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- abandonment/əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/noun · B2+Leaving somebody or something for good.
- absurdity/əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/noun · C1The quality of being ridiculous.
- accelerator/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/noun · B1+The pedal that makes a vehicle go faster.
- acceptable/əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/adjective · B2Good enough to be agreed to.
- acceptance/əkˈsɛp.təns/noun · B2Agreeing to take or to believe something.
- accomplishment/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/noun · C1Something achieved by effort.
- accountable/əˈkaʊntəbl̩/adjective · C1Having to answer for what you do.
- achievement/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/noun · B1+Something done successfully after effort.
- adjustment/əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/noun · C1A small change made to get something right.
- admirable/ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/adjective · B2Deserving respect and praise.
- admirer/ədˈmaɪ.ɹə/noun · B2Somebody who thinks highly of another.
- advancement/ædˈvɑːns.mənt/noun · B2+Moving forward, especially in a career.
- adventurer/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/noun · B2+Somebody who seeks out risk and excitement.
- adventurous/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/adjective · B2Willing to take risks for the sake of experience.
- adversity/ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/noun · B2+Serious difficulty and misfortune.
- advisableadjective · B2+Sensible, and worth doing.
- advisor/ædˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/noun · B1+Somebody whose job is giving advice.
- agricultural/ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/adjective · C1To do with farming.
- airshipnoun · B2+A powered aircraft kept up by lighter-than-air gas.
- amplify/ˈæm.plə.faɪ/verb · B2+To make something louder or stronger.
- anchorage/ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2+A place where ships can safely lie at anchor.
- angelic/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪk/adjective · B2Beautifully good, like an angel.
- angrieradjective · A2+More filled with anger.
- annoyance/əˈnɔɪ.əns/noun · B2Mild anger, or the thing that causes it.
- appearance/əˈpɪə.ɹəns/noun · A2+How somebody looks, or the act of arriving.
- appliance/əˈplaɪ.əns/noun · C1A machine made for one household job.
- appreciative/əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/adjective · B2+Showing that you value something.
- approval/əˈpɹuːvəl/noun · B2Formal agreement that something may go ahead.
- architectural/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/adjective · C1To do with the design of buildings.
- armournoun · B1+Protective covering worn in battle.
- arrival/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/noun · B1The moment of reaching the place you were going to.
- arsonist/ˈɑɹsənəst/noun · C1Somebody who sets fire to property on purpose.
- arterialadjective · C1To do with the vessels carrying blood from the heart.
- artistic/ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/adjective · B2Having or showing skill in art.
- artistry/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪstɹi/noun · B2+Great skill in a creative art.
- assertive/əˈsɝtɪv/adjective · B2+Stating what you want firmly and clearly.
- assessment/əˈsɛsmənt/noun · B2+A careful judgement of how good or how much.
- assurance/əˈʃɔːɹəns/noun · C1A promise given to remove doubt.
- athletic/æθˈlɛt.ɪk/adjective · B1+Fit, strong and good at sport.
- atmospheric/ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/adjective · C1To do with the air around a world, or full of mood.
- atomic/əˈtɒm.ɪk/adjective · B1+Having to do with atoms and their energy.
- atonement/əˈtoʊnmənt/noun · C1Making up for something wrong you did.
- authenticate/ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/verb · B2+To prove that something is genuine.
- authenticity/ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/noun · C2The quality of being genuine.
- awaken/əˈweɪkən/verb · B2To wake, or to stir a feeling into life.
- awkwardnessnoun · B2+Discomfort in a situation nobody knows how to handle.
- awry/əˈɹaɪ/adjective · C1Crooked, or gone wrong.
- badly/ˈbæd.li/adverb · A2In a poor way, or very much.
- banishment/ˈbænɪʃmənt/noun · C2Being sent away and forbidden to return.
- bashful[ˈbæʃfəɫ]adjective · C1Shy and easily embarrassed.
- bearable/ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/adjective · B2Just about possible to put up with.
- behavioural/bɪˈheɪvjərəl/adjective · B2+To do with how people or animals act.
- believer/bɪˈlivɚ/noun · B2Somebody who accepts a faith or an idea.
- blackness/ˈblæknəs/noun · B2Complete darkness.
- blamelessadjective · C1Having done nothing wrong.
- blindness/ˈblaɪndnəs/noun · B2The state of being unable to see.
- blissfuladjective · B2+Perfectly happy.
- boldness/ˈboʊldnəs/noun · B2+Willingness to take risks and speak out.
- boredom/ˈbɔː.dəm/noun · B1+The grey heavy feeling of having nothing interesting to do.
- boundless/ˈbaʊndləs/adjective · C1Having no limit at all.
- boxer/ˈbɒksə/noun · B2Somebody who fights with padded gloves as a sport.
- brainlessadjective · B2+Extremely foolish.
- breathless/ˈbɹɛθləs/adjective · B2Out of breath, or full of excitement.
- bridal/ˈbraɪ.dl̩/adjective · B2To do with a bride or a wedding.
- brotherhood/ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/noun · B1+The bond between brothers, or a fellowship.
- busier/ˈbɪziə/adjective · A2+Having more to do than before.
- buzzer/ˈbʌzə/noun · B2A device that makes a harsh warning sound.
- calculator/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/noun · B1+A device that works out sums.
- caller/ˈkɔːlə/noun · B1Somebody who telephones or comes to visit.
- callous/ˈkæləs/adjective · C2Hard-hearted and unfeeling.
- canal/kəˈnæl/noun · B2A waterway cut by people for boats or drainage.
- capitalism/ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/noun · C1A system where business is privately owned for profit.
- capitalist/ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/noun · C1Somebody who owns capital, or who supports that system.
- carelessness/ˈkɛɹləsnəs/noun · B1+A failure to take the care that was needed.
- carver/ˈkɑɹvɚ/noun · B2+Somebody who cuts shapes from wood or stone.
- cater/ˈkeɪtə/verb · C1To supply food, or to provide what is needed.
- caterer/ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/noun · B2+Somebody who supplies food for an event.
- cavity/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/noun · B2A hollow space, or a hole in a tooth.
- ceremonial/ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/adjective · B2+Used in or belonging to formal ceremonies.
- characteriseverb · C1To describe the nature of something.
- charter/ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/noun · C1A formal document granting rights.
- cheater/ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/noun · B1+Somebody who breaks the rules to win.
- cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/adjective · B2+Rudely bold in a way that amuses.
- childish/ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/adjective · B2Behaving like a child when you should not.
- childlessadjective · B2+Having no children.
- childlike/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/adjective · B2Having the innocence of a child.
- circuitry/ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/noun · B2+All the electrical paths inside a device.
- classical/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/adjective · B2Belonging to an established formal tradition.
- classify/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/verb · B2+To sort things into named groups.
- climber/ˈklaɪmə/noun · B1+Somebody who climbs rock or mountains.
- clinical/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/adjective · C1To do with treating patients, or coldly detached.
- closeness/ˈkləʊs.nəs/noun · C1How near two people or things are.
- clueless/ˈkluː.ləs/adjective · B2Having no idea at all.
- coastal/ˈkəʊstəl/adjective · C1Beside or belonging to the coast.
- coexist/ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪst/verb · B2+To live alongside each other without conflict.
- coldness/ˈkoʊldnəs/noun · B2Low temperature, or a lack of warmth in manner.
- collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/adjective · B2Done by or belonging to a group together.
- collector/kəˈlɛk.tɚ/noun · B2Somebody who gathers a set of things.
- comedian/kəˈmiː.di.ən/noun · B1+Somebody whose job is being funny.
- commoner/ˈkɒm.ə.nə(ɹ)/noun · B2+A person of no noble rank.
- comparable/ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/adjective · C1Similar enough to be measured against.
- competence/ˈkɒm.pə.təns/noun · C1Being good enough at something to do it properly.
- complexity/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/noun · C1How many connected parts something has.
- composer/kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/noun · B2Somebody who writes music.
- compressor/kəmˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/noun · B2+A machine that squeezes air or gas.
- conceivable/kənˈsiːvəbl̩/adjective · B2+Possible to believe or imagine.
- confinement/kənˈfaɪnmənt/noun · C1Being kept within limits or shut in.
