B2 English Vocabulary

Usefulness; a public service such as electricity or water

In an exact and accurate manner; exactly right

Money paid to a worker; to carry on a war or campaign

A pointed post driven into the ground; money risked on an outcome; to put at risk

A thin thread-like strand; dietary roughage; moral character

To break with a sharp sound; a sudden cracking sound or action

A person who flees to safety from war, persecution, or disaster

Final, greatest, or most extreme; the fundamental extreme

A large company legally recognized as a single entity

Something accepted as true without proof; taking on a role or responsibility

A toothed wheel for transmitting motion; equipment for an activity

A structure blocking movement; anything preventing progress

The act of supplying something; a stock of food or goods; a clause in a law or agreement

A group of people, especially criminals or workers

A tag giving information; to attach a label; to categorize

An alphabetical list with references; a number used to measure or compare

To publicly support a cause; a person who supports or pleads for others

To write a preliminary version; a preliminary document; served from a tap

To clean with a broom; to move swiftly across; a sweeping action

The upper surface of a room; an upper limit

Applying to all people or things; existing everywhere

To rotate rapidly; to twist fibres into yarn; a biased presentation of information

Garments and articles worn to cover the body

To produce a result or profit; to surrender or give way; the total amount produced

A legal case brought to court by one party against another

A formal statement given under oath; a firsthand account

To establish or set up an organization; past tense of 'find'

The act of working together toward a shared goal

A side view or outline; a summary of a person's characteristics

A punishment or fine for breaking a rule or law

A storage cupboard with doors and shelves; a group of senior government ministers

A disagreement or argument (n.); to argue against or question something (v.)

The science of collecting and analyzing numerical data

To clean a surface by rubbing; a disposable cleaning cloth

A person who speaks officially on behalf of a group

Something that motivates or encourages action, often a reward

In contrast to the fact that; while on the contrary

The process of becoming larger or more extensive

A select group of the best or most powerful people; of the highest quality

Strange or unusual; not divisible by two; unmatched

Of or relating to the sun; using solar energy

In a mild, soft, or careful manner

An overthrow of government; a dramatic change; one complete rotation

To explain the meaning of something; to translate spoken language; to understand in a certain way

A possible sequence of events; an outline of a plot or plan

An optical instrument for viewing distant objects; to collapse or compress into a smaller form

Kind and pleasant in manner; a non-competitive sports match

To discover or notice the presence of something