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The Voice Diaries (United Kingdom)
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  1. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  2. alive
    possessing life
  3. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
  4. application
    the action of putting something into operation
  5. Arabic
    the Semitic language of the Arabs
  6. article
    one of a class of artifacts
  7. blues
    a state of depression
  8. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
  9. brain
    the organ that is the center of the nervous system
  10. breathe
    draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  11. bridge
    structure allowing passage across a river or other obstacle
  12. Bulgaria
    a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
  13. care
    providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  14. chest
    the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
  15. choir
    a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
  16. communicate
    transfer to another
  17. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  18. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  19. consolation
    the act of giving relief in affliction
  20. control
    power to direct or determine
  21. creation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  22. creativity
    the ability to bring something into existence
  23. crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
  24. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  25. deep
    having great spatial extension downward or inward
  26. describe
    give a statement representing something
  27. diaphragm
    a muscular partition in the chest used in respiration
  28. diary
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  29. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  30. ear
    the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
  31. east
    the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  32. emotion
    any strong feeling
  33. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
  34. enjoy
    derive or receive pleasure from
  35. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  36. excitement
    the state of being emotionally worked up
  37. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  38. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
  39. explore
    travel to or penetrate into
  40. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
  41. feeling
    a physical sensation that you experience
  42. fire
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials
  43. flow
    move along, of liquids
  44. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
  45. friction
    the resistance when a body is moved in contact with another
  46. friendship
    the state of being a helpful ally
  47. gender
    properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of sex
  48. give
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract
  49. ground
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  50. group
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  51. grow
    increase in size by natural process
  52. guidance
    the act of showing the way
  53. guide
    someone employed to conduct others
  54. head
    the upper part of the human body or the body in animals
  55. healing
    the natural process by which the body repairs itself
  56. hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
  57. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
  58. hide
    prevent from being seen or discovered
  59. high
    being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation
  60. identity
    the characteristics by which a thing or person is known
  61. immaterial
    lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
  62. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  63. inquiry
    an instance of questioning
  64. Irish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people
  65. jazz
    genre of American music that developed in the 20th century
  66. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
  67. joy
    the emotion of great happiness
  68. learn
    gain knowledge or skills
  69. learning
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
  70. let
    actively cause something to happen
  71. liberation
    the act of freeing someone or something
  72. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
  73. light
    electromagnetic radiation that can produce visual sensation
  74. lively
    full of life and energy
  75. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
  76. low
    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
  77. lung
    either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
  78. Madagascar
    a republic on the island of Madagascar
  79. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  80. mend
    restore by putting together what is torn or broken
  81. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  82. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  83. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
  84. Naples
    a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy
  85. new
    not of long duration
  86. nonverbal
    not using spoken or written language to communicate
  87. open
    affording free passage or access
  88. oxygen
    a colorless, odorless gas that is essential for respiration
  89. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
  90. path
    an established line of travel or access
  91. perform
    get done
  92. performance
    the act of doing something successfully
  93. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
  94. play
    engage in recreational activities rather than work
  95. politics
    the activities involved in managing a state or a government
  96. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
  97. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
  98. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  99. psychology
    the science of mental life
  100. radiation
    the act of spreading outward from a central source
  101. receive
    get something; come into possession of
  102. relate
    give an account of
  103. relationship
    a mutual connection between people
  104. relax
    make less taut
  105. resonate
    produce a deep, clear sound
  106. rock and roll
    a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s
  107. saying
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
  108. shamanism
    an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
  109. share
    assets belonging to an individual person or group
  110. show
    make visible or noticeable
  111. sing
    produce tones with the voice
  112. singing
    the act of singing vocal music
  113. soft palate
    a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
  114. song
    a short musical composition with words
  115. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
  116. source
    the place where something begins
  117. speaking
    capable of or involving speech or speaking
  118. spirit
    the vital principle or animating force within living things
  119. springboard
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
  120. stand
    be standing; be upright
  121. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  122. storyteller
    someone who tells a story
  123. teach
    impart skills or knowledge to
  124. theatre
    a building where performances can be presented
  125. throw
    propel through the air
  126. together
    in contact with each other or in proximity
  127. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  128. tower
    a structure taller than its diameter
  129. unity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  130. verbal
    of or relating to or formed from words in general
  131. vocal cord
    either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
  132. voice
    the sound made when a person speaks
  133. wanderer
    someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
  134. way
    how something is done or how it happens
  135. whole
    all of something, including all of its elements or parts
  136. wisdom
    accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
  137. words
    language that is spoken or written
  138. world
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  139. write
    name the letters that comprise the accepted form of
  140. question
    a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
  141. enquire
    have a wish or desire to know something
  142. kiss
    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
  143. respond
    show a reaction to something
  144. call
    utter a sudden loud cry
  145. yell
    a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  146. yodel
    a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly
  147. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  148. many
    a large number of the persons or things being discussed
  149. one
    smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  150. human
    a person; a hominid with a large brain and articulate speech
  151. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  152. harmony
    compatibility in opinion and action
  153. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  154. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  155. blend
    mix together different elements
Created on Wed Feb 03 14:46:51 EST 2010 (updated Sun Feb 21 16:26:39 EST 2010)

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