English words at level B2

2427 words that learners meet at B2, with a short meaning each. Levels follow the CEFR-J and Octanove profiles.

  1. homewardadverbnach Hause, heim, heimwärtsдомой, восвоясидодомуTowards home.
  2. sneerverbauslachenпрезирать, относиться с пренебрежением, отвергатьпідперізуватиTo raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.
  3. stopovernounAufenthalt, Zwischenstopp, Zwischenlandungостановка, остановка в пути, заходзупинкаA short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption.
  4. agelessadjectiveewigвечныйвічнийHaving existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.
  5. recollectverbsich erinnern, gedenken, sich entsinnenвспомнить, вспоминатьдумати, мислитиTo recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
  6. startleverbscheuen, erschrecken, aufschreckenпугать, напугать, испугатьзлякатиTo move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
  7. tableclothnounTischdecke, Tischtuchскатертьобрус, скатертина, стільникA cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
  8. bothersomeadjectiveverwirrendхлопотливыйдратівливий, набридливий, досаднийCausing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
  9. oversizeverbTo exceed in size.
  10. perspirationnounSchwitzen, PerspirationпотениепітThe action or process of perspiring.
  11. ecologistnounÖkologe, ÖkologinэкологекологA scholar of ecology.
  12. gravitationnounSchwerkraft, Gravitationгравитация, притяжение, тяготениегравітаціяThe fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
  13. jealouslyadverbIn a jealous manner.
  14. outgrowverbTo become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
  15. pessimistnounPessimist, Pessimistinпессимист, пессимисткапесимістSomeone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
  16. bathhousenounBad, Badehaus, Badeanstaltбаня, раздевалка, раздевальнябаня, лазня, перевдягальняA building with baths for communal use.
  17. engulfverbüberwältigen, verschlingenохватывать, засыпать, заливатьковтати, глитатиTo overwhelm.
  18. essayistnounEssayist, Essayistinэссеист, очеркист, очеркисткаесеїст, есеїсткаOne who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
  19. gravestonenounGrabstein, Grabmalнадгробие, могильный камень, надгробная плитанадгробок, надгробний камінь, могильна плитаA stone slab set at the head of a grave.
  20. pedanticadjectivepedantischпедантичныйпедагогічнийBeing overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
  21. spellboundadjectivegebannt, bezaubertзачарованный, очарованный, завороженныйзачарованийUnder the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
  22. waistcoatnounWesteжилет, жилетка, безрукавкажилет, жилетка, безрукавкаAn ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
  23. diphtherianounDiphtherieдифтериядифтеріяA serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
  24. downsizeverbkönnen, kündigen, abbrechenсокращать, сократить, увольнятьвміти, уміти, могтиTo reduce in size or number.
  25. handicraftnounHandarbeit, Handwerk, Kunsthandwerkручная работа, ремесло, рукоделиеремеслоA trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
  26. overhearverbmitbekommen, zufällig mit anhören, mitkriegenслучайно услышать, подслушивать, подслушатьловити, піймати, зловитиTo hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
  27. sunbeamnounSonnenstrahlсолнечный лучA ray of sunlight; especially, a demarcated, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
  28. filialadjectivefilial, söhnlich (sonly), töchterlich (daughterly)дочерний, сыновний, сыновийсинів, дочірній, синівськийPertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
  29. hyphennounBindestrich, Divisдефис, чёрточкадефіс, рискаThe symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
  30. tiptoeadjectiveStanding elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
  31. workaholicnounArbeitstier, Arbeitssüchtiger, Arbeitssüchtigeработяга, труженик, трудоголикроботяга, трудяга, трудоголікA person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
  32. bewildermentnounFassungslosigkeit, Verblüfftheit, Verdutztheitнедоумение, замешательство, путаницаThe state of being bewildered.
  33. fumenounRauch, Qualmиспарение, флюид, фимиамдимA gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
  34. microbenounMikrobeмикробмікробAny microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.
  35. offhandadjectiveunüberlegt, unbesonnen, spontanрезкий, грубый, неосторожныйWithout planning or thinking ahead.
  36. permeateverbdurchdringen, sich verbreiten, durchsickernпроникать, распространяться, просачиватьсязапліднити, запліднюватиTo pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
  37. thicklyadverbгустоIn a thick manner.
  38. draperynounVorhangзанавес, занавеска, шторазавіса, штора, куртинаCloth draped gracefully in folds.
  39. impoliteadjectiveunhöflichневежливыйгрубий, нечемний, неґречнийNot polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
  40. paintbrushnounPinsel, Malerpinsel, Farbpinselкисть, кисточкапензель, пензлик, щіточкаA thin brush for applying paint.
  41. rainstormnounRegensturmпроливной дождь, ливень с ураганом, ливневый дождьA storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
  42. repaintverbneu streichenперекрасить, перекрашиватьперефарбувати, перефарбовуватиTo paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.
  43. exaltverbehren, erhöhenповышать, прославлятьзібрати, збирати, підвищитиTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
  44. humbugnounHartbonbon, Hartkaramelleмошенничество, афера, мошенникшахрайство, шахрайA hoax, jest, or prank.
  45. indignitynounDemütigung, Beleidigung, ErniedrigungDegradation, debasement or humiliation
  46. drinkableadjectivetrinkbar, Trink-питьевойпитнийAble to be drunk (as liquid).
  47. stopwatchnounA timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
  48. toenailnounZehennagel, Fußnagel, ZehnagelноготьThe thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
  49. workbenchnounWerkbank, Arbeitstisch, Werktischстанок, верстакверстат, станок, верстакA sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.
