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  1. Britain
    a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
  2. Buddha
    founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
  3. Thomas Willis
    English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
  4. Wednesday
    the fourth day of the week; the third working day
  5. absence
    the state of being not present
  6. abundance
    the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
  7. accessible
    capable of being reached
  8. accidentally
    without intention; in an unintentional manner
  9. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  10. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  11. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  12. accordion
    a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument
  13. accumulate
    get or gather together
  14. achievement
    the action of accomplishing something
  15. across
    to the opposite side
  16. address
    the place where a person or organization can be found
  17. advertisement
    a public promotion of some product or service
  18. aggravate
    make worse
  19. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
  20. annual
    occurring every year
  21. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  22. appearance
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  23. argument
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  24. athletics
    active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
  25. attendance
    the act of being present at a meeting or event
  26. badminton
    a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
  27. balloon
    a small thin inflatable rubber bag
  28. barbecue
    a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire
  29. barbiturate
    organic compound having powerful soporific effect
  30. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
  31. basically
    in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
  32. beggar
    an impoverished person who lives by asking for charity
  33. beginning
    the act of starting something
  34. believe
    accept as true; take to be true
  35. biscuit
    small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
  36. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
  37. buntal
    fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats
  38. business
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
  39. calendar
    a system of timekeeping that defines divisions of the year
  40. category
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations
  41. cemetery
    a tract of land used for burials
  42. chagrined
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  43. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  44. changing
    marked by continuous modification or effective action
  45. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
  46. chief
    the head of a tribe or clan
  47. cigarette
    finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
  48. climb
    go up or advance
  49. collectible
    things considered to be worth keeping
  50. colonel
    a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
  51. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  52. column
    a line of units following one after another
  53. coming
    of the relatively near future
  54. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  55. committee
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
  56. comparative
    involving the examination of similarities and differences
  57. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  58. completely
    with everything necessary
  59. concede
    give over
  60. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  61. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  62. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
  63. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  64. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
  65. controlled
    restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
  66. convenient
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
  67. coolly
    in a composed and unconcerned manner
  68. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  69. correlate
    bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
  70. correspondence
    an attribute of a shape or relation
  71. counselor
    someone who gives advice about problems
  72. courtesy
    a considerate and respectful manner
  73. criticize
    find fault with; point out real or perceived flaws
  74. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
  75. defendant
    someone against whom an action is brought in a court of law
  76. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  77. dependent
    a person who relies on another person for support
  78. descend
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  79. description
    the act of depicting something
  80. desirable
    worth having or seeking or achieving
  81. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  82. desperate
    a person who is frightened and in need of help
  83. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
  84. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
  85. difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  86. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  87. dining
    the act of eating dinner
  88. disappearance
    the event of passing out of sight
  89. disappoint
    fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
  90. disastrous
    having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
  91. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
  92. disease
    an impairment of health
  93. dispensable
    capable of being eliminated or done without
  94. dissatisfied
    in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
  95. docent
    a lecturer or teacher at some universities
  96. dominant
    most frequent or common
  97. drunkenness
    a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
  98. easily
    with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
  99. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  100. efficiency
    skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
Created on Mon Jun 21 23:44:14 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Jun 21 23:44:34 EDT 2010)

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