Life Wordlist Mike Sayer A 2 -B1
LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 1 6/20/12 9:12 AM WORDLIST 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. Un IT 1 HEALTH cookery (n) culture (n) Page 9 currently (adv) ballroom dancing (n) die (v) countryside (n) diet (n) crossword (n) exactly (adv) health (n) explanation (n) marathon (n) explorer (n) married (adj) generation (n) mental health (n) hiking (n) movement (n) idea (n) physical (adj) interesting (adj) journalist (n) Page S 10–11 lead (v) lifestyle (n) amount (n) rare (adj) bedtime (n) region (n) birth (n) research (n) board game (n) responsibility (n) busy (adj) scientific (adj) elderly (adj) spend (v) extra (adj) stress (n) fall asleep (v) study (n) fewer (adj) traditional (adj) find out (v) yoga (n) gardening (n) hardly ever (adv) Page S 14–15 middle (n) misunderstand (v) area (n) mood (n) available (adj) novel (n) comment (n) public transport (n) decide (v) quiz (n) earn (v) rarely (adv) economy (n) recommended (adj) equal (v) regular (adj) gross (adj) relax (v) inspiration (n) routine (n) level (n) scientist (n) measure (n) society (n) medicine (n stay up (v) nowadays (adv) stressed (adj) physical (v) sunset (n) researcher (n) take a nap (v) result (n) teenager (n) survey (n) tourist (n) Page S 12–13 useful (adj) active (adj) Page S 16–17 authority (n) centenarian (n) ache (v) 2
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 2 6/20/12 9:12 AM advice (n) goggles (n) caffeine (n) improve (v) cough (v) lose (v) earache (n) net (n) herbal (adj) opportunity (n) honey (n) pitch (n) normal (adj) player (n) painful (adj) pool (n) pill (n) prefer (v) runny (adj) professional (n) sore (adj) quiet (adj) temperature (n) racquet (n) terrible (adj) ring (n) throat (n) track (n) tissue (n) trip (n) Page S 24–25 beat (v) Page 19 blog (n) atmosphere (n) combine harvester (n) beautiful (adj) crazy (adj) calm (adj) decorate (v) die out (v) enter (v) famous (adj) experience (n) international (adj) farm (n) landscape (n) farmers (n) league (n) festival (n) mayor (n) final (n) mushroom (n) giant (adj) population (n) machine (n) relaxed (adj) member (n) vineyard (n) mud (n) worldwide (adv) prize (n) referee (n) Un IT 2 COMPETITIONS route (n) rule (n) Page 21 shopping cart (n) annual (adj) string (n) championship (n) touch (n) compete (v) winner (n) competing (adj) worm (n) competitor (n) contest (n) Page S 26–27 race (n) announcer (n) spectator (n) applaud (v) total (adj) audience (n) triathlon (n) baddie (n) ultimate (adj) become (v) cheer (v) Page S 22–23 complain (v) back (n) costume (n) boring (adj) crowd (n) club (n) dangerous (adj) coach (n) distraction (n) competition (n) drama (n) court (n) entertainment (n) especially (adv) escape (v) exercise (n) excitement (n)
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 3 6/20/12 9:12 AM explain (v) Un IT 3 TRANSPORT fan (n) Page 33 goodie (n) impatient (adj) carriage (n) incredibly (adv) ride (v) mask (n) space (n) microphone (n) ticket (n) mixture (n) travel (v) popular (adj) rope (n) Page S 34–35 salary (n) avoid (v) scream (v) battery (n) spin (v) charge (v) throw (v) commute (n) tradition (n) device (n) wave (v) efficient (adj) wrestler (n) electric (adj) expensive (adj) Page S 28–29 future (n) actor (n) pedestrians (n) actress (n) petrol (n) advert (n) pollution (n) comedy (n) rush hour (n) creative (adj) speed limit (n) download (v) station (n) traffic jam (n) enthusiasm (n) voltage (n) fit (adj) worse (adj) group (n) important (adj) join (v) Page S 36–37 joke (v) arrive (v) membership (n) comfortable (adj) musical (n) common (adj) performer (n) criticise (v) photography (n) cruel (adj) speaker (n) damage (v) talent (n) domestic (adj) theatre (n) environment (n) faraway (adj) Page 31 forest (n) freeze (v) accident (n) guest (n) balance (n) husky (n) bottom (n) importance (n) crash barrier (n) impossible (adj) fail (v) leisure (n) fame (n) logger (n) ground (n) modern (adj) injured (adj) native (adj) pub (n) occasion (n) push (v) sledge (n) protect (v) snowmobile (n) slope (n) soldier (n) steep (adj) special (adj) top (n) strong (adj) wheel (n) trail (n) wild (adv) transport (v) 4
