B2 Upper-intermediate vocabulary

A

• abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice, usually one considered unfair or outdated.
• accelerate verb To speed up, or to make something happen faster or sooner than expected.
• accommodate verb To provide enough space or facilities for someone, or to adjust so that someone's needs ar...
• accumulate verb To gather or collect gradually over time, often in growing amounts.
• acknowledge verb To admit that something is true, or to show that you have noticed someone or something.
• allocate verb To give a certain amount of something, such as money or time, to a particular purpose.
• ambiguous adjective Having more than one possible meaning, so it isn't clear which one is intended.
• ambitious adjective Having a strong desire to achieve success, power, or a difficult goal.
• amplify verb To increase the strength, volume, or effect of something.
• analyze verb To examine something carefully, breaking it into parts to understand it better.
• anomaly noun Something that deviates from what is normal or expected.

H

• hierarchy noun A system in which people or things are ranked one above another according to power, import...

I

• implication noun A possible effect or result of something, often one that isn't stated directly.
• impressed adjective Feeling admiration or respect for something or someone.

M

• malleable adjective Easily shaped or influenced.
• militarism noun A belief or policy that a country should maintain strong military capability and be ready...

P

• personnel noun The people employed by an organization, or the department that manages them.
• popularity noun The state of being liked or supported by many people.

R

• revenue noun Income generated by a business or received by a government, especially from taxes.

S

• stratospheric adjective Relating to the stratosphere, the layer of atmosphere above the one we live in, or, inform...