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noun·C1·3 letters
a precious stone, or a wonderful find
Example sentence
This little cafe is a hidden gem downtown.
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This little cafe is a hidden gem downtown.
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Other C1 words
- aboundexist in large numbers
- abstractiona general idea not tied to specifics
- accustomedfamiliar with something through habit
- acidiccontaining acid, sharp or sour
- acousticrelating to sound or hearing
- acousticallyin terms of sound quality
- acousticsthe science of sound, or a room's sound quality
- acrea unit of land area
- acutelyin a sharp or intense way
- adjoinbe next to and connected to
- adjoiningnext to and connected
- adjustableable to be changed or set differently
Levels come from the CEFR-J Vocabulary Profile v1.5 by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Octanove Vocabulary Profile C1/C2 by Octanove Labs, CC BY-SA 4.0 Meanings and example sentences are written by VocaFlare.
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