Intermediate – Word List

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Word class abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) =
verb, (adv) = adverb, (adj) = adjective and (phr v) = phrasal verb.
WORDLIST
Unit 1 COLOUR love (n)
Page 9 luck (n)
attend (v) mourn (v)
contrast (n) option (n)
gorgeous (adj) passion (n)
outfit (n) prosperity (n)
pale (adj) sadness (n)
peace (n) scout (n)
peaceful (adj) wisdom (n)
prayer (n) Pages 14–15
scarf (n) anthropologist (n)
shade (n) beak (n)
symbolise (v) biologist (n)
wear (v) chance (n)
Pages 10–11 contestant (n)
badge (n) demonstrate (v)
decoration (n) dominance (n)
express (v) dominant (adj)
eye-catching (adj) effect (n)
face-paint (n) fitness (n)
hue (n) freestyle (adj)
individuality (n) implication (n)
label (n) indicator (n)
message (n) mentor (n)
packaging (n) opponent (n)
pattern (n) primate (n)
schoolboy (n) primatologist (n)
select (v) regulation (n)
shelf (n) scared (adj)
sophistication (n) significant (adj)
uniform (n) statistically (adv)
Pages 12–13 sufficient (adj)
anger (n) tip (v)
associate (v) unintentional (adj)
cold (adj) wrestling (n)
courage (n) Pages 16–17
death (n) agency (n)
funeral (n) appropriately (adv)
happiness (n) chain (n)
jersey (n) consultant (n)
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courteous (adj) fusion (n)
impression (n) impact (n)
interior (n) lead (n)
introduce (v) melancholy (adj)
networking (n) melodic (adj)
patient (n) origin (n)
pleasure (n) powerful (adj)
positive (adj) tuneless (adj)
professionalism (n) Pages 24–25
punctual (adj) choreographer (n)
redecorate (v) exhausted (adj)
reduce (v) horizon (n)
supplier (n) sorrow (n)
therapy (n) Pages 26–27
workplace (n) accelerate (v)
Page 19 acceptable (adj)
blanket (n) access (n)
cloth (n) addition (n)
cooperative (n) citizen (n)
poncho (n) complicate (v)
self-sufficient (adj) compose (v)
shawl (n) conservative (adj)
textile (n) diversity (n)
thread (n) dynamic (adj)
weave (v) educator (n)
weaver (v) eve (n)
wool (n) extent (n)
yarn (n) fanatic (n)
globalisation (n)
Unit 2 PERFORMANCE isolated (adj)
Page 21 performance (n)
absolutely (adv) politics (n)
amateur (n) resilient (adj)
brilliant (adj) resourceful (adj)
choir (n) serve (v)
curtain (n) transformation (n)
director (n) unpredictable (adj)
explosion (n) value (n)
marvellous (adj) Pages 28–29
musician (n) achieve (v)
standard (n) affect (v)
Pages 22–23 appeal (v)
adore (v) critic (n)
catchy (adj) depressing (adj)
collaboration (n) disappointing (adj)
dazzling (adj) embarrassing (adj)
energetic (adj) entertaining (adj)
example (n) enthusiastic (adj)
expert (n) hilarious (adj)
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host (n) raft (n)
naturally (adv) rapids (n)
production (n) reservoir (n)
terrific (adj) row (v)
thrilling (adj) snorkel (v)
vibrant (adj) soak (v)
Page 31 surf (v)
beat (n) system (n)
boundary (n) water-ski (n)
bring together (v) windsurf (n)
bunch (n) Pages 36–37
drain (v) appropriate (adj)
drum (n) bow (n)
drum (v) dignity (n)
drummer (n) freak show (n)
drumstick (n) maiden (adj)
enemy (n) memorial (n)
essence (n) mission (n)
fear (v) passenger (n)
mutual (adj) salvage (n)
pain (n) steamship (n)
pioneer (n) submarine (n)
spread (v) treat (v)
style (n) voyage (n)
tired (adj) wreck (n)
unity (n) Pages 38–39
attempt (n)
Unit 3 WATER boxer (n)
Page 33 bravado (n)
agriculture (n) chaotic (adj)
developing (adj) cove (n)
figure (n) fault (n)
fresh (adj) fin (n)
litre (n) gang (n)
running (adv) grateful (adj)
sink (n) guts (n)
statistic (n) mouthful (n)
tune in (phr v) regulate (v)
waterhole (n) respect (n)
well (n) scramble (v)
Pages 34–35 soup (n)
concentrate (v) swallow (v)
dive (v) transform (v)
