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C2 Level Wordlist - Difficulty and Challenge

Here you will learn all the essential words for talking about Difficulty and Challenge, collected specifically for level C2 learners.

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CEFR C2 Vocabulary
knotty

full of complications or difficulties

[Adjective]
byzantine

so detailed and complex that understanding becomes difficult

[Adjective]
confounding

causing bewilderment or surprise

[Adjective]
inscrutable

extremely difficult or seemingly impossible to understand or interpret due to its unclear intent or cause

[Adjective]
muddled

lacking clarity or coherence

[Adjective]
unfathomable

impossible to comprehend

[Adjective]
abstruse

difficult to understand due to being complex or obscure

[Adjective]
enigmatic

confusing and difficult to understand

[Adjective]
impenetrable

extremely difficult to fully comprehend

[Adjective]
labyrinthine

looking like a labyrinth, twisting and confusing

[Adjective]
recondite

difficult to understand or obscure to most people due to its complexity

[Adjective]
idiot-proof

designed to be so simple that even someone with little knowledge or skill can use it without making mistakes

[Adjective]
grueling

extremely tiring, challenging, and demanding strenuous effort and perseverance

[Adjective]
daunting

intimidating, challenging, or overwhelming in a way that creates a sense of fear or unease

[Adjective]
Sisyphean

relating to a task that is endless, futile, and laborious

[Adjective]
Herculean

requiring great strength, effort, or courage

[Adjective]
draining

causing a significant loss of physical, emotional, or mental energy

[Adjective]
thorny

causing problem or difficulty

[Adjective]
painstaking

requiring a lot of effort and time

[Adjective]
onerous

difficult and needing a lot of energy and effort

[Adjective]
convoluted

having many elaborate intertwining parts that make it difficult to understand

[Adjective]
exacting

requiring a great amount of effort, skill, or care

[Adjective]
hard-won

achieving something after facing a lot of challenges and putting in a great deal of effort

[Adjective]
uphill

challenging situation that requires considerable effort

[Adjective]
wearisome

causing fatigue, boredom, or irritation due to being repetitive or tiresome

[Adjective]
to surmount

to successfully overcome challenges or difficulties

[Verb]
to outsmart

to use skill and cunning to gain an advantage over someone, defeating or surpassing them through intelligence

[Verb]
to brave

to endure or face a difficult situation with courage

[Verb]
cinch

an extremely easy task or something easily achieved

[noun]
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