B1 English Vocabulary List with Free PDF

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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary

Word	IPA	Type	Meaning	Example	Audio
Comment	/ˈkɑːmɛnt/	n.	Something that you say or write that expresses your opinion	She made a helpful comment about my work.
Commerce	/ˈkɑːmɜrs/	n.	The buying and selling of goods	E-commerce is growing.
Commercial	/kəˈmɜrʃəl/	adj.	Related to buying and selling things	The commercial district is very busy.
Commission	/kəˈmɪʃən/	n.	A payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold	He gets a 10% commission on everything he sells.
Commit	/kəˈmɪt/	v.	To do something illegal or something that is considered wrong	He committed a crime.
Committee	/kəˈmɪti/	n.	A small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it	The committee will meet tomorrow.
Communicate	/kəˈmjunɪˌkeɪt/	v.	To share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals	We communicate by email.
Community	/kəˈmjunɪti/	n.	The people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests	He is a respected member of the community.
Commute	/kəmˈjuːt/	v.	To travel to work daily	I commute by train.
Commuter	/kəmˈjuːtər/	n.	A person who travels to work	The train is full of commuters.
Companion	/kəmˈpænjən/	n.	A person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together	He was a good travelling companion.
Compare	/kəmˈpɛr/	v.	To examine or look for the difference between two or more things	Compare these two cars before you buy one.
Comparison	/kəmˈpɛrɪsən/	n.	The act of comparing two or more people or things	A comparison of the two products shows that one is better.
Compete	/kəmˈpit/	v.	To try to be more successful than someone or something else	They compete against each other in the race.
Competitive	/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/	adj.	Involving competition	The business environment is very competitive.
Competitor	/kəmˈpɛtɪtər/	n.	A person, team, or company that is competing against others	Their main competitor is a large multinational company.
Complain	/kəmˈpleɪn/	v.	To say that something is wrong or not satisfactory	He complained about the food in the restaurant.
Complaint	/kəmˈpleɪnt/	n.	A statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory	We received a complaint from a customer.
completely	kəmˈpliːtli	adv.	totally; with nothing left out	I completely forgot about the meeting.
Complex	/ˈkɒmplɛks/	adj.	Involving a lot of different but related parts	The instructions are too complex.
Complicate	/ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt/	v.	To make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand	Don't complicate things further.
complicated	ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪd	adj.	difficult to understand or deal with	The instructions were too complicated for me.
composition	ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən	n.	a piece of writing or music created by someone	She wrote a short composition for class.
Concentrate	/ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt/	v.	To direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem	I can't concentrate on my work with all this noise.
Concentration	/ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/	n.	The ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else	This puzzle requires a lot of concentration.