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baby/ˈbeɪbi/ nounFoundation a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk back/bæk/ adverb, nounFoundation in or to or toward a former location background/ˈbækɡraʊnd/ nounCore a person's social heritage: previous experience or training backpack/ˈbækˌpæk/ nounAdvanced a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder bacteria/bækˈtɪriə/ nounAdvanced (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants bad/bæd/ adjectiveFoundation having undesirable or negative qualities badge/bædʒ/ nounTarget an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) badly/ˈbædli/ adverbTarget to a severe or serious degree bag/bæɡ/ nounCore a flexible container with a single opening baggage/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ nounCore cases used to carry belongings when traveling bake/beɪk/ verbTarget cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven baker/ˈbeɪkɚ/ nounAdvanced someone who bakes commercially bakery/ˈbeɪkɚi/ nounTarget a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold balance/ˈbæləns/ noun, verbFoundation a state of equilibrium balcony/ˈbælkəni/ nounTarget an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium ball/bɔl/ nounCore round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games balloon/bəˈlun/ nounAdvanced large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air ballroom/ˈbɔlˌrum/ nounAdvanced large room used mainly for dancing ban/bæn/ verb, nounCore forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) band/bænd/ nounCore an unofficial association of people or groups bank/bæŋk/ nounFoundation sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) banker/ˈbæŋkɚ/ nounCore a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank bankrupt/ˈbæŋkrəpt/ adjectiveTarget financially ruined bankruptcy/ˈbæŋkrəpsi/ nounAdvanced a state of complete lack of some abstract property banquet/ˈbæŋkwɪt/ nounTarget a ceremonial dinner party for many people bar/bɑr/ nounFoundation a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter barbecue/ˈbɑrbɪˌkju/ nounAdvanced meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce barely/ˈbɛrli/ adverbTarget only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats bargain/ˈbɑrɡən/ nounCore an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each barrier/ˈbæriɚ/ nounTarget a structure or object that impedes free movement base/beɪs/ noun, verbFoundation installation from which a military force initiates operations baseball/ˈbeɪsˈbɔl/ nounCore a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs basement/ˈbeɪsmənt/ nounTarget the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/ adjectiveFoundation pertaining to or constituting a base or basis basically/ˈbeɪsɪkli/ adverbCore in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature basis/ˈbeɪsəs/ nounFoundation a relation that provides the foundation for something basket/ˈbæskət/ nounTarget a container that is usually woven and has handles basketball/ˈbæskətˌbɔl/ nounCore a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop bath/bæθ/ nounTarget a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it) bathroom/ˈbæˌθrum/ nounCore a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet battery/ˈbætɚi/ nounCore group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place battle/ˈbætəl/ nounCore a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war be/bi/ verbFoundation have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) beach/bitʃ/ nounCore an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake bean/bin/ nounAdvanced any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food bear/bɛr/ verbFoundation have beat/bit/ verbCore come out better in a competition, race, or conflict beautiful/ˈbjutəfəl/ adjectiveFoundation delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration beauty/ˈbjuti/ nounCore the qualities that give pleasure to the senses because/bɪˈkɔz/ conjunctionFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of because become/bɪˈkʌm/ verbFoundation enter or assume a certain state or condition bed/bɛd/ nounFoundation a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep bedroom/ˈbɛˌdrum/ nounCore a room used primarily for sleeping beer/bɪr/ nounTarget a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops before/bɪˈfɔr/ preposition, conjunctionFoundation earlier in time; previously beforehand/bɪˈfɔrˌhænd/ adverbTarget ahead of time; in anticipation begin/bɪˈɡɪn/ verbFoundation take the first step or steps in carrying out an action beginner/bɪˈɡɪnɚ/ nounAdvanced someone new to a field or activity behalf/bɪˈhæf/ nounCore as a representative of; for the benefit of (used in 'on behalf of') behave/bɪˈheɪv/ verbTarget behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself behavior/bɪˈheɪvjɚ/ nounFoundation manner of acting or controlling yourself behind/bɪˈhaɪnd/ prepositionFoundation the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on