Vocabulary Words

B2

adjective, noun, verb

A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed) (+18 more)

adjective

Causing ruin (+7 more)

adjective, noun

A person from the countryside (+2 more)

noun

The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.

adjective

Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust. (+6 more)

noun, verb

(also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century (+33 more)

noun, verb

(by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position. (+19 more)

adjective, interjection, noun, verb

A wise person or spiritual teacher (+12 more)

noun, verb

(nautical,uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance. (+21 more)

adjective, noun, verb

A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy. (+2 more)

noun

A position as salesman. (+1 more)

noun

A person whose job is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.

noun

A woman whose occupation it is to sell things.

noun

A beauty salon or similar establishment. (+4 more)

noun, verb

A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers. (+3 more)

adjective

Coarse, provocative, earthy (+9 more)

noun

A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

adjective, noun

Clean and free from pathogens (+3 more)

noun

The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste. (+1 more)

adjective

Causing satisfaction (+6 more)

adjective, noun, preposition, verb

(in compound adjectives) relating to making a saving: e.g. labour-saving, energy-saving light bulbs. (+20 more)

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