Intermediate – Word List

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Word class abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) =
verb, (adv) = adverb, (adj) = adjective and (phr v) = phrasal verb.
WORDLIST
Unit 1 COLOUR jersey (n)
Page 9 love (n)
attend (v) luck (n)
contrast (n) mourn (v)
gorgeous (adj) option (n)
outfit (n) passion (n)
pale (adj) prosperity (n)
peace (n) sadness (n)
peaceful (adj) scout (n)bb
prayer (n) wisdom (n)
scarf (n) Pages 14–15
shade (n) anthropologist (n)
symbolise (v) beak (n)
wear (v) biologist (n)
Pages 10–11 chance (n)
badge (n) contestant (n)
decoration (n) demonstrate (v)
express (v) dominance (n)
eye-catching (adj) dominant (adj)
face-paint (n) effect (n)
hue (n) fitness (n)
individuality (n) freestyle (adj)
label (n) implication (n)
message (n) indicator (n)
packaging (n) mentor (n)
pattern (n) opponent (n)
schoolboy (n) primate (n)
select (v) primatologist (n)
shelf (n) regulation (n)
sophistication (n) scared (adj)
uniform (n) significant (adj)
Pages 12–13 statistically (adv)
anger (n) sufficient (adj)
associate (v) tip (v)
cold (adj) unintentional (adj)
courage (n) wrestling (n)
death (n) Pages 16–17
funeral (n) agency (n)
happiness (n) appropriately (adv)

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chain (n) energetic (adj)
consultant (n) example (n)
courteous (adj) expert (n)
impression (n) fusion (n)
interior (n) impact (n)
introduce (v) lead (n)
networking (n) melancholy (adj)
patient (n) melodic (adj)
pleasure (n) origin (n)
positive (adj) powerful (adj)
professionalism (n) tuneless (adj)
punctual (adj) Pages 24–25
redecorate (v) choreographer (n)
reduce (v) exhausted (adj)
supplier (n) horizon (n)
therapy (n) sorrow (n)
workplace (n) Pages 26–27
Page 19 accelerate (v)
blanket (n) acceptable (adj)
cloth (n) access (n)
cooperative (n) addition (n)
poncho (n) citizen (n)
self-sufficient (adj) complicate (v)
shawl (n) compose (v)
textile (n) conservative (adj)
thread (n) diversity (n)
weave (v) dynamic (adj)
weaver (v) educator (n)
wool (n) eve (n)
yarn (n) extent (n)
fanatic (n)
Unit 2 PERFORMANCE globalisation (n)
Page 21 isolated (adj)
absolutely (adv) performance (n)
amateur (n) politics (n)
brilliant (adj) resilient (adj)
choir (n) resourceful (adj)
curtain (n) serve (v)
director (n) transformation (n)
explosion (n) unpredictable (adj)
marvellous (adj) value (n)
musician (n) Pages 28–29
standard (n) achieve (v)
Pages 22–23 affect (v)
adore (v) appeal (v)
catchy (adj) critic (n)
collaboration (n) depressing (adj)
dazzling (adj) disappointing (adj)

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embarrassing (adj) jet-ski (v)
entertaining (adj) kayak (n)
enthusiastic (adj) labyrinth (n)
hilarious (adj) marina (n)
host (n) paddle (v)
naturally (adv) raft (n)
production (n) rapids (n)
terrific (adj) reservoir (n)
thrilling (adj) row (v)
vibrant (adj) snorkel (v)
Page 31 soak (v)
beat (n) surf (v)
boundary (n) system (n)
bring together (v) water-ski (n)
bunch (n) windsurf (n)
drain (v) Pages 36–37
drum (n) appropriate (adj)
drum (v) bow (n)
drummer (n) dignity (n)
drumstick (n) freak show (n)
enemy (n) maiden (adj)
essence (n) memorial (n)
fear (v) mission (n)
mutual (adj) passenger (n)
pain (n) salvage (n)
pioneer (n) steamship (n)
spread (v) submarine (n)
style (n) treat (v)
tired (adj) voyage (n)
unity (n) wreck (n)
Pages 38–39
Unit 3 WATER attempt (n)
Page 33 boxer (n)
agriculture (n) bravado (n)
developing (adj) chaotic (adj)
figure (n) cove (n)
fresh (adj) fault (n)
litre (n) fin (n)
running (adv) gang (n)
sink (n) grateful (adj)
statistic (n) guts (n)
tune in (phr v) mouthful (n)
waterhole (n) regulate (v)
well (n) respect (n)
Pages 34–35 scramble (v)
concentrate (v) soup (n)
dive (v) swallow (v)
explore (v) transform (v)

