The Oxford 5000™ (American English) Vocabulary Study Set

A vocabulary list providing part-of-speech metadata and CEFR difficulty levels for words in the Oxford $$5000$$ collection, designed for B2-C1 level learners.

The Oxford 5000

An expanded core word list for advanced learners of English that includes the Oxford $3000$ plus an additional $2000$ words for learners at B2-C1 level.

abolish

Verb (v.), Level C1

abortion

Noun (n.), Level C1

abstract

Adjective (adj.), Level B2

accelerate

Verb (v.), Level C1

acceptance

Noun (n.), Level C1

accountability

Noun (n.), Level C1

activist

Noun (n.), Level C1

acute

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

adhere

Verb (v.), Level C1

advocate

Noun (n.), Verb (v.), Level C1

aftermath

Noun (n.), Level C1

allegation

Noun (n.), Level C1

analogy

Noun (n.), Level C1

apparatus

Noun (n.), Level C1

articulate

Verb (v.), Level C1

aspiration

Noun (n.), Level C1

assassination

Noun (n.), Level C1

autonomy

Noun (n.), Level C1

bankruptcy

Noun (n.), Level C1

bass1

Noun (n.), Level C1

benchmark

Noun (n.), Level C1

beneficiary

Noun (n.), Level C1

bizarre

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

breach

Noun (n.), Verb (v.), Level C1

breakthrough

Noun (n.), Level C1

bureaucracy

Noun (n.), Level C1

capability

Noun (n.), Level C1

capitalism

Noun (n.), Level C1

casualty

Noun (n.), Level C1

chronic

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

coalition

Noun (n.), Level C1

cognitive

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

compassion

Noun (n.), Level C1

complement

Verb (v.), Level C1

complexity

Noun (n.), Level C1

conscience

Noun (n.), Level C1

consensus

Noun (n.), Level C1

content2

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

controversy

Noun (n.), Level B2

correlation

Noun (n.), Level C1

counter (long flat surface)

Noun (n.), Level B2

counter (argue against)

Verb (v.), Level C1

credibility

Noun (n.), Level C1

curriculum

Noun (n.), Level B2

database

Noun (n.), Level B2

debris

Noun (n.), Level C1

deficiency

Noun (n.), Level C1

delegation

Noun (n.), Level C1

depict

Verb (v.), Level C1

deteriorate

Verb (v.), Level C1

dilemma

Noun (n.), Level C1

discourse

Noun (n.), Level C1

diversity

Noun (n.), Level B2

doctrine

Noun (n.), Level C1

ecological

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

elaborate

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

empirical

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

empower

Verb (v.), Level C1

encompass

Verb (v.), Level C1

equity

Noun (n.), Level C1 (as referred to in equality/equation context)

fiscal

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

fragile

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

generic

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

genocide

Noun (n.), Level C1

grave (for dead person)

Noun (n.), Level C1

grave (serious)

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

infrastructure

Noun (n.), Level B2

minute2

Adjective (adj.), Level C1

mortgage

Noun (n.), Level B2

orientation

Noun (n.), Level C1

pension1

Noun (n.), Level C1

protocol

Noun (n.), Level C1

recount1

Verb (v.), Level C1

rhetoric

Noun (n.), Level C1

scenario

Noun (n.), Level B2

sovereignty

Noun (n.), Level C1

stimulus

Noun (n.), Level C1

strip (long narrow piece)

Noun (n.), Level C1

strip (remove clothes/a layer)

Verb (v.), Level C1

testimony

Noun (n.), Level C1