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CEFR B2 English Vocabulary
A
adopt
advance
affair
affordable
afterwards
aged
agency
agenda
aggressive
agriculture
aid
AIDS
aircraft
alarm
alien
alongside
anxious
apology
apparent
apparently
appeal
applicant
approach
appropriate
assistance
associate
associated
association
assume
assumption
assure
astonishing
athletic
attachment
attempt
audio
awareness
awkward
B
back
bacteria
badge
balanced
ballet
balloon
bar
barely
bargain
barrier
basement
basically
basket
bat
battle
bear (deal with)
beat
beg
C
certificate
chain
chair
chairman
challenge
challenging
championship
characteristic
charming
chart
chase
cheek
cheer
chief
chop
circuit
circumstance
cite
citizen
civil
civilization
clarify
classic
classify
cliff
clinic
clip
close
closely
coincidence
collapse
collector
colony
colourful
combination
comfort
comic
command
commander
commission
commitment
committee
commonly
comparative
completion
complex
complicated
component
compose
composer
compound
comprehensive
comprise
compulsory
concentration
concept
concern
concerned
concrete
conduct
conduct
confess
confidence
conflict
confusing
confusion
conscious
consequently
conservation
conservative
considerable
considerably
consideration
controversy
convenience
convention
conventional
convert
convey
convinced
convincing
cop
cope
core
corporate
corporation
corridor
council
counter (flat surface)
county
courage
coverage
cowboy
crack
crash
creation
creativity
criticism
criticize
crop
crucial
cruise
cry
cue
cure
curious
current
curriculum
curve
curved
cute
D
dairy
dare
darkness
database
date
deadline
deadly
dealer
debate
debt
defence
defend
defender
delay
delete
deliberate
deliberately
delight
deny
depart
dependent
deposit
depressed
depressing
depression
depth
detailed
detect
determination
devote
differ
dig
dime
disability
division
divorce
document
domestic
dominant
dominate
donation
dot
E
editorial
efficient
efficiently
elbow
elderly
elect
electronics
elegant
emphasis
emphasize
empire
enable
encounter
engage
enhance
enjoyable
enquiry
ensure
entertaining
enthusiasm
enthusiastic
entire
entirely
entrepreneur
envelope
equal
equip
equivalent
era
erupt
essentially
establish
estate
estimate
ethic
ethical
ethnic
evaluate
evaluation
even
evident
evil
evolution
evolve
examination
exceed
exception
excessive
expense
expertise
exploit
exploit
exploration
expose
exposure
extend
extension
F
fabulous
facility
faculty
failed
failure
faith
fake
fame
fantasy
fare
fault
favour
feather
fee
feed
feedback
feel
fellow
figure
file
finance
finding
firefighter
firework
float
fold
folding
following
fond
fool
forbid
forecast
forgive
format
formation
former
formerly
fortunate
fortune
forum
fraud
free
freedom
freely
frequency
frequent
fuel
fulfil
G
globe
golden
goodness
gorgeous
govern
grab
grade
gradually
H
hearing
heaven
heel
hell
helmet
hence
herb
hesitate
holy
homeless
honesty
honey
honour
hook
hopefully
host
house
household
housing
humorous
humour
hunger
hunger
hunt
hunt
hunting
hurt
hypothesis
I
icon
ID
ideal
identical
illusion
illustrate
illustration
imagination
immigration
immune
impatient
implement
implication
imply
impose
impress
impressed
incentive
inch
incident
income
incorporate
infection
infer
inflation
info
inform
infrastructure
inhabitant
inherit
initial
initially
initiative
ink
inner
innovation
innovative
input
insert
insight
insist
inspector
inspire
install
installation
instance
instant
instantly
institute
institute
institution
insurance
integrate
intellectual
intended
invade
invasion
investigation
investment
investor
isolate
isolated
issue
J
jail
jet
joint
journalism
joy
judgement
junior
jury
justice
justify
K
kindergarten
kit
L
labour
ladder
landing
landscape
leave
legend
lens
level
licence
lifetime
lighting
likewise
M
minister
minor
minority
miserable
mission
mistake
mixed
mode
model
modest
modify
monitor
monster
monthly
monument
moral
N
negotiation
nerve
neutral
nevertheless
newly
nickel
nightmare
norm
notebook
notion
novelist
nowadays
numerous
nursing
nutrition
O
obesity
obey
object
object
objective
objective
obligation
observation
observe
observer
obstacle
obtain
occasionally
occupation
occupy
offence
offend
offender
offensive
official
ongoing
opening
openly
opera
operate
operator
opponent
otherwise
outcome
outer
outfit
outline
output
outstanding
overall
P
palm
panel
panic
parade
parallel
parliament
part-time
participant
patient
pause
peer
penalty
pension
perceive
perception
permanent
professional
programming
progress
progressive
prohibit
project
promising
promotion
prompt
proof
proportion
proposal
propose
prospect
protection
protein
protester
psychological
psychologist
psychology
publication
publicity
publishing
punk
pupil
purchase
pure
purely
pursue
pursuit
puzzle
Q
questionnaire
R
racial
racism
racist
radiation
rail
random
range
rank
relief
relieve
relieved
rely
remark
remarkable
remarkably
reporting
representative
reputation
requirement
rescue
reserve
resident
resign
resist
retain
retirement
reveal
revenue
revision
revolution
reward
rhythm
rural
rush
S
sample
satellite
satisfaction
satisfied
satisfy
saving
scale
scandal
scare
scenario
schedule
scheme
scholar
scholarship
shade
shadow
shallow
shame
shape
shaped
shelter
shift
ship
shock
shock
shocked
shocking
shooting
shore
short-term
shortage
spread
stable
stage
stall
stance
stand
stare
starve
strike
striking
stroke
stroke
structure
struggle
stuff
stunning
subject
submit
subsequent
subsequently
suburb
suffering
sufficient
sufficiently
sum
super
surgeon
surgery
surround
surrounding
survey
survey
survival
survivor
sympathy
T
tag
tale
tank
tap
target
tear
technological
teen
temple
temporarily
temporary
tendency
tension
term
terminal
textbook
theft
therapist
therapy
thesis
thorough
thoroughly
threat
U
unconscious
undergo
undertake
unexpected
unfold
unfortunate
unique
unite
unity
universal
universe
unknown
upper
upwards
urban
urge
urgent
usage
useless
V
valid
value
variation
vary
vast
venue
vertical
very
via
victory
viewpoint
violence
virtual
W
whom
widely
widespread
wildlife
willing
wind
wire
wisdom
wise
withdraw
witness
wolf
workforce
workplace
workshop
worm
Z
zone