B2 English Vocabulary

Having or showing great ability or expertise

The quality of being brave; courage

The quality of being new and creative; the ability to think independently

Treating all sides equally and fairly; unbiased

The amount of medicine to be taken at one time

Physical or mental effort expended in an activity

To seize control of a vehicle by force; an instance of such seizure

To make someone feel revitalized; to reload a webpage to show new content

Seemingly contradictory yet possibly true

A book for recording financial accounts

To bring to life or energize; alive and lively

Moderate and mild, especially of climate; showing self-restraint

Extremely valuable; too precious to have a price

Causing annoyance or physical discomfort

To make or pass laws

A formal fight between two people; any intense two-sided contest

Decisive and final; putting an end to doubt

Turning around a central point; rolling over cyclically

Fully comprehensive; covering every possible detail

Occurring repeatedly in regular cycles

Rude and offensive; intended to demean

To surprise or amaze greatly

A messenger or harbinger; to announce or signal something's arrival

Feeling or showing gratitude or enjoyment

A small opening or hole; a camera's light-controlling opening

In a harmful or unfavorable way

A contagious viral disease; the flu

Turning around a central axis (adj.); a circular road junction (n.)

Containing an error; incorrect or mistaken

Excessive; not appropriate or justified

All the animals of a particular region or period

Blatantly obvious; shining with a dazzling light

A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre

To explode or cause to explode

Mischievous or badly behaved; mildly risqué

On fire; very bright or showy; vitriolic criticism

Perfectly clean and flawless

A farmhouse with surrounding land and buildings; to settle on such land

A heavy outer garment worn for warmth

In a way that causes discomfort or unease

A contemptuous smile or remark; to express scorn

A line made by folding; to make wrinkles or folds in something

Pressed tightly together; reduced in size by pressure

A person who owns or manages a retail shop

Required by law or rules; obligatory

A man who does manual labor or skilled craft work

Penetrating and sharp (of sound, cold, or gaze); a hole in the body for jewelry

The highest or final point of something; a climax