- conqueror/ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/noun · B2+Somebody who takes a country by force.
- consciousness/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/noun · B2Being awake and aware of what is around you.
- considerable/kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/adjective · B2Large enough to be worth noticing.
- constitutional/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/adjective · C1To do with the basic laws of a state.
- container shipnoun · B2A vessel that carries goods in stacked metal boxes.
- contemptible/kənˈtɛmptəbəl/adjective · C1Deserving no respect at all.
- continual/kənˈtɪnjuəl/adjective · C1Happening again and again over a period.
- continuance/kənˈtɪnjuəns/noun · C2The act of going on, or a delay granted in court.
- continuity/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/noun · C1The quality of going on without a break.
- continuous/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/adjective · B2+Going on without a break.
- contributor/kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/noun · C1Somebody who gives something towards a whole.
- conventional/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/adjective · B2Following the usual accepted way.
- conveyor/kənˈveɪə/noun · B2+A moving belt that carries goods along.
- cooperative/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/adjective · C1Willing to work together.
- coordinatornoun · C1Somebody who makes separate parts work together.
- correctionaladjective · C1To do with the punishment and reform of offenders.
- correspondence/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/noun · C1Letters exchanged, or the fact of matching.
- counterpart/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/noun · C1The person or thing matching another elsewhere.
- covet/ˈkʌvɪt/verb · C1To want badly something that belongs to another.
- crazieradjective · A2+More wild or unreasonable.
- crazinessnoun · B2+Wild unreasonable behaviour.
- creativity/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/noun · B2The ability to make new and original things.
- creator/kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/noun · C1The person who made something.
- cryptic/ˈkɹɪptɪk/adjective · C1Deliberately hard to understand.
- cubic/ˈkjuː.bɪk/adjective · B2+Shaped like a cube, or measured in three dimensions.
- cultural/ˈkʌl.tʃ(ʊ.)ɹəl/adjective · B1+To do with the arts and customs of a people.
- dampen/ˈdæmpən/verb · C2To make slightly wet, or to reduce enthusiasm.
- dealer/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who buys and sells, or who deals cards.
- dealership/ˈdiːləʃɪp/noun · B2+A business licensed to sell one make of vehicle.
- debatable[dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ]adjective · B2+Open to argument either way.
- decadence/ˈdɛkədəns/noun · C1Luxury and moral slackness taken together.
- decorative/ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjective · B2+Made to look attractive rather than to be useful.
- decorator/ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who paints and papers rooms.
- deepen/ˈdiːpən/verb · B2+To make or become deeper.
- defector/dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/noun · C1Somebody who abandons their country or side.
- defender/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who protects, or a player who does.
- defiance/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/noun · C1Open refusal to obey.
- deliverance/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/noun · C1Being rescued from danger or evil.
- demonic/dɪˈmɒnɪk/adjective · B2Belonging to or resembling a devil.
- denial/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/noun · C1A statement that something is not true.
- dental/ˈdɛn.təl/adjective · B2Having to do with the teeth.
- departmental/dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl/adjective · B2+Belonging to one department.
- dependence/dɪˈpɛndəns/noun · C1The state of needing something or somebody.
- deployment/dɪˈplɔɪmənt/noun · C1Sending people or equipment where they are needed.
- detector/dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/noun · B1+A device that senses something is present.
- detonator/ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/noun · B2The device that sets off an explosive.
- dictator/dɪkˈteɪtə/noun · C1A ruler with total power and no check on it.
- difficulty/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/noun · B1Something hard, or the quality of being hard.
- digestive/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/adjective · B2+To do with breaking food down in the body.
- dimensional/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/adjective · B2+Having to do with measurable extent.
- directorate/dɪˈɹɛktəɹət/<a:UK>noun · C1The board that directs an organisation.
- dirtieradjective · A2+Less clean than before.
- disagreeable/dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/adjective · B2Unpleasant, in a thing or a person.
- disagreement/dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/noun · B2A failure to share the same view.
- disappearance/dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/noun · B2The act of going out of sight or being lost.
- disappointment/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/noun · B2The feeling when something is worse than hoped.
- disapproval/dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/noun · B2+The feeling that something is wrong or unacceptable.
- disapprove/dɪsəˈpɹuːv/verb · B2To judge that something is wrong.
- disarm/dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/verb · B2To take weapons away, or to win somebody over.
- disarray/dɪsəˈɹeɪ/noun · C1A state of complete disorder.
- disband/dɪsˈbænd/verb · C1To break a group up for good.
- disbelief/dɪsbɪˈliːf/noun · B2+The refusal or inability to believe.
- discharge/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/verb · B2To let somebody go, or to release something out.
- disconnect/dɪskəˈnɛkt/verb · B2To break a connection.
- discontent/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/noun · C1A restless dissatisfaction with how things are.
- disembark/ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/verb · B2+To get off a ship or an aircraft.
- disengage/ˌdɪsɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verb · C1To break off contact or connection.
- disgrace/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/noun · B2The loss of respect that follows shameful behaviour.
- disgraceful[dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]adjective · B2So bad it brings shame.
- dishonesty/dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/noun · B2The habit of lying or cheating.
- dishonour/dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/noun · B2+Loss of honour and good name.
- disintegrate/dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/verb · B2+To fall apart into pieces.
- disloyal[dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ]adjective · B2+Failing to stand by those you owe faith to.
- dismay/dɪsˈmeɪ/noun · C1Sudden loss of heart at bad news.
- disobedience/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/noun · B2A refusal to do as you are told.
- disobey/ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/verb · B1+To refuse to do as you are told.
- disposal/dɪsˈpəʊ.zəl/noun · C1Getting rid of something.
- disprove/dɪsˈpɹuːv/verb · B2+To show that something is not true.
- disregard/dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/noun · B2Paying no attention to something that matters.
- disrespect/dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/noun · B1+Rudeness towards somebody who deserves better.
- disrespectful/dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/adjective · B1+Showing no proper regard for somebody.
- disruptive/dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/adjective · B2Breaking up the normal running of things.
- distasteful/dɪsˈteɪstfəɫ/adjective · C1Unpleasant and offensive.
- distrust/dɪsˈtɹʌst/noun · B2+A lack of confidence in somebody.
- diver/ˈdaɪ̯və(ɹ)/noun · B1+Somebody who goes down under water.
- diversify/daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/verb · C1To spread into a wider range of kinds.
- divinity/dɪˈvɪnɪti/noun · C1The quality of being a god, or the study of religion.
- dizzinessnoun · B2The feeling that everything is spinning.
- doubtless/ˈdaʊ̯tləs/adjective · C1Almost certainly.
- downfall/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/noun · B2+The ruin of somebody who was riding high.
- downright/ˈdaʊnɹaɪt/adverb · B2Thoroughly, said of something bad.
- downstairs/daʊnˈstɛɹz/adverb · A2On or to a lower floor.
- downward/ˈdaʊnwɚd/adjective · B1+Moving or facing towards a lower place.
- drainage/ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/noun · B2+The removal of water from land or buildings.
- dreamer/ˈdɹimɚ/noun · B2Somebody whose plans run ahead of what is possible.
- drier/ˈdɹaɪɚ/adjective · A2+Containing less moisture.
- drinker/ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/noun · B1+Somebody who drinks, especially alcohol.
- dutifuladjective · C1Carefully doing what is expected of you.
- easier/ˈiː.zi.ə/adjective · A2Less difficult than something else.
- educational/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjective · B1+To do with teaching, or teaching you something.
- effectiveness/ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/noun · C1How well something achieves its purpose.
- effortless/ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/adjective · C1Done so well it looks easy.
- electronic/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/adjective · A2+Working by circuits and small components.
- elemental/(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/adjective · B2+Belonging to the basic forces of nature.
- emergence/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/noun · C1The act of coming into view or into being.
- emptinessnoun · B2The state of containing nothing.
- encouragement[ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt]noun · C1Words or acts that give somebody heart.
- enforcement/ɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt/noun · C1Making sure a rule is actually obeyed.
- enhancement/ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt/noun · B2+Something that makes a thing better.
