I’m using five words to describe the difficulty levels of some training material:
‘Easy’, ‘Normal’, ‘Hard’, ‘Challenging’, ‘Level 5’
‘Level 5’ is the most difficult level. I haven’t found a proper word for that.
Anyway, I first want to know some better words to name the five levels. The words are not necessarily related to any professional field because it contains training material from different professional fields.
If no better words are available, please help me with a word ‘Level 5’.
Kris
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One adjective used fairly often in the context of graded puzzles is Fiendish.
We seem to be getting into lists or extended discussions…
answered Jun 1, 2012 at 7:44
Andrew Leach♦Andrew Leach
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I would recommend you the following:
- Beginner
- Easy
- Normal
- Hard
- Very hard
answered Jun 1, 2012 at 7:18
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You may use very easy, easy, average, difficult and very difficult.
answered Jun 1, 2012 at 7:25
The difficulty level after
‘Easy‘, ‘Normal‘, ‘Hard‘, ‘Challenging‘
could be
Level 5: Command level
when the player will gain complete command over the game.
answered Jun 1, 2012 at 10:21
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Did you ever had that nasty feeling of not having the right word when speaking or writing (no matter in your native or foreign language)?
I know it and hate it. That’s the reason why I am trying hard to expand my vocabulary in my native language and a couple of foreign ones.
The more words we know the better we feel in colloquial communication, the more freely we read and write.
However, we must realize that we have two different types of vocabulary — passive for general comprehension and active for applied use.
A huge passive vocabulary makes it possible to understand written and spoken language easily.
Passive vocabulary adds to the words of our active vocabulary many others stored in the depth of our memory. They could hardly be retrieved without external impact.
The role of such impact plays written or voiced text. We recognize words and understand (or sometimes guess) their meaning within phrases and sentences while listening or reading. This storage should be kept in good condition, but we have to be aware that it would barely help us while communicating.
If we want to speak fluently, we need a rich active vocabulary. Active means here that we we can recall the words without any doubt or procrastination and actively use them in speaking and writing.
Now let’s specify how many words do speakers of different levels possess.
The table below displays the approximate numbers of passive vocabulary.
| Level of English | Number of Known Base Words |
| A1 | 500 |
| A2 | 1,000 |
| B1 | 2,000 |
| B2 | 4,000 |
| C1 | 8,000 |
| C2 | 16,000+ |
You can add or deduct 20% of your test result because this is an average error of such calculations.
The C2 level approximately matches the level of a native high school graduate.
More details about the number of words can be found
here.
If you haven’t taken the test yet, do it now and grade your vocabulary level.
How about doing a contest with your friend?
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Vocabulary Word Lists According to the CEFR
According to the Council of Europe,
the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) was
designed to provide a transparent, coherent and comprehensive basis for
the elaboration of language syllabuses and curriculum guidelines, the
design of teaching and learning materials, and the assessment of foreign
language proficiency. The CEFR describes foreign language proficiency
at six levels: A1 and A2, B1 and B2, C1 and C2. Based on empirical
research and widespread consultation, this scheme makes it possible to
compare tests and examinations across languages and national boundaries.Working along these lines, the English Profile
has created two innovative online tools that are publicly accessible
and constitute an invaluable source of information to anybody interested
in English Language Teaching (ELT): English Vocabulary Profile Online and English Grammar Profile Online.
These are searchable databases that give you free access to the
research findings on what English vocabulary and grammar is suitable for
teaching at each CEFR level.To make life easier for our students
here at the Experimental Junior High School of the University of
Macedonia, we have used the tools offered by the English Profile to compile word list files in the PDF format with the
vocabulary needed to attain each of the aforementioned language
proficiency levels in English. Thanks to the abundance of examples
included in the English Profile’s
online database, the word lists offer clear definitions and usage
samples for each word. Students are invited to use these files as
reference material while studying or as a revision aid, while preparing
for the National Foreign Language Exams (or any other exams, for that matter).Feedback
is appreciated if you find this compilation useful or if you find
mistakes that need to be corrected. In the former case, credit should be
given to the English Profile, which made this project possible, while, in the latter case, blame should be laid on the inadequacies of the compiler.
A good vocabulary is crucial to acing Verbal section in GRE, CAT, SAT and other such exams. In this series of articles, we have compiled 1000 words that frequently feature in competitive exams.Spread over 25 lists of 40 words, these lists offer you a chance to learn the most essential English words.
