Aural relating to
the ears or hearing oral relating to the mouth; spoken
Balmy pleasantly
warm barmy foolish, crazy
Bare naked; to
uncover bear to carry; to put up with
Bated in phrase
'with bated breath' in great suspense baited with bait attached or inserted
Bazaar a Middle
Eastern market bizarre strange
Berth a bunk in a
ship, train, etc. birth the emergence of a baby from the womb
Born having
started life borne carried
Bough a branch of a
tree bow to bend the head; the front of a ship
Brake a device for stopping a vehicle; to stop a
vehicle break to
separate into pieces; a pause
Breach to break through, or break a
rule; a gap breech the back part of a gun barrel
Broach to raise a subject for
discussion brooch a piece of jewelry
Canvas a type of strong cloth canvass to seek people’s votes
Censure to
criticize strongly censor to ban parts of a book or film; a person who
does this
Cereal a grass producing an edible grain; a
breakfast food made from grains
serial happening
in a series
Chord a group of
musical notes cord a length of string; a cord-like body part
Climactic forming
a climax climatic relating to climate
Coarse rough course a direction; a school subject;
part of a meal
Complacent smug
and self-satisfied complaisant willing to please
Complement to add
to so as to improve; an addition that improves something
compliment to
praise or express approval; an admiring remark
Council a group of people who manage or
advise
counsel advice;
to advice
Cue a signal for
action; a wooden rod queue a line of people or vehicles
Curb to keep
something in check; a control or limit kerb the stone edge of a pavement
Currant a dried grape current happening
now; a flow of water, air, or electricity
Defuse to make a situation less tense diffuse
to spread over a
wide area
Desert a waterless, empty area; to abandon
someone dessert the sweet course of a meal
Discreet careful
not to attract attention discrete separate
and distinct
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