backdrop:
n. background; setting | backstage:
ad. In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms |
balance:
n. being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability | ballet:
n. a sort of theatrical representation by dancers |
bandmaster:
n. conductor of a band | bang:
n. a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success |
bankrupt:
v. cause to become financially ruin; ruin | bar:
n. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick |
barbaric:
a. resembling uncivilized persons, lacking refinement | barbecue:
n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors |
barn:
n. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals | baroque:
a. complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape |
barrage:
n. an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow; rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication | barren:
a. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking |
barricade:
n. structure set up across a route of access to obstruct the passage of an enemy | basement:
n. cellar; storage room |
basin:
n. bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids | batter:
v. hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows |
bay:
n. body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth; reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black tail | bead:
n. small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading |
beaded:
a. covered with beads of liquid | beamline:
n. line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator |
behavior:
n. conduct; manner | beleaguer:
v. besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
belie:
v. contradict; give a false impression | bellows:
n. a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely |
benefit:
n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain | betray:
v. be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly |
bicameral:
a. composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches | biography:
n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life |
bison:
n. any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns | bitumen:
n. any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
blade:
n. sharp cutting edge of a knife; sword or knife; swords-man | blame:
v. condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure |
blaze:
n. a burst of fire, a flame | bleak:
a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable |
blend:
n. combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture | blight:
v. blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
bluff:
a. direct and outspoken but good-natured | blush:
v. become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame |
board:
n. a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose | bold:
a. brave; daring; intrepid; impudent |
bonanza:
n. boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money | bonding:
n. formation of a close human relationship, as between friends; emotional and physical attachment occurring between a parent or parent figure |
boom:
n. deep resonant sound, as of an explosion | boon:
n. blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request |
boost:
v. raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below; increase; raise | boot up:
v. start a computer using its bootstrap procedure |
booth:
n. small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods | boson:
n. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle |
boundless:
a. being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast | bounty:
n. liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness |
bouquet:
n. small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | brace:
v. confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger |
breach:
n. an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift | breath:
n. air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration |
brilliance:
n. cleverness; magnificence | brilliantly:
ad. brightly; radiantly |
brim:
n. brink; edge | bronze:
n. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements |
brook:
n. creek; stream | brush:
n. short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience |
bumbler:
n. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | bunch:
n. clump; cluster; gathering |
burgeon:
v. to develop or grow rapidly | buzz:
n. confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration |
buzzer:
n. a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound | bypass:
v. to avoid by using an alternative channel or route |
cabinetmaker:
n. a woodworker who specializes in making furniture; | calculate:
v. compute; determine; estimate |
calibration:
n. adjustment; measurement | cancellation:
n. act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement |
canny:
a. careful; pleasant; shrewd | canopy:
n. covering; umbrella |
canyon:
n. narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge | caper:
n. crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime |
capsize:
v. overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset | capsule:
n. small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space |
captivity:
n. state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved | cardinal:
a. chief; serving as an essential component |
cartel:
n. a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members | carve:
v. cut; sculpt |
carving:
n. cutting away parts to create a desired shape | cascade:
n. a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall |
cassette:
n. container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video | cast:
v. throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl |
casting:
n. choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie | catalogue:
v. to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item |
catalyst:
n. agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged | catastrophe:
n. great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface |
catching:
a. act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring | categorize:
v. classify; sort |
caterpillar:
n. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth | cathedral:
n. church; temple |
caution:
n. care; being attentive to possible danger | cautious:
a. conservative; careful |
cavern:
n. cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave | celebrity:
n. a widely known person |
cell:
n. any small compartment | certification:
n. document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence |
cessation:
n. a stopping or discontinuance of action | chagrin:
n. anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment |
chamber:
n. room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space | charcoal:
n. a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color |
charge:
n. accusation, a claim of wrongdoing | charitable:
a. benevolent; kind; humane |
chauffeur:
n. a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class | checkout:
n. counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room |
chef:
n. a professional cook | cherished:
a. deeply loved or highly valued |
chill:
a. cool; freeze | chilling:
a. causing mild fear |
chilly:
a. cold | chivalry:
n. courtesy towards women |
choir:
n. band or organized company of singers, especially in church service | choke:
v. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply |
chop:
v. hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax | chord:
n. combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together |
chore:
n. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee | choreography:
n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances |
chorus:
n. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group | chromosphere:
n. a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere |
chronological:
a. arranged in order of time of occurrence | chug:
v. dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine |
cider:
n. beverage made from juice pressed from apples | circulate:
v. move around, as from person to person or place to place |
civility:
n. act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship | civilization:
n. culture |
claim:
n. demand for something as rightful or due | clam:
v. be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang |
clan:
n. a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor | clap:
v. applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another |
classification:
n. assigning to a class or category | classify:
v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories |
clergy:
n. clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service | clergyman:
n. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
clinical:
a. involving direct observation of a patient | clip:
v. cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of: |
clog:
v. congest; jam | clumsy:
a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude |
clutch:
n. device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation | coalesce:
v. combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
coax:
v. persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery | codefendant:
n. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action |
codify:
v. arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize | cognition:
n. the process of knowing |
coherent:
a. adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner | cohesive:
a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated |
coil:
n. a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes | coinage:
n. coins collectively |
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