explore (v) transparent (adj)
jet-ski (v) turquoise (adj)
kayak (n) vicious (adj)
labyrinth (n) Pages 40–41
marina (n) bay (n)
paddle (v) cage (n)
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cargo (n) plot (n)
entertain (v) predict (v)
gear (n) rumour (n)
grab (v) technician (n)
lid (n) Pages 48–49
panic (v) crisis (n)
pour (v) discuss (v)
tank (n) graduate (v)
teacup (n) literature (n)
unbelievable (adj) nurse (n)
unexpectedly (adv) redundant (adj)
Page 43 resit (v)
advocate (n) train (v)
dam (n) Pages 50–51
earthen (adj) construction (n)
gallon (n) courageous (adj)
industrial waste (n) enchant (v)
irrigate (v) expectation (n)
lifeless (adj) industrial (adj)
pit (n) labourer (n)
porous (adj) literacy rate (n)
prosperous (adj) machinist (n)
relief (n) materialistic (adj)
replace (v) migrant (n)
rise (v) migrate (v)
riverbed (n) motivate (v)
shortage (n) reputation (n)
small-scale (adj) rural (adj)
smog (n) spring up (phr v)
source (n) stock (v)
store (v) wage (n)
supply (n) Pages 52–53
tanker (n) conscientious (adj)
deadline (n)
Unit 4 OPPORTUNITIES essay (n)
Page 45 hard-working (adj)
brave (adj) methodical (adj)
demanding (adj) motivated (adj)
glamorous (adj) part-time (adj)
responsible (adj) pressure (n)
rewarding (adj) self-confident (adj)
satisfying (adj) Page 55
secure (adj) attain (v)
Pages 46–47 be aware of (v)
cheerful (adj) be caught up in (v)
driven (adj) carry on (v)
entrepreneur (n) conduct (n)
extend (v) convince (v)
giggle (v) disciple (n)
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dutiful (adj) inspire (v)
dynasty (n) instructor (n)
ethical (adj) nightlife (n)
fundamental (adj) promote (v)
govern (v) sky-diving (n)
harmony (n) surroundings (n)
in decline (adv) tropical (adj)
moral (adj) twist (v)
move up (v) unspoilt (adj)
numerous (adj) Pages 62–63
perseverance (n) boom (n)
philosopher (n) curious (adj)
principle (n) damaging (adj)
prosper (v) decline (n)
respectful (adj) downside (n)
restore (v) dump (v)
root (n) experiment (v)
ruler (n) habitat (n)
seek (v) harmful (adj)
share (v) long-haul (n)
virtue (n) low-cost (adj)
warlord (n) phenomenon (n)
wealth (n) unbroken (adj)
upwards (adv)
Unit 5 TRAVEL vital (adj)
Page 57 Pages 64–65
carry (v) allowance (n)
delay (n) arrange (v)
essential (n) baggage (n)
luggage (n) boarding card (n)
pointless (adj) customs (n)
project (n) delay (n)
Pages 58–59 disease (n)
dense (adj) glorious (adj)
exploit (v) hire (n)
footwear (n) infectious (adj)
penknife (n) poison (n)
remove (v) spray (v)
survey (v) travel sick (n)
threaten (v) Page 67
trek (n) aim (n)
untouched (adj) challenge (n)
Pages 60–61 desperate (adj)
bump (v) document (v)
crowded (adj) gem (n)
destination (n) logging (n)
exotic (adj) overwhelmed (adj)
flock (v) record (n)
holidaymaker (n) stepping stone (n)
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 Pages 74–75
adequate (adj)
Unit 6 WELLBEING alert (adj)
Page 69 alter (v)
combination (n) blood pressure (n)
fat (n) consumption (n)
healthy (adj) conventional (adj)
nutritional (adj) counteract (v)
nutritious (adj) daylight (n)
scale (n) dual (adj)
scheme (n) fatigue (n)
Pages 70–71 fuel (v)
authentic (adj) override (v)
boil (v) psychoactive (adj)
boycott (v) reaction (n)
connoisseur (n) relieve (v)
criteria (n) schedule (n)
crust (n) solemn (adj)
elite (adj) symptom (n)
ferment (v) traces (n)
generic (adj) warning (n)
(be) granted (v) widespread (adj)
guarantee (n) Pages 76–77
motion (n) bland (adj)
pedigree (n) dish (n)
peel (v) fry (v)
raw (adj) order (n)
rival (n) savoury (adj)
smell (n) spicy (adj)
spiral (v) Page 79
status (n) concern (v)
strict (adj) control (n)
taste (n) cute (adj)
virgin (adj) cyanide (n)
warn (v) delicious (adj)
Pages 72–73 diner (n)
