CEFR Level C2 Vocabulary: BARBARIC

This word is from CEFR Level C2 list 4
WORD: barbaric
WORD FAMILY: adjective
MEANING: cruel or uncivilised.
EXAMPLE: Many people believe that the death penalty* is barbaric.
STRESS: bar-BAR-ic
*The death penalty is when people are put to death for a crime they have committed.
 
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