
biography
blade
blast
bleed
blend
bless
blessing
boast
bonus
boom
bounce
boundary
bow
breach
breakdown
breakthrough
breed
broadband
browser
brutal
buffer
bulk
burden
bureaucracy
burial
C
cabinet
calculation
canvas
capability
capitalism
cargo
carriage
carve
casualty
catalogue
cater
cattle
caution
cautious
cease
cemetery
chamber
chaos
characterise
charm
charter
choir
chronic
chunk
circulate
circulation
citizenship
civic
civilian
clarity
clash
classification
cling
clinical
closure
cluster
coalition
coastal
cocktail
cognitive
coincide
collaborate
collaboration
collective
collision
colonial
columnist
combat
commence
commentary
commentator
commerce
commissioner
commodity
companion
comparable
compassion
compel
compelling
compensate
compensation
competence
competent
compile
complement
complexity
compliance
complication
comply
composition
compromise
compromise
compute
conceal
concede
conceive
conception
concession
condemn
configuration
confine
confirmation
confront
confrontation
congratulate
congregation
congressional
conquer
conscience
consciously
consciousness
consecutive
consensus
consent
conserve
consistency
consolidate
consolidation
constitute
constitution
constitutional
constraint
consultation
contemplate
contempt
contend
contender
content
content
contention
continually
contractor
contradiction
contributor
conversion
convict
conviction
cooperate
cooperative
coordinate
coordination
coordinator
copyright
correction
correlate
correlation
correspond
correspond
correspondence
correspondence
correspondent
corresponding
corrupt
corruption
costly
councillor
counselling
counsellor
counterpart
countless
coup
coup
courtesy
craft
crawl
creator
credibility
credible
creep
criterion
critique
crown
crude
crush
crystal
cult
cultivate
curiosity
custody
cynical
D
dam
damaging
dawn
debris
debut
decision-making
decisive
declaration
dedicated
dedication
deed
deem
default
defect
defensive
deficiency
deficit
definitive
defy
delegate
delegation
delicate
demon
denial
denounce
dense
density
dependence
depict
deploy
deployment
deprive
deputy
descend
descent
designate
desirable
destructive
detain
detection
detention
deteriorate
devastate
devise
diagnose
diagnosis
dictate
dignity
dilemma
dimension
diminish
dip
diplomat
diplomatic
directory
disastrous
discard
discharge
discharge
disclose
disclosure
discourse
discretion
discrimination
dismissal
displace
disposal
dispute
dispute
disregard
disrupt
disruption
dissolve
dissolve
distinction
distinctive
distort
distress
disturbing
divert
divine
doctrine
documentation
domain
dominance
donor
dose
drain
drawback
drift
drown
dual
dub
dumb
duo
E
earnings
ease
echo
ecological
educator
effectiveness
efficiency
ego
elaborate
electoral
elevate
eligible
elite
embark
embarrassment
embassy
embed
embody
emergence
empirical
empower
enact
encompass
encouragement
encouraging
endeavour
endless
endorse
endorsement
endure
enforce
enforcement
engagement
engaging
enrich
enthusiast
entitle
entity
epidemic
equality
equation
erect
escalate
escort
essence
establishment
eternal
evacuate
evoke
evolutionary
exaggerate
excellence
exceptional
excess
exclusion
exclusive
exclusively
execute
execution
exert
exile
expenditure
experimental
expire
explicit
explicitly
exploitation
extremist
F
facilitate
faction
fade
fairness
fatal
fate
favourable
feat
felony
fibre
fierce
filmmaker
filter
firearm
fiscal
flaw
flawed
flee
fleet
flourish
fluid
footage
foreigner
foresee
forge
formula
formulate
forth
forthcoming
foster
fragile
franchise
frankly
fraudulent
frustrating
frustration
functional
fundraising
G
gambling
gathering
gaze
gear
generic
genocide
glance
glimpse
glorious
glory
governance
grace
gravity
grid
grief
grin
grind
grip
gross
guerrilla
guidance
guilt
gut
H
hail
halfway
halt
handful
handling
handy
harassment
hardware
harmony
harsh
harvest
hatred
haunt
hazard
heritage
hierarchy
high-profile
homeland
hopeful
horizon
hostage
hostile
hostility
humanitarian
humanity
humble
hydrogen
I
identification
ideological
ideology
ignorance
imagery
immense
imminent
implementation
imprison
inability
inadequate
inappropriate
incarcerate
incarceration
incidence
inclined
inclusion
incur
indicator
indictment
indigenous
induce
indulge
inequality
infamous
infect
inflict
influential
inherent
inhibit
initiate
inject
injection
injustice
inmate
inquire
insertion
insider
inspiration
instinct
institutional
instruct
instrumental
insufficient
insult
insult
intact
intake
integral
integrated
integration
integrity
intensify
intensity
intensive
intent
interactive
interface
interfere
interference
interim
intermediate
intersection
intervene
intervention
intimate
intriguing
inventory
investigator
invisible
invoke
involvement
ironic
ironically
irony
irrelevant
isolation
J
judicial
justification
L
landlord
landmark
lap
large-scale
latter
lawmaker
lawn
lawsuit
layout
leak
leak
leap
legacy
legendary
