Already at B2 after 1.5 years—how can I start learning real C2 vocabulary?

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I've been learning English for about 1.5 years, and my English level is around B2. Could you teach me some C2-level vocabulary? Not basic words, though.

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

What you need to do is use an online thesaurus (a list of words that mean roughly the same). There's a few out there so pick the one that's easiest for you. Alternatively just Google words and put synonym after it, e. g. dog synonym and you'll get a list of thesaurus sites directly to that page.

Then once you have your page try and work out the subtle differences between the words. For example in the screenshot below it lists "bitch" (a female dog) "mongrel" (a cross breed) "hound" (a hunting dog). "Stray" a runaway/homeless dog.

Another tip is to look up the etymology of words as this gives you a deeper understanding of why so many English words don't make sense or are pronounced oddly

Already at B2 after 1.5 years—how can I start learning real C2 vocabulary?

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

You could just look at an English dictionary

Massageman · Accepted Answer

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DryGermanGuy · Accepted Answer

Watch movies and TV-series above the level of superheroes and vampires.

Advisor Smith · Accepted Answer

Nice progress for 1.5 years—that’s strong.

A quick set of genuinely advanced, high‑frequency words (with natural examples):

1. Notwithstanding = despite
> Notwithstanding his lack of experience, she trusted his judgment.

2. Albeit = although
> The plan was brilliant, albeit risky.

3. Conducive (to) = making something likely
> A quiet room is conducive to deep work.

4. Ramifications = (often negative) results
> They made the decision without considering the long‑term ramifications.

5. Discrepancy = difference between things that should match
> There’s a discrepancy between his words and his actions.

Practice: write one sentence for each; I’ll correct and add more.

Jen_oic · Answer

@sj_87a4nna get a teacher

slatyb · Answer

Look at reviews for tests like the SAT and GRE

Anonymous · Answer

I don’t know what is considered C-2

In_Trance · Answer

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