- environmental/ɪnˌvaɪ.ɹə(n)ˈmɛn.təl/adjective · B1+To do with the natural world and its protection.
- establishment/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/noun · C1Setting something up, or the people in power.
- exceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/adjective · C1Far better or far more unusual than the rest.
- excessive/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/adjective · B2Far more than is reasonable.
- excite/ɪkˈsaɪt/verb · B1To stir strong feeling or activity.
- experimental/ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/adjective · C1Based on trying something new to see what happens.
- explorer/ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who travels into unknown places.
- export/ˈɛks.pɔːt/verb · B1+To send goods out to another country.
- expressive/ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/adjective · B2Showing feeling clearly.
- extremely/ɪksˈtɹimli/adverb · A2To a very great degree.
- extremist/ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/noun · C1Somebody who holds and acts on views far from the centre.
- facelessadjective · C1Without individual character or identity.
- faction/ˈfæk.ʃən/noun · C1A small group inside a larger one, pulling its own way.
- faithlessadjective · C1Not keeping faith or promises.
- familiarity/fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/noun · B2+Close knowledge of somebody or something.
- fateful/ˈfeɪtfəl/adjective · C1Having important and usually bad consequences.
- fatherhood/ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊd/noun · B2The state of being a father.
- fearful/ˈfɪəfəl/adjective · B2Full of fear, or causing it.
- fearless/ˈfɪɹləs/adjective · B1+Showing no fear at all.
- fertility/fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/noun · B2+The ability to produce young or good crops.
- feverish/ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/adjective · B2Hot with fever, or restlessly excited.
- fewer/ˈfjuː.ɚ/adjective · A2+A smaller number of things.
- fictional/ˈfɪkʃənəl/adjective · B2Invented for a story rather than real.
- fighter/ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/noun · A2+Somebody who fights, by trade or by nature.
- figment/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/noun · C1Something invented that has no reality.
- finaliseverb · B2+To settle the last details.
- finance/fɪˈnæns/noun · B2The management of money.
- finder/ˈfaɪndə/noun · B2Somebody or something that locates what was lost.
- fixer/ˈfɪksɚ/noun · C1Somebody who quietly arranges difficult things.
- flagship/ˈflæɡʃɪp/noun · B2+The leading ship, shop or product of a group.
- foolishness/ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/noun · B2Behaviour that shows no sense.
- forceful/ˈfɔːsfəl/adjective · B2Strong and confident in manner.
- forefront/ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/noun · B2+The most important or advanced position.
- forgetful/fərˈɡɛtfəl/adjective · B2Often failing to remember things.
- formality/fɔːrˈmælɪti/noun · C1Strict attention to correct form and manners.
- fortunately/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/adverb · A2+By good luck.
- freshness/ˈfɹɛʃnəs/noun · B2+The quality of being newly made or newly picked.
- friendship/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/noun · B1The bond between friends.
- frontal/ˈfɹʌn.təl/adjective · B2+At or towards the front.
- fulfillmentnoun · B2+The satisfaction of achieving what you needed.
- fullness/ˈfʊlnəs/noun · B2The state of being completely full.
- fully/ˈfʊli/adverb · B1Completely, with nothing left out.
- functional/ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/adjective · B2Working as it should, or made for use not show.
- funnier/ˈfʊn.ɪə/adjective · A2+More amusing.
- futility/fjuːˈtɪlɪti/noun · C1The quality of being certain to achieve nothing.
- gentleness/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/noun · B2A soft and careful way of treating things.
- governmental/ˌɡʌv(ə)nˈmɛnt(ə)l/adjective · B2+Belonging to the government.
- graphic/ˈɡɹæfɪk/adjective · B2To do with drawing, or vividly detailed.
- grievous/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/adjective · C1Very serious, and causing great suffering.
- grocery/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/noun · B2A shop selling food and household goods.
- guidance/ˈɡaɪdəns/noun · B1Help and advice about what to do.
- guitarist/ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/noun · B1+Somebody who plays the guitar.
- habitable/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/adjective · C1Fit for people to live in.
- hairless/ˈhɛələs/adjective · B2Having no hair.
- happier/ˈhæpi.ə/adjective · A2More content than before.
- harden/ˈhɑɹdn̩/verb · B2To make or become hard.
- hardship/ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/noun · B2Suffering caused by difficult conditions.
- harmonious/hɑɹˈmoʊni.əs/adjective · B2+Fitting together pleasantly, in sound or in relations.
- hateful/ˈheɪtfəl/adjective · B2Filled with hate, or deserving it.
- headless/ˈhɛdləs/adjective · B2Having no head, or no leader.
- heartless/ˈhɑːt.lɪs/adjective · B1+Showing no pity at all.
- heavier/ˈhɛviɚ/adjective · A2+Greater in weight.
- hellish/ˈhɛlɪʃ/adjective · B2+Extremely unpleasant.
- helper/ˈhɛlpɚ/noun · B2Somebody who assists another.
- helpless/ˈhɛlplɪs/adjective · B1Unable to do anything to help yourself.
- helplessness/ˈhɛlplɪsnɪs/noun · B2+The state of being unable to do anything for yourself.
- heroic/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/adjective · B1+Showing very great courage.
- heroism/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/noun · B2Behaviour of very great courage.
- hitchhiker/ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkə/noun · B2Somebody who travels by asking drivers for lifts.
- holder/ˈhəʊldə/noun · B2The person who holds something, or the thing that does.
- holiness/ˈhoʊlinəs/noun · B2The quality of being sacred or morally pure.
- hopeful/ˈhəʊpfl̩/adjective · C1Feeling that good things may come.
- hopeless/ˈhəʊplɪs/adjective · B1With no chance of success, or very bad at something.
- hormonal/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/adjective · B2+To do with the body's chemical messengers.
- hospitality/ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/noun · B2The warm welcome given to guests.
- humorous/ˈhjuːməɹəs/adjective · B2Meant to be funny.
- hunter/ˈhʌntə/noun · A2+Somebody who tracks and kills animals.
- hurtful/ˈhɜːtfʊl/adjective · B2Causing emotional pain.
- hypothetical/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/adjective · C2Supposed for the sake of argument.
- idealism/ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/noun · B2+Living by high principles rather than by what works.
- idealistnoun · B2+Somebody guided by how things ought to be.
- ignorance/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/noun · C1Not knowing something you might be expected to know.
- illness/ˈɪl.nəs/noun · A2+A period or kind of being unwell.
- imaginable/ɪˈmadʒɪnəbəl/adjective · B2+Able to be pictured in the mind.
- imbalancenoun · B2+A state where two sides are unequal.
- immature/ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/adjective · B1+Not fully grown or not behaving like an adult.
- immorality/ɪməˈɹælɪti/noun · B2+Behaviour that breaks moral rules.
- immortal/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/adjective · B2Never dying.
- immortality/ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti/noun · B2+Never dying, or being remembered for ever.
- impart/ɪmˈpɑːt/verb · C1To give knowledge or a quality to somebody.
- impatience/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/noun · B2An unwillingness to wait for anything.
- impediment/ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/noun · C1Something that stands in the way.
- imperfect/ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/adjective · B2+Having a fault, however small.
- impersonal/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/adjective · C1Cold, and showing no human warmth.
- impersonatornoun · C1Somebody who performs as another person.
- impertinent/ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/adjective · C1Rude in a way that oversteps your place.
- implant/ɪmˈplɑːnt/verb · B2+To fix something into the body or the mind.
- import/ˈɪm.pɔːt/verb · B1+To bring goods in from another country.
- impossibility/ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/noun · B2Something that cannot be done at all.
- imposternoun · B2+Somebody pretending to be who they are not.
- impound/ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/verb · C1To seize and hold something officially.
- impractical/ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/adjective · B2+Not sensible or workable in real life.
- imprison/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/verb · C1To shut somebody up in a prison.
- imprisonment/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/noun · C1Being shut up in prison.
- improper/ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/adjective · B2Not right or not suitable for the occasion.
- improvement/ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/noun · B1+A change that makes something better.
- impure/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/adjective · B2+Mixed with something that should not be there.
- inaccurate/ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/adjective · B2+Not exactly right.
- inbound/ˈɪnbaʊnd/adjective · B2+Coming in towards a place.
