n.  ~ person who holds a degree (esp the first or bachelor's) from a university or polytechnic
[ graduate: ] n.  a person who has been awarded a first degree from a university or college
n.  building where grain is stored
n.  greatness; magnificence; impressiveness
adj. using or being a pompous style of speech, full of words which ordinary people do not understand
adj. planned on a large scale; (intended to seem) imposing
v. form into grains or have a granular surface or texture
adj.  of visual symbols
n. soft black substance used in making lead pencils, in lubrication, and for slowing down neutrons in atomic reactors
v. ~  seize (an opponent) firmly and try to fight
n. fireplace
v. (fml )  give pleasure or satisfaction to (sb)
adv. without payment; free
adj. done, given or acting unnecessarily, purposely and without good reason
n.  money given to sb who has done one a service; tip ;
n.  force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when dropped
v.  ~ (of cattle, sheep, etc) eat growing grass
adj.  liking to be with other people
n. ~ real or imagined cause for complaint or protest (used esp with the vs shown)
n.  device on a cooker that directs heat downwards for cooking meat, toasting bread, etc
adj.  very serious and unsmiling in appearance
n. ugly twisted expression (on the face), expressing pain, disgust, etc or intended to cause laughter
adj. causing horror or terror; ghastly
n.  person in charge of horses
n.  long narrow cut or depression in the surface of hard material
n. (esp commerce ) twelve dozen
adj.  strangely distorted so as to arouse fear or laughter; fantastic
n. cave, esp one made artificially as a garden shelter
v. ~ (derog ) complain
n. small dark bird of northern hilly areas, shot for sport and food
v. (derog )  ~ (to/before sb) lie or crawl with the face downwards in a show of humility or fear
v.  ~ (of animals or thunder) make a low threatening sound
v. ~ sth feel resentful about sth; do or give sth very unwillingly
adj. unwilling; reluctant
n. simple dish made of oatmeal, etc boiled in milk or water
exhausting
adj. filling one with horror or disgust; frightful
adj. rough; surly
v. ~ (about/at/over sth) complain or protest in a bad-tempered way
v.  (of animals, esp pigs) make a low rough sound from deep in the throat ,
v. give a noisy laugh
n. deceit; cunning
without deceit
n.  style of dress
n. any of several types of large long-winged sea-bird with usu white and grey or black feathers .
adj. willing to believe anything or anyone; easily deceived
v.  ~ (from sth) flow or pour out suddenly in great quantities
n. sudden violent rush of wind
affecting the sense of taste
n. enthusiastic vigour in doing sth
adj. with wind blowing in gusts
n. rope or chain used to keep sth steady or secured, eg to hold a tent in place
n. device containing a wheel which, when its spins fast, always maintains the same orientation regardless of any movement of the supporting structure, often used in ships' stabilizers
n. natural environment of an animal or a plant; home
v. ~ sb/oneself to sth accustom sb/oneself to sth
n.  long feathers on the neck of the domestic cock, etc or hairs on the neck of a dog
adj. used so often that it has become trite and dull
adj. looking tired and unhappy, esp from worry, lack of sleep, etc
v. ~ (over/about sth) argue (esp about the price, etc when agreeing upon the terms of a sale or other transaction)
n.  frozen rain falling in a shower
adj. peaceful and happy
adj. hale and `hearty (esp of an old person) strong and healthy

set apart as sacred
n.  illusion of seeing or hearing sth when no such thing is actually present
adj. slow and hesitant, as if lacking in confidence
n.  large basket with a hinged lid, esp one containing food, wine, etc
adj.  (of men) good-looking
chance; luck
adj. without plan or order; random
adj. unlucky; unfortunate
n. long, loud, serious and usu angry speech
v.  trouble and annoy continually
n. ~ (rhet ) person or thing that announces or shows that sb/sth is coming
to give shelter or refuge to
adj.  able to endure cold or difficult conditions; tough, robust
[ harp: ] a large triangular plucked stringed instrument consisting of a soundboard connected to an upright pillar by means of a curved crossbar from which the strings extend downwards.
n. heavy frame with metal spikes or discs dragged over ploughed land to break up lumps of earth, cover seeds, etc
[ harrow: ] any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc., in soil
v.  annoy (sb) with repeated requests, questions, etc; harass
n.  opening in a door, floor or ceiling
n. Pride; arrogance.
v.  visit (a place) regularly
n.  place of safety or rest; refuge
n.  widespread damage; great destruction
n.  ~ (thing that can cause) danger; risk
adj. dangerous; risky
adj.  misty
with the head foremost; headlong
adv, adj  with the head first
adj. obstinately determined to do things in one's own way without listening to others; self-willed ;
adj. good for the health
adj.  having good health; well and able to resist disease
n.
