Word lists · C2
Literary and cultured words
Words you meet in novels, essays and careful prose: recognise them all, use a few. Most sound pompous in conversation.
Recognition only
These words are labelled by register. You'll learn to understand them; the drills never ask you to type them.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | otrora | … | ||
| 2 | acaecer | … | ||
| 3 | efímero | … | ||
| 4 | recóndito | … | ||
| 5 | sosegado | … | ||
| 6 | sosiego | … | ||
| 7 | desasosiego | … | ||
| 8 | zozobra | … | ||
| 9 | penumbra | … | ||
| 10 | crepúsculo | … | ||
| 11 | albor | … | ||
| 5145 | el umbral | noun · m | threshold, doorstep; threshold (limit) | C1 |
| 13 | bruma | … | ||
| 14 | fulgor | … | ||
| 15 | hálito | … | ||
| 16 | resquicio | … | ||
| 17 | atisbar | … | ||
| 18 | vislumbrar | … | ||
| 9186 | evocar | verb | to evoke; to call to mind; to summon; to conjure up (spirits) | C2 |
| 20 | ataviar | … | ||
| 5126 | yacer | verb | to lie (be lying); to lie buried | C1 |
| 22 | aciago | … | ||
| 23 | inefable | … | ||
| 24 | lánguido | … | ||
| 25 | lozano | … | ||
| 26 | nimio | … | ||
| 27 | pertinaz | … | ||
| 28 | plácido | … | ||
| 29 | taciturno | … | ||
| 30 | ensimismado | … | ||
| 31 | yermo | … | ||
| 5636 | vasto | adjective | vast, extensive; extensive (knowledge, experience) | C1 |
| 33 | ademán | … | ||
| 34 | quebranto | … | ||
| 35 | menester | … | ||
| 36 | sendos | … | ||
| 5352 | harto | adjective | fed up; a lot of, very | C1 |
| 38 | sobremanera | … | ||
| 39 | empero | … | ||
| 3173 | acaso | adverb | perhaps, by chance | B2 |