Vocabulary Cards
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C2 adjective
bootless
Meaning
Useless or futile; of no benefit.
Example
His bootless attempt to fix the machine only wasted time.
C1 verb/noun
bootstrap
Meaning
To start and develop a business using personal resources without external funding.
Example
He bootstrapped his company with minimal resources.
C1 noun
bootstrapping
Meaning
Starting a business with personal resources or small investments without external funding or venture capital.
Example
Many entrepreneurs rely on bootstrapping to launch their businesses.
C1 noun, verb
booze
Meaning
alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor; to drink alcohol, often excessively
Example
They bought some booze for the party.
C1 adjective
boozy
Meaning
containing or involving a lot of alcohol; slightly drunk from alcohol
Example
The party became boozy as the night went on.
B1 noun
Border
Meaning
a line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries
Example
They crossed the border between France and Spain by train.
B1 verb/noun
bore
Meaning
Verb: To make someone feel uninterested or tired; Noun: A dull or tiresome person.
Example
The lecture began to bore the students.
A1 adjective
bored
Meaning
feeling weary or uninterested because of lack of activity or excitement
Example
She felt bored during the long meeting.
A1 adjective
boring
Meaning
not interesting or exciting; dull.
Example
The lecture was so boring that several students fell asleep.
A1 verb (past participle of 'bear'), adjective
born
Meaning
To come into life; brought into existence.
Example
He was born in Dhaka in 1995.
C1 noun
borough
Meaning
A town, district, or administrative division, especially one with its own local government.
Example
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
A2 verb
borrow
Meaning
to take temporarily with intention to return; to take on loan
Example
Can I borrow your pen for a moment?
C1 noun
bosom
Meaning
the human chest, especially a woman’s breast; also used metaphorically to refer to closeness or intimacy
Example
She kept the secret close to her bosom.
A2 noun
boss
Meaning
a person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization
Example
Her boss gave her a new project to complete.
B2 adjective
botanical
Meaning
relating to plants or plant life
Example
She works at the botanical garden.
C2 verb
botanize
Meaning
to study plants in their natural environment
Example
They went to the forest to botanize during their vacation.
B2 noun
botany
Meaning
the scientific study of plants
Example
She is studying botany at the university.
C1 verb
botch
Meaning
to carry out a task badly or carelessly
Example
He completely botched the repair job.
A1 determiner/pronoun
both
Meaning
referring to two people or things together
Example
Both of the children were excited about the trip.
A2 verb
bother
Meaning
to annoy, worry, or cause trouble to someone
Example
I don't want to bother you while you're working.
A1 noun
Bottle
Meaning
a container with a narrow neck, typically made of glass or plastic, used for storing liquids
Example
She drank water from a plastic bottle.
C1 adjective
Bottle-green
Meaning
a dark green color similar to that of a green glass bottle
Example
She wore a beautiful bottle-green dress to the evening party.
B2 noun
bottleneck
Meaning
Narrow path or obstruction, a place or situation where flow becomes slow.
Example
The narrow bridge is a major bottleneck during rush hour.
A2 noun
Bottom
Meaning
the lowest point or part of something; the ground under a body of water
Example
The treasure chest was lying at the bottom of the ocean.