n, adj without a distinctive character and so not easily classified
n.  person without any special qualities or achievements; unimportant person
v. surprise or puzzle (sb) greatly
n.  meaningless words
n.  loop in one end of a rope, with a knot that allows the loop to be tightened as the other end of the rope is pulled
n. sentimental longing for things that are past
n.  medicine falsely recommended as effective; quack remedy ;
adj. deserving to be noticed; remarkable
n.  ~ V-shaped cut in an edge or surface V
n. fame for being bad in some way
v.  keep alive and well with food
n. food
n. (astronomy) star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a short period
n.  quality of being novel; newness; strangeness
n.  person who is new and inexperienced in a job, situation, etc; beginner
adj. harmful; poisonous
n. subtle difference in meaning, colour, feeling, etc
adj.  old enough to marry
adj. worthless; pointless; not valid
v.  make (an agreement, etc) lose its legal force
n. expert in numismatics; collector of coins and medals ;
adj. of marriage or of a wedding
n.  person, usu female, trained to help a doctor to look after the sick or injured
v.  care for and educate
n, adj (substance) serving as or providing nourishment, esp for plants or animals
n.  nourishment; food
adj. of (high) value as food; nourishing
n. stupid, clumsy and awkward person (usu male)
n.  (words used in making a) solemn promise to do sth or solemn declaration that sth is true (usu appealing to God, etc as a witness)
n. meal made from crushed oats, used in porridge, oatcakes, etc
adj. impossible to change; stubborn
n.  deep bow (of respect or obedience)
n. tall pointed stone pillar with four sides, set up as a monument or landmark
adj. (of people) very fat
v. (deliberately) make (sth) confused or difficult to understand
n. printed notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with a short account of his life and achievements
adj.  not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; unbiased; fair
adj. required by rule, law or custom; compulsory
adj.  not horizontal or vertical; sloping; slanting
v.  remove all signs of (sth); rub or blot out
n.  state of forgetting; state of being unaware or unconscious
adj. ~ of/to sth unaware of or not noticing sth; having no memory of sth
n. public shame or disgrace; abuse; discredit ;
adj. very unpleasant; nasty; offensive
adj.  not easily or clearly seen or understood; indistinct; hidden
adj. ~ (to sb) too willing to obey or serve; too respectful (esp in the hope of getting a reward or favour from sb)
exequies; funeral; interment
n. ~  state of being obsessed
adj. of or having an obsession
black volcanic rock
adj. no longer used; out of date
n. doctor who specializes in obstetrics
adj.  refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action; stubborn
adjnoisy and uncontrolled; unruly
v. ~(on/upon sb/sth) (fml ) force (oneself, one's opinions, ideas, etc) upon sb/sth, esp when unwanted
adj. very noticeable or obvious; inclined to obtrude
adj. slow to understand; stupid
v. remove (sth); get rid of
n. the Occident the countries of the West, ie Europe and America
to close up or block off:OBSTRUCT
adj. only for those with special knowledge or powers; hidden, secret
n. specialist in treating diseases and defects of the eye
n.  probability or chance
adj.  disgusting; hateful
n. general or widespread hatred or disgust felt towards a person or his actions
giving off an order
adj. having a (pleasant or unpleasant) smell
n. long adventurous journey
adj.  upsetting or annoying; insulting
adj. too casual; abrupt
adj. too ready or willing to give orders, offer advice or help, or use one's authority; bossy and interfering
v. ~ at sb look or stare at (esp a woman) in a way that suggests sexual interest
adj. of or concerned with the sense of smell
n.  form of government in which a small group of people hold all the power
adj. suggesting that sth bad is about to happen; threatening
adj. having unlimited or very great power
adj. present everywhere
adj. knowing everything
adj.  (of animals) eating both plants and animal flesh
adj. needing effort; burdensome
n. combination of sounds in a word that imitates or suggests what the word refers to eg hiss, cuckoo, thud ; hiss cuckoo thud
n. ~ fierce attack
n. the onus duty or responsibility (for doing sth); burden
v.  ~ from/out of sth; ~ out/away come or flow out slowly
adj. changing colour like an opal; iridescent
adj.  not allowing light to pass through; not transparent
n. drug containing opium, used to relieve pain or to help sb sleep
adj.  (of time) suitable or favourable for a purpose
n. person who acts like this
n. public disgrace and shame
n.  person who makes and sells optical instruments, esp contact lenses and glasses
n. person who is always hopeful and expects the best in all things
adj. best or most favourable
adj. that may be chosen or not, as one wishes; not compulsory
one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
n. opulently
n.  musical composition numbered as one of a composer's works (work  b) (usu in order of publication)
adj. of or like an oracle; with hidden meaning
n. person who makes formal speeches in public
n. musical composition for solo voices, chorus and orchestra,usu with a Biblical theme
v.  make a priest or minister
n. difficult or painful experience
n. order, rule or law made by a government or an authority
n. ceremony of ordaining (a priest or minister)
n.  wild party, usu with a lot of drinking and/or sexual activity
n. the Orient countries of the (Far) East (eg Japan, China)
