B2 English Vocabulary

To set text in from the margin; a notch or indentation

In a valid or legitimate manner

Extremely nervous or upset; overly elaborate

Excessive self-interest; the belief that morality is based on self-interest

Confirmed as true or accurate

Removed or separated from a source

To turn into a fossil; to become rigid or outdated

To gently rebuke or criticize someone

Not essential; able to be done without

Extending across or involving more than one culture

Feeding chiefly on plants

To make magnetic; to attract strongly

The craft of making or altering clothes; careful adaptation

Difficult to digest or accept

Located or living nearby; adjacent

In a decent, socially acceptable manner; moderately well

A serious effort toward a goal; to try strenuously (British spelling)

British currency; of excellent quality

Polished and refined courtesy; sophistication

To defeat someone by being more clever or cunning

In a hasty, careless manner

The quality of conforming to accepted social customs; lack of originality

Relating to a subculture

Not prepared for farming; lacking education or refinement

Not changing; always the same

A small brass instrument like a trumpet; an ice cream cone

A rounded swelling or bulge on a surface

In the manner of an editor or editorial

In a warm and friendly manner

A contract binding someone to service; to bind by such a contract

A cage for keeping birds

A light, silvery metallic element (symbol Al)

Spiritually minded; not concerned with worldly matters

In a shameful or outrageous manner

A person who does unskilled physical work for wages

A teletypewriter communications network; a message sent through it; to send such a message

The act of exporting goods to another country

Secret or underhand; moving stealthily

Able to be compressed into a smaller space

A gripping tool with two arms; the claws of a crustacean

To deprive someone of the right to inherit one's property

Feeling deeply embarrassed or humiliated

Having strong moral principles; worthy of respect

The principle of participating in activities for enjoyment, not money

The quality of being pleasant and friendly

Of direct family descent from parent to child

Tending to suppress; a drug that suppresses a condition

Capable of causing or transmitting infection