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transparent (adj) secure (adj)
turquoise (adj) Pages 46–47
vicious (adj) cheerful (adj)
Pages 40–41 driven (adj)
bay (n) entrepreneur (n)
cage (n) extend (v)
cargo (n) giggle (v)
entertain (v) plot (n)
gear (n) predict (v)
grab (v) rumour (n)
lid (n) technician (n)
panic (v) Pages 48–49
pour (v) crisis (n)
tank (n) discuss (v)
teacup (n) graduate (v)
unbelievable (adj) literature (n)
unexpectedly (adv) nurse (n)
Page 43 redundant (adj)
advocate (n) resit (v)
dam (n) train (v)
earthen (adj) Pages 50–51
gallon (n) construction (n)
industrial waste (n) courageous (adj)
irrigate (v) enchant (v)
lifeless (adj) expectation (n)
pit (n) industrial (adj)
porous (adj) labourer (n)
prosperous (adj) literacy rate (n)
relief (n) machinist (n)
replace (v) materialistic (adj)
rise (v) migrant (n)
riverbed (n) migrate (v)
shortage (n) motivate (v)
small-scale (adj) reputation (n)
smog (n) rural (adj)
source (n) spring up (phr v)
store (v) stock (v)
supply (n) wage (n)
tanker (n) Pages 52–53
conscientious (adj)
Unit 4 OPPORTUNITIES deadline (n)
Page 45 essay (n)
brave (adj) hard-working (adj)
demanding (adj) methodical (adj)
glamorous (adj) motivated (adj)
responsible (adj) part-time (adj)
rewarding (adj) pressure (n)
satisfying (adj) self-confident (adj)

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Page 55 trek (n)
attain (v) untouched (adj)
be aware of (v) Pages 60–61
be caught up in (v) bump (v)
carry on (v) crowded (adj)
conduct (n) destination (n)
convince (v) exotic (adj)
disciple (n) flock (v)
dutiful (adj) holidaymaker (n)
dynasty (n) inspire (v)
ethical (adj) instructor (n)
fundamental (adj) nightlife (n)
govern (v) promote (v)
harmony (n) sky-diving (n)
in decline (adv) surroundings (n)
moral (adj) tropical (adj)
move up (v) twist (v)
numerous (adj) unspoilt (adj)
perseverance (n) Pages 62–63
philosopher (n) boom (n)
principle (n) curious (adj)
prosper (v) damaging (adj)
respectful (adj) decline (n)
restore (v) downside (n)
root (n) dump (v)
ruler (n) experiment (v)
seek (v) habitat (n)
share (v) harmful (adj)
virtue (n) long-haul (n)
warlord (n) low-cost (adj)
wealth (n) phenomenon (n)
unbroken (adj)
Unit 5 TRAVEL upwards (adv)
Page 57 vital (adj)
carry (v) Pages 64–65
delay (n) allowance (n)
essential (n) arrange (v)
luggage (n) baggage (n)
pointless (adj) boarding card (n)
project (n) customs (n)
Pages 58–59 delay (n)
dense (adj) disease (n)
exploit (v) glorious (adj)
footwear (n) hire (n)
penknife (n) infectious (adj)
remove (v) poison (n)
survey (v) spray (v)
threaten (v) travel sick (n)

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Page 67 craving (n)
aim (n) drop (v)
challenge (n) imaginary (adj)
desperate (adj) mental (adj)
document (v) obesity (n)
gem (n) overweight (adj)
logging (n) rate (n)
overwhelmed (adj) ridiculous (adj)
record (n) self-belief (n)
stepping stone (n) strategy (n)
willpower (n)
Pages 74–75
Unit 6 WELLBEING adequate (adj)
Page 69 alert (adj)
combination (n) alter (v)
fat (n) blood pressure (n)
healthy (adj) consumption (n)
nutritional (adj) conventional (adj)
nutritious (adj) counteract (v)
scale (n) daylight (n)
scheme (n) dual (adj)
Pages 70–71 fatigue (n)
authentic (adj) fuel (v)
boil (v) override (v)
boycott (v) psychoactive (adj)
connoisseur (n) reaction (n)
criteria (n) relieve (v)
crust (n) schedule (n)
elite (adj) solemn (adj)
ferment (v) symptom (n)
generic (adj) traces (n)
(be) granted (v) warning (n)
guarantee (n) widespread (adj)
motion (n) Pages 76–77
pedigree (n) bland (adj)
peel (v) dish (n)
raw (adj) fry (v)
rival (n) order (n)
smell (n) savoury (adj)
spiral (v) spicy (adj)
status (n) Page 79
strict (adj) concern (v)
taste (n) control (n)
virgin (adj) cute (adj)
warn (v) cyanide (n)
Pages 72–73 delicious (adj)
attitude (n) diner (n)
chew (v) fool (v)

