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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary
| Word | IPA | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ | n. | Animals and plants that grow independently of people | The forest is home to a lot of wildlife. | |
| Wind | /wɪnd/ | n. | Moving air | Strong wind. | |
| Window | /ˈwɪndoʊ/ | n. | Area on screen | Open a new window. | |
| windscreen | /ˈwɪndˌskriːn/ | n. | the front glass of a car | The windscreen was covered in rain. | |
| Winner | /ˈwɪn.ər/ | n. | Someone who wins a game or competition or election | The winner of the race gets a trophy. | |
| Winter | /ˈwɪntər/ | n. | Cold season | Cold winter. | |
| Wireless | /ˈwaɪərləs/ | adj. | Without wires | Use a wireless mouse. | |
| Wireless | /ˈwaɪərləs/ | adj. | Using a system of radio signals rather than wires | The hotel has a free wireless internet connection. | |
| witness | /ˈwɪtnəs/ | n. | a person who sees a crime or accident | A witness saw the car hit the wall. | |
| Wood | /wʊd/ | n. | Area of trees | Lost in the wood. | |
| workout | /ˈwɝːk.aʊt/ | n. | a period of exercise | I do a workout at the gym after work. | |
| Workplace | /ˈwɜrkˌpleɪs/ | n. | A building or room where people perform their jobs | Safety in the workplace is very important. | |
| worksheet | /ˈwɝːkʃiːt/ | n. | a paper with school questions or tasks | The teacher gave us a worksheet. | |
| World | /wɜrld/ | n. | The earth and all life | Travel the world. | |
| yeah | /jæ/ | interj. | yes | Yeah, I can help you with that. | |
| yell | /jɛl/ | v. | to shout loudly | There is no need to yell during a simple discussion. | |
| Yield | /jiːld/ | v. | To supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information | The experiment yielded interesting results. | |
| yoga | /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ | n. | a type of exercise that uses slow movements and breathing | She does yoga every morning. | |
| you know | /juː noʊ/ | phrase | used when speaking casually or to check that someone understands | It was, you know, a very busy day. | |
| Youth | /juːθ/ | n. | The period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young | She spent her youth traveling the world. | |
| youthful | /ˈjuːθfəl/ | adj. | having the qualities of a young person | Her voice still sounded youthful and bright. | |
| Zero | /ˈziː.roʊ/ | n. | The number 0 or the lack of any amount | The temperature dropped below zero last night. | |
| Zone | /zoʊn/ | n. | An area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for different purposes | This is a no-parking zone. |
