B2 English Vocabulary

A practice session for a play, concert, or speech before the actual performance

To call upon for help; to cite as authority or justification

To be similar or equivalent to something; to exchange letters regularly

A return to activity, popularity, or strength

A wide open container for washing or storing; a bathtub

Control or limitation of someone or something; self-control

Likely or expected in the future; potential

To carry out an obligation or promise; to achieve one's potential

Relating to geography or the physical features of a region

A person who possesses something; a device that holds something

The quality of being clear and easy to understand

Poetry or writing with regular rhythm; a stanza of a song

An award or prize for winning a competition; a symbol of victory

A statement or situation that conflicts with or denies another

To make a rapid rattling sound; to unsettle; a rattling toy or sound

To break suddenly into many pieces; to destroy completely

The act of moving downward; ancestry or family origin

To cause sudden shock or surprise; a sudden fright

To become or make wider or more extensive

Individually; not together

A solemn promise; to swear to do something

A device that senses a specific substance or physical phenomenon

Relating to psychiatry or the treatment of mental disorders

A person who supervises or manages; a senior police rank

An animal hunted for food; a victim of exploitation

An official examination of accounts; to inspect records for accuracy

A person who formally applies for something

Having suffered physical harm; hurt

A change or alteration made to something

An open hearth built into a wall for holding a fire indoors

A soft juicy fruit with a large stone (n.); to inform on someone (v.)

Extremely angry; violent or intense

Without doubt; certainly

Full of rocks; unstable or unsteady

Having high moral qualities; of aristocratic rank; a person of noble birth

A compulsive, unhealthy preoccupation with something or someone

A sequence of notes forming a tune

Well-known and respected for great achievements; dignified in appearance

Completely and absolutely

A device that converts sound into electrical signals

The act of becoming aware of something; making something real

The act of getting rid of something; the power to use something freely

A small red or black fruit; bright red in colour

To openly resist or refuse to obey; to challenge

In an appropriate way; as a result; therefore

In a basic or essential way

A small leftover piece; waste material; to discard as useless

A line around which something rotates or is arranged; a coordinate line