B2 English Vocabulary

A natural mental ability; the teaching staff or a division of a university

Supporting freedom and social progress; generous; a person with liberal views

A thick wire or rope for transmitting electricity or signals; cable TV

Relating to the countryside, as opposed to cities

Laws enacted by a legislature; the process of making laws

To throw or fling; to assign acting roles; all the actors in a production

A licensed medical doctor, especially an internist

To evaluate the value or quality of something; to impose a tax or charge

Almost or nearly; in effect but not formally

To move something down or reduce it; situated below or at a lesser level

Relating to a specific skill or technology; requiring specialist knowledge

A person who moves to another country to live permanently

Expression of disapproval; a detailed evaluation or review

The act of paying; a sum of money paid for goods or services

Something considered more important than other things; the right to be dealt with first

The act of making something new; a thing that has been created

A lawyer who brings criminal charges on behalf of the state

The ability to act independently; a new plan or approach; the first step

Treatment of a physical or mental health condition

to buy; something bought

Currently present and in existence

Still present after others have gone or been used

A small broken piece; a silicon microchip; to break off small pieces

To become aware of something through the senses; to understand or interpret

The process of making plans or organizing in advance

A part or share of something; a serving of food

An area of land under a government's control; a field of knowledge or activity

A person who opposes or competes against another

A reduction in expenditure (n.); economical (adj.)

The process of changing from one state or stage to another

The act of taking part in something

Always the same; in agreement with something

Opposition to something; a force that opposes motion or change

A body position held for a photo; to present a risk or problem; to pretend

Large and impressive; one thousand dollars or pounds

A temporary alliance of groups formed for a common purpose

A distinct stage in a process; to introduce or discontinue something gradually

A person or company that produces goods

To repeat someone's exact words; a repeated statement or passage; a price estimate

To choose by voting; elected but not yet in office

A type of physical matter; the essential part of something

Controlled behaviour or self-control; a field of study; to train or punish

To carry out a plan or decision; a tool for a specific task

The promotion, distribution, and selling of products or services

A person or company that hires and pays workers

The state of taking part in or being connected with something

To have control or power over others; to be the most important element

At an earlier time; before now or a specified point