Vocabulary
Words and definitions collected from our articles, organised by CEFR level. Tap a word in any article to see its definition in context.
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Threat
Prosecutor
Firmness of purpose
The state of being guilty
A literary work or book
injuries / wounds
guilty person / culprit
writer / author
Attack
Prison
Guilty
Terrorism
Decision
A violent attack, often for political reasons.
A turning point.
To go beyond or exceed limits.
Committed or carried out (usually a crime).
Relevant or appropriate.
The act of being involved in something.
A group of people who decide a verdict.
Life imprisonment.
The official punishment given by a judge.
A formal meeting or lecture.
People in charge or government officials.
Formal accusations of a crime.
Responsible for a crime.
The system of authority.
An act of violence.
A person who writes books.
A male person.
The process of law.
performance, how well something works
spread, difference between buy and sell prices
CEO, chief executive officer
volatility, tendency to change rapidly
hostilities, acts of warfare
war, armed conflict
volatility, rapid price changes
barrel, unit for measuring oil
quarter, three-month period
supply, amount of something available
profit, money a company makes
strait, narrow water passage
trader, person who buys and sells
war, fighting between countries
price, how much something costs
a company or business
boss, the person in charge
profit, money a company makes
dollar, money used in the United States
oil, a natural liquid used for fuel
An agreement or settlement to resolve a legal dispute.
A giant company or extremely large and powerful organization.
Litigation; ongoing legal disputes or lawsuits.
Plaintiffs; people who bring a case against another in a court of law.
mesothelioma (cancer from asbestos)
developed (illness)
pounds (UK currency)
announced
compensation, settlement payment
offered (past participle)
asbestos
lawyer
England, UK
company, business
lawsuit, legal case
billion
talc, talcum powder
cancer
money
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.
Lacking the ability or strength to move.
An act of discovering or the thing discovered.
Difficult tasks or situations that test one's ability.
Serving as a host.
Doing something with great attention to detail.
wandering or rogue, moving around without a fixed destination
black hole, a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape
leader, a person who guides or directs a group
The state of having little or no light.
The systematic study of the physical world.
The physical universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Large natural objects that orbit a star.
The US agency for space exploration.
Luminous balls of gas in space.
not able to be foreseen or known beforehand; uncertain
relating to the anatomy, functions, and disorders of nerves and the nervous system
a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
a feeling of having no interest, energy, or enthusiasm
to stop participating in something or to stop going to public places
changing often so that you cannot tell what will happen next
feeling uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think of you
a medical problem that causes pain and swelling in the joints
medical care given to a patient for an illness
extraordinary / amazing
unbeatable
disappointing
decisive
will face / will tackle
consecutive