B2 English Vocabulary

Implied but not directly stated; absolute and unquestioning

The scientific study of human beings, their origins and cultures

A ruler with absolute, oppressive power

Without limits or restrictions

About to happen soon; willing to provide information

Not occupied or in use; empty; showing no thought

The measurement of something from side to side

Physically or mentally exhausted; to make or become tired

Richly abundant and green; a heavy drinker

Likely to be true or to happen

A very wealthy person worth at least one million

Insufficient in supply; rare or hard to find

A seemingly self-contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

Most common or dominant at a particular time

To treat unfairly based on prejudice; to distinguish between things

A person or program that converts language from one form to another

A registered brand symbol; a distinctive characteristic

To move from usual place; to force out; to take the place of

A systematic list of items with descriptions; to list items systematically

A low-lying area of wet, grassy land

Relating to the earth's poles; having opposite extremes

Happening slowly and by small degrees

Living or done alone; a person who lives in seclusion

A small emblem worn to show rank or membership

A hard igneous rock used in construction

A credential or skill that makes someone suitable for a role

The first public showing of a film or play; to show for the first time

To imitate someone, especially to mock; a person who imitates others

Bullets and shells for firearms; supporting arguments

Routine work involving written documents and forms

To make a hole with a sharp object; to penetrate

An offspring of two different species; something of mixed origin or composition

To freely enjoy or satisfy a desire or pleasure

A harmful insect or animal; an annoying person

A large, flat, treeless grassland, especially in North America

A story, TV programme, or other work published or broadcast in successive installments; Arranged in a series; repeatedly performing a specified action; published in installments

A person or being of very small stature; to make appear tiny by comparison

To assert the opposite of; to be inconsistent with

Having well-developed muscles; of or relating to muscles

To travel regularly between home and work; the journey itself

Involving two sides or parties equally; a two-party meeting

To pull sharply or pick; courage and determination

To speak or produce sounds; complete and absolute

Genuine and honest in feeling or intention

A person who shares a room or home with another

Happening before the proper or expected time; born before full term

A bowl-shaped hollow from impact or explosion; to form such hollows

In a comfortable way; easily and without difficulty