attitude (n) fool (v)
chew (v) gill (n)
craving (n) licence (n)
drop (v) major (adj)
imaginary (adj) paralyse (v)
mental (adj) poison (v)
obesity (n) preparation (n)
overweight (adj) puffer fish (n)
rate (n) regulations (n)
ridiculous (adj) respirator (n)
self-belief (n) sake (n)
strategy (n) toxin (n)
willpower (n) wear off (v)
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wisely (adv) dreamy (adj)
firewood (n)
Unit 7 LIVING SPACE fountain (n)
Page 81 graceful (adj)
cramped (adj) ignore (v)
flatmate (n) improvise (v)
housework (n) maid (n)
noisy (adj) manner (n)
Pages 82–83 oppose (v)
architect (n) persuade (v)
attic (n) profit (n)
balcony (n) reforestation (n)
basement (n) reincarnation (n)
block (n) rhyme (n)
central heating (n) roadside (n)
chimney (n) rule (v)
cool (n) troubadour (n)
dirty (adj) twinkle (v)
double glazing (n) Pages 88–89
elements (n) anonymous (adj)
fireplace (n) charm (n)
full-time (adj) dwell (v)
function (n) lift (n)
garden (n) nightmare (n)
glare (v) perfect (adj)
permanent (adj) picturesque (adj)
rent (v) privacy (n)
repair (n) unfriendly (adj)
shelter (n) Page 91
spare time (n) bind (v)
stilt (n) fairness (n)
terrace (n) fit into (v)
veranda (n) grow up (v)
Pages 84–85 immigrant (n)
built-up (adj) integrate (v)
diverse (adj) involvement (n)
dominate (v) jumping (adj)
financial (adj) mural (n)
marsh (n) parish (n)
pristine (adj) perform (v)
resident (n) raise (v)
run-down (n) reflect (v)
skyscraper (n)
symbolic (adj) Unit 8 WEIRD NEWS
troop (n) Page 93
Pages 86–87 coincidence (n)
ancestral (adj) digital (adj)
bench (n) flock (n)
descendant (n) genuine (adj)
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trick (n) fragment (n)
weird (adj) genetic (adj)
Pages 94–95 genome (n)
ability (n) indicate (v)
ant (n) investigate (v)
beetle (n) longstanding (adj)
butterfly (n) mystery (n)
collide (v) navigator (n)
dissolve (v) partial (adj)
insect (n) profile (n)
instinctive (adj) saliva (n)
logical (adj) sample (n)
man-made (adj) solo (adj)
navigation (n) subsequently (adv)
neon (adj) theory (n)
nitrogen (n) uninhabit (adj)
particle (n) verify (v)
predator (n) Pages 100–101
pretend (v) accidentally (adv)
project (v) apparently (adv)
recognise (v) detect (v)
religious (adj) fibre-optic (n)
shiny (adj) forge (v)
significance (n) suppose (v)
speculate (v) suspicion (n)
spike (n) temporarily (adv)
stem (n) trap (v)
unfortunate (adj) twiddle (v)
vivid (adj) unfortunately (adv)
Pages 96–97 Page 103
astonishing (adj) adaptable (adj)
astronomical (adj) bother (v)
belief (n) canopy (n)
ceremonial (adj) costly (adj)
emerge (v) entomologist (n)
geometric (adj) force out (v)
mysterious (adj) hive (n)
prehistoric (adj) interact (v)
puzzle (v) invade (v)
suddenly (adv) ironic (adj)
Pages 98–99 outlandish (adj)
assumption (n) pollinate (v)
aviation (n) preserve (n)
contact (n) proceed (v)
correspondence (n) repeatedly (adv)
discriminate (v) reproduce (v)
equator (n) sting (v)
examine (v) suck (v)
fate (n) swarm (n)
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take over (v) blossom (n)
vast (adj) bustling (adj)
violate (v) chat (v)
chest (n)
Unit 9 TRADE corner (n)
Page 105 date (n)
anniversary (n) deal (n)
earring (n) decorative (adj)
gadget (n) dye (n)
jewellery (n) fabric (n)
shopping (n) fig (n)
Pages 106–107 lethal (adj)
banking (n) merchant (n)
bill (n) mint (n)
credit (n) negotiate (v)
expand (v) ornate (adj)
fare (n) pronounce (v)
fortune (n) scent (n)
innovation (n) stroll (v)
interactive (adj) sword (n)
manage (v) tear (n)
menu (n) treasure (n)
mortgage (n) tutorial (n)
saving (n) vendor (n)
transfer (v) workshop (n)
upgrade (n) Pages 112–113
Pages 108–109 delicate (adj)
auction (n) delivery (n)
