German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
1,203 B2 words in “Society & Abstract”.
Work in progress. The B2 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
All topicsSociety & Abstract 1203Work & Education 285Feelings & Character 274Communication & Media 198Everyday Actions 157Nature & Weather 144Body & Health 129Money & Shopping 92Leisure & Sport 85Travel & Transport 54Family & People 52City & Places 48Home & Household 47Food & Drink 29Time & Dates 24Clothing 23
1,203 B2 words in “Society & Abstract”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| umbringen | to murder |
| das Umfeld | surroundings / sphere |
| die Umkehrung | a reversal |
| der Umschlag | envelope / cover / jacket / wrapper |
| der Umschwung | a reversal / drastic change / about face |
| umstritten | controversial / disputed |
| der Unabhängigkeitskrieg | War of Independence |
| unbewiesen | unproved / unverified |
| undurchsichtig | opaque |
| unerreichbar | unattainable / unobtainable |
| der Ungehorsam | disobedience |
| die Ungleichheit | inequality |
| unkenntlich | unrecognizable / undecipherable |
| unmenge | vast amount |
| unscharf | blurred / fuzzy / out of focus |
| unschätzbar | invaluable / priceless |
| unschuldig | innocent |
| unser- | our |
| unter Dach und Fach | signed and sealed |
| unterdrücken | to oppress / suppress / quash / hold down |
| die Unterdrückung | oppression |
| unterordnen | to subordinate |
| untersagen | to prohibit / interdict (interdict = authoritative prohibition) |
| der Untertitel | subtitles |
| unterwerfen | to subdue / subjugate |
| unüberwindlich | insurmountable |
| unvergleichlich | incomparable / matchless |
| unverkennbar | unmistakable |
| unvermeidlich | unavoidable / inevitable |
| unvorstellbar | inconceivable / unimaginable / unthinkable |
| unvorteilhaft | unfavorable / disadvantageous |
| unwirksam | ineffective |
| die Unwissenheit | ignorance |
| unzählig | countless / innumerable |
| uraufgeführt | premiered (e.g., the opera premiered in 1850) |
| der Urknall | Big Bang |
| die Utopie | utopia |
| die Variation | variation |
| der Vater, -ä | father |
| die Verabschiedung | passing / adoption (of law) |
| die Veränderung | change / transformation |
| die Verarbeitung | processing / handling |
| verarmt | impoverished |
| verbindlich | binding / compulsory |
| der Verbleib | wherabouts / place to stay |
| das Verbrechen | crime / felony |
| die Verbrennung | burning / incineration / combustion |
| die Verbundenheit | connectedness |
| der Verbündeter | an ally |
| der Verdächtige | a suspect |
| verdrängen | to displace / oust / crowd out |
| die Verdrehung | twisting |
| verehren | to worship / adore / revere |
| die Vereinbarung | an agreement |
| die Vereinten Nationen | the UN |
| vereinzelt | occasional / isolated / scattered |
| das Verfahren | legal procedure/proceedings |
| der Verfasser | a writer / author (wenig benutzt) |
| die Verfassung | constitution |
| verformen | to deform |
| die Verfügbarkeit | availability |
| die Verfügung | decree / enactment / disposal |
| vergewaltigen | to rape / violate |
| die Vergewaltigung | rape |
| die Verhaftung | arrest |
| die Verhandlung | negotiation |
| verheerend | devastating / disastrous |
| die Verifikation | verification / confirmation by evidence |
| der Verkäufer, – | salesperson |
| das Verlangen | a desire / demand / longing |
| verlegen Verb | to move / transfer / misplace |
| die Verlegenheit | embarrassment / awkwardness |
| die Verlustquote | loss rate |
| vermeidbar | preventable / avoidable |
| die Verminderung | dimunition / abatement / reduction |
| die Vernachlässigung | neglect / dereliction |
| die Vernunft | reason / good sense |
| die Verpackung | packaging / wrapper / packing |
| die Verpflegung | catering / rations / provisions |
| die Verpflichtung | obligation / engagement / commitment |
| verpönt | frowned-upon |
| verschärfen | to tighten / exacerbate / toughen |
| die Verschiebung | shift / displacement / moving |
| verschollen | missing / lost without a trace / forgotten |
| die Verschwörung | conspiracy |
| der Verstoß | violation / breach / infringement |
| verstricken | to entangle / ensnare |
| die Verteilung | a distribution |
| die Vertragsverletzung | breach of contract |
| verüben | to commit / perpetrate |
| verurteilen | to sentence / to condemn |
| die Verurteilung | conviction/sentencing |
| der Verwandte, -n | relative |
| die Verwirklichung | realization / fulfillment |
| verwoben | interwoven |
| die Verzweigung | branching / ramification |
| das Veto | veto |
| der Vetter | cousin |
| das Vieh | cattle / livestock |
| die Vielfalt | diversity |
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machine · engine · device
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