B2 CEFR Vocabulary Word List
Here are the words for B2 CEFR level. This list builds on the words that are in the B1 level word list. For the next level of words, see the C1 level word list.
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abandon absolute absorb abstract academic accent acceptable accidentally accommodate accommodation accompany accomplish account accountant accuracy accurate accurately accuse acknowledge acquire acre activate actual adapt addiction additional additionally address adequate adequately adjust administration adopt advance affair affordable afterwards aged agency agenda aggressive agriculture aid AIDS aircraft alarm alien alongside prep alter altogether ambitious |
ambulance amount amusing analyst ancestor anger angle animation anniversary annual annually anticipate anxiety anxious apology apparent apparently appeal applicant approach appropriate appropriately approval approve arise armed arms arrow artificial artistic artwork ashamed aspect assess assessment asset assign assistance associate associated association assume assumption assure astonishing athletic attachment attempt audio awareness awkward |
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back bacteria badge balanced ballet balloon bar barely bargain barrier basement basically basket bat battle bear (deal with) beat beg being beneficial bent beside prep besides prep bet beyond bias bid bill |
biological bitter blame blanket blind blow bold bombing bond boost border bound breast brick brief briefly broad broadcast broadcaster broadly buck budget bug bullet bunch burn bush but (prep) |
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cabin cable calculate canal cancel cancer candle capable capacity capture carbon cast castle casual catch cave cell certainty 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 colorful 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 confess confidence conflict confusing confusion conscious consequently conservation conservative considerable considerably consideration consistent consistently conspiracy constant constantly construct construction consult consultant consumption contemporary contest contract contribute contribution controversial 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 creature credit crew crisis criterion critic critical critically criticism criticize crop crucial cruise cry cue cure curious current curriculum curve curved cute |
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dairy dare darkness database date deadline deadly dealer debate debt decent deck declare decline decoration decrease deeply defeat defence defend defender delay delete deliberate deliberately delight delighted delighted delivery demand democracy democratic demonstrate demonstration deny depart dependent deposit depressed depressing depression depth derive desert deserve desire desperate desperately destruction detail detailed |
detect determination devote differ dig dime disability disabled disagreement disappoint disappointment disc discipline discount discourage dishonest dismiss disorder display distant distinct distinguish distract distribute distribution district disturb dive diverse diversity divide division divorce document domestic dominant dominate donation dot downwards dozen draft drag dramatic dramatically drought dull dump duration dynamic |
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eager economics economist edit edition editorial efficient efficiently elbow elderly elect electronics elegant elementary eliminate elsewhere embrace emerge emission emotional emotionally 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 exclude excuse executive existence exotic expansion expectation expedition expense expertise exploit exploration expose exposure extend extension extensive extensively extent external extract extraordinary extreme |
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fabric fabulous facility faculty failed failure faith fake fame fantasy fare fault favour feather fee feed feedback feel fellow figure file finance finding firefighter firework firm firm firmly fix flame flash flavor flexible float fold folding following |
fond fool forbid forecast forgive format formation former formerly fortunate fortune forum forward fossil found foundation founder fraction fragment framework fraud free freedom freely frequency frequent fuel fulfill full-time/adv fully function fund fundamental fundamentally funding furious furthermore |
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gain gallon gaming gang gay gender gene generate genetic genius genre genuine genuinely gesture globalization globe |
golden goodness gorgeous govern grab grade gradually grand grant graphic graphics greatly greenhouse guarantee guideline |
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habitat handle harbor harm harmful headquarters heal healthcare hearing heaven heel hell helmet hence herb hesitate hidden high hilarious hip hire |
historian hold hollow holy homeless honesty honey honour hook hopefully host house household housing humorous humour hunger hunt hunting hurt hypothesis |
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icon ID ideal identical illusion illustrate illustration imagination immigration immune impatient implement implication imply impose impress impressed incentive inch incident income incorporate incorrect increasingly independence index indication industrial inevitable inevitably 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 institution insurance integrate intellectual intended intense interact interaction internal interpret interpretation interrupt interval invade invasion investigation investment investor isolate isolated issue |
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jail jet joint journalism joy |
judgement junior jury justice justify |
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kindergarten |
kit |
