Vocabulary Words

noun

A member of the visiting team in a match. (+2 more)

noun

A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph. (+4 more)

adjective, preposition

Approaching, coming near (+14 more)

noun, verb

A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath. (+4 more)

noun, verb

A control tower. (+20 more)

noun

A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls. (+13 more)

adjective

(of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic. (+4 more)

noun, verb

A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes (+16 more)

noun, verb

(fortification) The ground plan of a work or works. (+27 more)

noun, verb

A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors. (+29 more)

noun

A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

noun, verb

(chiefly in the plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator. (+28 more)

noun

One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.

noun, verb

A commonly held system. (+5 more)

adjective, noun

A person with traditional beliefs. (+10 more)

adverb

From the beginning. (+1 more)

noun, verb

Commercial transportation or exchange of goods, or the movement of passengers or people. (+10 more)

noun

A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow.

noun

A signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing to indicate when it may be safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal colour code. (+1 more)

noun

A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury. (+2 more)

adjective, noun

(in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy. (+6 more)

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