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 |
|---|---|
| die Verurteilung | conviction/sentencing |
| verwachsen | malformed / overgrown / deformed |
| verwahren | to keep safe / shut away |
| der Verwandte, -n | relative |
| verwässern | to water down |
| verwegen | overly bold / daring |
| verweilen | to linger |
| die Verwirklichung | realization / fulfillment |
| die Verwirrung | confusion / bewilderment |
| verwischen | to blur / efface efface = 1) erase (a mark) from a surface, 2) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous. |
| verwoben | interwoven |
| verzehren | to consume |
| verzerren | to distort / skew |
| die Verzerrung | bias / distortion |
| die Verzweigung | branching / ramification |
| das Veto | veto |
| der Vetter | cousin |
| das Vieh | cattle / livestock |
| die Vielfalt | diversity |
| die Vielfalt / Vielfältigkeit | diversity / variety |
| vielfältig | varied / diverse / manifold |
| der Virtuose | virtuoso |
| die Virtuosität | virtuosity |
| das Visier | visor / sight |
| der Volksstamm | tribe |
| vollbringen | to accomplish / achieve |
| volljährig | of (legal) age |
| vollreif | fully ripe |
| vollziehen | to carry out / complete |
| das Volumen | volume |
| von außen | from the outside |
| vor Gericht | in court |
| die Vorahnung | a premonition |
| vorantreiben | to advance / drive forward / push along |
| der Vorbehalt | a caveat / reservation |
| der Vorbeiflug | a flyby |
| vorbeugen | to guard against / prevent |
| der Vordenker | a thought leader / mastermind |
| der Vordereingang | front entrance |
| der Vorderradantrieb | front-wheel drive |
| voreilig | rash / too quick to action (adjective) |
| vorenthalten | to withhold / deprive |
| der Vorgang | process / action / event / occurence |
| die Vorkehrung | precaution / provision |
| die Vorlesung | lecture |
| das Vorlesungsverzeichnis | course catalog/lecture directory |
| der Vormittag,-e | morning (lit. before midday) |
| der Vormund | a guardian / tutor |
| der Vorname, -n | first name |
| der Vorrang | priority / precedence |
| die Vorrichtung | device / fixture |
| die Vorsichtsmaßnahme | precaution / precautionary measure |
| vorsorglich | precautionary / cautious |
| das Vorspiel | foreplay / prelude |
| die Vorstellungskraft | imagination |
| das Vorstrafen | a police record / criminal record |
| das Vorurteil | prejudice |
| vorweg | in advance / at the outset / from the start |
| das Vorzeichen | sign / omen / early symptom |
| vorzeitig | untimely / early / premature |
| der Vorzug | preference / advantage / merit |
| die Waage | scale / balance |
| wabbelig | wobbly / flabby |
| die Wachablösung | a changing of the guard |
| der Wächter | guardian / keeper / watchman |
| der Wachtturm | watch tower |
| der Wackeldackel | a bobblehead |
| der Wackelpeter | jello |
| die Waffe | weapon |
| der Waffenhandel | the arms trade |
| der Waffenschein | a gun license |
| der Waffenstillstand | truce / armistice |
| der Wagenheber | a car jack |
| die Wahlbeteiligung | voter turnout |
| der Wähler | voter |
| das Wahlergebnis | an election result |
| der Wahlkampf | an election campaign |
| der Wahlkreis | constituency |
| das Wahlrecht | the right to vote |
| der Wahnsinn | madness / insanity |
| die Wahrnehmung | perception / awareness |
| der Wahrsager | fortune teller |
| die Wahrscheinlichkeit | a probability / likelihood |
| das Waisenhaus | orphanage |
| der Waldbestand | forest stock |
| die Waldrodung | deforestation |
| das Waldsterben | forest dieback |
| der Wandel | change / transformation |
| das Wappen | coat of arms / blazon |
| die Warenrücksendung | a return (e.g., sending an item back to Amazon) |
| warten auf Akkusativ | to wait for |
| die Wartung | maintenance |
| die Wartungen | maintenance / servicing |
| der Wasserkessel | (water) kettle |
| die Wasserkraft | hydroelectric power |
| der Wasserstoff | hydrogen |
| das Wasserzeichen | a watermark |
| wegfallen | to be omitted / cease to apply / be discontinued |
| die Weichei | a sissy |
| weichen | to yield / give way |
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