- incapable/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/adjective · B1+Not able to do something.
- incarnation/ˌɪŋ.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/noun · C1A life lived in one particular body or form.
- incoherentadjective · C1Not making connected sense.
- incomparable/ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/adjective · C1So good that nothing compares.
- incompatible/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/adjective · B2+Unable to work or exist together.
- incompetence/ɪnˈkɒm.pə.təns/noun · B2+Not being good enough at the job.
- incompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/adjective · B2Not good enough at the job to do it properly.
- inconceivable/ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/adjective · C1Impossible to believe.
- inconsiderate/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdəɹɪt/adjective · B2Not thinking about how others are affected.
- inconsistent/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/adjective · B2+Not staying the same, or not fitting together.
- inconvenient/ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/adjective · B1+Causing trouble or awkwardness.
- incredibly/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/adverb · B1To a degree hard to believe.
- incurable/ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/adjective · B2+Unable to be cured.
- indecent/ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/adjective · B2+Offending against accepted standards.
- indecisive/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/adjective · B2+Unable to make up your mind.
- indicative/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/adjective · C1Showing or pointing to something.
- indigestion/ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/noun · B2Pain from food the stomach will not settle.
- indiscreet/ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/adjective · C1Careless about what should be kept private.
- indiscriminate/ɪn.dɪsˈkɹɪm.ɪn.ət/adjective · C1Made without care about who or what is affected.
- indoor/ˈɪndɔː/adjective · B1Happening or used inside a building.
- industrial/ɪnˈdʌs.tɹi.əl/adjective · B2To do with factories and manufacturing.
- industrialistnoun · C1An owner of large manufacturing businesses.
- industrious/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/adjective · C1Working steadily and hard.
- ineffective/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɛk.tɪv/adjective · B2+Not producing the result wanted.
- inefficient/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/adjective · B2+Wasting time, money or effort.
- infancy/ˈɪnfənsi/noun · B2+The first stage of a life or a project.
- informal/ɪnˈfɔː.m(ə)l/adjective · B1+Relaxed, and not following strict rules.
- informer/ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/noun · B2+Somebody who secretly tells the authorities.
- infraction/ɪnˈfɹakʃən/noun · C1A breaking of a rule.
- infusion/ɪnˈfjuːʒən/noun · C1A liquid made by steeping, or a fresh supply put in.
- inheritance/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/noun · C1What is passed down to you when somebody dies.
- inhibitor/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/noun · C1A substance that slows a reaction down.
- injector/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/noun · C1The part that squirts fuel or medicine in.
- innate/ɪˈneɪt/adjective · B2+Present from birth rather than learned.
- inner/ˈɪnə/adjective · B2On the inside, or private to a person.
- input/ˈɪnpʊt/noun · B2What is put into a system.
- inquest/ˈɪŋkwɛst/noun · C1An official inquiry into a sudden death.
- inquiry/ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/noun · B2An official investigation, or a question.
- insensitive/ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/adjective · C1Not noticing or caring how others feel.
- insightful/ɪnˈsaɪt.f(ə)l/adjective · C1Showing deep understanding.
- insistence/ɪnˈsɪs.təns/noun · C1Refusing to let a demand drop.
- insolence/ˈɪn.sə.ləns/noun · C1Rude disrespect towards somebody who deserves better.
- instance/ˈɪnstəns/noun · B2One example of something.
- instinctively/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/adverb · C1Without stopping to think.
- insufficient/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/adjective · C1Not enough for what is needed.
- insure/ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)/verb · B1+To arrange payment against a possible loss.
- intake/ˈɪnteɪk/noun · C1What is taken in, and the opening it comes through.
- intensify/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/verb · C1To make something stronger or more extreme.
- intensity/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/noun · C1How strong or extreme something is.
- intensive/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/adjective · C1Concentrated and thorough.
- interactive/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/adjective · C1Responding to what the user does.
- interference/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/noun · C1Unwanted involvement, or noise spoiling a signal.
- internal/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/adjective · B2On or from the inside.
- interrogatornoun · C1Somebody who questions a suspect at length.
- intervention/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/noun · C1Stepping in to change what is happening.
- intolerance/ɪnˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/noun · B2+An unwillingness to accept difference.
- intolerant/ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/adjective · B2+Refusing to accept views or people unlike your own.
- introduction/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/noun · B1+Presenting one thing or person to another.
- invalid/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/adjective · B2Not legally or logically acceptable.
- inventive/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/adjective · B2Good at thinking up new things.
- inventor/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/noun · B2Somebody who thinks up something new.
- investigative/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/adjective · B2+Devoted to finding out the facts.
- investigator/ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/noun · B2Somebody whose job is finding out what happened.
- involvement/ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/noun · C1Taking part in something.
- invulnerable/ɪnˈvʌl.nə.ɹə.bəl/adjective · B2+Unable to be hurt.
- inward/ˈɪnwəd/adjective · B2+Towards the inside, or in the mind.
- irregular/ɪˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə/adjective · B1+Not even, or not following the usual rule.
- irresponsible/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/adjective · B2Not taking proper care of duties.
- joker/ˈd͡ʒəʊkə/noun · B1Somebody who is always making jokes, or the odd card.
- journalism/ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/noun · B2The work of gathering and writing the news.
- journalistic/ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/adjective · B2+In the manner of news writing.
- joyful/ˈd͡ʒɔɪfl̩/adjective · B1+Full of happiness.
- joyous/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/adjective · B2Full of happiness.
- judgment/ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/noun · B1The ability to decide well, or a court's decision.
- killer/ˈkɪlə/noun · A2Somebody or something that kills.
- kindness/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/noun · B1Warm, caring behavior toward others.
- knowledgeable/ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/adjective · C1Knowing a great deal about something.
- laughable/ˈlaːfəbl̩/adjective · B2+So poor or absurd it invites laughter.
- lawless/ˈlɔːləs/adjective · B2+Not controlled by any law.
- laziness/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/noun · B1+An unwillingness to make any effort.
- leader/ˈliː.də(ɹ)/noun · A2The person others follow.
- leadership/ˈlidɚʃɪp/noun · B2The act of leading, and the people who lead.
- leakage/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2+Liquid or gas escaping, and the amount that does.
- legalise/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/verb · B2+To make something lawful.
- liable/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/adjective · C1Legally responsible, or likely to do something.
- lighten/ˈlaɪ.tn̩/verb · B2To make lighter in weight or in colour.
- likeableadjective · B2+Easy to like.
- likelihood/ˈlaɪklihʊd/noun · C1How probable something is.
- likeness/ˈlaɪknəs/noun · B1+The way one thing resembles another, or a portrait.
- liquidate/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/verb · C1To turn assets into money, or to close a business down.
- listener/ˈlɪsənə/noun · B1Somebody who is listening, especially to radio.
- livelihood/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/noun · B2+The work by which somebody earns a living.
- liven/ˈlaɪvən/verb · C1To make something more lively.
- livery/ˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/noun · C2The distinctive colours a company or servant wears.
- lobbyist/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/noun · C1Somebody paid to press decision-makers.
- loser/luːzə(ɹ)/noun · A2Somebody who did not win.
- lovable/ˈlʌvəbəl/adjective · B1+Easy to love.
- lovelessadjective · C1Without any affection in it.
- lovelier/ˈlʌv.li.ə(ɹ)/adjective · B1+More beautiful or more pleasing.
- lowly/ˈləʊli/adjective · B2+Humble in rank or importance.
- luckieradjective · A2+Having better fortune.
- luxurious/lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/adjective · B2+Very comfortable and expensive.
- madly/ˈmædli/adverb · B2In a wild uncontrolled way.
- madness/ˈmad.nəs/noun · B2Complete loss of reason, or wild foolishness.
- magical/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjective · B1Having or seeming to have magic in it.
- magnetic/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/adjective · C1Attracting iron, or attracting people.
- maker/ˈmeɪk.ə/noun · A2+Somebody or something that makes things.
- manageable/ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbəl/adjective · B2+Small or simple enough to be handled.
- manhood/ˈmænhʊd/noun · B2+The state of being a grown man.
- manipulative/məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/adjective · B2+Controlling others by clever unfair means.
