English vocabulary — Adjectives topic
1,500 words · CEFR A1–C2
A roundup of 1,500 English vocabulary words for the Adjectives topic across CEFR A1–C2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Adjectives vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.
A1Adjectives vocabulary · A1(53 words)Free
A1 pathway
feeling fear
feeling strong bad feelings about something
not good
very nice to look at
large in size
not interesting
having a lot to do
not costing much money
to take the dirt off something
with a low temperature
not the same
not easy
not clean
not difficult
with nothing inside
costing a lot of money
moving quickly
the one you like best
with no work to do
with no space left inside
making you laugh
of a high quality; pleasant
feeling pleased
difficult to do
far above the ground
with a high temperature
wanting to eat
mattering a lot
making you want to know more
measuring a lot from end to end
made or bought a short time ago
coming after this one
pleasant
not new
different from the one you have
with little or no sound
able to start now
correct
not happy
not in danger
not different
measuring little from end to end
not moving fast
not big
having a lot of power
having no doubt
measuring a lot from the ground up
wanting to drink
needing to rest
a little hot, in a pleasant way
in a good way
not correct
not old
A2Adjectives vocabulary · A2(81 words)
A2 pathway
feeling fear of someone or something
ready to be used or bought
cooked in hot water
full of light
sure that something is true
easy to see or understand
with a lot of cloud
pleasant to sit in or wear
happening often, or found in many places
with many parts and hard to understand
sure that you can do something well
with no mistakes
with little or no light
going a long way down
not the same as
with no water in or on it
very good
feeling happy because something good is going to happen
making you feel excited
known by many people
B1Adjectives vocabulary · B1(150 words)
B1 pathway
correct in every detail
able to be done
at a high level
cheap enough for people to pay
ready to attack or argue
very surprised
wanting very much to succeed
a little angry
making you a little angry
worried about what may happen
right for the situation
pleasant to look at
at the usual level, not high and not low
knowing that something exists
with a sharp taste that is not sweet
extremely hot
completely new
short, using few words
quiet and not upset
having the skill needed
B2Adjectives vocabulary · B2(322 words)
B2 pathway
rude and harsh in manner
sudden and unfriendly in manner
present in large amounts
relating to study and research
easy to reach, enter or use
praised widely by critics
having to explain and answer for your actions
severe and beginning suddenly
able to change to suit new conditions
enough for what is needed
relating to beauty and how things look
having plenty of money
decided by a computer procedure
having more than one possible meaning
more than enough
from a very distant past
based on single stories rather than research data
close to but not exact
decided by chance or whim, not by reason
very dry, with almost no rain
C1Adjectives vocabulary · C1(363 words)
C1 pathway
ordered as separate dishes, not as a set meal
reasoned from theory before looking at data
disgusting and morally unacceptable
highly skilled after long practice
officially recognized as meeting a standard
containing no acid, so it lasts without yellowing
bitter and full of anger
formed for one particular purpose only
attacking the person instead of the argument
paid for by advertising rather than by users
highly skilled at something
mentioned earlier in the text
stated previously
kept physically separate from any network
with everything covered in one price
acting for the good of others rather than yourself
willing to agree or be persuaded
with identifying details removed
happening before birth
caused by human activity
C2Adjectives vocabulary · C2(531 words)
C2 pathway
sparing in eating and drinking
having a cleansing action
hard to follow because it is so involved
having no leader or head
sharp and bitter in tone
eager to get and keep possessions
sharp and bitter to smell or taste
relating to the calculation of insurance risk
unbreakably hard and unyielding
occurring without heat entering or leaving
skilful and quick in handling things
hooked and curved like a beak
arising by chance from outside
pleasant and easy to talk to
feeling wronged by unfair treatment
tending to improve matters
having both a water-loving and a water-fearing end
supporting the main thing rather than central to it
bland and unlikely to offend anyone
absurdly old-fashioned
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The Adjectives topic set gathers 1,500 common English words across CEFR A1–C2. Instead of learning by scattered alphabetical lists, you learn whole word clusters in the Adjectives context — which helps learners associate them more easily and remember them longer.
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