Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 adjective
statuesque
Meaning
Having the grace, beauty, or dignity of a statue; tall and attractively proportioned.
Example
She had a statuesque figure that turned heads wherever she went.
C2 noun
stein
Meaning
A large beer mug, typically made of glass or stoneware.
Example
He raised his stein to toast his friends.
C2 adjective
stentorian
Meaning
Extremely loud and powerful in sound.
Example
The teacher’s stentorian voice quieted the noisy classroom.
C2 noun
steppe
Meaning
A large flat area of unforested grassland, especially in southeastern Europe or Siberia.
Example
The nomads traveled across the vast steppe with their herds.
C2 adjective
stertorous
Meaning
Characterized by heavy snoring or breathing.
Example
The patient’s stertorous breathing alarmed the nurses.
C2 noun
stevedore
Meaning
A person employed to load and unload cargo from ships.
Example
The stevedores worked tirelessly to unload the cargo before dawn.
C2 verb
stipple
Meaning
to cover a surface with numerous small dots or specks, often in drawing or painting
Example
The artist stippled the canvas to create a textured effect.
C2 noun
stockade
Meaning
a defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers, often around a fort or prison
Example
The prisoners were kept inside the wooden stockade.
C2 adjective
stolid
Meaning
Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
Example
Despite the chaos around him, he remained stolid and composed.
C2 adjective
stouthearted
Meaning
Brave, determined, and courageous
Example
The stouthearted soldier never gave up.
C2 verb
straggle
Meaning
To move or spread in an irregular, scattered, or untidy way.
Example
The children began to straggle behind on the long hike.
C2 noun
Stramonium flower
Meaning
A trumpet-shaped white or purple flower from the jimsonweed plant, known for its toxic properties
Example
The stramonium flower blooms at night with a sweet fragrance.
C2 noun
stratagem
Meaning
a plan or scheme designed to achieve a particular goal, often by trickery
Example
The general devised a clever stratagem to outwit the enemy.
C2 noun
streamlet
Meaning
a small stream; a tiny brook or rivulet
Example
A streamlet flowed through the meadow.
C2 verb, adjective
striate
Meaning
to mark with stripes or grooves; striped or streaked in appearance
Example
The rock surface was striated by glacial movement.
C2 adjective
striated
Meaning
marked with thin lines, grooves, or stripes
Example
The muscle fibers appeared striated under the microscope.
C2 noun
stricture
Meaning
a restriction or limitation; a critical remark
Example
The new law placed a severe stricture on free speech.
C2 noun
stringency
Meaning
the quality of being strict, precise, or severe
Example
The stringency of the new rules surprised everyone.
C2 noun
stripling
Meaning
a young man who is not yet fully grown
Example
The stripling dreamed of becoming a brave knight.
C2 verb
stultify
Meaning
to make someone or something appear foolish, or to hinder effectiveness and enthusiasm
Example
The repetitive tasks seemed to stultify the workers' creativity.
C2 verb
stupefy
Meaning
to make someone unable to think clearly, usually because of surprise or shock
Example
The magician's tricks stupefied the audience.
C2 adjective
stygian
Meaning
extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
Example
They walked through the stygian cave with torches.
C2 noun
suasion
Meaning
the act of persuading or influencing someone
Example
The leader used gentle suasion to win support for the plan.
C2 noun
suavity
Meaning
smoothness and charm in manner
Example
His suavity made him popular in social gatherings.