- massage/ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/noun · B2Rubbing the body to ease it.
- maturity/məˈtjʊəɹɪti/noun · B2Being fully grown, in body or in judgement.
- mechanical/məˈkænɪkəl/adjective · B2Worked by machinery, or done without thought.
- mediator/ˈmidieɪtɚ/noun · B2+Somebody who helps two sides reach agreement.
- mediocrity/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/noun · C1The state of being merely ordinary.
- mentality/mɛnˈtæləti/noun · B2The habitual way a person or group thinks.
- microscopic/ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/adjective · B2+So small it needs a lens to be seen.
- milky/ˈmɪlki/adjective · B1Pale and cloudy like milk.
- mindless/maɪnd.ləs/adjective · B2Done without thinking at all.
- misbehaveverb · B2To behave badly.
- miscarriage/ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2+The early loss of a pregnancy, or a failure of justice.
- misconduct/mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/noun · B2Behaviour that breaks the rules of a job or office.
- misfit/ˈmɪs.fɪt/noun · B2Somebody who does not fit in where they are.
- misread/mɪsˈɹiːd/verb · B2+To read or understand something wrongly.
- misunderstand/mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/verb · B2To take a wrong meaning from what was said.
- misunderstanding/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/noun · B1A failure to grasp what was meant.
- misuse/mɪsˈjuːs/noun · B2+Using something wrongly or for the wrong purpose.
- molten/ˈmɒltən/adjective · B2+Melted by great heat.
- momentous/məʊˈmɛn.təs/adjective · C1Of very great importance.
- monumental/ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/adjective · B2+Enormous, or worthy of a monument.
- morality/məˈɹælɪti/noun · C1The set of ideas about what is right and wrong.
- mortality/mɔɹˈtælɪti/noun · C1The fact that living things die, or the rate at which they do.
- motherhood/ˈmʌðəhʊd/noun · B2The state of being a mother.
- motherlessadjective · B2Having no mother.
- motivationaladjective · B2+Meant to make people want to act.
- motorist/ˈməʊ.tə.ɹɪst/noun · B2Somebody driving a car.
- mournful/ˈmɔɹnfəl/adjective · B2+Full of sorrow, or expressing it.
- mouthful/ˈmaʊθfʊl/noun · B1As much as goes into the mouth at once.
- muffler/ˈmʌflɚ/noun · B2+Something that deadens sound.
- murderer/ˈmɜːdəɹə/noun · B1A person who has killed somebody deliberately.
- murderous/ˈmɜːdəɹəs/adjective · B2Intending to kill, or extremely severe.
- musical/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/adjective · A2+Having to do with music, or good at it.
- mutate/mjuːˈteɪt/verb · B2+To change form, especially in living things.
- narrative/ˈnæɹ.ə.tɪv/noun · B2+An account of connected events.
- nativity/nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/noun · C1A birth, especially the birth of Christ.
- needless/ˈniːdləs/adjective · B2Not necessary at all.
- negativity/ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/noun · B2+A habit of seeing the bad side of everything.
- negotiator/nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/noun · B2+Somebody whose job is agreeing terms.
- nervousnessnoun · B1+A jittery uneasy state before something.
- neutrality/njuːˈtɹæləti/noun · C1Taking no side in a dispute.
- neutralize/ˈnjuːtɹəlaɪz/verb · B2+To cancel the effect of something.
- newer/ˈnjuː.ə/adjective · A2+More recently made than another.
- nomadic/nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/adjective · B2+Moving from place to place rather than settling.
- nonstop/ˌnɒnˈstɒp/adjective · B1+Without any pause or break.
- nonviolentadjective · B2+Refusing to use force.
- nourishment/ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/noun · B2The food a body needs to keep going.
- novelist/ˈnɑvəlɪst/noun · B2+Somebody who writes novels.
- nutritional/njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ə.nəl/adjective · B2+To do with the goodness in food.
- obscurity/əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/noun · C1Being unknown, or being hard to understand.
- observer/əbˈzɝvɚ/noun · B2Somebody who watches, especially officially.
- obviously/ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/adverb · A2In a way anybody can see.
- occasional/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/adjective · B2Happening now and then.
- occupational/ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/adjective · C1To do with a person's job.
- oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjective · C1Belonging to the open sea.
- older/ˈəʊldə/adjective · A1Greater in age than another.
- onward/ˈɒnwəd/adverb · B2+Continuing forward from here.
- opennessnoun · B2+A readiness to be honest and to listen.
- oppressive/əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/adjective · B2+Cruelly heavy, in rule or in weather.
- orbital/ɔː.bɪt.əl/adjective · B2+To do with the path one body takes around another.
- originality/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/noun · B2+The quality of being genuinely new.
- outback/ˈaʊtbæk/noun · B2+The remote inland country of Australia.
- outburst/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/noun · B2+A sudden violent release of feeling.
- outdoor/aʊtˈdɔː/adjective · B1Happening or used in the open air.
- outlaw/ˈaʊt.lɔː/noun · B1Somebody living outside the protection of the law.
- outlive/aʊtˈlɪv/verb · B2To go on living after somebody else has died.
- output/ˈaʊtpʊt/noun · B2+What a system or a worker produces.
- outreach/ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/noun · C1Work taking a service out to those who need it.
- outright/aʊtˈɹaɪt/adverb · B2+Completely and openly.
- outrun/ˈaʊtɹʌn/verb · B2To run faster or further than somebody.
- outsmart/aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t/verb · B2To beat somebody by being cleverer.
- outward/ˈaʊt.wɚd/adjective · B2+Facing or moving away from the centre.
- overbearingadjective · C1Domineering in a way that leaves no room for others.
- overboard/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/adverb · B2Over the side of a boat into the water.
- overcrowdedadjective · B1+Holding far more people than it should.
- overdrive/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv/<q:verb>noun · B2+A state of working far harder than usual.
- overestimate/ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/<q:verb>verb · B2+To think something bigger or better than it is.
- overhear/oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/verb · B2To hear something you were not meant to.
- overkill/ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl/noun · B2Far more force or effort than the job needed.
- overreact/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/verb · B2+To respond far more strongly than a thing deserves.
- override/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/verb · B2+To set aside somebody else's decision.
- overthrow/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/verb · B2+To remove a ruler or a government by force.
- overturn/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/verb · C1To reverse a decision, or to tip something over.
- painlessadjective · B1+Causing no pain or trouble.
- passage/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2A way through, or a short piece of writing.
- passionate/ˈpæʃənɪt/adjective · B2Full of strong feeling.
- passive/ˈpæs.ɪv/adjective · C1Accepting what happens without acting.
- payable/ˈpeɪəbl̩/adjective · B2Due to be paid.
- performer/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/noun · B1Somebody who acts, sings or plays for an audience.
- photographic/ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/adjective · B2To do with photographs, or as exact as one.
- picker/ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who gathers fruit, or a tool that lifts.
- playful/ˈpleɪfl̩/adjective · B2Full of fun and lightness.
- poacher/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/noun · C1Somebody who hunts on land where they have no right.
- poetic/pəʊˈɛtɪk/adjective · B2Having the beauty or form of poetry.
- politeness/pəˈlaɪtnəs/noun · B2Careful good manners towards others.
- popularity/ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/noun · B2How well liked something is.
- portable/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/adjective · B2Light enough to be carried about.
- portal/ˈpɔːtl̩/noun · B2A grand doorway, or a way into a system.
- possibly/ˈpɒs.ə.bli/adverb · A2Perhaps; it could be so.
- posterity/pɒˈstɛɹɪti/noun · C2All the people who will come after us.
- powerless/ˈpaʊɚləs/adjective · B2Having no power to change anything.
- precaution/pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/noun · B1+Something done in advance to avoid trouble.
- precedence/ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns/noun · C1The right to come before others.
- predictable/pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/adjective · B2Easy to know in advance.
- preferable/ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/adjective · B2Better, and to be chosen if you can.
- preference/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/noun · B2Liking one thing better than another.
- priesthood/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/noun · C1The office of a priest, and those who hold it.
- primal/ˈpɹaɪməl/adjective · C1Belonging to the earliest and deepest instincts.
- primate/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/noun · B2+A member of the group that includes apes and people.
