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C2 Level Wordlist - Attempt and Prevention

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

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CEFR C2 Vocabulary
to bid

to try to achieve something

[Verb]
to overexert

to strain or expend excessive physical or mental effort beyond one's capacity

[Verb]
to make off

to leave quickly, often in order to escape or avoid someone or something

[Verb]
to scram

to move hurriedly, especially to escape or to leave a place abruptly

[Verb]
to shirk

to avoid or neglect one's responsibilities, often by finding ways to escape from them

[Verb]
to sidestep

to avoid or bypass a problem, question, or responsibility by addressing it indirectly or by taking a different approach

[Verb]
to shun

to deliberately avoid, ignore, or keep away from someone or something

[Verb]
to eschew

to avoid a thing or doing something on purpose

[Verb]
to abscond

to secretly flee from a place, typically to avoid arrest or prosecution

[Verb]
to skedaddle

to run away hastily, often in a disorderly or hurried manner

[Verb]
to decamp

to depart suddenly or unexpectedly

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to hinder

to create obstacles or difficulties that prevent progress, movement, or success

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to forestall

to prevent something from happening

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to ward off

to prevent or repel something

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to head off

to take action to prevent or resolve a problem before it occurs

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to stave off

to delay the occurrence of something undesirable or threatening

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to circumvent

to evade an obligation, question, or problem by means of excuses or dishonesty

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to bypass

to circumvent or avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally

[Verb]
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