Vocabulary Words

A1

noun, verb

A (usually small) group of people who perform music together. (+17 more)

verb

To appear or sprout. (+6 more)

noun, verb

A patron or customer in a hotel etc. (+8 more)

noun, verb

A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). (+2 more)

noun, verb

(especially in the plural) A person (see usage notes). (+15 more)

noun, verb

A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns. (+10 more)

verb

(auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect. (+30 more)

noun, verb

A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. (+16 more)

noun

In a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor, based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor. (+3 more)

noun

A building providing student accommodation at a university. (+8 more)

noun

(somewhat crude) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict. (+4 more)

noun, verb

(said of a sail) To furl. (+47 more)

adjective, verb

(of people, things, etc) Having a good appearance (+8 more)

adverb, verb

(followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance. (+5 more)

adjective, noun, verb

(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use. (+16 more)

adjective, adverb, noun

(manner) Compactly. (+25 more)

verb

(auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect. (+30 more)

noun, verb

(Cambridge University slang) A student who is also the son of a nobleman (and so allowed to wear a hat instead of a mortarboard). (+22 more)

noun, verb

(auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect. (+34 more)

idiom

�used in questions or statements that express annoyance or anger (+5 more)

he
A1

interjection, noun, pronoun

(personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant. (+9 more)

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