B1 Extras (3)
Additional B1 vocabulary part 3
Overview
25 B1-level words for additional b1 vocabulary part 3.
Words
challenge /ˈtʃæl.əndʒ/
noun — B1
Meaning: A confrontation; a dare.
Example:
- The challenge is very important.
- We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.
Collocations: the challenge, a challenge of, challenge is important
Word family: challenge (dt./đt.) → challenging (tt.)
channel /ˈtʃænəl/
noun — B1
Meaning: The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
Example:
- The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel.
- She talked about the channel.
Collocations: the channel, a channel of, channel is important
cheap /t͡ʃiːp/
adverb — B1
Meaning: Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
Example:
- She spoke cheap.
- Cheap, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: cheap important, cheap different, most cheap
cheat /tʃiːt/
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.
Example:
- My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.
- She talked about the cheat.
Collocations: the cheat, a cheat of, cheat is important
chest /t͡ʃɛst/
noun — B1
Meaning: A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
Example:
- The clothes are kept in a chest.
- She talked about the chest.
Collocations: the chest, a chest of, chest is important
childhood /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
noun — B1
Meaning: The state of being a child.
Example:
- The childhood is very important.
- She talked about the childhood.
Collocations: the childhood, a childhood of, childhood is important
clause /klɔːz/
noun — B1
Meaning: (grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
Example:
- The clause is very important.
- She talked about the clause.
Collocations: the clause, a clause of, clause is important
clear /klɪə(ɹ)/
verb — B1
Meaning: Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
Example:
- a room ten feet square in the clear
- If you clear the table, I’ll wash up.
Collocations: clear something, clear that, try to clear
click /klɪk/
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.
Example:
- I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened; a click of one’s fingers
- She talked about the click.
Collocations: the click, a click of, click is important
client /ˈklʌɪənt/
noun — B1
Meaning: A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
Example:
- The client is very important.
- She talked about the client.
Collocations: the client, a client of, client is important
climb /klaɪm/
noun — B1
Meaning: An act of climbing.
Example:
- The climb is very important.
- Prices climbed steeply.
Collocations: the climb, a climb of, climb is important
close /kləʊz/
adverb — B1
Meaning: An end or conclusion.
Example:
- We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
- Close, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: close important, close different, most close
cloth /klɑθ/
noun — B1
Meaning: A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
Example:
- The cloth is very important.
- She talked about the cloth.
Collocations: the cloth, a cloth of, cloth is important
clue /kluː/
noun — B1
Meaning: A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
Example:
- The clue is very important.
- The crossword compiler wasn’t sure how to clue the word “should”.
Collocations: the clue, a clue of, clue is important
coin /kɔɪn/
noun — B1
Meaning: (money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
Example:
- The coin is very important.
- to coin a medal
Collocations: the coin, a coin of, coin is important
coloured
adjective — B1
Meaning: To give something color.
Example:
- We could color the walls red.
- It’s a coloured situation.
Collocations: very coloured, quite coloured, extremely coloured
commercial /kəˈmɜːʃəl/
adjective, noun — B1
Meaning: An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
Example:
- The result was very commercial.
- It’s a commercial situation.
Collocations: very commercial, quite commercial, extremely commercial
communication /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun — B1
Meaning: The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
Example:
- communication of a secret
- She talked about the communication.
Collocations: the communication, a communication of, communication is important
Word family: communicate (đt.) → communication (dt.)
competitive /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
adjective — B1
Meaning: Capable of competing successfully
Example:
- The result was very competitive.
- It’s a competitive situation.
Collocations: very competitive, quite competitive, extremely competitive
Word family: compete (đt.) → competition (dt.) → competitive (tt.) → competitor (dt.)
competitor
noun — B1
Meaning: A person or organization against whom one is competing.
Example:
- The competitor is very important.
- She talked about the competitor.
Collocations: the competitor, a competitor of, competitor is important
Word family: compete (đt.) → competition (dt.) → competitive (tt.) → competitor (dt.)
complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/
noun — B1
Meaning: The act of complaining.
Example:
- The complaint is very important.
- She talked about the complaint.
Collocations: the complaint, a complaint of, complaint is important
Word family: complain (đt.) → complaint (dt.)
confuse /kənˈfjuːz/
verb — B1
Meaning: To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody).
Example:
- She confuses every day.
- They confuseed last week.
Collocations: confuse something, confuse that, try to confuse
Word family: confuse (đt.) → confused (tt.) → confusing (tt.) → confusion (dt.)
consume /kənˈsjuːm/
verb — B1
Meaning: To use up.
Example:
- The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
- They consumeed last week.
Collocations: consume something, consume that, try to consume
Word family: consume (đt.) → consumer (dt.) → consumption (dt.)
contact
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: The act of touching physically; being in close association.
Example:
- The contact is very important.
- The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
Collocations: the contact, a contact of, contact is important
container /kənˈteɪnə/
noun — B1
Meaning: Someone who contains; something that contains.
Example:
- The container is very important.
- She talked about the container.
Collocations: the container, a container of, container is important
Quick Review
| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| challenge | n. | A confrontation; a dare |
| channel | n. | The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks |
| cheap | adv. | Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering |
| cheat | n./v. | To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation |
| chest | n. | A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid |
| childhood | n. | The state of being a child |
| clause | n. | (grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them |
| clear | v. | Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls |
| click | n./v. | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand |
| client | n. | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services |
| climb | n. | An act of climbing |
| close | adv. | An end or conclusion |
| cloth | n. | A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use |
| clue | n. | A strand of yarn etc |
| coin | n. | (money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle |
| coloured | adj. | To give something color |
| commercial | adj./n. | An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television |
| communication | n. | The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission |
| competitive | adj. | Capable of competing successfully |
| competitor | n. | A person or organization against whom one is competing |
| complaint | n. | The act of complaining |
| confuse | v. | To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody) |
| consume | v. | To use up |
| contact | n./v. | The act of touching physically; being in close association |
| container | n. | Someone who contains; something that contains |