Each word in the list is accompanied with its meaning and followed by a usage example. The words are categorized on three levels: 1, 2 and 3, according to the degree of difficulty. Go through the word lists and strengthen your vocabulary database.
Level 1: Let’s get warmed up
| Affluent : Plentiful; abundant/ having an abundance of wealth |
| The affluent banker had a lot of respect in the city. |
| Arbitrary: Based on or subject to individual discretion, at times without preference to reasoning |
| The diet imposes daily intake of calories but the daily menu is arbitrary. |
| Discern: Detect with the senses |
| The fragrance was discernable by its exclusivity. |
| Dubious: Fraught with uncertainty or doubt |
| They agreed to my arguments but remained dubious. |
| Feasible: Capable of being done with means at hand |
| The project was feasible as they had the necessary know-how. |
| Fiasco: A sudden and violent collapse |
| The function turned into a fiasco due to the rain. |
| Harass: Annoy continually or chronically |
| The army commandant harassed his battalion. |
| Jurisdiction: In law; the territory within which power can be exercised |
| The jurisdiction of the court is fixed according to the district. |
| Oust: Remove from a position or office |
| The chairperson was ousted after he misappropriated funds. |
| Revert: Go back to a previous state |
| We reverted to the old policies of the company and choose to do things as our boss told us to do so. |
| Terminate: Bring to an end or halt |
| An official accused of dishonesty should be terminated immediately. |
Level 2: Let’s take it up a notch
| Cognizant: Fully informed; conscious |
| The police chief was cognizant of the difficulties faced by his sub-ordinates. |
| Confidante: Someone to whom private matters are confided |
| The queen called her confidante before retiring. |
| Deride: Treat or speak of with contempt |
| The teacher derided the student in front of the whole class. |
| Disparage: Express a negative opinion of |
| Her mother’s disparagement caused her a lot of embarrassment. |
| Effigy: A crude representation of a person, at times used for purposes of ridicule |
| The crowd burnt the effigies of those tainted politicians involved in the riots. |
| Flout: Treat with contemptuous disregard |
| The students flouted the rules of the hostel. |
| Forthwith: At once, immediately |
| Any bureaucrat accused of corruption should be suspended forthwith. |
| Laudable: Worthy of high praise |
| The NGO made laudable efforts to save the environment. |
| Perverse: Directed away from what is right or good |
| Her husband took perverse pleasure in foiling her plans. |
| Quell: Suppress or crush completely |
| He quelled his hunger with water. |
| Skirmish: A minor short-term fight |
| There was a skirmish over the rules before the debate began. |
| Turbulent: being in a state of agitation or tumult |
| The flight was delayed due to turbulent weather. |
Level 3: Time to be a master
| Chagrin: Strong feelings of embarrassment |
| She was chagrined at the imbecile behaviour of the child. |
| Consternation: Fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
| The small child watched in consternation as the thief took away the valuables. |
| Eschew: To avoid; shun |
| To eschew one’s duty is never a good sign for an employee. |
| Exacerbate: Make worse |
| Heavy rainfall in the North-east exacerbated the flood problems. |
| Fray: A noisy fight/ A heated dispute or contest |
| The electoral candidates frayed publicly. |
| Implacable: Not to be appeased, or pacified |
| He failed to please the implacable woman. |
| Indigent: Poor enough to need help from others |
| The indigent ground soldiers were happy to receive the help of the natives. |
| Masticate: Grind and knead |
| The cows were masticating grass in the meadow. |
| Monolithic: Imposing in size or bulk or solidity |
| The monolithic architecture of the Mughals impressed everyone. |
| Obsolescence: Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness |
| The government used policies of complete obsolescence. |
| Paroxysm: A sudden uncontrollable attack |
| The joker induced a paroxysm of giggling amongst the audience. |
| Perfunctory: Done usually and with little interest or care |
| A perfunctory inspection failed to reveal the flaws in the structure. |
| Precocious: Characterized by unusually early development or maturity |
| In some species of magnolias, precocious flowers appear before the leaves. |
| Reprehensible: Blameworthy |
| The judge reprimanded him for his reprehensible acts. |
| Sally: A venture off the beaten path |
| He sallied into the wide world beyond his home. |
| Stymie: A thwarting and distressing situation |
| A problem in thermodynamics stymied half the class. |
| Voluble: Marked by a ready flow of speech |
| She is a very voluble young woman. |
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