B1 English Vocabulary

Protected from weather or danger; overprotected and inexperienced

Not limited or confined; completely free

A compulsory tax or payment; to impose and collect taxes

To obtain or acquire something, especially with effort

Refined and educated; grown by human care

A ship powered by steam engines; a vessel or pot used for cooking food with steam

Not subject to rules or official control

A person or organization that owes money

Having suppressed emotions or held back by force

Arranged in the order in which events occurred

Causing difficulty or discomfort; not suited to one's needs

Not suitable or qualified; not in good condition

To remove impurities; to cleanse from sin

A severe storm with heavy snow and strong winds

A person who introduces new ideas or methods

Difficult to understand or explain; confusing or perplexing

Feeling great anxiety or sorrow; damaged; in financial difficulty

Clearly outlined or having a precise meaning

A speech sound or letter made with an open vocal tract, e.g. a, e, i, o, u

Biased support for a particular party or group

Having or bringing bad luck

Bringing something back to its original condition

The bond between brothers; a group united by common purpose or belief

Having an inclined or slanting surface

Very difficult to manage, control, or solve

To convert encrypted or coded information into plain, understandable language; to figure out something difficult to interpret

A person or company that imports goods

A trip to observe or hunt wild animals in nature, especially in Africa

To move to a foreign country to live permanently

The physical structure or form of a person's body

The act of abandoning one's allegiance to join the opposing side

Lack of trust or confidence; to regard with suspicion

The origin or beginning of something

The process of renewal, rebuilding, or regrowth

The gradual chemical destruction of a material; rust or similar substance formed

To pull back or withdraw; to take back a statement or claim

The quality of reacting quickly and positively

Forming a mental image; a visual representation of data

A person or company that sells goods in bulk to retailers

Providing additional support; supplementary

To arrange rules or laws into a systematic written code

A list of sources or books cited in a work or related to a subject

The process of leaving a hotel or paying at a supermarket; a checkout counter

Hard-working and persistent

Disappearing suddenly or mysteriously; a sudden disappearance

A paste for cleaning teeth

Happening immediately with no delay

Located at the back or rear; the buttocks