legislation
legislative
legislature
legitimate
lengthy
lesser
liability
liability
liberation
liberty
lifelong
likelihood
limb
line-up
linear
linger
listing
literacy
lobby
logic
long-standing
long-time
loom
loop
loyalty
M
machinery
magical
magnetic
magnitude
mainland
maintenance
mandate
mandatory
manifest
manipulate
manipulation
manuscript
march
marginal
marine
marketplace
massacre
mathematical
mature
maximise
meaningful
meantime
medieval
meditation
melody
memo
memoir
memorial
mentor
merchant
merely
merge
merger
merit
migration
militia
minimal
minimise
mining
ministry
minute
miracle
misery
misleading
mismanagement
missile
mob
mobilise
mobility
moderate
modification
module
momentum
monk
monopoly
morality
motive
municipal
mutual
N
naive
namely
naval
neglect
neighbouring
newsletter
niche
noble
nod
nominee
non-profit
nonetheless
nonsense
notable
notably
notify
notorious
nursery
O
objection
oblige
obsess
obsession
occasional
occurrence
odds
offering
offspring
operational
opt
optimism
oral
originate
outbreak
outing
outlet
outlook
outrage
outsider
overlook
overly
oversee
overturn
overwhelm
overwhelming
P
parameter
parental
partial
partial
partially
passive
pastor
patent
pathway
patrol
patron
peak
peasant
peculiar
persist
persistent
personnel
petition
petition
philosopher
philosophical
pioneer
pioneer
pipeline
pipeline
pit
pit
pit
plausible
plea
plead
pledge
plunge
pole
poll
portfolio
portray
post-war
postpone
practitioner
preach
precede
precedent
precision
predator
predecessor
predominantly
pregnancy
prejudice
preliminary
premium
prescribe
prescription
presently
preservation
preside
presidency
prestigious
presumably
presume
prevail
prevalence
prevention
prey
privatization
privilege
probe
problematic
proceeding
proceeds
processing
processor
proclaim
productive
productivity
profitable
profound
projection
projection
prominent
pronounced
propaganda
proposition
prosecute
prosecution
prosecutor
prospective
prosperity
protective
protocol
province
provincial
provision
provoke
psychiatric
pulse
Q
query
quest
quota
R
radical
rage
raid
rally
ranking
rape
ratio
rational
ray
readily
realization
realm
reasoning
reassure
rebel
rebellion
recipient
reconstruction
recount
recruitment
referendum
reflection
reform
refuge
refusal
regain
regardless
regime
regulator
regulatory
rehabilitation
reign
rejection
relevance
reliability
reluctant
remainder
remains
remedy
reminder
renew
renowned
rental
replacement
reportedly
representation
reproduce
reproduction
republic
resemble
reside
residence
residential
residue
resignation
resistance
respective
respectively
restoration
restraint
resume
retreat
retrieve
revelation
revenge
reverse
revival
revive
rhetoric
riot
rip
ritual
robust
rod
rookie
roster
rotate
rotation
rumour
S
sacred
sacrifice
saint
sake
sanction
saviour
scattered
sceptical
scope
screw
scrutiny
seal
secondly
secular
seemingly
segment
seize
seldom
selective
sensation
sensitivity
sentiment
separation
serial
settlement
setup
sexuality
shareholder
shatter
shed
sheer
shipping
shrink
shrug
sigh
simulate
simulation
simultaneously
sin
situated
sketch
slash
slavery
slot
smash
snap
soak
soar
sole
solely
solidarity
sovereignty
span
spark
specialised
specification
specimen
spectacle
spectrum
sphere
spin
spine
spotlight
spouse
stab
stabilise
stability
stake
standing
stark
statistical
steer
stereotype
stimulus
stir
storage
straightforward
strain
strand
strategic
strive
structural
stumble
submission
subscriber
subscription
subsidy
substantial
substantially
substitute
substitution
subtle
suburban
succession
successive
successor
suck
sue
suicide
suite
summit
superb
superintendent
superior
supervise
supervision
supervisor
supplement
supportive
supposedly
suppress
supreme
surge
surgical
surplus
surrender
surveillance
suspension
suspicion
suspicious
sustain
symbolic
syndrome
synthesis
systematic
T
tackle
tactic
tactical
taxpayer
tempt
tenant
tender
tenure
terminate
terrain
terrific
testify
testimony
texture
thankfully
theatrical
theology
theoretical
thereafter
thereby
thoughtful
thread
threshold
thrilled
thrive
tide
tighten
timber
timely
tolerate
toll
torture
toss
trademark
trail
traitor
transaction
transcript
transformation
transit
transmission
transparency
transparent
trauma
treaty
tremendous
tribal
tribute
trigger
trio
triumph
trophy
troubled
trustee
tuition
tumour
turnout
turnover
twist
U
unconstitutional
undergraduate
underlying
undermine
undermine
undoubtedly
unify
upcoming
upgrade
uphold
utilise
utility
utterly
V
vacuum
vague
validity
vanish
varied
vein
venture
verbal
verdict
verify
verse
veteran
viable
vibrant
vice
vicious
violate
violation
virtue
vocal
vow
vulnerability
vulnerable
W
ward
warehouse
warfare
warrant
warrior
weaken
weave
weave
weed
well
well-being
whatsoever
widen
width
willingness
wipe
wit
withdrawal
workout
worship
worthwhile
worthy
wrongdoing
Y
yield