B1 English Vocabulary

A person of noble birth; aristocratic in manner or origin

Strikingly attractive or attention-grabbing

A person or force that occupies a place or territory

The practice or spirit of voluntary service to others

Easily influenced by others or experiences

A person or organization that provides funding

Clumsy and lacking grace

Having a jagged, saw-like edge

The origin or source of something; the tracing of a word's etymology

Relating to a fraction; very small or partial

The act of bringing under forcible control; domination

The habit of unnecessarily delaying tasks

Having a physical, material form; tangible

Likely to decay quickly; food or goods that spoil rapidly

Not meeting professional standards; inappropriate in the workplace

To bring under control by force; to dominate

Polite good wishes; respect and esteem

Causing fright or terror; dreadful; also used informally to mean extreme or very bad

To load with too much work or responsibility; excess burden

A concluding passage in music; any concluding section

The quality or degree of being selective

Without protection; lacking caution

To be excessively fond of someone; to show mental decline in old age

Safe for drinking; a drinkable liquid

From a distance; in a detached or reserved manner

Lying or extending across something; at right angles to the long axis

Maintained at increased pressure

In a shaky or unstable manner

A decline or loss from an expected level of performance or achievement

In a way that requires great effort

Able to be pulled back or folded in

A layer of ice crystals on surfaces; freezing cold weather

Impatient and uneasy; difficult to control

In an appropriate or suitable manner

Moderation and self-restraint; abstinence from alcohol

A substance that removes something; a person who moves furniture

A person who opposes or objects to something

Able to be moved or legally passed to another

Occurring in irregular, intermittent bursts

A spiral tool for boring holes in wood or ground; to drill with such a tool

A device used to inject a substance

The quality of being fair and unbiased

Protection from attack; a justification or argument; the defending side

Showing excessive love and affection

Feeling mental or physical strain; carrying stress or accent

To treat someone as a mere object; to make abstract ideas concrete

The condition of having little or no hair on the head

Showing deep respect and awe