charity (n) exchange (v)
clog (n) floral (adj)
craft (n) gift-wrap (n)
donate (v) mark (n)
feature (v) pile (n)
grip (n) reference (n)
map (n) return (v)
mine (v) rug (n)
mineral (n) rustic (adj)
nominate (v) sale (n)
original (adj) sofa (n)
pesticide (n) till (n)
specification (n) Page 115
sustainable (adj) bargain (v)
translate (v) cheat (v)
tyre (n) craftsman (n)
view (v) haggle (v)
Pages 110–111 intention (n)
alley (n) pressure (v)
bargain (n) shopper (n)
blink (v) watch out (v)
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 flee (v)
hostile (adj)
Unit 10 NO LIMITS! infest (v)
Page 117 rebel (n)
backpack (n) refugee camp (n)
dune (n) shoot (v)
key (adj) short-term (adj)
limit (n) soak (v)
Pages 118–119 struggle (v)
amputate (v) suffer (v)
bionic (adj) surgery (n)
biotechnology (n) territory (n)
blind (adj) threat (n)
burn (v) tough (adj)
confident (adj) tundra (n)
deaf (adj) Pages 124–125
documentary (n) antihistamine (n)
fact (n) bleed (v)
fiction (n) blood (n)
futuristic (adj) cream (n)
kidney (n) cut (n)
limb (n) deep (adj)
organ (n) itchy (adj)
regeneration (n) paradise (n)
specialise (v) plaster (n)
transplant (n) sprain (n)
treatment (n) stitch (n)
Pages 120–121 swollen (adj)
algae (n) trip (v)
dome (n) tube (n)
emit (v) wasp (n)
expansion (n) Page 127
frozen (adj) adapt (v)
horrify (v) altitude (n)
limitless (adj) attribute (v)
microbe (n) biological (adj)
mirror (n) breath (n)
modify (v) breathe (v)
module (n) cause (v)
revolution (n) complex (adj)
rocky (adj) enable (v)
rotation (n) evolution (n)
soil (n) haemoglobin (n)
Pages 122–123 hypoxia (n)
barefoot (adj) intense (adj)
board (v) lungs (n)
by-product (n) needle (n)
crack (n) obtain (v)
epilepsy (n) proof (n)
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prospect (n) Page 139
rapidly (adv) draw out (v)
Unit 11 CONNECTIONS fabulous (adj)
Page 129 goal (n)
analysis (n) hardship (v)
bookmark (v) internally (adv)
celebrity (n) overcome (v)
column (n) relate to (v)
direct (adv) remark (v)
follow (v) remote (adj)
gossip (n) remove (adj)
headline (n) scary (adj)
interview (n) struggle (n)
misquote (v) support (n)
regularly (adv) undertake (v)
section (n) unparalleled (adj)
stereotype (n)
topic (n) Unit 12 EXPERTS
Pages 130–131 Page 141
coincide (v) clever (adj)
contractor (n) fishing (n)
footage (n) tight (adj)
hit (n) Pages 142–143
provoke (v) camp (n)
unseen (adj) deserted (adj)
viral (n) dried (adj)
Pages 132–133 eye-opener (n)
broadband (adj) flatten (v)
ebook (n) hammock (n)
eclipse (n) inadequate (adj)
employee (n) inappropriate (adj)
telescope (n) machete (n)
texting (n) mosquito (n)
tweet (v) mummy (n)
wifi (n) silence (n)
Pages 134–135 tracker (n)
connect (v) trumpet (v)
crucial (adj) tusk (n)
entire (adj) Pages 144–145
multiple (adj) canvas (n)
petition (n) failure (n)
signature (n) foolish (adj)
tragedy (n) frostbite (n)
Pages 136–137 haul (v)
agenda (n) insulation (n)
associate (n) lavish (adj)
concern (v) scurvy (n)
tone (n) starvation (n)
visible (adj) Pages 146–147
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action (n)
archery (n)
armour (n) Pages 148–149
blame (v) apologise (v)
chivalrous (adj) clumsy (adj)
code (n) expression (n)
combat (n) key (adj)
conscript (n) slip (v)
defeat (v) slippery (adj)
elite (n) unreliable (adj)
gladiator (n) Page 151
honour (n) aquarium (n)
imperial (adj) camouflage (v)
intellectual (n) crab (n)
knight (n) dismiss (v)
legacy (n) extraordinary (adj)
loyalty (n) fearless (adj)
manual (n) fierce (adj)
martial art (n) humble (adj)
meditation (n) pack (n)
playwright (n) school (n)
realistic (adj) spine (n)
ritualised (adj) sucker (n)
romanticise (v) welfare (n)
savage (adj)

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