  50. ravageverbzerstören, verwüstenопустошатьплюндрувати, спустошувати, спустошитиTo devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
  51. bookishadjectiveformell, formal, förmlichкнижныйформальний, офіційний, офіціальнийFond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
  52. gaietynounFreudeрадость, весельерадістьThe state of being happy or merry.
  53. neurosisnounA mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear differing from normal measures by its intensity, and resulting from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.
  54. rafternounSparrenбалка, стропилокрокваOne of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
  55. maladynounKrankheit, Übelболезнь, заболевание, расстройствозахворювання, хвороба, недугаAny ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  56. pillowcasenounKopfkissenbezugнаволочканаволочкаA washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
  57. subjunctiveadjectivesubjunktiv, subjunktivischInflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
  58. irresistiblyadverbIn an irresistible manner.
  59. newscasternounNachrichtensprecher, Nachrichtensprecherinведущий, телеведущий, дикторOne who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
  60. attentivelyadverbaufmerksamвнимательноIn an attentive manner.
  61. beautifyverbverschönern, ausschmückenукрашатьприкрасити, прикрашати, прикрашуватиTo make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
  62. droopverbnachgeben, schwinden, welkenпадать духом, склоняться, свисатьприкрашати прапором, сигналізувати прапором, зменшуватиTo hang downward; to sag.
  63. noughtnounNull, Nullpunkt, Nullstelleноль, нульA thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
  64. outshineverbüberstrahlen, übertreffen, überleuchtenпогасить, тушить, потушитьTo shine brighter than something else
  65. paratroopernounFallschirmjägerдесантник, парашютист, парашютист-десантникдесантник, парашутистA type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
  66. untieverblösen, sich lösen, beseitigenрешить, решать, развязатьрозв'язати, розв'язувати, відв'язатиTo loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
  67. mistreatverbschinden, misshandelnплохо обращатьсязловживати, ображати, знущатисяTo treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
  68. stammerverbstottern, stammelnзаикаться, запинатьсязаїкатися, затинатисяTo keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
  69. blurtverbraushauen, herausplatzen, ausquatschenсболтнуть, проговориться, проболтатьсяеякулюватиTo utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
  70. idolizeverbschätzenценить, оценить, оцениватьповажати, шануватиTo make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
  71. semicolonnounSemikolon, Strichpunktточка с запятойкрапка з комою, середникThe punctuation mark ;.
  72. astonishverberstaunenудивить, удивлять, изумлятьдивувати, вражатиTo surprise greatly.
  73. centigradenounhundertgradig, hundertteiligградус Цельсияградус ЦельсіяA centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.
  74. seesawnounWippe, (Allgäu) GigampfiкачеливітрякA structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
  75. skylarknounFeldlercheжаворонокжайворонокA small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
  76. popularizeverbverallgemeinern, generalisieren, pauschalisierenобобщить, обобщатьпопуляризуватиAmerican and Oxford British spelling of popularise.
  77. birdcagenounVogelkäfig, VogelbauerклеткаA cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
  78. unfashionableadjectivealtнемодныйстарий, літній, у літахNot fashionable.
  79. disillusionnounDesillusionраскрытие, откровение, открытиевідкриття, розкриття, одкровенняThe act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
  80. inbornadjectiveangeborenврождённый, прирождённыйвродженийInnate; possessed by an organism at birth.
  81. breakableadjectivezerbrechlich, fragilломкийкрихкий, ламкий, ломкийAble to break or be broken.
  82. auberginenounAubergine, Melanzani, Eierfruchtбаклажановый, тёмнофиолетовыйбаклажанAn Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
  83. mutableadjectiveveränderlich, veränderbar, mutabelизменчивыйдинамічнийChangeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.
  84. pranceverbspannenвзвести, взводить, заломитьTo spring forward on the hind legs.
  85. overstepverbüberschreitenпереступатьпереступити, переступатиTo go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
  86. crystallizeverbkristallisierenкристаллизовать, кристаллизоватьсяосвітлювати, освітлитиTo make something form into crystals.
  87. handrailnounGeländer, Handlaufперила, порученьперила, поруччя, порученьA rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp, or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
  88. masseurnounMasseur, Masseurin, Masseuseмассажист, массажисткамасажист, масажисткаA person (especially male) who performs massage.
  89. dignifyverbwürdigenподнять, поднимать, снятьзібрати, збирати, підвищитиTo invest with dignity or honour.
  90. shoplifternounLadendieb, Ladendiebinмагазинная воровка, магазинный ворA person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
  91. uneasilyadverbbesorgt, bang, unruhigIn an uneasy manner.
  92. intransitiveadjectiveintransitivнепереходныйнеперехіднийNot transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
  93. microorganismnounMikroorganismusмикроорганизммікроорганізмAn organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
  94. cheerfulnessnounFreudeжизнерадостностьрадістьThe state of being cheerful; joy.
  95. microcomputernounMikrorechnerмикрокомпьютерПКA computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
  96. pawnbrokernounPfandleiher, Pfandleiherinростовщик, процентщица, ростовщицалихварA person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
  97. saleswomannounVerkäuferinпродавщицапродавщиця, продавальницяA woman whose occupation it is to sell things.
  98. speedernounTemposünder, TemposünderinOne who speeds: one who exceeds the maximum legal speed limit.
  99. unenthusiasticadjectivekühl, cool, kaltпрохладный, невозмутимый, холодныйпрохолоднийWithout enthusiasm; unexcited.
  100. quarrelsomeadjectiveunverträglich, streitsüchtig, streitlustigсварливый, склочныйспірний, дискусійний, задирливийArgumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
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