Esports & Team Gaming — B1 Vocabulary Flashcards
Learn the English used in competitive team games: lag, ping, loadout, respawn, cooldown and other words you hear in voice chat and on stream.
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B1
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Free Gaming: Action & Racing vocabulary flashcards at the B1 level — all 35 words with definitions and examples. Study them with spaced repetition and recognize and use these words confidently in real conversations.
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Common Gaming: Action & Racing words in English
lag
a delay between your action and what happens on screen, caused by a slow connection
ping
the time your connection takes to reach the game server, measured in milliseconds
disconnect
to lose your connection to the game in the middle of a match
respawn
to come back into the game after your character has been defeated
cooldown
the waiting time before you can use an ability again
buff
a change that makes a character stronger than before
nerf
to change a character, weapon, etc. so that it is weaker than before
loadout
the set of weapons, items and skills you choose before a match
rush
to attack quickly all together, without waiting to make a plan
camp
to stay hidden in one place and wait for enemies to come to you
rotate
to move as a team from one area of the map to another
carry
to play so well that you win the match for your whole team
support
a player whose role is to help teammates, not to get the most kills
tank
a strong character whose job is to take damage and protect weaker teammates
farm
to repeat the same task, such as defeating weak enemies, to collect gold and experience
lane
one of the main paths on a map where players meet and fight
objective
the main target on the map that your team must capture and protect
ultimate
a character's strongest ability, which you can only use once in a while
peek
to look quickly around a corner to see if an enemy is there
trade
to defeat an enemy but be defeated by the enemy's teammate soon after
meta
the strategies and characters that most players think are the best at the moment
AFK
short for away from keyboard; said about a player who is not at the screen
lobby
the waiting area where players gather and choose settings before a match begins
squad
a small team of players who play together
streamer
a person who plays games live on the internet while other people watch
headset
headphones with a microphone that you use to talk to your team
voice chat
a way of talking to other players through a microphone during a game
rank
your level compared with other players, which goes up when you win matches
leaderboard
a list that shows the best players and their scores
revive
to bring a defeated teammate back into the fight
heal
to give health back to a character who has been hurt
level up
to reach a higher level in a game after getting enough experience
rematch
a second game between the same two teams after the first one
headshot
a shot that hits an enemy in the head, which usually does the most damage
kill streak
a number of enemies you defeat one after another without being defeated