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 4 6/20/12 9:12 AM war (n) terminal (n) wedding (n) wait (v) wilderness (n) Page 43 Page S 38–39 adventure (n) activity (n) amazing (adj) advantage (n) approximately (adv) alternative (n) background (n) ban (v) class (n) blow (v) condition (n) break (n) cultural (adj) catch (v) employer (n) drop off (v) enormous (adj) flood (n) huge (adj) fumes (n) impressive (adj) get off (phr v) inch (n) get on (phr v) miniature (n) go by (v) minister (n) horn (n) pass (v) humanitarian (adj) performance artist (n) income (n) porter (n) miss (v) railway (n) monsoon (n) rural (adj) official (n) staff (n) period (n) steam (n) pick up (phr v) stressful (adj) politician (n) terminus (n) purchase (n) villager (n) qualification (n) workforce (n) rainfall (n) rickshaw (n) Un IT 4 ADVENTURE scooter (n) season (n) Page 45 symbol (n) achievement (n) underground (n) bank (n) unload (v) cave (n) caving (n) Page S 40–41 challenge (v) climb (v) aisle (n) colleague (n) book (v) gigantic (adj) carry on (adj) hole (n) cash (n) incredible (adj) change (n) physically (adv) cheque (n) risk (n) credit card (n) state (n) entrance (n) waterfall (n) first class (n) online (adj) Page S 46–47 passport (n) platform (n) abroad (adv) receipt (n) adventurer (n) return (n) ambition (n) road works (n) architecture (n) seat (n) engineering (n) second class (n) magazine (n) single (n) minefield (n) story (n) mountaineer (n)
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 5 6/20/12 9:12 AM mountainous (adj) mid-air (n) nine-to-five (adj) ridge (n) photographer (n) search (v) reader (n) shout (v) road trip (n) summit (n) subject (n) tent (n) university (n) vote (v) Page S 52–53 break down (n) Page S 48–49 camping (n) ambitious (adj) campsite (n) attack (n) dark (adj) captain (n) dehydrated (adj) careful (adj) disappear (v) decisive (adj) garage (n) determined (adj) location (n) engine (n) lost (adj) experienced (adj) mechanic (n) expert (n) rescue (v) fire (n) sudden (adj) intelligent (adj) sunburned (adj) knowledge (n) unexpected (adj) patient (adj) pregnant (adj) Page 55 presenter (n) certain (adj) psychology (n) climber (n) quality (n) cloud (n) radio (v) crampons (n) realise (v) doubtful (adj) recent (adj) factor in (phr v) reliable (adj) fine (adj) save (v) fog (n) seat belt (n) glacial (adj) shark (n) guide (n) similar (adj) heart (n) sink (v) heel (n) situation (n) hike (n) skill (n) ornery (adj) survival (n) pilot (n) take off (phr v) ski (v) wing (n) stable (adj) tool (n) Page S 50–51 unsafe (adj) abseil (v) weather (n) base camp (n) wonderful (adj) choice (n) cliff (n) Un IT 5 THE ENVIRONMENT crawl ( v) Page 57 crevasse (n) defend (v) appliance (n) disaster (n) cardboard (n) edge (n) cooker (n) glacier (n) hair (n) heavy (adj) household (n) knee (n) leather (n) lake (n) metal (n) lower (v) object (n) 6
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 6 6/20/12 9:12 AM plastic (n) patch (n) recycle (v) power (n) reuse (v) reclaim (v) scissors (n) renewable (adj) sculpture (n) solar (adj) tin (n) storm (n) washing machine (n) toothbrush (n) wood (n) weight (n) width (n) Page S 58–59 yacht (n) aluminium foil (n) Page S 64–65 angry (adj) bottle (n) account (n) caller (n) cancel (v) carton (n) checkout (n) cereal (n) circuit board (n) chemical (n) confirmation (n) coffee (n) customer (n) copper (n) hold (v) eco-friendly (adj) product (n) eggshell (n) quantity (n) electronic (adj) refund (v) envelope (n) stock (n) equipment (n) vintage (adj) export (v) fuel (n) Page 67 gold (n) cigarette (n) jar (n) clean-up (n) manufacturer (v) coast (n) market (n) collect (v) melt (v) disgusting (adj) newspaper (n) downstream (adv) peel (n) effort (n) printer (n) litter (v) resell (v) progress (n) rubbish (n) rip (v) seller (n) shocked (adj) separate (v) trash (n) toxic (adj) volunteer (n) yoghurt (n) Un IT 6 STAGES IN LIFE Page S 60–61 Page 69 category (n) consumer (n) childhood (n) gas (n) monster (n) housing (n) old-age (n) insurance (n) represent (v) sphinx (n) Page S 62–63 walking stick (n) average (n) Page S 70–71 crew (n) energy (n) adolescent (n) environmentalist (n) afford (v) fight (n) campervan (n) garbage (n) career (n) knot (n) container (n)
