English Vocabulary
Pick a CEFR level (A1–C2) — A1 is the friendliest place to start — and browse its words grouped by topic: travel, food, the body, emotions, and more. Each word shows its meaning, example sentences, and US/UK pronunciation.
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36 words
working
B1
/ˈwɝkɪŋ/
Present participle of work; doing a job or task.
mission
B1
/ˈmɪʃ.ən/
An important job or task that a person or group is given.
career
B1
/kəˈɹɪɹ/
The job or profession you do over a long part of your working life.
carter
B1
/ˈkɑrtɚ/
a person whose work is driving a cart or transporting loads by cart
hire
B1
/haɪɹ/
To give someone a job and pay them to work for you.
interrupt
B1
/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/
to stop someone from speaking or doing something by suddenly breaking in.
assignment
B1
/əˈsaɪn.mənt/
A task or piece of work that you are given to do.
cowboy
B1
/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
a person who tends cattle, especially on horseback
promotion
B1
/pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/
A move to a more important job or higher rank.
bureau
B1
/ˈbjʊ.ɹoʊ/
A government department or office that deals with a particular task.
profession
B1
/pɹəˈfeʃ.ən/
A type of job that needs special training or education, such as law or medicine.
quote
B1
/kwəʊt/
To repeat the exact words that someone has written or said.
designer
B1
/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/
A person whose job is to plan how something will look or work.
warden
B1
/ˈwɔɹdən/
an official responsible for supervising a place, activity, or body of rules
porter
B1
/ˈpɔɹtɚ/
a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
cloth
B1
/klɔθ/
Material made by weaving or knitting fibres, used to make clothes and other things.
qualified
B1
/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪd/
Having the right training, skills, or experience for a job or task.
agenda
B1
/əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/
A list of the things to be discussed at a meeting.
salesman
B1
/ˈseɪlzmən/
A man whose job is to sell things, in a shop or by visiting customers.
expense
B1
/ɪkˈspɛns/
The money that you spend on something.
craft
B1
/ˈkɹäːft/
An activity that involves making things skilfully with your hands.
unemployed
B1
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
Without a job, although able and willing to work.
employment
B1
/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
Paid work, or the state of having a job
achievement
B1
/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
Something done successfully, especially after effort or skill.
wright
B1
/ɹaɪt/
someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
fireman
B1
/ˈfaɪr.mən/
a man whose job is to extinguish fires; a dated or gender-specific term for a firefighter
canned
B1
/kænd/
Stored and preserved in a sealed metal can.
workplace
B1
/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/
The place where someone works.
organism
B1
/ɔʳˈɡan.ɪzəm/
A single living thing, such as an animal, plant, or microbe.
developer
B1
/dɪˈvɛləpɚ/
a person who creates or modifies software
housework
B1
/ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/
The work of cleaning, cooking, and looking after a home.
milkman
B1
/ˈmɪlk.mən/
a man whose job is to deliver milk to homes or businesses
barman
B1
/ˈbɑɹmæn/
A man whose job is serving drinks in a bar or pub.
paralyze
B1
/ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/
To make someone unable to move part or all of their body.
maintainer
B1
/meɪnˈteɪnɚ/
a person responsible for keeping equipment, a system, or a place in good condition
nailer
B1
/ˈneɪlɚ/
a worker who attaches something by nailing it