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C2 Level Wordlist - Failure and Poverty

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

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CEFR C2 Vocabulary
inefficacious

not effective in achieving the intended purpose

[Adjective]
abortive

failing to produce or accomplish the desired outcome

[Adjective]
unprosperous

not doing well or not having enough money or success

[Adjective]
ill-fated

marked by bringing bad fortune or ending in failure

[Adjective]
bungled

poorly executed or managed, resulting in a failure to achieve the intended outcome

[Adjective]
unavailing

resulting in little or no effect or success

[Adjective]
languishing

suffering or experiencing a lack of progress, vitality, or growth, often characterized by a feeling of being stuck or in decline

[Adjective]
foiled

prevented from succeeding or achieving a desired outcome

[Adjective]
destitute

lacking various essential needs that are important for well-being or function

[Adjective]
penurious

having an extreme lack of money

[Adjective]
hand-to-mouth

describing a situation where income is just sufficient to cover basic needs

[Adjective]
indigent

extremely poor or in need

[Adjective]
impecunious

severely lacking money

[Adjective]
downtrodden

oppressed or treated unfairly, especially by those in power

[Adjective]
to backfire

to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended

[Verb]
beggarly

extremely poor

[Adjective]
to blunder

to commit an embarrassing and serious mistake out of carelessness or stupidity

[Verb]
to bungle

to handle a task or activity clumsily, often causing damage or problem

[Verb]
to fizzle

to fail or end in a weak or disappointing manner

[Verb]
to languish

to fail to be successful or make any progress

[Verb]
to fold

(of a company, organization, etc.) to close or stop trading due to financial problems

[Verb]
to underperform

to not succeed as much as intended

[Verb]
to relinquish

to voluntarily give up or surrender control, possession, or responsibility over something

[Verb]
to fumble

to handle or grip something clumsily or ineffectively

[Verb]
to misfire

(of a plan) to fail to have the intended result

[Verb]
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