| assault |
a violent physical or verbal attack. |
| attendance |
the number of people present. |
| basis |
something that supports and is needed by all the other parts; starting point or foundation. |
| conductor |
the leader of a musical group. |
| confide |
to share secrets or personal information (usually followed by "in"). |
| defeat |
to win a victory over; beat in a game or battle. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| joint |
done or shared by two or more people or groups acting together. |
| level |
having a flat, even surface. |
| manner |
a way of doing something; style. |
| pastime |
an activity that makes the time pass in a pleasant way. |
| pollute |
to make dirty or harmful to health by mixing in or adding waste material. |
| senior |
having served longer at a job or position. |
| tense1 |
pulled or stretched tightly. |
| transport |
the act of carrying or moving from one place to another. |