B1 Extras (4)
Additional B1 vocabulary part 4
Overview
25 B1-level words for additional b1 vocabulary part 4.
Words
convenient /kənˈviːniənt/
adjective — B1
Meaning: Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
Example:
- Fast food might be convenient, but it’s also very unhealthy.
- It’s a convenient situation.
Collocations: very convenient, quite convenient, extremely convenient
cool /kuːl/
verb — B1
Meaning: A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
Example:
- in the cool of the morning
- They cooled last week.
Collocations: cool something, cool that, try to cool
costume /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/
noun — B1
Meaning: A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
Example:
- The dancer was wearing Highland costume.
- She talked about the costume.
Collocations: the costume, a costume of, costume is important
cottage /ˈkɒtɪdʒ/
noun — B1
Meaning: A small house.
Example:
- The cottage is very important.
- She talked about the cottage.
Collocations: the cottage, a cottage of, cottage is important
count /kaʊnt/
noun — B1
Meaning: The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
Example:
- Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.
- Can you count to a hundred?
Collocations: the count, a count of, count is important
countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/
noun — B1
Meaning: A rural area, or the rural part of a larger area.
Example:
- We live in the Swedish countryside.
- She talked about the countryside.
Collocations: the countryside, a countryside of, countryside is important
cover /ˈkʌvə/
noun — B1
Meaning: A lid.
Example:
- The cover is very important.
- He covered the baby with a blanket.
Collocations: the cover, a cover of, cover is important
Word family: discover (đt.) → discovery (dt.)
covered /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/
adjective — B1
Meaning: To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
Example:
- He covered the baby with a blanket.
- It’s a covered situation.
Collocations: very covered, quite covered, extremely covered
cultural /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/
adjective — B1
Meaning: Pertaining to culture.
Example:
- The result was very cultural.
- It’s a cultural situation.
Collocations: very cultural, quite cultural, extremely cultural
Word family: culture (dt.) → cultural (tt.) → culturally (trt.)
currently /ˈkʌɹəntli/
adverb — B1
Meaning: At this moment, at present, now.
Example:
- She spoke currently.
- Currently, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: currently important, currently different, most currently
cut /kʌt/
noun — B1
Meaning: The act of cutting.
Example:
- He made a fine cut with his sword.
- She talked about the cut.
Collocations: the cut, a cut of, cut is important
daily /ˈdeɪli/
adverb — B1
Meaning: Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
Example:
- She spoke daily.
- Daily, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: daily important, daily different, most daily
decorate /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/
verb — B1
Meaning: To furnish with decorations.
Example:
- We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles.
- They decorateed last week.
Collocations: decorate something, decorate that, try to decorate
Word family: decorate (đt.) → decoration (dt.) → decorative (tt.)
deep /diːp/
adverb — B1
Meaning: (with “the”) The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
Example:
- creatures of the deep
- Deep, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: deep important, deep different, most deep
Word family: deep (tt.) → deeply (trt.) → depth (dt.) → deepen (đt.)
define /dɪˈfaɪn/
verb — B1
Meaning: A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
Example:
- She defines every day.
- the defining power of an optical instrument
Collocations: define something, define that, try to define
Word family: definite (tt.) → definitely (trt.) → definition (dt.) → define (đt.)
definite /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
adjective — B1
Meaning: (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
Example:
- The result was very definite.
- definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval
Collocations: very definite, quite definite, extremely definite
Word family: definite (tt.) → definitely (trt.) → definition (dt.) → define (đt.)
departure /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/
noun — B1
Meaning: The act of departing or something that has departed.
Example:
- The departure was scheduled for noon.
- She talked about the departure.
Collocations: the departure, a departure of, departure is important
Word family: depart (đt.) → departure (dt.)
despite /dɪˈspaɪt/
preposition — B1
Meaning: Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
Example:
- The despite is very important.
- She talked about the despite.
development /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
noun — B1
Meaning: The process of developing; growth, directed change.
Example:
- The development of this story has been slow.
- She talked about the development.
Collocations: the development, a development of, development is important
Word family: develop (đt.) → development (dt.) → developer (dt.)
diagram /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/
noun — B1
Meaning: A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
Example:
- Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.
- She talked about the diagram.
Collocations: the diagram, a diagram of, diagram is important
diamond /ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd/
noun — B1
Meaning: A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
Example:
- The saw is coated with diamond.
- She talked about the diamond.
Collocations: the diamond, a diamond of, diamond is important
difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
noun — B1
Meaning: The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
Example:
- The difficulty is very important.
- She talked about the difficulty.
Collocations: the difficulty, a difficulty of, difficulty is important
Word family: difficult (tt.) → difficulty (dt.)
direct /d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/
adverb, verb — B1
Meaning: To manage, control, steer.
Example:
- to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army
- Direct, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: direct important, direct different, most direct
Word family: direct (tt./đt.) → directly (trt.) → direction (dt.) → director (dt.)
dirt /dɜːt/
noun — B1
Meaning: Soil or earth.
Example:
- The dirt is very important.
- She talked about the dirt.
Collocations: the dirt, a dirt of, dirt is important
disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/
noun — B1
Meaning: A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
Example:
- The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
- They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.
Collocations: the disadvantage, a disadvantage of, disadvantage is important
Quick Review
| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| convenient | adj. | Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient |
| cool | v. | A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness |
| costume | n. | A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people |
| cottage | n. | A small house |
| count | n. | The act of counting or tallying a quantity |
| countryside | n. | A rural area, or the rural part of a larger area |
| cover | n. | A lid |
| covered | adj. | To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect |
| cultural | adj. | Pertaining to culture |
| currently | adv. | At this moment, at present, now |
| cut | n. | The act of cutting |
| daily | adv. | Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day |
| decorate | v. | To furnish with decorations |
| deep | adv. | (with “the”) The deep part of a lake, sea, etc |
| define | v. | A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs |
| definite | adj. | (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity |
| departure | n. | The act of departing or something that has departed |
| despite | prep. | Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred |
| development | n. | The process of developing; growth, directed change |
| diagram | n. | A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole |
| diamond | n. | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron |
| difficulty | n. | The state of being difficult, or hard to do |
| direct | adv./v. | To manage, control, steer |
| dirt | n. | Soil or earth |
| disadvantage | n. | A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con |