Vocabulary Words
daydream
C1noun, verb
A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality. (+2 more)
protagonist
C1noun
(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama. (+3 more)
blockbuster
C1noun
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block. (+6 more)
sequel
C1noun
A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own. (+4 more)
irony
C1adjective, noun
A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally (+8 more)
alignment
C1noun
A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity. (+7 more)
minutiae
C1noun
(biometrics, forensics) Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges. (+1 more)