belief/bɪˈlif/ nounCore any cognitive content held as true believe/bɪˈliv/ verbFoundation accept as true; take to be true bell/bɛl/ nounTarget a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck belong/bɪˈlɔŋ/ verbCore be owned by; be in the possession of below/bɪˈloʊ/ preposition, adverbFoundation in or to a place that is lower belt/bɛlt/ nounTarget endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys bench/bɛntʃ/ nounCore a long seat for more than one person benchmark/ˈbentʃmɑːrk/ noun, verbAdvanced a standard by which something can be measured or judged bend/bɛnd/ verbTarget form a curve beneath/bɪˈniθ/ prepositionTarget in or to a place that is lower beneficial/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ adjectiveAdvanced promoting or enhancing well-being benefit/ˈbenɪfɪt/ noun, verbCore financial assistance in time of need beside/bɪˈsaɪd/ prepositionTarget the quality, condition, or instance of beside besides/bɪˈsaɪdz/ adverb, prepositionCore making an additional point; anyway bet/bɛt/ noun, verbCore the money risked on a gamble between/bɪˈtwin/ prepositionFoundation in the interval beverage/ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/ nounCore any liquid suitable for drinking beyond/bɪˈɑnd/ prepositionFoundation farther along in space or time or degree bias/ˈbaɪəs/ nounTarget a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation bicycle/ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ nounCore a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals bid/bɪd/ noun, verbTarget an authoritative direction or instruction to do something big/bɪɡ/ adjectiveFoundation above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent bike/baɪk/ nounCore a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame bill/bɪl/ nounFoundation a statute in draft before it becomes law bin/bɪn/ nounTarget a container; usually has a lid bind/baɪnd/ verbCore stick to firmly binding/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ adjectiveTarget executed with proper legal authority biography/baɪˈɑɡrəfi/ nounAdvanced an account of the series of events making up a person's life biological/ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ adjectiveTarget pertaining to biology or to life and living things biology/baɪˈɑlədʒi/ nounAdvanced the science that studies living organisms bird/bɝd/ nounCore warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings birth/bɝθ/ nounCore the time when something begins (especially life) birthday/ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ nounCore an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) bit/bɪt/ nounFoundation a small piece or quantity of something bite/baɪt/ verb, nounTarget to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws black/blæk/ adjectiveFoundation being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light blame/bleɪm/ verb, nounCore put or pin the blame on blanket/ˈblæŋkət/ nounAdvanced bedding that keeps a person warm in bed bless/blɛs/ verbTarget give a benediction to blind/blaɪnd/ adjectiveTarget unable to see; --Kenneth Jernigan block/blɑk/ noun, verbCore a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) blog/blɔɡ/ nounTarget a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies blood/blʌd/ nounCore the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets bloody/ˈblʌdi/ adjectiveTarget having or covered with or accompanied by blood blow/bloʊ/ verbCore exhale hard blue/blu/ adjectiveFoundation of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; - Helen Hunt Jackson blueprint/ˈbluˌprɪnt/ nounAdvanced something intended as a guide for making something else board/bɔrd/ nounFoundation a committee having supervisory powers boardroom/ˈbɔrˌdrum/ nounTarget a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) boat/boʊt/ nounCore a small vessel for travel on water body/ˈbɑdi/ nounFoundation the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) bomb/bɑm/ nounCore an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions bond/bɑnd/ nounCore an electrical force linking atoms bone/boʊn/ nounCore rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates bonus/ˈboʊnəs/ nounCore anything that tends to arouse book/bʊk/ noun, verbFoundation a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) bookcase/ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/ nounAdvanced a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books booklet/ˈbʊklɪt/ nounCore a small book usually having a paper cover bookstore/ˈbʊkˌstɔr/ nounCore a shop where books are sold boom/bum/ noun, verbTarget a deep prolonged loud noise boost/bust/ verb, nounTarget increase boot/but/ nounTarget footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg booth/buθ/ nounTarget a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches border/ˈbɔrdɚ/ nounCore a line that indicates a boundary bore/bɔr/ verb, nounCore cause to be bored borrow/ˈbɑˌroʊ/ verbCore get