Most common C2 words · 10

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Learn high-frequency C2 words for everyday understanding and conversation.

1. intransigent

   Word

   /ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt/

   Unwilling to change one's views or agree to a compromise.

   Both sides remained intransigent, and the talks eventually collapsed.

2. juxtapose

   Word

   /ˈdʒʌkstəˌpoʊz/

   To place two things close together in order to compare or contrast them.

   The exhibition juxtaposes contemporary photographs with nineteenth-century paintings.

3. obsequious

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   /əbˈsiːkwiəs/

   Excessively eager to please or obey someone important.

   The manager disliked the employee's obsequious attempts to gain favor.

4. panacea

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   /ˌpænəˈsiːə/

   Something claimed to solve every problem or difficulty.

   Technology is useful, but it is not a panacea for poor management.

5. paucity

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   /ˈpɔːsəti/

   A very small or insufficient amount of something.

   A paucity of reliable data made firm conclusions impossible.

6. querulous

   Word

   /ˈkwɛrələs/

   Frequently complaining in an irritable way.

   His querulous remarks made an already tense meeting more difficult.

7. repudiation

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   /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/

   A formal or emphatic rejection of an idea, claim or agreement.

   The statement amounted to a complete repudiation of the earlier policy.

8. sycophantic

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   /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/

   Behaving in an excessively flattering or obedient way to gain advantage.

   The director surrounded himself with sycophantic advisers who rarely challenged him.

9. truculent

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   /ˈtrʌkjələnt/

   Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

   The interview became tense when the guest adopted a truculent tone.

10. verisimilitude

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    /ˌvɛrəsɪˈmɪlɪˌtuːd/

    The appearance of being true or real.

    Small historical details give the novel a strong sense of verisimilitude.