- probate/ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/noun · C2The legal process of proving a will.
- productive/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/adjective · C1Producing a great deal.
- profitable/ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/adjective · C1Making more money than it costs.
- progressive/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/adjective · B2Advancing in stages, or in favour of reform.
- promotional/pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/adjective · B2+Done in order to advertise something.
- promptly/ˈpɹɑmptli/adverb · B2Without any delay.
- proposal/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/noun · B2A plan put forward for others to consider.
- prospective/pɹəˈspɛktɪv/adjective · C1Expected or likely in the future.
- prospector/pɹəˈspɛktə/noun · C1Somebody searching land for gold or minerals.
- prosperity/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/noun · C1The state of doing well and having plenty.
- protective/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/adjective · B2Wanting or acting to keep somebody safe.
- protector/pɹəˈtɛktɚ/noun · B1+Somebody who keeps another from harm.
- providence/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/noun · C1Care believed to be exercised by a higher power.
- publicise/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/verb · B2+To make something widely known.
- publicistnoun · C1Somebody whose job is getting attention for a client.
- punctuality/pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/noun · B2+The habit of arriving exactly on time.
- punishable/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/adjective · B2Of a kind the law will punish.
- purify/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/verb · B2+To make something clean and free of what does not belong.
- purity/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/noun · C1The state of being clean and unmixed.
- racer/ˈɹeɪ.sə/noun · B1Somebody or something built to go fast in competition.
- racism/ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/noun · B2Prejudice based on somebody's race.
- racist/ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/adjective · B2Showing prejudice based on race.
- rarity/ˈɹɛəɹəti/noun · C1How seldom something is found.
- ravenous/ˈɹævənəs/adjective · C1Extremely hungry.
- reactivateverb · B2+To bring something back into use.
- reactive/ɹiːˈæktɪv/adjective · B2+Responding to things rather than acting first.
- reactor/ɹiˈæktɚ/noun · B2+The vessel in which a nuclear reaction is controlled.
- reader/ˈɹi.dɚ/noun · A2+Somebody who reads, or a book of collected pieces.
- readiness/ˈɹɛdinəs/noun · B2The state of being prepared.
- realism/ˈɹi.əlɪzəm/noun · C1Dealing with things as they really are, in life or in art.
- realist/ˈɹɪəlɪst/noun · C1Somebody who deals with things as they actually are.
- realistic/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/adjective · B2Sensible about what is actually possible.
- reappearverb · B2+To come into sight again.
- rearrange/ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/verb · B1+To put things into a different order.
- reassemble/ˌɹiːəˈsɛmbəl/verb · B2+To put something back together.
- rebirth/ɹiːˈbɜːθ/noun · B2+A new beginning after something had ended.
- rebuild/ɹiːˈbɪld/verb · B2To build something again after damage.
- recap/ɹiːˈkæp/verb · B2+To go over the main points again.
- recharge/ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/<q:verb>verb · B2To fill a battery, or your own energy, again.
- recheckverb · B1+To check something a second time.
- recital/ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/noun · B2A performance of music or poetry.
- reclaim/ɹɪˈkleɪm/verb · C1To get something back, or to make land usable.
- recognisable/ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbl̩/adjective · B2+Easy to know again when you see it.
- reconnect/ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/verb · B1+To join up again.
- reconstruction/ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/noun · C1Building again what was destroyed.
- reconvene/ɹiː.kənˈviːn/verb · C1To gather again after a break.
- recreate/ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/verb · B2To make something again as it once was.
- redecorateverb · B2+To paper and paint a room afresh.
- redesign/ˌɹiː.dɪˈzaɪn/verb · B2+To design something again, differently.
- rediscoververb · C1To find again something that had been forgotten.
- refinement/ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/noun · C1A small improvement, or polished good taste.
- refinery/rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/noun · B2+A plant that purifies oil or sugar.
- reflective/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/adjective · B2+Thoughtful, or throwing light back.
- refresh/ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/verb · B2To make new and lively again, or to reload.
- refreshment/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/noun · B1+Food and drink taken to revive you.
- refusal/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/noun · C1A statement that you will not.
- regenerate/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/verb · C1To grow back or renew itself.
- regimentaladjective · C1Belonging to a regiment, or rigidly organised.
- regulator/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/noun · C1A device or body that keeps something within limits.
- reinforcement/ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/noun · B2+Extra strength or support sent in.
- reinvent/ɹiːɪnˈvɛnt/verb · B2+To make something afresh in a new form.
- rejoin/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verb · B2+To join something again after leaving.
- relativity/ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/noun · B2+The idea that a measurement depends on the observer.
- relive/ɹiːˈlɪv/verb · B2+To experience something again in memory.
- remarry/ɹiːˈmæɹi/verb · B2+To marry again.
- rematch/ˈɹiː.mætʃ/<q:noun>noun · B2+A second contest between the same opponents.
- reminder/ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/noun · C1Something that makes you remember.
- remix/ˈɹiːˌmɪks/noun · B1+A track rebuilt from the same recorded parts.
- remodelverb · B2+To change the shape or structure of something.
- removal/ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/noun · C1Taking something away.
- renegotiateverb · B2+To agree new terms for something already agreed.
- renew/ɹɪˈnjuː/verb · C1To make valid again, or to begin again.
- renewalnoun · B2+Making something valid or fresh again.
- rental/ˈɹɛntəl/noun · B2Something rented, or the money paid for it.
- reopen/ɹiːˈəʊpən/verb · B1+To open again after being closed.
- repentance/ɹɪˈpɛntəns/noun · C1Deep regret that turns you from wrongdoing.
- repetition/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/noun · B2Doing or saying something over again.
- replacement/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/noun · B2A new one put in place of the old.
- replay/ɹiːˈpleɪ/<q:verb>verb · B1+To play something over again.
- representation/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/noun · C1Standing or speaking on behalf of others.
- repress/ɹəˈpɹɛs/verb · B2+To hold a feeling or a people down by force.
- reproduce/ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs/verb · B2To produce young, or to make a copy.
- reprogramverb · B2+To give a machine new instructions.
- repulsive/ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/adjective · B2So unpleasant it drives you away.
- reroute/ɹiːˈɹuːt/verb · B2+To send something by a different way.
- rerun/ˈɹiːɹʌn/verb · B2+To show or run something again.
- resemblance/ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/noun · B2The way one thing looks like another.
- reset/ɹiːˈsɛt/verb · B1+To set something back to how it started.
- residence/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/noun · B2The place where somebody lives.
- resourcefuladjective · B2+Clever at finding ways round problems.
- respectable[ɹɪˈspɛk.tə.bl̩]adjective · B1Decent enough to be accepted by others.
- respectful/ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/adjective · B1Showing proper regard for somebody.
- restful/ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/adjective · B2Making you feel calm and rested.
- restlessness/ˈɹɛstləsnəs/noun · B2+Being unable to settle or stay still.
- rethink/ɹiːˈθɪŋk/verb · B1+To think about something again from the start.
- retrieval/ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/noun · B2+Getting something back from where it was.
- reverence/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/noun · B2+Deep respect close to worship.
- reversal/ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/noun · B2A change to the opposite direction or decision.
- revisit/ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/verb · B2+To go back to a place or an idea.
- revival/ɹɪˈvaɪ̯vəl/noun · C1A bringing back into life or use.
- revolutioniseverb · B2+To change something completely and for good.
- revolver/ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/noun · B2A handgun whose chambers turn to the barrel.
- rewind/ɹiːˈwaɪnd/verb · B1+To wind something back to an earlier point.
- rewrite/ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/verb · B1+To write something again in a different form.
- rhetorical/ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/adjective · C2Meant to persuade, or asked without wanting an answer.
- richness/ˈɹɪt͡ʃnəs/noun · B2+Depth and abundance of quality.
- rider/ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/noun · B2Somebody who rides a horse or a bike.
- rightful/ˈɹaɪtfəl/adjective · B2Belonging by right.
- ripen/ˈɹaɪpən/verb · B2To become ready to eat.
- robotic/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/adjective · B2+Machine-like, and without human feeling.
- rocker/ˈɹɒk.ə(ɹ)/noun · B2A performer or fan of rock music.
