Vocabulary Words
bulimia
B2noun
A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
bum
B2adjective, interjection, noun, verb
(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man. (+22 more)
bureaucracy
B2noun
(organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner. (+3 more)
burglary
B2noun
The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
bustle
B2noun, verb
A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine. (+6 more)
cable
B2noun, verb
(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables. (+14 more)
candidate
B2noun, verb
(chiefly in jargon and NNES) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc). (+6 more)