German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
Less common, more abstract vocabulary for news, essays and complex topics. · 2,844 words.
2,844 B2 words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| unlängst | recently / lately / not so long ago |
| unmenge | vast amount |
| der Unmut | displeasure |
| unschädlich | harmless / safe |
| unscharf | blurred / fuzzy / out of focus |
| unschätzbar | invaluable / priceless |
| unscheinbar | nondescript / unimpressive |
| die Unschuld | innocence |
| unschuldig | innocent |
| unser- | our |
| unter Dach und Fach | signed and sealed |
| unter die Haube bringen | to marry off |
| unterbesetzt | understaffed / undermanned |
| unterbewusst | subconscious |
| unterdrücken | to oppress / suppress / quash / hold down |
| die Unterdrückung | oppression |
| untergraben | to undermine |
| das Unterholz | undergrowth / brush |
| unterlassen | to refrain from / omit |
| das Unternehmertum | entrepreneurship |
| unterordnen | to subordinate |
| untersagen | to prohibit / interdict (interdict = authoritative prohibition) |
| der Unterschlupf | shelter / cover / hideout |
| untersetzt | thickset / stout |
| der Unterstand | shelter / shed / refuge / dugout |
| unterstehen | to report to / be subordinate / be under |
| der Untertitel | subtitles |
| unterwerfen | to subdue / subjugate |
| unterzeichnen | to sign / endorse / initial |
| untröstlich | inconsolable |
| unüberwindlich | insurmountable |
| unvergleichlich | incomparable / matchless |
| unverkennbar | unmistakable |
| unvermeidlich | unavoidable / inevitable |
| unversehrt | unscathed / unharmed |
| unverträglich | incompatible / intolerable / undigestable |
| unvorstellbar | inconceivable / unimaginable / unthinkable |
| unvorteilhaft | unfavorable / disadvantageous |
| unwiderstehlich | irresistible |
| unwirksam | ineffective |
| unwirtlich | inhospitable |
| die Unwissenheit | ignorance |
| unzählig | countless / innumerable |
| uraufgeführt | premiered (e.g., the opera premiered in 1850) |
| der Urknall | Big Bang |
| urkomisch | hilarious |
| die Utopie | utopia |
| vage | vague |
| die Validierung | validation |
| die Variation | variation |
| der Vater, -ä | father |
| verabreichen | to give / administer |
| verabscheuen | to abhor / detest / loathe |
| die Verabschiedung | passing / adoption (of law) |
| verächtlich | despicable / contemptible / scornful |
| die Verallgemeinerung | a generalization |
| die Veränderung | change / transformation |
| verankern | to anchor / establish / fix / embed |
| veranlassen | to prompt / cause / induce |
| veranschaulichen | to illustrate / exemplify |
| die Verarbeitung | processing / handling |
| verarmt | impoverished |
| der Verband | bond/bonding pattern |
| die Verbeugung | a bow |
| verbiegen | to bend / twist / warp |
| verbindlich | binding / compulsory |
| der Verbleib | wherabouts / place to stay |
| verblüffend | perplexing / stupefying / bewildering |
| der Verbraucher | consumer |
| Verbrauchsintensiv | resource-intensive |
| das Verbrechen | crime / felony |
| die Verbrennung | burning / incineration / combustion |
| die Verbundenheit | connectedness |
| der Verbündeter | an ally |
| der Verdächtige | a suspect |
| der Verdächtiger | suspect |
| verdampfen | to evaporate |
| verdattert | dumbfounded / flabbergasted |
| verdrängen | to displace / oust / crowd out |
| verdrängt | repressed |
| die Verdrehung | twisting |
| der Verdruss | annoyance / frustration |
| verdünnen | to dilute / thin out |
| verdutzt | puzzled / baffled |
| verehren | to worship / adore / revere |
| die Verehrung | adoration / worship |
| die Vereinbarung | an agreement |
| die Vereinten Nationen | the UN |
| vereinzelt | occasional / isolated / scattered |
| vereiteln | to thwart / frustrate |
| verengen | to narrow / constrict / contract |
| vererben | to bequeath / inherit |
| das Verfahren | legal procedure/proceedings |
| verfälschen | to falsify / tamper with |
| verfärben | to discolor / color |
| der Verfasser | a writer / author (wenig benutzt) |
| die Verfassung | constitution |
| die Verflossene | an ex / past romantic partner |
| verformen | to deform |
| die Verfügbarkeit | availability |
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