B1 Extras (7)
Additional B1 vocabulary part 7
Overview
25 B1-level words for additional b1 vocabulary part 7.
Words
forever /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/
adverb — B1
Meaning: An extremely long time.
Example:
- I haven’t seen him in forever!
- Forever, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: forever important, forever different, most forever
frighten /ˈfɹaɪtn̩/
verb — B1
Meaning: To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Example:
- Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.
- They frightened last week.
Collocations: frighten something, frighten that, try to frighten
Word family: frighten (đt.) → frightened (tt.) → frightening (tt.)
frightened /ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/
adjective — B1
Meaning: To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Example:
- Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.
- It’s a frightened situation.
Collocations: very frightened, quite frightened, extremely frightened
Word family: frighten (đt.) → frightened (tt.) → frightening (tt.)
frightening /ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/
adjective — B1
Meaning: To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Example:
- Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.
- Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.
Collocations: very frightening, quite frightening, extremely frightening
Word family: frighten (đt.) → frightened (tt.) → frightening (tt.)
frozen /ˈfɹəʊzən/
adjective — B1
Meaning: Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
Example:
- The lake froze solid.
- The mammoth has been frozen for ten thousand years.
Collocations: very frozen, quite frozen, extremely frozen
fur /fɜː(ɹ)/
noun — B1
Meaning: The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
Example:
- The fur is very important.
- She talked about the fur.
Collocations: the fur, a fur of, fur is important
further /fɜː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/
adverb — B1
Meaning: To help forward; to assist.
Example:
- She spoke further.
- He was standing at the further end of the corridor.
Collocations: further important, further different, most further
garage /ɡəˈɹɑː(d)ʒ/
noun — B1
Meaning: A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
Example:
- The garage is very important.
- We garaged the convertible during the monsoon months.
Collocations: the garage, a garage of, garage is important
generally /d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/
adverb — B1
Meaning: Popularly or widely.
Example:
- It is generally known that the Earth is round.
- Generally, we need to reconsider.
Collocations: generally important, generally different, most generally
Word family: general (tt.) → generally (trt.) → generalize (đt.)
gentleman /ˈdʒɛn.təl.mən/
noun — B1
Meaning: A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
Example:
- Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself.
- She talked about the gentleman.
Collocations: the gentleman, a gentleman of, gentleman is important
Word family: gentle (tt.) → gently (trt.) → gentleman (dt.)
ghost /ɡəʊst/
noun — B1
Meaning: The spirit; the soul of man.
Example:
- The ghost is very important.
- She talked about the ghost.
Collocations: the ghost, a ghost of, ghost is important
giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/
adjective, noun — B1
Meaning: A mythical human of very great size.
Example:
- The result was very giant.
- It’s a giant situation.
Collocations: very giant, quite giant, extremely giant
glad /ɡlæd/
adjective — B1
Meaning: To make glad
Example:
- The result was very glad.
- I’m glad the rain has finally stopped.
Collocations: very glad, quite glad, extremely glad
glove /ɡlʌv/
noun — B1
Meaning: An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
Example:
- I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.
- He gloved the line drive for the third out.
Collocations: the glove, a glove of, glove is important
go /ɡəʉ/
noun — B1
Meaning: The act of going.
Example:
- The go is very important.
- She talked about the go.
Collocations: the go, a go of, go is important
grade /ɡɹeɪd/
noun — B1
Meaning: A rating.
Example:
- I gave him a good grade for effort.
- She talked about the grade.
Collocations: the grade, a grade of, grade is important
graduate
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
Example:
- If the government wants graduates to stay in the country they should offer more incentives.
- The man graduated in 1967.
Collocations: the graduate, a graduate of, graduate is important
growth /ɡɹəʊθ/
noun — B1
Meaning: An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
Example:
- Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
- She talked about the growth.
Collocations: the growth, a growth of, growth is important
Word family: grow (đt.) → growth (dt.) → grown-up (dt.)
guard /ɡɑːd/
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
Example:
- The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.
- She talked about the guard.
Collocations: the guard, a guard of, guard is important
hand /hænd/
verb — B1
Meaning: The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
Example:
- Her hands are really strong.
- He handed them the letter. She handed responsibility over to her deputy.
Collocations: hand something, hand that, try to hand
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/
noun — B1
Meaning: The emotion of being happy; joy.
Example:
- The happiness is very important.
- She talked about the happiness.
Collocations: the happiness, a happiness of, happiness is important
Word family: happy (tt.) → happiness (dt.) → happily (trt.) → unhappy (tt.)
hardly /ˈhɑːdli/
adverb — B1
Meaning: (manner) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.
Example:
- She spoke hardly.
- I think the Beatles are a really overrated band. ― Hardly!
Collocations: hardly important, hardly different, most hardly
hate /heɪt/
noun — B1
Meaning: An object of hatred.
Example:
- One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
- She talked about the hate.
Collocations: the hate, a hate of, hate is important
head /hɛd/
verb — B1
Meaning: The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
Example:
- Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.
- Who heads the board of trustees?
Collocations: head something, head that, try to head
Word family: head (dt./đt.) → headline (dt.) → heading (dt.)
heating /ˈhiːtɪŋ/
noun — B1
Meaning: To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with “up”).
Example:
- I’ll heat up the water.
- She talked about the heating.
Collocations: the heating, a heating of, heating is important
Quick Review
| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| forever | adv. | An extremely long time |
| frighten | v. | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright |
| frightened | adj. | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright |
| frightening | adj. | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright |
| frozen | adj. | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature |
| fur | n. | The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick |
| further | adv. | To help forward; to assist |
| garage | n. | A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items |
| generally | adv. | Popularly or widely |
| gentleman | n. | A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight |
| ghost | n. | The spirit; the soul of man |
| giant | adj./n. | A mythical human of very great size |
| glad | adj. | To make glad |
| glove | n. | An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers |
| go | n. | The act of going |
| grade | n. | A rating |
| graduate | n./v. | A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution |
| growth | n. | An increase in size, number, value, or strength |
| guard | n./v. | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something |
| hand | v. | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| happiness | n. | The emotion of being happy; joy |
| hardly | adv. | (manner) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion |
| hate | n. | An object of hatred |
| head | v. | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs |
| heating | n. | To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with “up”) |