n. belief that pleasure should be the main aim in life
n. believer in hedonism
v. pay attention to (advice, etc); take notice of (sth)
not noticing; disregarding
n. leadership, esp by one state in a group of states
adj. very wicked
n.  handle or wheel for moving the rudder of a ship or boat
n. edge of a piece of cloth which has been turned under and sewn or fixed down
n.  person who made important announcements and carried messages from a ruler
adj. feeding on plants
n.  number of animals, esp cattle, feeding or staying together
adv.  (in legal documents, etc) from now on; following this ,
n.  belief or opinion that is contrary to what is generally accepted, esp in religion
n. person who is guilty of heresy or who supports a heresy
adj. tightly closed so that air cannot escape or enter; completely airtight ;
n. place where a hermit or a group of hermits lives
one that a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
adj. not conforming with accepted standards or beliefs
adj. made up of different kinds; varied in composition
v. chop or cut (sth/sb) with an axe, sword, etc
n. time of greatest success, prosperity, power, etc
n.  gap in a series or sequence, making it incomplete; break in continuity ;
wintry
v. spend the winter in a state like deep sleep
v.  prevent (sth/sb/oneself) from being seen; put or keep out of sight
adj. filling the mind with horror; very ugly; frightful
n. system with grades of authority or status from the lowest to the highest
adj. of or written in hieroglyphs
adj. extravagantly grand and pretentious
n. loud laughter; great amusement
adj.  furthest behind
n.  ~ thing or person that hinders
n. wisdom about an event after it has occurred
[ hinterland: ] land lying behind something, esp. a coast or the shore of a river
n. person whose services may be hired
adj. (esp of a man) covered with hair; hairy; shaggy
adj. famous or important in history
adj.  concerning past events
adj.  very theatrical in manner; excessively dramatic; affected
n.  (also `beehive) box or other container for bees to live in
n. carefully collected and guarded store of money, food or other treasured objects
adj.  (also hoar) (esp of hair) grey or white with age
n. mischievous trick played on sb for a joke
n. large-scale destruction, esp by fire; great loss of human life
n. leather case for a pistol, usu fixed to a belt or saddle .
n. things said or done to show great respect; tribute to a person or his qualities (used esp with the vs shown)
adj.  (approv  esp Brit) simple and plain
tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
adj.  made of yarn spun at home
n.  long and boring talk from sb on the correct way to behave, etc
adj. formed of parts that are all of the same type
n. stone used for sharpening the cutting edges of tools, etc
v. ~ sb deceive sb; trick sb
n. very large group (esp of people); huge crowd; throng
n.  forecast of a person's future based on a diagram showing the relative positions of the planets, etc at a particular time, eg the time of his birth
encouraging; exhortative
adj. a horticultural show, society, expert
n.  person held as a captive by one or more others who threaten to keep, harm or kill him unless certain demands are met
n. ~ being hostile (to sb/sth); antagonism; enmity
n. person who often acts too hastily or rashly; impetuous person ;
n. small house that is unfit to live in; very poor and squalid dwelling ;
v.  remain in the air in one place
n. loud confused noise, eg of many voices; din ;
n. arrogant pride
n. colour; variety or shade of colour
n. body of a ship
adj.  having or showing sympathy, kindness and understanding
adj. concerned with improving the lives of mankind and reducing suffering, esp by social reform
adj. (of a person or his words or actions) having or showing a low or modest opinion of one's own importance; not proud
adj. lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous
adj. containing moisture; damp
n. humble attitude of mind; modesty
n. low hill or hump in the ground; hillock ;
to soothe or content by indulgence
n. rich dark organic material formed by the decay of dead leaves, etc and essential to the fertility of soil
v.  throw violently; fling
v. move violently, noisily or with great speed in the specified direction
n.  man to whom a woman is married
n. farming
n. small roughly-built house or shelter, usu made of wood or metal ,
n.  animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties
n.  abnormal fear of water and of drinking, esp as a symptom of rabies in humans
n. study and practice of cleanliness as a way of maintaining good health and preventing disease
n. exaggeratedstatement that is made for special effect and is not meant to be taken literally, eg I've invited millions of people to my party ,
adj. too critical, esp of small faults
n. state like deep sleep in which a person's actions may be controlled by another person
n. person who suffers from hypochondria
adj. of hypocrisy or a hypocrite
adj. of or based on a hypothesis; not necessarily true or real ;
n. wild uncontrollable emotion or excitement, with eg laughter, crying or screaming
study of fish
n. painting, carving, etc of a holy person, itself regarded as sacred
attacking cherished beliefs
n. ideas that form the basis of an economic or political theory or that are held by a particular group or person
n.  phrase or sentence whose meaning is not clear from the meaning of its individual words and which must be learnt as a whole unit ; ,  give way, a change of heart, be hard put to it
n. person's particular way of thinking, behaving, etc that is clearly different from that of others
a peculiarity of constitution or temperament:an individualizingcharacteristic or quality
adj.  doing or having no work; not employed
n. worship of idols
n.  short piece of poetry or prose that describes a happy and peaceful scene or event, esp of country life
adj. like an idyll; peaceful and pleasant
adj. (of rocks) formed by molten matter (esp from volcanoes) that has become solid
v. catch fire
adj. not honourable in character or purpose; shameful
adj. shameful or humiliating; causing disgrace
shame or humiliation; disgrace