- rotation/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/noun · C1Turning around a centre, or taking turns.
- rotor/ˈɹəʊ.tə/noun · B2+The spinning part of a machine or aircraft.
- rudenessnoun · B2Behaviour that shows no regard for others.
- rustic/ˈɹʌstɪk/adjective · C1Simple and rough in a countryside way.
- sadist/ˈseɪdɪst/noun · C1Somebody who takes pleasure in cruelty.
- sadistic/səˈdɪstɪk/adjective · C1Taking pleasure in the pain of others.
- sadly/ˈsædli/adverb · B1+In a way that shows sorrow, or unfortunately.
- sadness/ˈsædnəs/noun · B1The state of being unhappy.
- scarieradjective · A2+More frightening.
- seance/ˈseɪˌɑns/noun · C1A meeting held to try to contact the dead.
- secretive/ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/adjective · B2Inclined to keep things hidden.
- selfishness/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/noun · B2Caring only about what suits you.
- seniority/siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/noun · C1The rank that comes from length of service.
- sensitivity/ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/noun · C1How easily something reacts or is hurt.
- sentimentalitynoun · C1Feeling indulged beyond what the occasion deserves.
- separatist/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/noun · C1Somebody who wants their region to break away.
- seriousness/ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/noun · B2How grave a matter is, or how solemn a person.
- severity/sɪˈvɛɹ.ɪ.ti/noun · B2+How serious or how harsh something is.
- sewage/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2The waste water carried away from buildings.
- shady/ˈʃeɪdi/adjective · B2Suspicious, or giving shade.
- shaky/ˈʃeɪki/adjective · B2Unsteady, or not to be relied on.
- shameful/ˈʃeɪmfəl/adjective · B1+So bad that it brings disgrace.
- shameless/ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/adjective · B2Not embarrassed by behaviour that should shame you.
- shipment/ˈʃɪpmənt/noun · B1+Goods sent together, and the sending of them.
- shooter/ˈʃuːtəː/noun · B1Somebody who fires a weapon.
- shorten/ˈʃɔːtn̩/verb · B1+To make something shorter.
- shortnessnoun · B2The quality of being brief or small in length.
- shyness/ˈʃaɪnəs/noun · B2+Discomfort at being noticed by others.
- similarity/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/noun · B1+The ways in which two things are alike.
- simplify/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/verb · B1+To make something easier to understand or do.
- sincerity/sɪnˈsɛɹəti/noun · B2Meaning honestly what you say.
- sinful/ˈsɪnfl̩/adjective · B2Breaking a religious or moral law.
- sisterhood/ˈsɪstə.hʊd/noun · C1The bond between women, or a religious community.
- sizeableadjective · B2+Fairly large.
- skier/ˈskiːə(ɹ)/noun · B1+Somebody who slides down snow on runners.
- skilful/ˈskɪlfəl/adjective · B2+Showing real skill.
- sleepless/ˈsliːpləs/adjective · B2Passed without any sleep.
- slightly/ˈslaɪtli/adverb · B1To a small degree.
- smelly/ˈsmɛli/adjective · B1Having a strong bad smell.
- smoker/ˈsmoʊkɚ/noun · B1Somebody who smokes tobacco.
- sneaky/ˈsniːki/adjective · B1Doing things quietly and dishonestly.
- sniper/ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/noun · B2A shooter who fires accurately from hiding.
- soften/ˈsɒfən/verb · B1+To make something softer or gentler.
- softness/ˈsɔftnəs/noun · B2The quality of yielding gently to touch.
- solidify/səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/verb · C1To make or become firm.
- soulful/ˈsoʊlfəl/adjective · C1Full of deep feeling.
- soulless/ˈsəʊl.ləs/adjective · C1Without warmth or human feeling.
- specialize/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/verb · B2+To concentrate on one particular field.
- speechless/ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/adjective · B2So struck that you cannot say anything.
- spinal/spaɪ.nəl/adjective · B2Having to do with the backbone.
- spinelessadjective · C1Having no courage at all.
- spoonful/ˈspuːnfəl/noun · B1+As much as a spoon will hold.
- stainlessadjective · B1+Not staining or rusting, or without a blemish.
- stalker/ˈstɔːkə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who follows another person obsessively.
- stardom/ˈstɑɹdəm/noun · C1The state of being a famous performer.
- starry/ˈstɑː.ɹi/adjective · B2Full of stars.
- stressful/ˈstɹɛsfəl/adjective · B1+Causing worry and strain.
- strictly/ˈstɹɪktli/adverb · B2In a way that allows no exceptions.
- striker/ˈstɹaɪkɚ/noun · B2A player whose job is to score, or a worker on strike.
- structural/ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/adjective · C1To do with how something is built.
- stubbornness/ˈstʌbən(n)əs/noun · B2A refusal to be moved by any argument.
- stupidity/stjuːˈpɪdɪti/noun · B1Behaviour that shows a serious lack of sense.
- stylist/ˈstaɪlɪst/noun · B2Somebody who arranges hair or clothes professionally.
- subatomic/ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk/adjective · C1Smaller than an atom.
- subconscious/sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/adjective · C1Happening in the mind below awareness.
- subjective/səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/adjective · B2+Shaped by personal feeling rather than fact.
- suburban/səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/adjective · C1Belonging to the quiet housing around a city.
- successor/səkˈsɛsə/noun · C1The person who takes over from another.
- suggestive/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/adjective · B2+Hinting at something, often improper.
- superiority/sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/noun · B2+Being better or higher than others.
- supernatural/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/adjective · B2Beyond what the laws of nature allow.
- supervision/ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/noun · C1Watching over work to see it is done right.
- supplemental/ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəl/adjective · B2+Added on top of what is already there.
- surfer/ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/noun · B1+Somebody who rides breaking waves.
- surly/ˈsɜːli/adjective · C1Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
- survival/səˈvaɪ.vəl/noun · B2Continuing to live through something dangerous.
- sweeten/ˈswiːtən/verb · B2To make something taste sweeter or sound better.
- symbolicadjective · C1Standing for something beyond itself.
- symboliseverb · B2+To stand as a sign for something.
- synonymous/sɪˈnɒnɪməs/adjective · C1Meaning the same, or closely associated.
- tactical/ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/adjective · C1Planned to gain a particular advantage.
- tasteful/ˈteɪstfəl/adjective · B2Showing good judgement about what looks right.
- tearful/ˈtɪə(ɹ)fʊl/adjective · B2+Crying, or close to tears.
- temperance/ˈtɛmpəɹəns/noun · C2Moderation, especially in drinking.
- tenderness/ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/noun · B2Gentle warmth, or soreness to the touch.
- terribly/ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/adverb · B1Very badly, or simply very.
- theoretical/ˌθɪəˈɹɛtɪkəl/adjective · C1Existing in ideas and models rather than in tested practice.
- thinker/ˈθɪŋ.kə/noun · B2Somebody who thinks deeply, especially in public.
- thoughtless/ˈθɔːtləs/adjective · B2Not considering how others are affected.
- tidal/ˈtaɪ.d(ə)l/adjective · B2+Affected by the rise and fall of the sea.
- tier/ˈtaɪ.ə/noun · B2+One level in a series stacked above each other.
- tirelessadjective · B2+Never seeming to grow weary.
- toothless/ˈtuθləs/adjective · B2Having no teeth, or having no real power.
- topic/ˈtɒpɪk/noun · B1The subject being talked or written about.
- toughen/ˈtʌfən/verb · B2+To make stronger or more able to endure.
- tourism/ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/noun · B1+The business of people travelling for pleasure.
- township/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/noun · B2+A small town, or an administrative district.
- toxicity/tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/noun · C1How poisonous something is.
- tracker/ˈtɹækə(ɹ)/noun · B1+Somebody or something that follows a trail.
- trader/ˈtɹeɪdə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who buys and sells for a living.
- tranquility/træŋˈkwɪlɪti/noun · C1Deep calm and quiet.
- transformer/tɹænsˈfɔːmə/noun · B2+A device that changes the voltage of a supply.
- transfusion/tɹænzˈfjuʒən/noun · B2+Putting blood from one person into another.
- travelernoun · A2+Somebody on a journey.
