B2 English Vocabulary

A member of a criminal gang

Free from germs; unable to reproduce; unproductive or uninspiring

Tasting of salt; (informal) irritated or bitter

An industrial plant for purifying raw materials such as oil or sugar

Clearly visible and attracting attention

To severely damage or disable; a person with serious physical impairment

A narrative poem or song, often romantic or sentimental

A person who drives or travels in a motor vehicle

To exile someone; to drive away thoughts or feelings

To give or confer something, especially as a gift or honour

A mistaken belief or wrong idea

A task or enterprise undertaken; a formal promise

To break down food; to absorb information; a summary of written material

To block or obstruct; a blockage; a wooden-soled shoe

Deserving attention; remarkable

A large decorative feather or feather-like shape; to preen proudly

Careless and untidy; wet and messy

A difficult or unpleasant situation that is hard to escape

Paying close attention; considerate and courteous

A domesticated animal related to the horse; informally, a foolish person

Excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements; something worthless or futile

To touch lightly causing laughter or twitching; the sensation of being tickled

To press into a smaller space; a cloth pad applied to the body for treatment

Subject to death; a human being

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light; ultraviolet light

On or towards the shore

Having the shape of a rectangle; meeting at right angles

To make something seem less important by comparison; to cast a shadow over

The act of convincing someone; a firmly held belief

To officially cancel a law; the act of cancelling a law

To marry someone or perform a marriage ceremony

A bright yellow chemical element (symbol S); to treat with sulfur

A conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence

To swallow up or overwhelm completely

To make larger or more important; to exaggerate

A person who settles in or helps establish a colony

To find out or establish something with certainty

A large hall for public performances or meetings

Too small to be seen without a microscope; extremely tiny

Severe and prolonged lack of food causing extreme suffering or death

To increase the strength or volume of something; to expand on a topic

Astonishing, overwhelming; moving unsteadily

Strong-smelling or harmful gas; to emit smoke or be very angry

The fine powder produced by flowers that fertilizes other plants of the same species

Covered with rust; out of practice

To spread through or penetrate every part of something

Boldly resisting authority or opposition

To darken skin in the sun; a light yellowish-brown colour; sun-darkened skin