serendipity good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
Piet Mondrian Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944)
badminton a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
diamondback large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
time and again repeatedly
apathy an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
beat generation a United States youth subculture of the 1950s
apartment building a building that is divided into apartments
Edmund Kean English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
meat and potatoes the fundamental part
badminton racket a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
recommendation praise of a person or thing as worthy or desirable
sedimentation the accumulation of matter deposited by some natural process
panopticon a circular prison with cells around a surveillance station
autoimmune diabetes severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset
Edmund Burke British statesman famous for his oratory
catchment basin the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Butea monosperma East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
abutment arch an arch supported by an abutment
antipathy a feeling of intense dislike