English C2 Vocabulary 2022, The Most Comprehensive English Proficiency Vocabulary

Call it a day
Meaning: To stop what you're doing.
Example: I'm tired! Let's call it a day and go home.
Callous
Meaning: Cruel; does not care about other people or their feelings.
Example: It might sound a bit callous, but I don't care if she's alive.
Cap off
Meaning: Successfully complete or finish something.
Example: He capped off business meeting with a signed contract.
Chagrin
Meaning: Disappointment; grief; distress; deep sorrow.
Example: Much to his father's chagrin, John did not become a doctor.
Clique
Meaning: A group of people (usually united by a common interest or
purpose) who spend time together and don't allow others to join them.
Example: A small clique of chess players; clique at work; clique at school.
Clogged
Meaning: Become blocked, obstructed, or filled.
Example: The waterways are clogged with leaves in autumn.
Cloistered
Meaning: Secluded; separated from the outside world; one who stays away
from the usual busy life.

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Example: Most IT specialists lead a cloistered life; she cloistered herself
away with her smartphone.
Clueless
Meaning: Know nothing about a particular subject or in general.
Example: I'm completely clueless about programming.
Coarsen
Meaning: To become rough or less polite.
Example: His hands were coarsened by years of work; last year in prison
had coarsened him.
Coax
Meaning: Gently persuade someone to do something.
Example: It took a lot of coaxing before my dad agreed to buy me a new
computer.
Colossal
Meaning: Extremely large; gigantic.
Example: Colossal effort; colossal amount of money; colossal sacrifice.
Companionate
Meaning: Super friendly; harmoniously suited.
Example: Companionate marriage; companionate love.
Conceal
Meaning: Cover or hide something; prevent disclosure.
Example: Conceal the truth; conceal identity.

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Conceited
Meaning: Being too proud of yourself; narcissistic.
Example: I don't want to sound conceited, but I'm the smartest person in
this room.