German B2 Society & Abstract Vocabulary

This is the complete German Society & Abstract vocabulary at B2 level — 1203 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.

All B2 words Work & Education 285 Feelings & Character 274 Communication & Media 198 Everyday Actions 157 Nature & Weather 144 Body & Health 129 Money & Shopping 92 Leisure & Sport 85 Travel & Transport 54 Family & People 52

1203 B2 · Society & Abstract words

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German word	English meaning	Topic & example
umbringen	to murder	Society & Abstract
das Umfeld	surroundings / sphere	Society & Abstract
die Umkehrung	a reversal	Society & Abstract
der Umschlag	envelope / cover / jacket / wrapper	Society & Abstract
der Umschwung	a reversal / drastic change / about face	Society & Abstract
umstritten	controversial / disputed	Society & Abstract
der Unabhängigkeitskrieg	War of Independence	Society & Abstract
unbewiesen	unproved / unverified	Society & Abstract
undurchsichtig	opaque	Society & Abstract
unerreichbar	unattainable / unobtainable	Society & Abstract
der Ungehorsam	disobedience	Society & Abstract
die Ungleichheit	inequality	Society & Abstract
unkenntlich	unrecognizable / undecipherable	Society & Abstract
unmenge	vast amount	Society & Abstract
unscharf	blurred / fuzzy / out of focus	Society & Abstract
unschätzbar	invaluable / priceless	Society & Abstract
unschuldig	innocent	Society & Abstract
unser-	our	Society & Abstract
unter Dach und Fach	signed and sealed	Society & Abstract
unterdrücken	to oppress / suppress / quash / hold down	Society & Abstract
die Unterdrückung	oppression	Society & Abstract
unterordnen	to subordinate	Society & Abstract
untersagen	to prohibit / interdict (interdict = authoritative prohibition)	Society & Abstract
der Untertitel	subtitles	Society & Abstract
unterwerfen	to subdue / subjugate	Society & Abstract
unüberwindlich	insurmountable	Society & Abstract
unvergleichlich	incomparable / matchless	Society & Abstract
unverkennbar	unmistakable	Society & Abstract
unvermeidlich	unavoidable / inevitable	Society & Abstract
unvorstellbar	inconceivable / unimaginable / unthinkable	Society & Abstract
unvorteilhaft	unfavorable / disadvantageous	Society & Abstract
unwirksam	ineffective	Society & Abstract
die Unwissenheit	ignorance	Society & Abstract
unzählig	countless / innumerable	Society & Abstract
uraufgeführt	premiered (e.g., the opera premiered in 1850)	Society & Abstract
der Urknall	Big Bang	Society & Abstract
die Utopie	utopia	Society & Abstract
die Variation	variation	Society & Abstract
der Vater, -ä	father	Society & Abstract
die Verabschiedung	passing / adoption (of law)	Society & Abstract
die Veränderung	change / transformation	Society & Abstract
die Verarbeitung	processing / handling	Society & Abstract
verarmt	impoverished	Society & Abstract
verbindlich	binding / compulsory	Society & Abstract
der Verbleib	wherabouts / place to stay	Society & Abstract
das Verbrechen	crime / felony	Society & Abstract
die Verbrennung	burning / incineration / combustion	Society & Abstract
die Verbundenheit	connectedness	Society & Abstract
der Verbündeter	an ally	Society & Abstract
der Verdächtige	a suspect	Society & Abstract
verdrängen	to displace / oust / crowd out	Society & Abstract
die Verdrehung	twisting	Society & Abstract
verehren	to worship / adore / revere	Society & Abstract
die Vereinbarung	an agreement	Society & Abstract
die Vereinten Nationen	the UN	Society & Abstract
vereinzelt	occasional / isolated / scattered	Society & Abstract
das Verfahren	legal procedure/proceedings	Society & Abstract
der Verfasser	a writer / author (wenig benutzt)	Society & Abstract
die Verfassung	constitution	Society & Abstract
verformen	to deform	Society & Abstract
die Verfügbarkeit	availability	Society & Abstract
die Verfügung	decree / enactment / disposal	Society & Abstract
vergewaltigen	to rape / violate	Society & Abstract
die Vergewaltigung	rape	Society & Abstract
die Verhaftung	arrest	Society & Abstract
die Verhandlung	negotiation	Society & Abstract
verheerend	devastating / disastrous	Society & Abstract
die Verifikation	verification / confirmation by evidence	Society & Abstract
der Verkäufer, –	salesperson	Society & Abstract
das Verlangen	a desire / demand / longing	Society & Abstract
verlegen Verb	to move / transfer / misplace	Society & Abstract
die Verlegenheit	embarrassment / awkwardness	Society & Abstract
die Verlustquote	loss rate	Society & Abstract
vermeidbar	preventable / avoidable	Society & Abstract
die Verminderung	dimunition / abatement / reduction	Society & Abstract
die Vernachlässigung	neglect / dereliction	Society & Abstract
die Vernunft	reason / good sense	Society & Abstract
die Verpackung	packaging / wrapper / packing	Society & Abstract
die Verpflegung	catering / rations / provisions	Society & Abstract
die Verpflichtung	obligation / engagement / commitment	Society & Abstract
verpönt	frowned-upon	Society & Abstract
verschärfen	to tighten / exacerbate / toughen	Society & Abstract
die Verschiebung	shift / displacement / moving	Society & Abstract
verschollen	missing / lost without a trace / forgotten	Society & Abstract
die Verschwörung	conspiracy	Society & Abstract
der Verstoß	violation / breach / infringement	Society & Abstract
verstricken	to entangle / ensnare	Society & Abstract
die Verteilung	a distribution	Society & Abstract
die Vertragsverletzung	breach of contract	Society & Abstract
verüben	to commit / perpetrate	Society & Abstract
verurteilen	to sentence / to condemn	Society & Abstract
die Verurteilung	conviction/sentencing	Society & Abstract
der Verwandte, -n	relative	Society & Abstract
die Verwirklichung	realization / fulfillment	Society & Abstract
verwoben	interwoven	Society & Abstract
die Verzweigung	branching / ramification	Society & Abstract
das Veto	veto	Society & Abstract
der Vetter	cousin	Society & Abstract
das Vieh	cattle / livestock	Society & Abstract
die Vielfalt	diversity	Society & Abstract

Society & Abstract broken down by situation

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Law & Justice162 Religion & Belief106 Politics & Government83 Crime & Police76 War & Peace59 Philosophy & Ideas53 Art & Artists50 History & the Past47 Theatre & Performance36 Linking Words & Connectors36 Society & Social Classes34 Thinking & Knowledge34 Equality & Discrimination30 Quantity & Amount29 Change & Development26 Immigration & Integration22 Truth & Lies22 Military & Defence21 Colours21 Community & Volunteering20 Measurements & Units20 Problems & Solutions20 Memory & Forgetting20 Conflict & Cooperation20 Sustainability & the Environment20 Shapes & Forms19 Comparison & Difference19 Rules & Regulations19 Systems & Structures19 Maths & Numbers18 Decisions & Choices18 Possibility & Probability18 Elections & Voting17 Technology & Innovation17 Necessity & Obligation17 Power & Influence17 Economy & Economics16 Science & Research16 Growth & Decline16 Organisation & Planning16 Permission & Prohibition16 Importance & Priority16 Rights & Freedom15 Cause & Effect15 Risk & Safety14 Ethics & Morality13 Culture & Traditions13 Data & Statistics13 Charity & Donations12 Size & Dimensions12 Energy & Resources12 Common Adjectives12

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