temporarily boss/bɑs/ nounCore a person who exercises control over workers both/boʊθ/ determiner, pronounFoundation (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two bother/ˈbɑðɚ/ verb, nounCore take the trouble to do something; concern oneself bottle/ˈbɑtəl/ nounCore a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped bottom/ˈbɑtəm/ nounCore the lower side of anything bound/baʊnd/ adjectiveAdvanced confined by bonds boundary/ˈbaʊndɚi/ nounTarget the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something bowl/boʊl/ nounTarget a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids box/bɑks/ nounFoundation a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid boy/bɔɪ/ nounFoundation a youthful male person brain/breɪn/ nounCore that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord brainstorm/ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm/ verb, nounAdvanced try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it brake/breɪk/ nounTarget a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle branch/bræntʃ/ nounCore a division of some larger or more complex organization brand/brænd/ noun, verbCore a name given to a product or service breach/briːtʃ/ noun, verbAdvanced a failure to perform some promised act or obligation bread/brɛd/ nounTarget food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked break/breɪk/ noun, verbFoundation some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity breakfast/ˈbrɛkfəst/ nounCore the first meal of the day (usually in the morning) breast/brɛst/ nounCore the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen breath/brɛθ/ nounCore the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing breathe/brið/ verbCore draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs breed/brid/ noun, verbTarget a special variety of domesticated animals within a species bridge/brɪdʒ/ nounCore a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc brief/brif/ adjectiveCore of short duration; concise and containing few words; to summarize instructions briefcase/ˈbrifˌkeɪs/ nounCore a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books briefly/ˈbrifli/ adverbTarget for a short time bright/braɪt/ adjectiveCore emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts brilliant/ˈbrɪljənt/ adjectiveTarget of surpassing excellence bring/brɪŋ/ verbFoundation take something or somebody with oneself somewhere broad/brɔd/ adjectiveCore having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other broadcast/ˈbrɔdˌkæst/ verb, nounTarget broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television broaden/ˈbrɔdən/ verbAdvanced make broader brochure/broʊˈʃʊr/ nounCore a small book usually having a paper cover broker/ˈbroʊkɚ/ nounCore a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission broom/brum/ nounAdvanced a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle brother/ˈbrʌðɚ/ nounFoundation a male with the same parents as someone else brown/braʊn/ adjective, nounCore of a color similar to that of wood or earth browse/braʊz/ verbAdvanced shop around; not necessarily buying brush/brʌʃ/ nounTarget a dense growth of bushes budget/ˈbʌdʒɪt/ noun, verbCore a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose buffet/ˈbʌfət/ nounCore a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers bug/bʌɡ/ nounAdvanced general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate build/bɪld/ verbFoundation make by combining materials and parts bulb/bʌlb/ nounAdvanced a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure bulk/bʌlk/ nounAdvanced the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part bulletin/ˈbʊlɪtən/ nounCore a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) bunch/bʌntʃ/ nounTarget a grouping of a number of similar things burden/ˈbɝdən/ nounTarget an onerous or difficult concern burn/bɝn/ verbCore destroy by fire burst/bɝst/ verb, nounTarget come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure bury/ˈbɛri/ verbTarget cover from sight bus/bʌs/ nounFoundation a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers along regular routes business/ˈbɪznəs/ nounFoundation a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it businessman/ˈbɪznəˌsmæn/ nounTarget a man who works in business, especially one who has an executive role businessperson/ˈbɪznəˈspɝsən/ nounTarget a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise busy/ˈbɪzi/ adjectiveCore actively or fully engaged or occupied but/bʌt/ conjunctionFoundation and nothing more butter/ˈbʌtɚ/ nounAdvanced a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream button/ˈbʌtən/ nounTarget a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes buy/baɪ/ verbFoundation obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction buyer/ˈbaɪɚ/ nounTarget a person who buys by/baɪ/ prepositionFoundation so as to pass a given point bye/baɪ/ interjectionAdvanced you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent