C2 exam level

Goethe-Zertifikat C2 vocabulary

This page brings together C2 vocabulary for Goethe-Zertifikat. Review words with translations, then open GoNative to mark familiar vocabulary and save useful words for review.

Sample words from C2

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abendländisch

Western

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abgebrüht

hardened

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abgeklärt

composed

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abgestumpft

dulled

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abkanzeln

to scold

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abkapseln

encapsulate

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abqualifizieren

to disqualify

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abschwören

to renounce

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abschätzig

derogatory

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abstrus

abstruse

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abtrünniger

renegade

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abtrünnigkeit

apostasy

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abwiegeln

to downplay

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adäquat

adequate

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akklamation

acclamation

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allegorisch

allegorical

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alleinherrschaft

autocracy

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allgegenwart

ubiquity

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allgegenwärtig

ubiquitous

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allgewalt

omnipotence

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alterität

alterity

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alttestamentarisch

Old Testament

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amalgamieren

to amalgamate

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amorph

amorphous

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amorphität

amorphousness

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anachronistisch

anachronistic

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anbahnung

initiation

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anberaumung

scheduling

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anbetracht

consideration

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anbiederisch

obsequious

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anempfunden

to recommend

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anfechtbar

contestable

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angestammt

native

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angriffslustig

aggressive

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animositäten

animosities

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anrüchigkeit

disreputability

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ansinnen

to intend

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anstößig

offensive

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antithetisch

antithetical

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anwandlung

conversion

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apodiktisch

apodictic

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apokalyptisch

apocalyptic

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apolitisch

apolitical

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apologetisch

apologetic

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aporetisch

aporetic

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apotheose

apotheosis

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arglistig

cunning

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argwöhnisch

suspicious

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arroganz

arrogance

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artifiziell

artificial

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