B2 - C2 English Vocabulary

Ubiquitous

Existing or seeming to be everywhere; omnipresent

Cumbersome

Difficult or burdensome; awkward because of being large, heavy or not effective

Facetious

Not meant to be taken seriously (teasingly, in an attempt to be funny or appear clever)

Arduous

Requires a lot of effort; difficult

Presumptuous

Showing lack of respect by doing something you shouldn’t

Pensive

Deep or serious thought

Circuitous

Not straight or direct (like a route, path)

Conscientious

Morally responsible for doing work carefully and treating others with respect

Meticulous

Showing great attention to detail

Convoluted

Difficult to follow; complex; twisted

Germane

Relevant; closely or significantly related

Preposterous

Contrary to reason; ridiculous; absurd

Perfunctory

Performed merely as routine, habit, duty

Truculent

Fierce; cruel; aggressively hostile

Austere

Severe in manner; strict; without excess

Capricious

Subject to sudden or unpredictable change

Defamatory

False or unjustified harm to someone’s reputation

Esoteric

Understood by a select few who have special knowledge; obscure

Nascent

Beginning to exist or develop

Quintessential

Representing the most perfect or typical example

Whimsical

Unusual and strange; unpredictable

Disingenuous

Dishonest; deceitful

Sly

Deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want

Devious

Dishonest in a complicated, but often clever and succesful

Strenuous

Needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort

Assiduous

Showing hard work, care, and attention to detail

Gruelling

Extremely tiring and difficult; demanding great effort

Up to speed

To have all the latest information about a subject

Ruminative

Thinking deeply and for a long period

Wistful

Sad, and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past

Spearhead

To lead something such as an undertaking, movement, or course of action

Forgo

To decide not to have or do something, although you want to have it or do it

Procrastinate

To keep delaying something that you must do, often because it is unpleasant or boring

Overhaul

To completely change a system so that it works more effectively

Resolve

To solve or end a problem or difficulty

Strategize

To think of a detailed for achieving success

Brainstorm

To quickly suggest a lot of ideas for a future activity (with a group of people)

Implement

To start using a plan or system; to put into action

Execute

To perform or accomplish something, such as a task, plan or order

Improvise

To perform, invent or deliver something without previous preparation

Champion

To support, defend or fight for a belief, right or principle enthusiastically

Restructure

To organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively

Troubleshoot

To discover why something does not work correctly and help to improve it

Network

To meet people who might be useful to know, especially in your job

Attend

To go to an event or place; be present somewhere

Assist

To help

Submit

To give or offer something for a decision to be made by others

Commute

To make the same journey regularly between work and home