B1 English Vocabulary

A close friend or companion

To focus on a particular area of work or study

A thick fabric floor covering; to cover a surface; to reprimand

Great honour or fame; magnificent splendour; to take pride in

Intended to protect; showing care for someone's safety

To lose consciousness suddenly; barely perceptible; weak

The direction between north and east; towards the northeast

Having little depth; lacking serious thought; a shallow area of water

A person who buys and sells goods for profit

Hot water vapour used for power or cooking; to cook with steam

A distinctive way of pronouncing a language; stress on a syllable; to emphasize

An enclosure of bars for animals; to confine in a cage

A small edible marine crustacean; to fish for shrimp

To bring together as one; to join for a common purpose

To make holy; to ask for divine favor upon someone

Unfriendly and antagonistic; showing ill will or opposition

The science and practice of farming, including growing crops and raising livestock

Working together with others; a jointly produced work

The ability to remain calm while waiting or enduring difficulties

The path of one body around another; to travel in such a path

Of or relating to the tropics; hot and humid

To move through an area for security; a group assigned to guard an area

Readiness and eagerness to do something

Free from agitation or disturbance; to make or become peaceful; a state of quiet

A heavy four-wheeled vehicle for carrying goods

At a later time; subsequently

Impressively striking or dramatic; a lavish public performance

Complete and utter; very thin and transparent; to swerve suddenly

Protected against disease or harmful influence; exempt from something

The quality of being dependable and trustworthy

An adult male of domestic cattle; to push aggressively; relating to rising prices

A device for fastening things; to fasten or trim with a clip

To make someone lose confidence or enthusiasm; to dissuade

Relating to a system of political or social beliefs

A large state ruled by an emperor; a large powerful organization

A factual film or TV programme; relating to or based on documents

Not taking sides in a conflict; a neutral person or state

The scientific study of living organisms

A person killed or injured in a war, accident, or disaster

A large marine mammal; to hunt whales

Extremely good; excellent; very great or intense

A person on the same team

Any person that; no matter who

A jury's decision in court; any judgement or conclusion

A circular or oval shape; to form into a ring

To perplex or confuse; a game or problem requiring ingenuity to solve

The study of numbers, shapes, and quantities

Causing great sadness or disaster; relating to tragedy