B2-C2 (Oxford 5000)
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aside
automatic
automatically
besides
bid
I'm going to bid on that painting at the auction.
boost
I need to boost my confidence before the presentation.
chase
cheer
clerk
colourful
comic
concrete
crack
cruise
We're planning to cruise the Mediterranean next summer.
dairy
dive
The stock market took a dive yesterday.
divorce
downtown
I'm going downtown to meet my friends.
equivalent
The amount of energy used by the new light bulb is equivalent to that used by the old one.
exhibit
The museum will exhibit ancient artifacts from Egypt.
exit
Please use the emergency exit in case of a fire.
federal
The Canadian Constitution establishes a federal system of government, with power divided between the federal government and the provinces.
fever
I have chills and a fever.
flavour
I want to flavour the soup with some herbs and spices.
forecast
They forecast that the company's profits will increase next year.
fulfil
governor
The car's governor prevented it from exceeding the speed limit.
grocery
I need to make a grocery list before I go to the store.
harbour
The country harboured refugees during the war.
highway
The highway was closed due to an accident.
jail
The jail is overcrowded and in need of reform.
joint
The carpenter used glue to strengthen the joint between the two pieces of wood.
leaflet
I picked up a leaflet about the new museum exhibit.
litre
The balloon can hold up to 5 litres of helium gas.
make-up
We need to make-up a schedule for the project.
mate
He's been my mate since we were kids.
mayor
The mayor is responsible for making decisions about the city's budget.
nearby
The nearest gas station is nearby.
overseas
Our company is expanding overseas.
parallel
The author used parallel structure in the sentence to create a sense of balance.
pause
He paused for a moment before answering the question.
principal
The principal goal of the project is to increase sales.
racist
It is important to educate ourselves and others about the harm caused by racist attitudes and actions.
recruit
rival
ruin
scare
scratch
The cat scratched the furniture.
sporting
tag
tap
teens
ton
tonne
transportation
trap
abundance
abuse
accordance
advocate
albeit
She decided to go on the trip, albeit reluctantly.
alert
alike
aluminium
amateur
arguably
assault
attorney
attribute
blast
blend
a bow
He took aim with a bow and shot the arrow into the target.
breach
The company was sued for breach of contract.
breed
catalogue
civilian
combat
compromise
consent
constituency
contrary
councillor
counselling
counsellor
cult
dispute
distress
ease
echo
endeavour
enquire
enrol
excess
explosive
favourable
feminist
fibre
film-maker
filter
fine
fixture
The light fixture in the kitchen needs to be replaced.
gaze
She gazed out the window.
glance
grasp
grin
grip
halt
The police officer shouted 'halt!' to the suspect.
harvest
hint
imprisonment
insult
interior
junction
The shoulder joint is a type of junction between the arm and the torso.
lad
latter
leak
leap
liberal
license
line-up
lobby
log
long-time
magistrate
mainstream
march
mature
militant
motorist
neglect
neighbouring
non-profit
outrage
parish
parliamentary
patrol
pioneer
pledge
plug
post-war
probe
proceedings
pump
punch
raid
rally
rape
rear
He rear-ended the car in front of him.
reform
reign
retreat
reverse
rumour
sack
sacrifice
sceptical
screw
seal
senator
set-up
sigh
solicitor
solo
span
spin
spy
stem
substitute
supplement
surge
swing
torture
trail
tribunal
twist
upgrade
variable
venture
villager
warrant
whilst
worship
youngster
absorb
abstract
The soil was so dry that it couldn't absorb any more water.
accent
accidentally
accommodate
He accidentally sent the email to the wrong person.
accommodation
accomplish
accountant
accuracy
accurately
acid
acre
activate
addiction
additionally
I have a meeting at 2 pm. Additionally, I need to finish my report before then.
adequate
adequately
The restaurant did not adequately address the customer's complaint.
adjust
affordable
aged
agriculture
AIDS
alien
alongside
altogether
ambitious
The project was altogether successful.
ambulance
The ambulance driver navigated through traffic to get to the hospital.
amusing
analyst
ancestor
animation
annually
anticipate
anxiety
apology
applicant
appropriately
arrow
artwork
asset
assign
assistance
assumption
assure
astonishing
athletic
attachment
audio
awareness
awkward
badge
The police officer showed his badge to identify himself.
balanced
ballet
balloon
barely
bargain
basement
basket
bat
beneficial
Using a moisturizer is beneficial for keeping your skin hydrated.
beside
bias
biological
blanket
blow
bold
bombing
bound
brick
briefly
broadcaster
broadly
buck
bug
He's a tough buck, he can handle anything.
cabin
canal
carbon
castle
casual
cave
They decided to cave into their demands.
certainty
certificate
challenging
championship
charming
cheek
chop
circuit
civilization
clarify
classify
cliff
clinic
clip
coincidence
The car clipped the curb and almost hit the pedestrian.
collector
colony
The debt collector called to remind me about my overdue payment.
colorful
The garden was full of colorful flowers.
commander
comparative
completion
compose
composer
compound
comprehensive
The textbook offers a comprehensive overview of the history of the United States.
comprise
compulsory
The committee is comprised of five members.
confess
confusion
There was a lot of confusion at the airport due to the cancelled flights.
consequently
conservation
considerable
considerably
consistently
She consistently arrives at work on time.
conspiracy
consult
consultant
I consulted the dictionary to find the meaning of the word.
consumption
controversial
controversy
convenience
convention
conventional
convey
convincing
cop
cope
corporation
corridor
counter (long flat surface)
coverage
cowboy
craft
creativity
critically
cue
curious
curriculum
cute
dare
darkness
database
deadline
deadly
dealer
deck
defender
The truck's deck was loaded with boxes.
