C1 · Advanced

C1 English Vocabulary — Advanced

2,100 advanced, nuanced and idiomatic words for near-native precision. Choose a topic below — each opens a full word list with pronunciation, example sentences and one-tap flashcards. Altogether this level covers 2100 words in 35 topics.

Subtle Feelings & Moods 60 words · #DailyLife The fine shades of mood and feeling. Idioms & Sayings 60 words · #DailyLife Everyday English you can’t translate word for word. Formal & Academic Register 60 words · #DailyLife The language of essays, law and officialdom. Argument & Persuasion 60 words · #DailyLife Making, winning and conceding a case. Character & Temperament 60 words · #DailyLife Precise words for what people are like. Humour, Wit & Irony 60 words · #DailyLife Jokes, satire and the comic register. Reason & Abstraction 60 words · #DailyLife High-level thinking, insight and logic. Politics & Power 60 words · #DailyLife Statecraft, authority and intrigue. Economics & Finance 60 words · #Business Markets, capital and high finance. Science & Research 60 words · #DailyLife Advanced enquiry and discovery. Law & Justice 60 words · #DailyLife Higher courts, rights and redress. Business & Leadership 60 words · #DailyLife Strategy, management and enterprise. Literary Style & Genre 60 words · #DailyLife Craft, form and the writer’s toolkit. Art & Beauty 60 words · #DailyLife Taste, form and the sublime. Language & Words 60 words · #DailyLife How language itself works. History & Heritage 60 words · #DailyLife The past, empires and legacy. Society & Class 60 words · #Academic Status, structure and social forces. Mind & Behaviour 60 words · #DailyLife Deep psychology and motivation. Medicine & Body 60 words · #DailyLife Clinical language and the human body. Technology & Progress 60 words · #DailyLife Innovation and the shape of the future. Environment & Nature 60 words · #DailyLife Ecosystems, climate and conservation. Conflict & Diplomacy 60 words · #DailyLife War, peace and negotiation. Ethics & Virtue 60 words · #DailyLife Right, wrong and moral nuance. Power, Status & Influence 60 words · #DailyLife Prestige, sway and reputation. Hardship & Decline 60 words · #DailyLife Struggle, ruin and resilience. Time, Fate & Memory 60 words · #DailyLife Time, destiny and remembrance. Senses & Perception 60 words · #DailyLife How we sense and notice the world. Movement & Manner 60 words · #DailyLife Precise verbs of moving and going. Ways of Speaking 60 words · #DailyLife Verbs for every kind of utterance. Light, Look & Texture 60 words · #DailyLife How things look, shine and feel. Size, Degree & Extent 60 words · #DailyLife Advanced words of scale and amount. Connectors & Cohesion 60 words · #DailyLife The glue that joins ideas in writing. Advanced Phrasal Verbs 60 words · #DailyLife Tricky multi-word verbs of fluency. Precise Adjectives 60 words · #DailyLife Exact, vivid describing words. Precise & Formal Verbs 60 words · #DailyLife Sharp, formal verbs for fluent writing.