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 7 6/20/12 9:12 AM decision (n) geographic (adj) dream (n) groom (n) freedom (n) massive (adj) infant (n) miserable (adj) intend (v) politely (adv) middle aged (adj) reception (n) pensioner (n) relative (n) place (n) sightseeing (n) stage (n) speech (n) successful (adj) work experience (n) Page 79 belong (v) Page S 72–73 century (n) band (n) communicate (v) canal (n) creativity (n) candle (n) influence (n) celebrate (v) instrument (n) community (n) invent (v) concert (n) island (n) event (n) lively (adj) firework (n) oil drum (n) float (n) rhythm (n) jazz (n) share (n) neighbourhood (n) sound (n) parade (n) steelband (n) party (n) tune (v) steel drum (n) stew (n) Un IT 7 WORK visitor (n) Page 81 Page S 74–75 crime (n) emotion (n) appearance (n) feeling (n) border (n) police officer (n) cattle (n) serious (adj) ceremony (n) service (n) elder (n) traffic (n) marry (v) triplet (n) national (adj) twin (n) nomadic (adj) religious (adj) Page S 82–83 rite (n) ritual (n) advertisement (n) sacred (adj) bookshelf (n) senior (adj) company (n) sunrise (n) concrete (n) tribe (n) exhibition (n) warrior (n) filing cabinet (n) gallery (n) image (n) Page S 76–77 notice board (n) barbecue (n) ordinary (adj) bridge (n) photocopier (n) celebration (n) radiation (n) colourful (adj) safety (n) dinner (n) size (n) dull (adj) strange (adj) formal (adj) studio (n) 8
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 8 6/20/12 9:12 AM surprising (adj) Page 91 swivel chair (n) administrator (n) thick (adj) burnt (adj) type (n) butler (n) water cooler (n) certificate (n) well-equipped (adj) champagne (n) deal with (v) Page S 84–85 fetch (v) change (v) graduation (n) college (n) improvement (n) compare (v) ink (n) contract (n) iron (v) discover (v) make it (v) friendly (adj) offer (v) natural (adj) palace (n) opinion (n) pipe (n) qualify (v) secret (n) sell (v) servant (n) supply (v) tobacco (n) understand (v) unusual (adj) worry (v) unwelcome (adj) Page S 86–87 Un IT 8 TECHNOLOGY accountant (n) Page 93 acre (n) experiment (n) classic (adj) instruction (n) define (v) manufacturing (n) freezing (adj) mathematical (adj) independence (n) mistake (n) industry (n) repetitive (adj) moustache (n) solution (n) plain (n) promotion (n) Page S 94–95 ranch (n) real (adj) eyesight (n) romance (n) glasses (n) romantic (adj) invention (n) teamwork (n) inventor (n) technology (n) lens (n) training (n) optician (n) organisation (n) Page S 88–89 pump (n) silicone (n) application (n) apply (v) Page S 96–97 assistant (n) bookshop (n) canoe (n) branch (n) communication (n) current (adj) expedition (n) CV (n) hair dryer (n) description (n) helicopter (n) develop (v) laptop (n) flexible (adj) matches (n) independent (adj) network (n) position (n) packet (n) solve (v) publish (v) strength (n) satellite (n)
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 9 6/20/12 9:12 AM site (n) district (n) social (adj) encourage (v) subscribe (v) ensure (v) sun cream (n) flat (adj) sunglasses (n) force (n) torch (n) fossil fuel (n) towel (n) foundation (n) umbrella (n) grid (n) upload (v) occur (v) volcano (n) pay off (v) waterproof (adj) physics (n) zone (n) pocket (n) produce (v) Page S 98–99 rod (n) silo (n) affordable (adj) steel (n) bur (n) sulphur dioxide (n) ceiling (n) tornado (n) conclusion (n) withstand (v) copy (v) design (n)
Un IT 9 LANGUAGE AND LEARNING designer (n) effectively (adv) Page 105 engineer (n) borrow (v) flipper (n) homophone (n) nature (n) meaning (n) quickly (adv) practise (v) science (n) sense (n) shape (n) variety (n) stick (v) surface (n) Page S 106–107 turbine (n) upside down (adv) acquire (v) zip (n) brand (n) course (n) Page S 100–101 degree (n) demonstration (n) boot (n) discipline (n) bulb (n) enrol (v) button (n) interest (n) disadvantage (n) kickboxer (n) distance (n) military (n) effective (adj) punch (v) emergency (n) repeat (v) fantastic (adj) retire (v) flash (n) row (n) plug in (phr v) socialise (v) press (v) temple (n) recharge (v) timetable (n) switch on (phr v) tutor (n) uniform (n) Page 103 well-known (adj) blade (n) Page S 108–109 carbon dioxide (n) clear (adj) bone (n) coal (n) clay (n) construct (v) create (v) crop (n) form (n) 10