- treatableadjective · B2+Able to be helped by medicine.
- trucker/ˈtɹʌkə/noun · B1+Somebody who drives a lorry for a living.
- truly/ˈtɹuːli/adverb · A2Really and genuinely.
- uglieradjective · A2+Less pleasant to look at.
- ugliness/ˈʌɡlinɪs/noun · B2The quality of being unpleasant to look at.
- unacceptable/ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/adjective · B2Not good enough to be allowed.
- unafraid/ʌnəˈfɹeɪd/adjective · B2+Not frightened.
- unaware/ˌʌnəˈwɛɚ/adjective · B2Not knowing that something is so.
- unbearableadjective · B2Too painful or annoying to put up with.
- unbroken/ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/adjective · B2Whole, or continuing without interruption.
- uncertain/ʌnˈsɜːtən/adjective · B1+Not knowing, or not settled.
- unclean/ʌnˈkliːn/adjective · B2Dirty, or ritually impure.
- unconventionaladjective · C1Not following the usual way of doing things.
- uncool/ʌnˈkuːl/adjective · B2+Not fashionable or impressive.
- uncut/ʌnˈkʌt/adjective · B2Not shortened or edited.
- undead/ʌnˈdɛd/adjective · B2Dead but still walking.
- underestimate/ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/verb · B2To think something smaller or weaker than it is.
- understandableadjective · B2Reasonable, and easy to see why.
- understatement/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/noun · B2Saying less than the case deserves.
- undertaker/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/noun · B2+Somebody whose job is preparing the dead for burial.
- underwater/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/adjective · B1Below the surface of the water.
- unearth/ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/verb · C1To dig something up, or to bring a fact to light.
- unethical/ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/adjective · B2Against the principles of right conduct.
- uneven/ʌnˈivən/adjective · B2Not level, or not equal.
- unfamiliar/ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/adjective · B2Not known to you.
- unfit/ʌnˈfɪt/adjective · B2+Not healthy enough, or not good enough for a job.
- unfold/ʌnˈfoʊld/verb · B2To open something out flat, or for events to develop.
- unfortunately/ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/adverb · A2+By bad luck; sadly.
- unfriendly/ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/adjective · B1+Not warm or welcoming.
- ungrateful/ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/adjective · B1+Not showing thanks for what was given.
- unguardedadjective · B2+Left unprotected, or said without thinking.
- unhappinessnoun · B2A settled state of not being happy.
- unhealthy/ʌnˈhɛl.θi/adjective · B1+Bad for the body, or not in good health.
- unholy/ʌnˈhəʊli/adjective · B2Wicked, or an unnatural combination.
- unhookverb · B2To take something off a hook.
- unimaginable/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/adjective · B2+Too extreme to picture.
- unimportant/ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt/adjective · B1+Not mattering much.
- universal/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl̩/adjective · B2True or present everywhere.
- unkind/ʌnˈkaɪnd/adjective · B2Lacking any warmth towards somebody.
- unlock/ʌnˈlɒk/verb · B2To open something that was locked.
- unlucky/ʌnˈlʌki/adjective · B1Having bad fortune.
- unmarried/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/adjective · B1+Not married.
- unmask/ʌnˈmæsk/verb · C1To reveal who somebody really is.
- unnatural/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/adjective · B2Not as nature would have it.
- unofficial/ʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/adjective · B2+Not authorised or recognised formally.
- unpack/ʌnˈpæk/verb · B1To take things out of a case or a box.
- unpleasant/ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/adjective · B1+Not nice at all.
- unpleasantness/ʌnˈplɛz.ənt.nəs/noun · B2+Bad feeling, or a disagreeable episode.
- unplug/ʌnˈplʌɡ/verb · C1To pull a plug out of its socket.
- unpopularadjective · B2Not liked by many people.
- unreal/ʌnˈɹi.əl/adjective · B1+Not real, or too strange to feel real.
- unreliable/ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/adjective · B2Not to be depended on.
- unrest/ʌnˈɹɛst/noun · B2+Widespread dissatisfaction that could turn to trouble.
- unsafe/ʌnˈseɪf/adjective · B2Likely to cause harm.
- unselfishadjective · B2+Putting other people first.
- unsuccessful/ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfl̩/adjective · B2Not achieving what was hoped.
- unsuitable/ʌnˈsuːtəbəl/adjective · B2+Not right for the purpose or occasion.
- unsureadjective · B2Not certain about something.
- untie/ʌnˈtaɪ/verb · B2To undo a knot.
- unwanted/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/adjective · B1Not wanted by anybody.
- unwelcome/ʌnˈwɛlkəm/adjective · B2Not wanted here.
- unwilling/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/adjective · B2Not wanting to do what is asked.
- unwind/ʌnˈwaɪnd/verb · B2To relax, or to undo something wound up.
- unwise/ʌnˈwaɪz/adjective · B2Showing poor judgement.
- unzipverb · B1+To open something fastened with a zip.
- upfront/ʌpˈfɹʌnt/adjective · B2+Honest and direct from the start.
- uppity/ˈʌpəti/adjective · C1Behaving as though above your station.
- uproar/ˈʌpɹɔː/noun · B2A great noise of shouting and protest.
- uproot/ˌʌpˈɹuːt/verb · C1To pull a plant out by the roots, or to force somebody to move.
- upscale/ˈʌpskeɪl/adjective · B2+Aimed at people with money to spend.
- upstairs/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/adverb · A2On or to a higher floor.
- uptight/ʌpˈtaɪt/adjective · B2Tense and unable to relax.
- uptown/ˈʌptaʊn/<q:noun, adjective>adverb · B2In or towards the residential part of a city.
- upward/ˈʌpwɚd/adjective · B1Moving or facing towards a higher place.
- usable/ˈjuː.zə.bəl/adjective · B1+In a state where it can be used.
- usage/ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2+How something is used, especially language.
- useful/ˈjuːsfəl/adjective · A1Helping you get things done.
- usefulness/ˈjuːsfəlnəs/noun · B2+How much help something actually is.
- user/ˈjuːzə/noun · B1+Somebody who uses a thing or a service.
- validate/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/verb · B2+To confirm that something is sound or true.
- venomous/ˈvɛnəməs/adjective · C2Carrying poison, or full of spite.
- ventilator/ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/noun · B1+A machine that breathes for a patient.
- victorious/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/adjective · C1Having won.
- vigilance/ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlɪns/noun · C1Careful watchfulness for danger.
- violation/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/noun · B2Breaking a rule or a right.
- violinistnoun · B1+Somebody who plays the violin.
- virtuous/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/adjective · C1Behaving in a morally good way.
- walker/ˈwɔːkə/noun · B2Somebody who walks, especially for pleasure.
- wasteful/ˈweɪstfəl/adjective · B1+Using more than is needed.
- watcher/ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ə/noun · B2+Somebody who observes closely.
- weaken/ˈwikən/verb · C1To make or become less strong.
- weakness/ˈwiːk.nɪs/noun · B1A fault or a lack of strength.
- weaponry/ˈwɛp.ən.ɹi/noun · B2+Weapons taken all together.
- wellness/ˈwɛl.nɪs/noun · B2+The state of being healthy in body and mind.
- wholly/ˈhəʊ.li/adverb · C1Completely and entirely.
- wickedness/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/noun · C1Behaviour that is deeply and deliberately wrong.
- widen/ˈwaɪdn̩/verb · B2To make or become wider.
- willfuladjective · B2+Deliberate, or stubbornly set on your own way.
- willingness/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/noun · B2Being glad to do what is asked.
- winery/ˈwaɪnəɹi/noun · B2+A place where wine is made.
- wishful/ˈwɪʃfəl/adjective · B2Based on what you want rather than what is so.
- withdrawal/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/noun · C1Taking your money out of the bank.
- womanhood/ˈwʊmənhʊd/noun · C1The state of being a grown woman.
- wreckage/ˈɹɛkɪdʒ/noun · B2What is left after something is destroyed.
- wrestlernoun · B1+Somebody who grapples as a sport.
- wrongful/ˈɹɒŋfəl/adjective · B2Unjust and unlawful.
- youthful/ˈjuːθfəl/adjective · B2Having the freshness of the young.