German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
274 B2 words in “Feelings & Character”.
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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274 B2 words in “Feelings & Character”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| abartig | abnormal |
| abergläubig | superstitious |
| abfinden | to come to terms with |
| die Abhängigkeit | dependence / dependency |
| die Abwehrhaltung | defensiveness |
| achtsam | heedful / careful / mindful |
| die Achtsamkeit | mindfulness |
| agil | agile |
| die Ambivalenz | ambivalence / conflicting feelings |
| anfällig | susceptible / prone / predisposed |
| anpassungsfähig | adaptable |
| der Antrieb | drive / propulsion (think motivation) |
| der Arschkriecher | an ass-kisser |
| atemberaubend | breathtaking / stunning / spectacular |
| auf die Palme bringen | to annoy someone |
| aufbrausend | quick-tempered |
| aufmüpfig | rebellious / obstreperous = noisy and difficult to control |
| die Aufrichtigkeit | sincerity |
| der Aufschneider | a braggart / boaster |
| ausgeprägt | distinctive / pronounced / particular |
| aushecken | to cook up / contrive / hatch up / plot |
| außerordentlich | exceptionally |
| die Autonomie | autonomy / self-governance |
| die Begeisterung | enthusiasm / excitement |
| beharren | to persevere / persist / insist |
| die Beharrlichkeit | persistence / perseverance |
| bekloppt | loopy / insane |
| berauschen | to intoxicate / make euphoric |
| bereitwillig | willingly / ungrudgingly |
| berüchtigt | notorious / infamous |
| die Bescheidenheit | modesty / unassumingness / humility |
| die Besorgnis | concern / anxiety / worry |
| die Bewältigung | coping / mastery |
| Bewundernswert | admirable |
| bodenständig | down to earth |
| bösartig | vicious / malicious / nasty |
| brenzlig | hot / precarious |
| brüchig | brittle / fragile / broken / cracked |
| die Brutalität | brutality |
| die Buße | repentance / penitence |
| der Charakter | character |
| die Déjà-vu-Erfahrung | déjà vu experience |
| die Demütigung | indignity / humiliation |
| die Dreistigkeit | forwardness / audacity / boldness |
| die Eifersucht | jealousy |
| die Eigenart | peculiarity / characteristic / quirk |
| eigenwillig | idiosyncratic / headstrong / outlandish |
| eindrucksvoll | impressive / forceful (wenig benutzt) |
| einfältig | simple-minded / naive |
| einleuchtend | plausible |
| die Einsamkeit | loneliness / solitude |
| die Einschüchterung | intimidation |
| die Ekstase | ecstasy |
| der Elan | vigor / pep / panache |
| die Eleganz | elegance |
| elend | miserable |
| die Empathie | empathy |
| die Empfindlichkeit | sensitivity |
| empörend | outrageous / scandalous |
| die Empörung | indignation / outrage / revolt / disgust |
| engstirnig | narrowminded |
| die Entrüstung | indignation / outrage / anger |
| erbärmlich | pitiful / wretched |
| erbarmungslos | pitiless / merciless |
| erfinderisch | inventive |
| ergreifend | poignant (moving / touching) |
| erleiden | to endure / incur / sustain / suffer |
| die Erniedrigung | humiliation / degradation / abasement |
| die Ernsthaftigkeit | seriousness / sincerity / earnestness |
| ernüchtern | to sober (up) / bring down to earth |
| exzentrisch | eccentric |
| die Feigheit | cowardice |
| das Fernweh | wanting to be somewhere else / wanderlust |
| der Fimmel | a craze / fad / mania |
| finster | frowning / glowering / dark / grim |
| die Frechheit | chutzpah / impudence / sass |
| die Frustration | frustration |
| gebannt | banned / spellbound |
| gefällig | compliant / complacent |
| gefühllos | unfeeling / callous / numb |
| geistesabwesend | absentminded(ly) |
| der Geizhals | a miser |
| das Gelächter | laughter |
| die Geschicklichkeit | dexterity / skill |
| geschmeidig | supple / smooth |
| das Gesindel | riffraff / trash |
| gespenstisch | spooky / ghostly / eerie |
| gewichtig | weighty / heavy |
| die Gewissensbisse | remorse / pangs of conscience |
| die Gier | greed / lust / craving |
| gläubig | faithful / believing |
| glaubwürdig | credible / plausible / believable |
| die Gnade | grace / mercy / favor |
| gnadenlos | merciless |
| gnädig | gracious / lenient / merciful |
| grantig | grumpy / huffy / grouchy |
| grell | glaring / flashy / lurid |
| der Griesgram | a grouch |
| griesgrämig | grouchy |
| grimmig | grim |
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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
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machine · engine · device
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