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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary
| Word | IPA | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | /ˈmiːdiə/ | n. | The internet, newspapers, magazines, television, etc., considered as a group | The event was widely covered by the media. | |
| Media | /ˈmiːdiə/ | n. | Digital content | Share media with friends. | |
| Medical | /ˈmɛdɪkəl/ | adj. | Related to the treatment of illness and injuries | He requires urgent medical attention. | |
| medication | /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃən/ | n. | medicine used to treat illness | He takes medication every morning. | |
| Medicine | /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/ | n. | Treatment for illness or injury, or the study of this | She is studying medicine at university. | |
| Medicine | /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/ | n. | Drug for illness | Take your medicine. | |
| Medicine | /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/ | n. | A substance used for treating illness | Did you take your medicine this morning? | |
| Medium | /ˈmiːdiəm/ | n. | Being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, degree, or value | I would like a medium-sized coffee, please. | |
| Megabyte | /ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/ | n. | Million bytes | A ten megabyte file. | |
| Melt | /mɛlt/ | v. | Turn to liquid | Ice will melt. | |
| Membership | /ˈmɛmbərʃɪp/ | n. | The state of belonging to an organization | I decided to cancel my gym membership. | |
| memorize | /ˈmɛməˌraɪz/ | v. | to learn by heart | We need to memorize these words. | |
| Memory | /ˈmɛməri/ | n. | Data storage capacity | The computer needs more memory. | |
| mend | /mɛnd/ | v. | to fix something that is broken | Can you mend my bike? | |
| Mental | /ˈmɛntəl/ | adj. | Relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking | He suffered from mental health problems. | |
| Mention | /ˈmɛnʃən/ | v. | To speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words | Did he mention when he would arrive? | |
| Mentor | /ˈmɛn.tɔr/ | n. | An experienced advisor | My mentor helped me with my career. | |
| Menu | /ˈmɛnju/ | n. | A list of the food that you can eat in a restaurant | Can I see the menu, please? | |
| Menu | /ˈmɛnjuː/ | n. | List of options | Open the menu. | |
| Menu | /ˈmɛnju/ | n. | A list of options | Select from the main menu. | |
| Menu | /ˈmɛnju/ | n. | A list of the food that you can eat in a restaurant | Could we see the menu please? | |
| mess | /mɛs/ | n. | a dirty or untidy place | The kitchen was a mess after dinner. | |
| Message | /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ | n. | A short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to them directly | I left a message on his voicemail. | |
| Message | /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ | n. | A digital communication | Send a text message. | |
| messy | /ˈmɛsi/ | adj. | untidy or dirty | His room is always messy. |