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labour ladder landing landscape lane largely lately latest launch leadership league lean leave legend lens level licence lifetime lighting likewise |
limitation limited line literally literary litter lively load loan logical logo long-term loose lord lottery low lower loyal lung lyric |
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magnificent maintain majority make makeup making manufacture manufacturing map marathon margin marker martial mass massive master matching mate material maximum means measurement mechanic mechanical mechanism medal medication medium melt membership memorable metaphor military |
miner mineral minimum minister minor minority miserable mission mistake mixed mode model modest modify monitor monster monthly monument moral moreover mortgage mosque mosquito motion motivate motivation motor mount moving multiple multiply mysterious myth |
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naked narrow nasty national navigation nearby neat necessity negative negotiate negotiation nerve neutral |
nevertheless newly nickel nightmare norm notebook notion novelist nowadays numerous nursing nutrition |
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obesity obey object objective obligation observation observe observer obstacle obtain occasionally occupation occupy offence offend offender offensive official ongoing opening openly opera operate |
operator opponent oppose opposed opposition optimistic orchestra organ organic origin otherwise outcome outer outfit outline output outstanding overall overcome overnight owe ownership oxygen |
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pace package packet palm panel panic parade parallel parliament part-time/adv participant participation partly partnership passage passionate password patch patience patient pause peer penalty pension perceive perception permanent permanently permit perspective pharmacy phase phenomenon philosophy physician pick picture pile pill pitch pity placement plain plot plus pointed popularity portion pose position positive possess potential potentially power praise precede |
precious precise precisely predictable preference pregnant preparation presence preserve presidential price pride primarily prime principal principle prior priority privacy probability probable procedure proceed process produce 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 |
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questionnaire |
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racial racism racist radiation rail random range rank rapid rapidly rat rate rating raw reach realistic reasonable reasonably rebuild recall receiver recession reckon recognition recover recovery recruit reduction referee refugee regard regional register registration regret regulate regulation reinforce relatively relevant relief relieve relieved rely remark |
remarkable remarkably reporting representative reputation requirement rescue reserve resident resign resist resolution resolve resort restore restrict restriction résumé retail retain retirement reveal revenue revision revolution reward rhythm rid ridiculous risky rival rob robbery rocket romance root rose roughly round routine rub rubber ruin rural rush |
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sample satellite satisfaction satisfied satisfy saving scale scandal scare scenario schedule scheme scholar scholarship scratch scream screen screening seat sector secure seek seeker select selection self seminar senior sense sensitive sentence sequence session settle settler severe severely sexy shade shadow shallow shame shape shaped shelter shift ship shock shocked shocking shooting shore short-term shortage shortly shot sibling sidewalk signature significance significant significantly silence silk sincere skilled skull slave slide slight slip slogan slope so-called solar somehow sometime somewhat sophisticated soul |
spare specialist specialise species specify spectacular spectator speculate speculation speed spice spill spiritual spite split spoil spokesman spokesperson spokeswoman sponsor sponsorship spot spread stable stage stall stance stand stare starve status steadily steady steam steel steep step sticky stiff stimulate stock stream strengthen stretch strict strictly strike striking stroke structure struggle stuff stunning subject submit subsequent subsequently suburb suffering sufficient sufficiently sum super surgeon surgery surround surrounding survey survival survivor suspect suspend sustainable swallow swear sweep switch sympathetic sympathy |
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tag tale tank tap target tear technological teen temple temporarily temporary tendency tension term terminal terms terribly terrify territory terror terrorism terrorist testing textbook theft therapist therapy thesis thorough thoroughly threat threaten thumb thus |
time timing tissue title tone tough tournament trace track trading tragedy tragic trait transfer transform transition transmit trap treasure trial tribe trigger trillion trip troop tropical trouble truly trust try tsunami tune tunnel |
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ultimate ultimately unacceptable uncertainty unconscious undergo undertake unexpected unfold unfortunate unique unite |
unity universal universe unknown upper upwards urban urge urgent usage useless |
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valid value variation vary vast venue vertical very via victory viewpoint |
violence virtual visa visible vision visual vital vitamin volume voluntary voting |
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wage wander warming way weakness wealth wealthy weekly weird welfare wheat whereas wherever whisper whoever whom widely widespread wildlife |
willing wind wire wisdom wise withdraw witness wolf workforce workplace workshop worm worse worst worth wound wrap wrist wrong |
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yet |
zone |
