B2 English Vocabulary

A loan secured against property (n.); to pledge property as collateral (v.)

Official approval; a penalty imposed to enforce compliance; to authorize or penalize

Seeds of cereal crops; a small particle; texture or pattern in wood

The state of being aware of oneself and one's surroundings

To give one's time or energy entirely to a purpose or person

An administrative division of a country; an area of responsibility or expertise

Lack of difficulty; a state of comfort (n.); to reduce pain or tension (v.)

The act of proposing someone as a candidate for a position or award

A sour chemical substance with pH below 7; sharp or biting in taste or tone

The probability of something happening; betting ratio

An official prohibition; to officially forbid something

To be greater than or go beyond a limit or standard

The act of identifying; proof of who someone is

To dare to do something risky; a risky or daring undertaking

Sufficient or good enough for a purpose

To display publicly; an object shown at an exhibition

The blank edge of a page; a border or edge; an extra amount beyond the minimum

A hard building material of cement and gravel; real and specific rather than abstract

A newly enlisted soldier or new member; to enlist or hire new members

A piece used to repair a hole or flaw; to repair or fix something

General agreement among a group of people

Of or relating to a colony; a person from a colony

To look steadily and intently; a long fixed look

To make stronger or more effective; to emphasize or encourage

A quality belonging to something; to regard something as caused by someone

An underground passage; to dig a passage through something

The flat area of the thighs when seated; one circuit of a track; to drink with the tongue

Moral excellence; a good quality or admirable trait

In a striking, sudden, or very noticeable way

A formal union or agreement between countries or groups for a shared goal

A traditional story involving heroic or supernatural elements; a very famous person

To control or manage according to rules; to adjust for proper functioning

A standard or typical pattern of behaviour

To voluntarily leave a job or position; to accept something as unavoidable

Connected or associated; belonging to the same family

Regarding; causing worry

A fixed set of ceremonial or customary actions; relating to such actions

Forced sexual intercourse without consent; to commit such an act; an oil-seed plant

A reflected sound heard again; to reverberate or repeat

To combine into a whole; to join a group harmoniously

The office or term of a president

Not obvious; delicate and hard to detect

Profound moral wickedness; morally corrupt or harmful

Of second rank or importance; derived from something primary

To sell goods to another country; a product sold abroad

To shut or hit with great force and noise; a forceful impact

To give someone the right to do something; to give a title to a work

To prevent someone or something from entering or being included