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31 English words (level C2) with a simple English definition and an example sentence. In the app you can hear every word and practise with flashcards, a quiz, spelling and listening.
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| English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| rapturously | with great enthusiasm | The audience applauded rapturously. |
| redundantly | in an unnecessary way | The word is used redundantly. |
| resoundingly | very clearly and completely | They were resoundingly defeated. |
| rhetorically | for effect, not for an answer | She asked rhetorically. |
| secularly | in a non-religious way | The holiday is celebrated secularly. |
| spatially | in terms of space | The data is shown spatially on a map. |
| spuriously | falsely | He spuriously claimed the credit. |
| stringently | very strictly | The rules are stringently applied. |
| stultifyingly | in a very boring way | The lecture was stultifyingly dull. |
| summarily | immediately and without proper process | He was summarily dismissed. |
| superfluously | unnecessarily | He added superfluously to the list. |
| surreptitiously | secretly | He surreptitiously checked the time. |
| tacitly | without saying it directly | They tacitly accepted the plan. |
| tactically | in terms of tactics | The team played tactically well. |
| tantalizingly | in a way that makes you want something you cannot get | The prize was tantalizingly close. |
| telescopically | in a way that extends like a telescope | The handle extends telescopically. |
| tenaciously | with determination | He fought tenaciously. |
| topographically | in terms of the shape of the land | The area is topographically varied. |
| treacherously | in a dangerous or disloyal way | He treacherously betrayed his friends. |
| undemonstratively | without showing feelings | She nodded undemonstratively. |
| unequivocally | very clearly | He unequivocally denied the claim. |
| unexceptionally | in an ordinary way | The team played unexceptionally. |
| unfeasibly | unbelievably; extremely | The trousers were unfeasibly tight. |
| unnervingly | in a way that makes you nervous | It was unnervingly quiet. |
| unobtrusively | without being noticed | She slipped out unobtrusively. |
| venomously | with great hate | She spoke venomously about her ex. |
| verbatim | using exactly the same words | She repeated it verbatim. |
| verily | truly (old-fashioned) | Verily, I tell you. |
| vestigially | as a small remaining part | The custom survives only vestigially. |
| wholly | completely | I wholly agree. |
| wistfully | in a sad, longing way | He looked wistfully at the sea. |