n. activity of orientating oneself; state of being orientated
n. outer opening in the body, etc
adj. richly decorated
n. expert in ornithology
adj.  generally accepted or approved
n.  (study or system of) spelling
v.  move repeatedly and regularly from one position to another and back again
adj. of bone; having bones; bony ;
v. (fml )  (cause sth to) become hard like bone; change into bone ;
adj. stated though perhaps not true; apparent
adj. showing or liking ostentation
exclude from public favor; ban
v. ~ sb (fml ) remove sb (from a position, job, etc) sometimes in order to take his place
n, adj ~ (person) driven away from home, friends, society, etc; homeless and friendless (person)
n.  all the equipment or articles needed for a particular purpose; kit
adj.  going out; leaving
adj. looking or sounding strange
n. person who has broken the law and is hiding to avoid being caught
n.  ~ view on which one looks out
adj. no longer fashionable
n.  (act of) great violence or cruelty
n. outlying districts (esp of a city or large town); outer areas
adj. ~ saying openly exactly what one thinks; frank
v.  run faster than (sb in a race) and leave him behind
v. win or defeat (sb) by being cleverer or more cunning than him
n. great applause or cheering expressing welcome or approval
adj. forcing others to do what one wants (without caring about their feelings); domineering
adj.  past their best; too fully open
v.  examine carefully and thoroughly and make any necessary repairs
v. watch over and control (sb/sth); supervise
adj. done or shown openly or publicly; not secret or hidden
v. cause the downfall or defeat of (sb/sth); put an end to
n.  ~ (fml ) friendly approach, proposalor offer made (to sb) with the aim of starting discussions
v.  turn over or upside-down; upset
adj. showing too much self-confidence or conceit
v. cover (sth/sb) completely by flowing over or pouring down on it/him; submerge suddenly
adj. in a state of nervous excitement, anxiety, etc; tense and upset
adj. n egg-shaped (object)
n. any of varioustypes of thick-skinned, four-footed animal, eg an elephant or a rhinoceros
n. person who believes in pacifism
v.  calm or soothe the anger or distress of (sb)
n. (used esp as a form of address )  clergyman in the armed forces
n. (fml) song of praise or triumph
adj. done with, requiring or taking great care or trouble
adj. pleasant to taste
n.  roof of the mouth
adj. like a palace
study of prehistoric life
n. thin board on which an artist mixes colours when painting, with a hole for the thumb to hold it by
n. manuscript from which the original writing has been removed in order to create space for new writing
v. ~ become uninterestingor boring by being experienced too often
n. large wooden or metal tray or platform for carrying goods, esp one that can be raised using a fork-lift truck
v.  make(esp a pain or disease) less severe or unpleasant, withoutremoving its cause; alleviate ,
adj. pale, esp because of illness
n.  inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
adj.  that can be felt or touched
v.  beat rapidly
adj.  very small; unimportant
n.  wide flat (usu metal) container, with a handle or handles, used for cooking food in
n. ~ remedy for all diseases or troubles
n. confident stylish manner
n, adj disease occurring over a whole country or the whole world
n. wild and noisy disorder or confusion
v. pander to sth/sb (derog ) try to satisfy (a vulgar, weak or immoral desire, or sb having this); gratify sth/sb
n. speech or piece of writing praising sb/sth
n. sudden sharp feeling of pain
adj. a panoramic view from the top of the tower
n.  type of play with music, dancing and clowning, based on a traditional story or fairy-tale and usu performed at Christmas
n.  tall reed-like water-plant with thick fibrous stems used by the Ancient Egyptians to make paper
n. story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth
n.  set of all the different forms of a word
n.  statement that seems to be absurd or contradictory but is or may be true
n. ~ of sth person who is a perfect example of a quality (used esp in the expression shown)
adj.  (of two or more lines) having the same distance between each other at every point
n. state of being parallel; similarity
n.  quantity that does not vary in a particular case but does vary in other cases
adj. having the greatest importance or significance; supreme
illicit lover
n.  mental illness in which a person is obsessed by mistaken beliefs, esp that he is being badly treated by others or that he is somebody very important
n. numerous small articles or personal belongings, esp the equipment needed for a hobby or sport
n. re-wording of a piece of writing, statement, etc, esp in order to make it easier to understand
n.  animal or plant (eg mistletoe) that lives on or in another and gets its food from it
[ parch: ] to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up
n.  heavy paper-like material made from the skin of sheep or goats and used for writing on
v.  trim by cutting away the edges
n.  social outcast
n.  area within a diocese, having its own church and clergyman
n.  state of being equal; equality
n. particular way of speaking or use of words; phraseology
n. (esp formerly) meeting between enemies or opponents to discuss terms for peace, etc
adj.  of or relating to a church parish
n.  ~ (piece of) speech, writing or music that imitates the style of an author, composer, etc in an amusing and often exaggerated way; comic imitation
n. sudden attack or outburst
n. flooring made of wooden blocks arranged in a pattern