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gill (n) dominate (v)
licence (n) financial (adj)
major (adj) marsh (n)
paralyse (v) pristine (adj)
poison (v) resident (n)
preparation (n) run-down (n)
puffer fish (n) skyscraper (n)
regulations (n) symbolic (adj)
respirator (n) troop (n)
sake (n) Pages 86–87
toxin (n) ancestral (adj)
wear off (v) bench (n)
wisely (adv) descendant (n)
dreamy (adj)
Unit 7 LIVING SPACE firewood (n)
Page 81 fountain (n)
cramped (adj) graceful (adj)
flatmate (n) ignore (v)
housework (n) improvise (v)
noisy (adj) maid (n)
Pages 82–83 manner (n)
architect (n) oppose (v)
attic (n) persuade (v)
balcony (n) profit (n)
basement (n) reforestation (n)
block (n) reincarnation (n)
central heating (n) rhyme (n)
chimney (n) roadside (n)
cool (n) rule (v)
dirty (adj) troubadour (n)
double glazing (n) twinkle (v)
elements (n) Pages 88–89
fireplace (n) anonymous (adj)
full-time (adj) charm (n)
function (n) dwell (v)
garden (n) lift (n)
glare (v) nightmare (n)
permanent (adj) perfect (adj)
rent (v) picturesque (adj)
repair (n) privacy (n)
shelter (n) unfriendly (adj)
spare time (n) Page 91
stilt (n) bind (v)
terrace (n) fairness (n)
veranda (n) fit into (v)
Pages 84–85 grow up (v)
built-up (adj) immigrant (n)
diverse (adj) integrate (v)

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involvement (n) emerge (v)
jumping (adj) geometric (adj)
mural (n) mysterious (adj)
parish (n) prehistoric (adj)
perform (v) puzzle (v)
raise (v) suddenly (adv)
reflect (v) Pages 98–99
assumption (n)
Unit 8 WEIRD NEWS aviation (n)
Page 93 contact (n)
coincidence (n) correspondence (n)
digital (adj) discriminate (v)
flock (n) equator (n)
genuine (adj) examine (v)
trick (n) fate (n)
weird (adj) fragment (n)
Pages 94–95 genetic (adj)
ability (n) genome (n)
ant (n) indicate (v)
beetle (n) investigate (v)
butterfly (n) longstanding (adj)
collide (v) mystery (n)
dissolve (v) navigator (n)
insect (n) partial (adj)
instinctive (adj) profile (n)
logical (adj) saliva (n)
man-made (adj) sample (n)
navigation (n) solo (adj)
neon (adj) subsequently (adv)
nitrogen (n) theory (n)
particle (n) uninhabit (adj)
predator (n) verify (v)
pretend (v) Pages 100–101
project (v) accidentally (adv)
recognise (v) apparently (adv)
religious (adj) detect (v)
shiny (adj) fibre-optic (n)
significance (n) forge (v)
speculate (v) suppose (v)
spike (n) suspicion (n)
stem (n) temporarily (adv)
unfortunate (adj) trap (v)
vivid (adj) twiddle (v)
Pages 96–97 unfortunately (adv)
astonishing (adj) Page 103
astronomical (adj) adaptable (adj)
belief (n) bother (v)
ceremonial (adj) canopy (n)

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costly (adj) feature (v)
entomologist (n) grip (n)
force out (v) map (n)
hive (n) mine (v)
interact (v) mineral (n)
invade (v) nominate (v)
ironic (adj) original (adj)
outlandish (adj) pesticide (n)
pollinate (v) specification (n)
preserve (n) sustainable (adj)
proceed (v) translate (v)
repeatedly (adv) tyre (n)
reproduce (v) view (v)
sting (v) Pages 110–111
suck (v) alley (n)
swarm (n) bargain (n)
take over (v) blink (v)
vast (adj) blossom (n)
violate (v) bustling (adj)
chat (v)
Unit 9 TRADE chest (n)
Page 105 corner (n)
anniversary (n) date (n)
earring (n) deal (n)
gadget (n) decorative (adj)
jewellery (n) dye (n)
shopping (n) fabric (n)
Pages 106–107 fig (n)
banking (n) lethal (adj)
bill (n) merchant (n)
credit (n) mint (n)
expand (v) negotiate (v)
fare (n) ornate (adj)
fortune (n) pronounce (v)
innovation (n) scent (n)
interactive (adj) stroll (v)
manage (v) sword (n)
menu (n) tear (n)
mortgage (n) treasure (n)
saving (n) tutorial (n)
transfer (v) vendor (n)
upgrade (n) workshop (n)
Pages 108–109 Pages 112–113
auction (n) delicate (adj)
charity (n) delivery (n)
clog (n) exchange (v)
craft (n) floral (adj)
donate (v) gift-wrap (n)

