English level guide · CEFR C1
Reading Second Treatise of Government as an Advanced (C1) learner
Second Treatise of Government sits at the upper edge of C1 (Advanced): an ambitious but achievable stretch, with tap-to-define support to carry you over the harder vocabulary.
Updated June 2026
How Second Treatise of Government reads at C1
Read it in shorter sittings and lean on the read-along audio: hearing each sentence as you see it keeps you moving when the vocabulary gets dense, and you can tap any unfamiliar word for a definition graded to C1. Watch especially for long periodic sentences where the main point comes at the end.
At a glance
Key words at C1
Some of the C1-level words Second Treatise of Government by John Locke introduces. See the full word list →
- abate/əˈbeɪt/C1
- make less active or intense
- abhor/æˈbhɔr/C1
- find repugnant
- absolve/əbˈzɑlv/C1
- grant remission of a sin to
- accustom/əˈkəstəm/C1
- make psychologically or physically used (to something)
- acquaint/əkˈweɪnt/C1
- cause to come to know personally
- acquiesce/ˌækwiˈɛs/C1
- to agree or express agreement
- adjourn/əˈʤərn/C1
- close at the end of a session
- affront/əˈfrənt/C1
- a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
- aggravate/ˈægrəˌveɪt/C1
- make worse
What C1 readers can do
- Understand long, demanding texts and appreciate differences in style.
- Read literary and specialised writing with ease.
- Grasp implicit meaning and fine nuance.