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 10 6/20/12 9:12 AM identity (n) hobby (n) keyboard (n) item (n) press (n) luxury (adj) pyramid (n) resort (n) typewriter (n) sleeping bag (n) valley (n) snake (n) underwater (adj) Page S 110–111 unknown (n) ancient (adj) Page S 118–119 boarding school (n) endure (v) bar (n) linguist (n) brochure (n) record (v) coin (n) reservation (n) cruise (n) fix (v) Page S 112–113 fortunately (adv) furious (adj) accessibility (n) immediate (adj) calligraphy (n) luxurious (adj) conversation (n) museum (n) deposit (n) receptionist (n) enrolment (n) shower (n) material (n) song (n) payment (n) steal (v) presentation (n) tip (n) reserve (v) view (n) slide (n) technique (n) term (n) Page S 120–121 trainer (n) athlete (n) birthplace (n) Page 1 15 civilisation (n) combine (v) abandon (v) couple (n) annoy (v) fascinating (adj) awareness (n) interaction (n) basic (adj) itinerary (n) enduring (adj) legendary (adj) expect (v) lifetime (n) extinct (adj) listener (n) global (adj) package (n) hassle (v) range (n) institute (n) requirement (n) kit (n) spectacular (adj) loss (n) stunning (adj) neglect (v) talk (n) remote (adj) tour (n) school (v) traveller (n) shift (n) unforgettable (adj) survive (v) unique (adj)
Un IT 10 TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS Page S 122–123 Page 1 17 avenue (n) advance (n) catacombs (n) beauty (n) cellar (n) diving (n) cemetery (n) exploration (n) clean (adj)
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 11 6/20/12 9:12 AM collapse (v) sacrifice (n) dig (v) statue (n) free (adj) fresh (adj) Page S 132–133 historian (n) illegal (adj) astronaut (n) myth (n) businessman (n) nightclub (n) co-operate (v) novelist (n) decade (n) pond (n) floating (adj) sewer (n) launch (v) silent (adj) leader (n) skeleton (n) mission (n) subway (n) moon (n) tunnel (n) nuclear (adj) unofficial (adj) orbit (n) turn (v) Page S 124–125 Page S 134–135 afraid (adj) enclosed (adj) academic (adj) nervous (adj) article (n) participant (n) awful (adj) queue (n) binoculars (n) step (n) capture (v) deforestation (n) Page 127 escort (n) fled (v) early (adj) foreigner (n) gift (n) government (n) increase (v) journal (n) joy (n) laboratory (n) light (n) medical (adj) living (n) notice (v) outdoor (adj) orphan (n) property (n) protest (v) square (n) rebel (n) trader (n) reveal (v) sanctuary (n) Un IT 11 HISTORY shore (n) Page 129 trade (n) violent (adj) base (n) capsule (n) Page S 136–137 connection (n) drawing (n) legend (n) hut (n) magical (adj) possession (n) oxygen (n) team (n) sum up (phr v) Page S 130–131 Page 139 archaeologist (n) attraction (n) business (n) conservationist (n) collar (n) exist (v) corn (n) expose (v) discovery (n) magnetic (adj) excavate (v) ruins (n) hunting (n) run out (v) precious (adj) stall (n) 12
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LIFE_Pre-intermediate_Wordlist_2nd.indd 12 6/20/12 9:12 AM Un IT 12 NATURE Page 151 Page 141 aid (n) demand (v) hide (v) endanger (n) toad (n) grind (v) handle (v) Page S 142–143 illegally (adv) biodiversity (n) poacher (n) coral reef (n) powder (n) cube (n) processed (n) cubic (adj) protection (n) ecosystem (n) release (v) frame (n) sponsor (v) multi-coloured (adj) support (v) organism (n) the wild (n) series (n) victim (n) Page S 144–145 climate (n) current (n) data (n) destroy (v) hurricane (n) lightning (n) probe (n) snow storm (n) thunderstorm (n) Page S 146–147 benefit (n) capital (n) coastline (n) cover (v) dilemma (n) dramatically (adv) drill (v) iceberg (n) import (n) potential (n) sheet (n) shrink (v) utilise (v) Page S 148–149 advertise (v) agreement (n) announce (v) attract (v) conservation (n) council (n) delight (n) inform (v) point (n) proud (adj) species (n) sponsorship (n)
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