B2 Upper Intermediate
Interact fluently with native speakers on a wide range of topics
1,308 challenges
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AIDS
B2a serious illness caused by a virus called HIV that attacks the body’s ability to resist infection (the abbreviation for ‘Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome’)
Abandon
B2To leave someone or something and never return to them.
8 clips
Absolute
B2total and complete
1 clip
Absorb
B2To take in a liquid, gas, or other substances.
Abstract
B2based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation
Accent
B2a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from; how well somebody pronounces a particular language
1 clip
Acceptable
B2agreed or approved of by most people in a society
2 clips
Accidentally
B2by chance; in a way that was not planned
3 clips
Accommodate
B2to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit
Accompany
B2to travel or go somewhere with somebody/something
2 clips
Accomplish
B2to succeed in doing or completing something
1 clip
Accountant
B2a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts
Accuracy
B2the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something with skill and without making mistakes
Accurate
B2Correct and free from error; precise.
Accurately
B2in a way that is correct and true in every detail
Accuse
B2to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something
Accused
B2to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something
3 clips
Acid
B2a chemical, usually a liquid, that contains hydrogen and has a pH of less than seven. The hydrogen can be replaced by a metal to form a salt. Acids usually have a bitter sharp taste and can often burn holes in or damage things they touch.
Acknowledge
B2To accept or admit the existence or truth of something.
Acquire
B2to gain something by your own efforts, ability or behaviour
1 clip
Activate
B2to make something such as a device or chemical process start working
Actual
B2used to emphasize something that is real or exists in fact
3 clips
Adapt
B2to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
Addiction
B2the condition of being unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful
1 clip
Additional
B2more than was first mentioned or is usual
1 clip
Additionally
B2in a way that is more than was first mentioned or is usual
Adequate
B2Good enough to meet a standard or requirement.
Adequately
B2in a way that is enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need
Adjust
B2to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
Administration
B2the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution
3 clips
Adopt
B2to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
Advance
B2progress or a development in a particular activity or area of understanding
1 clip
Affair
B2events that are of public interest or political importance
2 clips
Affordable
B2cheap enough that people can afford to pay it or buy it
Afterwards
B2at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned
3 clips
Agency
B2a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations
1 clip
Agenda
B2a list of items to be discussed at a meeting
1 clip
Aggressive
B2angry, and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack
2 clips
Agriculture
B2the science or practice of farming
Aid
B2money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations
Aircraft
B2any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers
1 clip
Alien
B2a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work
Alter
B2To make a change to something.
Altogether
B2(used to emphasize something) completely; in every way
Ambulance
B2a vehicle with special equipment, used for taking sick or injured people to a hospital
Amusing
B2funny and giving pleasure
1 clip
Analyst
B2a person whose job involves examining facts or materials in order to give an opinion on them
Ancestor
B2a person in your family who lived a long time ago
Anger
B2the strong feeling that you have when something has happened that you think is bad and unfair
2 clips
Angle
B2the space between two lines or surfaces that join, measured in degrees
Animation
B2the process of making films, videos and computer games in which drawings, models or images of people and animals seem to move
Anniversary
B2a date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important or special event
1 clip
Annual
B2Occurring once every year.
Annually
B2once a year
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Anticipate
B2To look forward to or expect something to happen.
Anxiety
B2the state of feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going to happen
Anxious
B2feeling worried or nervous
Apology
B2a word or statement saying sorry for something that has been done wrong or that causes a problem
2 clips
Apparent
B2easy to see or understand
1 clip
Apparently
B2according to what you have heard or read; according to the way something appears
6 clips