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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary
| Word | IPA | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calm | /kɑm/ | adj. | Peaceful and quiet | The sea is very calm today. | |
| Campaign | /kæmˈpeɪn/ | n. | A planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim | They started a campaign to save the environment. | |
| Campus | /ˈkæmpəs/ | n. | The grounds of a university | I live on campus. | |
| Canal | /kəˈnæl/ | n. | An artificial waterway | The boat sailed down the canal. | |
| Cancel | /ˈkænsl/ | v. | To decide that an organized event will not happen | They had to cancel the flight. | |
| cancelation | /ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən/ | n. | the act of stopping something planned | The flight cancelation upset many passengers. | |
| Cancer | /ˈkænsər/ | n. | A serious disease | Smoking can cause lung cancer. | |
| Candidate | /ˈkændɪˌdeɪt/ | n. | A person who is competing to get a job or elected position | There are three candidates for the job. | |
| candle | ˈkændəl | n. | a stick of wax with a wick that gives light when lit | We lit a candle during the power cut. | |
| canteen | kænˈtin | n. | a place where people can buy and eat food, often at work or school | I had lunch in the school canteen. | |
| Canyon | /ˈkænjən/ | n. | Deep valley | The Grand Canyon. | |
| Captain | /ˈkæptɪn/ | n. | The leader of a sports team or ship | She is the captain of the football team. | |
| Capture | /ˈkæpʧər/ | v. | To take someone as a prisoner | The police captured the thief. | |
| Carbon | /ˈkɑːrbən/ | n. | Chemical element | Carbon footprint. | |
| cardboard | ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd | n. | thick stiff paper used for boxes and packaging | The books were packed in a cardboard box. | |
| Care | /kɛr/ | v. | To feel interested in something or worried about it | I don't care what they think. | |
| care about | /ˈker əˌbaʊt/ | phr. v. | to feel that someone or something is important | I care about my family. | |
| carefulness | /ˈkerfəlnəs/ | n. | the quality of being very careful | Her carefulness prevented a serious mistake. | |
| Careless | /ˈkɛrˌlɛs/ | adj. | Not taking or showing enough care and attention | It was careless of him to leave the door open. | |
| Carrier | /ˈkæriər/ | n. | A company that transports goods or people | The national carrier is reliable. | |
| carry on | ˈkæri ɑn | phr. v. | to continue doing something | Please carry on with your work. | |
| carry out | ˈkæri aʊt | phr. v. | to do a task, plan, or order | The team carried out the experiment carefully. | |
| cash machine | ˈkæʃ məˌʃin | n. | a machine where you can get money from your bank account | I took out some money from the cash machine. | |
| cashpoint | ˈkæʃpɔɪnt | n. | a machine where you can get money from your bank account | There is a cashpoint near the station. | |
| Cast | /kæst/ | v. | To choose actors to play particular parts in a play or film | He was cast as the main character. |