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mark (n) emit (v)
pile (n) expansion (n)
reference (n) frozen (adj)
return (v) horrify (v)
rug (n) limitless (adj)
rustic (adj) microbe (n)
sale (n) mirror (n)
sofa (n) modify (v)
till (n) module (n)
Page 115 revolution (n)
bargain (v) rocky (adj)
cheat (v) rotation (n)
craftsman (n) soil (n)
haggle (v) Pages 122–123
intention (n) barefoot (adj)
pressure (v) board (v)
shopper (n) by-product (n)
watch out (v) crack (n)
epilepsy (n)
flee (v)
Unit 10 NO LIMITS! hostile (adj)
Page 117 infest (v)
backpack (n) rebel (n)
dune (n) refugee camp (n)
key (adj) shoot (v)
limit (n) short-term (adj)
Pages 118–119 soak (v)
amputate (v) struggle (v)
bionic (adj) suffer (v)
biotechnology (n) surgery (n)
blind (adj) territory (n)
burn (v) threat (n)
confident (adj) tough (adj)
deaf (adj) tundra (n)
documentary (n) Pages 124–125
fact (n) antihistamine (n)
fiction (n) bleed (v)
futuristic (adj) blood (n)
kidney (n) cream (n)
limb (n) cut (n)
organ (n) deep (adj)
regeneration (n) itchy (adj)
specialise (v) paradise (n)
transplant (n) plaster (n)
treatment (n) sprain (n)
Pages 120–121 stitch (n)
algae (n) swollen (adj)
dome (n) trip (v)

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tube (n) ebook (n)
wasp (n) eclipse (n)
Page 127 employee (n)
adapt (v) telescope (n)
altitude (n) texting (n)
attribute (v) tweet (v)
biological (adj) wifi (n)
breath (n) Pages 134–135
breathe (v) connect (v)
cause (v) crucial (adj)
complex (adj) entire (adj)
enable (v) multiple (adj)
evolution (n) petition (n)
haemoglobin (n) signature (n)
hypoxia (n) tragedy (n)
intense (adj) Pages 136–137
lungs (n) agenda (n)
needle (n) associate (n)
obtain (v) concern (v)
proof (n) tone (n)
prospect (n) visible (adj)
rapidly (adv) Page 139
Unit 11 CONNECTIONS draw out (v)
Page 129 fabulous (adj)
analysis (n) goal (n)
bookmark (v) hardship (v)
celebrity (n) internally (adv)
column (n) overcome (v)
direct (adv) relate to (v)
follow (v) remark (v)
gossip (n) remote (adj)
headline (n) remove (adj)
interview (n) scary (adj)
misquote (v) struggle (n)
regularly (adv) support (n)
section (n) undertake (v)
stereotype (n) unparalleled (adj)
topic (n)
Pages 130–131 Unit 12 EXPERTS
coincide (v) Page 141
contractor (n) clever (adj)
footage (n) fishing (n)
hit (n) tight (adj)
provoke (v) Pages 142–143
unseen (adj) camp (n)
viral (n) deserted (adj)
Pages 132–133 dried (adj)
broadband (adj) eye-opener (n)

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flatten (v) legacy (n)
hammock (n) loyalty (n)
inadequate (adj) manual (n)
inappropriate (adj) martial art (n)
machete (n) meditation (n)
mosquito (n) playwright (n)
mummy (n) realistic (adj)
silence (n) ritualised (adj)
tracker (n) romanticise (v)
trumpet (v) savage (adj)
tusk (n)
Pages 144–145
canvas (n)
failure (n) Pages 148–149
foolish (adj) apologise (v)
frostbite (n) clumsy (adj)
haul (v) expression (n)
insulation (n) key (adj)
lavish (adj) slip (v)
scurvy (n) slippery (adj)
starvation (n) unreliable (adj)
Pages 146–147 Page 151
action (n) aquarium (n)
archery (n) camouflage (v)
armour (n) crab (n)
blame (v) dismiss (v)
chivalrous (adj) extraordinary (adj)
code (n) fearless (adj)
combat (n) fierce (adj)
conscript (n) humble (adj)
defeat (v) pack (n)
elite (n) school (n)
gladiator (n) spine (n)
honour (n) sucker (n)
imperial (adj) welfare (n)
intellectual (n)
knight (n)

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