Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 adjective
suggestible
Meaning
easily influenced by the suggestions of others
Example
Children are highly suggestible and may believe what they are told.
C2 verb
sully
Meaning
to damage the purity, integrity, or reputation of something
Example
The scandal sullied the politician’s reputation.
C2 adjective
sumptuary
Meaning
Relating to laws or regulations intended to limit personal spending on luxury goods.
Example
In medieval Europe, sumptuary laws restricted the wearing of expensive fabrics to the nobility.
C2 verb
sunder
Meaning
To split apart or separate, especially with force.
Example
The war sundered families and friends.
C2 noun
Sunned rice
Meaning
Rice that has been dried in the sun; parched rice
Example
The farmers spread the sunned rice on mats to dry completely.
C2 noun
superabundance
Meaning
An excessive or overflowing amount of something.
Example
The garden was filled with a superabundance of flowers.
C2 verb
superadd
Meaning
to add something to what has already been added
Example
The author chose to superadd a new chapter to the revised edition.
C2 verb
superannuate
Meaning
to retire someone with a pension, usually due to age or long service
Example
The company decided to superannuate its senior employees after thirty years of service.
C2 adjective
superannuated
Meaning
old and no longer useful or valid; retired due to age
Example
The factory was filled with superannuated machines that slowed production.
C2 adjective
supercilious
Meaning
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others; arrogant and disdainful.
Example
She gave him a supercilious smile as if he was beneath her.
C2 adjective
supererogatory
Meaning
Going beyond what is required or expected; more than necessary.
Example
His donation was supererogatory, far beyond what anyone had asked for.
C2 noun
superfluity
Meaning
An excessive amount of something; more than what is needed.
Example
The room was filled with a superfluity of decorations.
C2 verb
superheat
Meaning
to heat a substance beyond its normal boiling point without it becoming vapor
Example
Engineers superheat the steam to increase the efficiency of the turbine.
C2 verb
superintend
Meaning
to oversee and direct the work or operation of something
Example
She was hired to superintend the construction project.
C2 noun
superintendence
Meaning
the act of overseeing, supervising, or managing
Example
The superintendence of the school is the principal’s duty.
C2 adjective
supernal
Meaning
Relating to the heavens; celestial or divine.
Example
The painting captured a supernal beauty that felt otherworldly.
C2 adjective
supernumerary
Meaning
Exceeding the usual number; extra or unnecessary.
Example
The play included several supernumerary actors to fill the background scenes.
C2 adjective
supine
Meaning
Lying on the back, face upward; failing to act due to laziness or weakness.
Example
He lay supine on the grass, staring at the stars.
C2 adjective
suppliant
Meaning
Humbly or earnestly asking for something, especially from a person in authority.
Example
The suppliant man begged for mercy at the king's feet.
C2 noun
supplicant
Meaning
A person who humbly or earnestly asks for something, usually from a person of authority.
Example
The temple was filled with supplicants seeking blessings.
C2 verb
supplicate
Meaning
To ask for something earnestly or humbly, often in a religious context.
Example
The villagers supplicated the gods for rain during the drought.
C2 adjective
supposititious
Meaning
Based on assumption rather than fact; not genuine or authentic.
Example
The story turned out to be supposititious, with no evidence to support it.
C2 adjective
suppressible
Meaning
capable of being restrained, controlled, or prevented
Example
The symptoms of the disease are suppressible with medication.
C2 verb
suppurate
Meaning
to form or discharge pus, usually as a result of infection
Example
The wound began to suppurate after a few days.