German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
198 B2 words in “Communication & Media”.
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.
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198 B2 words in “Communication & Media”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| kompromittieren | to compromise |
| die Konfrontation | confrontation |
| kreischend | screaming / jarring |
| kultig | iconic (wenig benutzt) |
| die Kunstkritik | art criticism |
| kursieren | to circulate / go round |
| der Kürzel | abbreviation |
| kurzgefasst | in short... |
| der Leitartikel | editorial / leading article |
| der Leserbrief | letter to the editor |
| das Manuskript | manuscript |
| das Medium | medium |
| der Moderator | presenter / host |
| das Motiv | motif / subject matter |
| munkeln | to be rumored |
| murren | to grumble / mutter |
| mutmaßen | to conjecture / surmise |
| mutmaßlich | presumed / conjectural |
| der Nachdruck | emphasis / reprint |
| die Nachrichtenagentur | news agency |
| die Nachrichtenflut | flood of news / information overload |
| nachvollziehen | to comprehend / retrace |
| näseln | to speak through your nose / twang |
| das Neue Testament | New Testament |
| der Nominativ | nominative case |
| die Ode | ode |
| offenbaren | to reveal / expose |
| die Parole | slogan / motto / password / parole |
| piepsig | squeaky |
| plädieren | to plead |
| die Plagiatsprüfung | plagiarism check |
| präzisieren | to state more precisely / specify |
| predigen | to preach |
| die Predigt | sermon |
| preisgeben | to divulge / leave to the mercy of / expose |
| die Pressefreiheit | freedom of the press |
| die Pressekonferenz | press conference |
| die Pressemitteilung | press release |
| der Pressesprecher | press spokesman / spokesperson |
| projizieren | to project |
| der Propagandist | propagandist / ideological advocate |
| quasseln | to blather / jabber / rattle on |
| die Quellenangabe | source attribution / citation |
| die Recherchequelle | research source |
| der Redakteur | editor |
| die Redewendung | phrase / idiom |
| die Reichweite | reach / audience |
| die Rubrik | section / column / rubric |
| die Rücksprache | consultation |
| der Rundfunk | broadcasting / radio |
| der Rundfunksender | radio transmitter |
| der Sarkasmus | sarcasm |
| scherzhaft | joking / jesting / playful |
| das Schlagwort | catchphrase / slogan |
| die Schlagzeile | headline |
| der Schmatz | smootch / smack |
| die Schnittstelle | interface |
| schwatzen | to chatter / gossip / babble |
| die Sensationslust | sensationalism / appetite for sensations |
| die Stellungnahme | statement / position |
| die Stichelei | a jibe / dig / wisecrack |
| stillschweigend | tacit / silently |
| die Strafpredigt | a reprimand / dressing-down / lecture |
| die Strophe | stanza / verse |
| der Suchtreffer | a search hit / result |
| die Täuschung | illusion / deception / deceit |
| die Textsorte | text type / genre |
| überliefern | to hand down / pass down |
| üblicherweise | usually / normally / generally |
| die Umschreibung | paraphrase / description |
| ungekürzt | unabridged |
| vage | vague |
| die Verallgemeinerung | a generalization |
| veranschaulichen | to illustrate / exemplify |
| vergleichsweise | comparatively |
| verharmlosen | to play down |
| verheimlichen | to keep secret / hide |
| das Verhör | interrogation/questioning |
| verhören | to interrogate / question / examine |
| verknüpfen | to link / associate / connect |
| verneinen | to answer in the negative / deny / negate |
| die Vernetzung | networking |
| veröffentlichen | to publish |
| die Veröffentlichung | publication |
| der Vers | verse/line of poetry |
| verschleiern | to disguise / veil |
| verschlüsseln | to encrypt |
| die Verschlüsselung | encryption |
| verteufeln | to demonize |
| die Verzerrung | bias / distortion |
| der Vorbehalt | a caveat / reservation |
| widerrufen | to retract |
| die Witzelei | a quip / wisecrack |
| womöglich | possibly |
| der Wortwechsel | an exchange of words |
| der Zeitraffer | a time lapse |
| zufolge | according to |
| zumuten | to expect of / ask of |
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machine · engine · device
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