B2 English Vocabulary

A figure of speech implying similarity between two unlike things

A state of physical or mental pain; experiencing distress

A person employed to serve or work for another

Graceful and refined in appearance or style

Belief in racial superiority; racial discrimination

To disappear suddenly or completely; to cease to exist

To admit to wrongdoing; to disclose sins to a priest

The state of being essential; something indispensable

The act of stopping something from happening

A purpose or aim; firmly focused on a goal

To cut with forceful strokes; a cut of meat with a rib bone

A gathering of people; the fitting together of parts

Relating to a city or the duties of citizenship

The state of being widely liked or accepted by many people

A foreigner or extraterrestrial being; foreign or unfamiliar

A unit of liquid volume; a glass of beer served by the pint

Energetic and constantly changing; a driving force or pattern

A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal; treating things as equivalent

To officially forbid or make something illegal

To officially register as a member or participant

The first light of day; to begin to grow light or become clear

To move downward; to be passed down through generations

Willingly; easily and without difficulty

Causing dramatic change; a person who supports revolution

To work together toward a common goal

Metal tools and fittings; physical computer components

A marine mammal; an official stamp; to close or fasten securely

A closed path for electric current; a regular route or series of venues

The back part of something; to raise or bring up children or animals

To take on a task or responsibility; to commit to doing something

A large farm for raising livestock; to operate such a farm

Relating to or expressed in words; spoken; relating to verbs

To bring goods in from abroad; an imported product

A feeling or emotion, especially tender or nostalgic ones; an opinion

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying goods; to transport in a cart

A friend or companion; a breeding partner; to pair for reproduction

A person of exceptional intelligence; extraordinary creative ability

A long journey or effort in pursuit of a goal; to seek or pursue

An offer of a price at auction; an attempt to achieve something; to offer a price

A member of a jury in a court of law

A person proposed as a candidate for a position or honor

Rigid and hard to bend; formal in manner; to cheat or fail to pay

The amount produced; to send out data or results

To strike with an open hand; a blow with an open hand

The bone forming the mouth and holding teeth; to talk or scold

Poisonous or harmful; severely negative

Deep sorrow caused by loss or misfortune

A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine; to rise or move extremely fast