delete
delighted
democracy
democratic
demonstration
depart
dependent
deposit
depression
derive
desperately
destruction
determination
devote
differ
dime
disability
disabled
disagreement
The disagreement between the two countries led to a diplomatic crisis.
disappoint
disappointment
discourage
disorder
distant
distinct
There is a distinct difference between the two paintings.
distinguish
distract
She tried to distract her baby with a toy.
disturb
diverse
diversity
dominant
donation
dot
dramatically
drought
dull
The city has implemented water restrictions due to the drought.
dump
duration
dynamic
eager
economics
economist
editorial
efficiently
He manages his time efficiently by making a to-do list every morning.
elbow
electronics
elegant
elementary
eliminate
embrace
emission
emotionally
empire
enjoyable
entertaining
entrepreneur
envelope
equip
era
erupt
The Industrial Era was a time of great change.
essentially
ethic
ethnic
evaluation
evident
evolution
evolve
exceed
exception
excessive
exclude
The survey excluded people under the age of 18.
exotic
expansion
expedition
expertise
exploit
exposure
extension
extensive
extensively
extract
fabric
fabulous
The curtains are made of a thick fabric.
faculty
failed
fake
fame
fantasy
fare
firefighter
firework
firm
firmly
flavor
fond
fool
forbid
format
formation
Make sure to format the email properly before sending it.
formerly
fortunate
forum
fossil
foundation
founder
fraction
fragment
framework
fraud
freely
frequent
fulfill
full-time
fundamentally
She is looking for a full-time job.
furious
gallon
gaming
gay
gender
gene
genetic
Genetic testing can determine if a person has a certain gene mutation.
genius
genuine
genuinely
gesture
They genuinely apologized for their mistake.
globalization
globe
golden
She has traveled the globe and visited over 50 countries.
goodness
gorgeous
graphic
graphics
greatly
greenhouse
guideline
The company has strict guidelines for employee conduct.
habitat
harbor
headquarters
The town's economy relies heavily on the harbor.
heal
healthcare
helmet
hence
herb
hidden
hilarious
hip
historian
homeless
honesty
honey
hook
hopefully
hunger
hypothesis
icon
ID
identical
illusion
immigration
immune
implement
implication
incentive
incorporate
incorrect
independence
index
indication
inevitable
inevitably
infer
inflation
info
infrastructure
inhabitant
inherit
ink
innovation
innovative
input
insert
inspector
installation
instant
instantly
integrate
He recognized her instantly, even though they hadn't seen each other in years.
intellectual
interact
interaction
interpretation
interval
invade
invasion
investor
isolate
isolated
jet
journalism
jury
kindergarten
kit
ladder
landing
lane
lately
legend
lens
lifetime
lighting
likewise
limitation
literally
literary
litter
logo
lottery
loyal
lyric
makeup
making
manufacture
manufacturing
The clothing brand has been manufacturing clothes for over 50 years.
marathon
margin
marker
martial
mechanic
mechanical
mechanism
medal
medication
membership
He has been a member of the organization for five years.
memorable
metaphor
miner
miserable
mode
modest
monster
The dress was modest and covered her shoulders and knees.
monthly
monument
We have a monthly meeting on the first Monday of every month.
moreover
mortgage
mosque
mosquito
motion
motivate
motivation
moving
myth
naked
nasty
navigation
necessity
negotiate
The two sides are currently negotiating a peace agreement.
negotiation
neutral
newly
nickel
norm
notebook
novelist
nowadays
nursing
nutrition
obesity
observer
obstacle
occupation
occupy
offender
ongoing
openly
He openly expressed his disappointment with the results.
opera
operator
optimistic
orchestra
organic
outfit
output
outstanding
overcome
overnight
ownership
oxygen
packet
palm
panic
parade
participation
partnership
part-time
passionate
password
patch
patience
peer
penalty
perceive
perception
permanently
pharmacy
physician
pill
pity
placement
portion
potentially
precede
precious
precise
precisely
predictable
preference
presidential
pride
primarily
prior
probability
probable
proceed
programming
progressive
prohibit
promising
The job offer seemed promising, so I decided to apply.
promotion
prompt
proportion
protein
The proportion of people who prefer coffee to tea is higher in this country.
protester
The protesters chanted slogans and held signs.
psychological
publicity
publishing
punk
Don't be such a punk; stand up for yourself!
purely
pursuit
The police were in pursuit of the suspect.
puzzle
questionnaire
racial
racism
Racial identity can play an important role in a person's life.
radiation
rail
random
rat
rating
reasonably
rebuild
receiver
recession
reckon
Do you reckon we should leave now?
recognition
recovery
referee
refugee
It is important to support refugees and understand their struggles.
registration
regulate
reinforce
relieve
The medicine provided immediate relief from the pain.
relieved
She felt relieved when the exam was finally over.
remarkable
remarkably
rental
reporting
resign
She decided to resign from her job to pursue her dreams.
resolution
restore
restrict
After the storm, they worked hard to restore power to the neighborhood.
restriction
résumé
retail
retirement
revenue
revision
ridiculous
risky
rob
robbery
He was caught trying to rob an old lady on the street.
rocket
romance
rose
roughly
satisfaction
scandal
The celebrity's scandal made headlines for weeks.
scenario
scholar
scholarship
screening
seeker
settler
The first settlers arrived in the new land in the 1600s.
severely
sexy
shaped
shocking
shore
The children played on the shore, collecting seashells and building sandcastles.
shortage
shortly
short-term
sibling
sidewalk
signature
significance
skilled
skull
slogan
so-called
somehow
sometime
sophisticated
spare
specialize
specify
spectacular
spectator
speculate
speculation
spice
spill
spite
spoil
I don't want to spoil the surprise.
spokesman
spokesperson
spokeswoman
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