commonly |
ordinarily; usually. |
confusion |
the state of not understanding clearly or of being mixed up. |
demon |
an evil spirit; devil. |
evaluation |
a careful study of something in order to judge it or measure it. |
extent |
the area, amount, or distance that something reaches or covers; range. |
gallery |
a building used to display or sell art. |
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. |
guilty |
responsible for breaking a law or doing something wrong. |
handshake |
the gripping of hands between two people when they meet or say good-bye. |
master |
to become skilled in or expert at. |
stew |
to cook by boiling slowly in a closed pot. |
suffocate |
to kill by not allowing to breathe; smother. |
swamp |
a wet, low area of land that is usually covered with water; bog; marsh. |
tangle |
to mix or twist into a confused mass. |
twinkle |
to shine with a light that flickers or is not steady. |