B1 Vocabulary List

Below is a list of B1 level words taken from the B1 Skills for English practice tests. While these words
do not cover all B1 vocabulary found in our tests, they provide examples of the type of vocabulary
that could appear in your test.

ability (noun) convince (verb) fix (verb)

absolutely (adv) create (verb) flute (noun)
advance (noun) creative (adj) former (adj)
advertise (verb) crime (noun) frequently (adv)
advise (verb) criminal (noun) frozen (adj)
allow (verb) definitely (adv) generally (adv)
although (conj) delicious (adj) go on (phrasal verb)
amount (noun) delighted (adj) go away (phrasal verb)
annoy (verb) deliver (verb) goods (noun)
annual (adj) delivery (noun) grab (verb)
apologise (verb) depart (verb) guilty (adj)
arrange (verb) departure (noun) guitarist (noun)
arrival (noun) despite (prep) habit (noun)
article (noun) development (noun) hardly (adv)
athlete (noun) disappear (verb) hide (verb)
attach (verb) discover (verb) hire (verb)
attempt (verb) display (noun) improvement (noun)
attend (verb) due (adj) increase (verb)
attention (noun) effect (noun) individual (adj)
avoid (verb) effort (noun) industry (noun)
bin (noun) either (adv) ingredient (noun)
boarding (verb) electrical (adj) ink (noun)
cancel (verb) employee (noun) install (verb)
career (noun) employment (noun) instance (noun)
celebrity (noun) encourage (verb) intend (verb)
certain (adj) end up (phrasal verb) interest (noun)
challenging (adj) energy (noun) issue (noun)
chance (noun) entertain (verb) items (noun)
charity (noun) environment (noun) judge (noun)
clinic (noun) environmental (adj) keen (adj)
comment (noun) equipment (noun) kettle (noun)
communicate (verb) event (noun) knowledge (noun)
compete (verb) exchange (noun) label (noun)
competitor (noun) exchange (verb) ladder (noun)
complain (verb) exhibition (noun) lecture (noun)
complicated (adj) exist (verb) light (verb)
concentrate (verb) experience (noun) likely (adj)
condition (noun) expert (noun) limit (adj)
connect (verb) fairly (adv) load (noun)
consider (verb) familiar (adj) local (adj)
continue (verb) figure (noun) lock (noun)
look round (phrasal verb) qualification (noun) success (noun)
luckily (adv) quality (adj) successful (adj)
luxury (noun) rarely (adv) suddenly (adv)
madam (noun) rather (adv) suggest (verb)
main (adj) reach (verb) suggestion (noun)
manage (verb) reader (noun) switch (verb)
match (verb) recently (adv) switch off (phrasal verb)
material (noun) reception (noun) talent (noun)
maximum (adj) recipe (noun) talented (adj)
musician (noun) recommend (verb) technology (noun)
necessary (adj) reduce (verb) throw away (phrasal
normally (adv) refund (noun) verb)
notice (verb) regular (adj) tip (noun)
nowadays (adv) regularly (adv) trade (noun)
obvious (adj) remind (verb) traditional (adj)
operate (verb) replace (verb) training (noun)
opportunity (noun) responsible (adj) trend (noun)
orchestra (noun) review (noun) trouble (noun)
original (adj) rise (verb) trumpet (noun)
otherwise (adv) robot (noun) trust (verb)
outdoor (adj) role (noun) turn down (phrasal verb)
owner (noun) run out (phrasal verb) unexpected (adj)
own (verb) satisfied (adj) unless (conj)
particular (adj) scientific (adj) update (verb)
perform (verb) search (noun) useless (adj)
performance (noun) section (noun) user (noun)
plan (verb) seem (verb) valuable (adj)
position (noun) sincerely (adv) wardrobe (noun)
pot (noun) skill (noun) warning (noun)
predict (verb) social (adj) waste (adj)
private (adj) social networking (noun) wasted (verb)
produce (verb) society (noun) wedding (noun)
product (noun) solution (noun) go back (phrasal verb)
professional (adj) store (noun) whose (det)
property (noun) stress (noun) wildlife (noun)
protect (verb) studio (noun) worth (adj)
provide (verb) stuff (noun) wrap (verb)
public transport (noun) succeed (verb)