B2 English Vocabulary

A person who invests capital for profit; relating to capitalism

In a perfect way; given ideal circumstances

Not producing the desired result; failing to work

The act of remembering; something recalled from the past

A person who serves drinks at a bar

Emitting ionizing radiation from unstable atomic nuclei

Arrangement in a line; proper adjustment of parts; an alliance

To close one eye briefly as a signal; such a gesture

Rough in texture; crude or lacking refinement

A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction; something that triggers change

To rot or deteriorate; the process of decomposition or decline

A female chicken or other female bird

Selecting actors for roles; an object shaped in a mould

The light from the moon; lit by moonlight

Trembling or unsteady; unreliable

Long-lasting and resistant to wear or decay

Having a developed industrial economy

The quality of giving freely and willingly; liberality

The quality of being new; something novel or unusual

A person who leaves school before completing their studies

Lacking responsibility; acting without care for consequences

The act of encouraging activity; a sensory input that produces a response

To put something at risk of harm or failure

Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord

An organ that produces and releases substances such as hormones

Distance north or south of the equator; freedom from restrictions

Effectively conveying thought or feeling

To have a deep longing for something (v.)

To decorate or make more beautiful

The act of speeding up; the rate of change of velocity

The distance between wave peaks; a shared way of thinking

An uncertain future event; a provision for unexpected circumstances

The clawed foot of an animal; to touch or scrape with a paw

A monarch or supreme ruler of a country; a British gold coin worth one pound sterling; Having supreme political power or authority; independent from external control; exceptionally effective

To flap or wave quickly and irregularly; a state of agitation

To bring something undesirable upon oneself

To boast excessively; an act of boasting

Based on hypothesis, not fact; a hypothetical situation

A large bright fire; to burn or shine brilliantly

A skilled woodworker who builds with timber; to do carpentry work

Attractively exciting and stylish

Freedom from tension or stress; rest and leisure

Following one after another in sequence

In an opposite or reversed way

A follower who learns from and spreads the teachings of another

A building where monks live under religious vows

A pause due to uncertainty or doubt; vacillation

Not flat, smooth, or consistent