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2. Approval • 1. To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist. • 2. To exist over a prolonged period; last. • 3. To remain in the same state, capacity, or place: She continued as mayor for a second term. • 4. To go on after an interruption; resume.1. The act or an instance of approving. 2. An official approbation; a sanction. 3. Favorable regard; commendatio

3. Auction auc·tion  (ôk sh n) n. 1. A public sale in which property or items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder. 2. Games a. The bidding in bridge. b. Auction bridge. tr.v.auc·tioned, auc·tion·ing, auc·tions

4. Bulge bulge  (b lj) n. 1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling. 2. Nautical A bilge. 3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment. 4. An advantage. v.bulged, bulg·ing, bulg·es v.tr. To cause to curve outward. v.intr. 1. To curve outward. 2. To swell up. 3. To stick out; protrude. 4. To be filled or overfilled

5. Bearer bear·er  (bâr r) n. 1. One that carries or supports, as: a. A porter. b. A pallbearer. 2. One that holds a check or other redeemable note for payment. 3. A fruit- or flower-bearing plant.

6. Borough bor·ough  (bûr , b r ) n. 1. A self-governing incorporated town in some U.S. states, such as New Jersey. 2. One of the five administrative units of New York City. 3. A civil division of the state of Alaska that is the equivalent of a county in most other U.S. states. 4. Chiefly British a. A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such as self-government. b. A town that sends a representative to Parliament. 5. A medieval group of fortified houses that formed a town having special privileges and rights.

7. Brewer • brew  (br ) • v.brewed, brew·ing, brews • v.tr. • 1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation. • 2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: brew tea. • 3. To concoct; devise: brew a plot to overthrow the government.

8. Bracket brack·et  (br k t) n. 1. a. A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight. b. A small shelf or shelves supported by such structures. 2. Architecture A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window. 3. A wall-anchored fixture for gas or electricity. 4. a. A square bracket. b. An angle bracket. c. Mathematics See brace. 5. Chiefly British One of a pair of parentheses. 6. A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate. 7. a. The distance between two impacting shells, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed short of it, used to determine the range for artillery fire. b. The shells fired in such a manner.

9. Catastrophe ca·tas·tro·phe  (k -t s tr -f ) n. 1. A great, often sudden calamity. 2. A complete failure; a fiasco: The food was cold, the guests quarreled the whole dinner was a catastrophe. 3. The concluding action of a drama, especially a classical tragedy, following the climax and containing a resolution of the plot. 4. A sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a cataclysm.

10. Completely com·plete  (k m-pl t ) adj.com·plet·er, com·plet·est 1. Having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire: a complete meal. 2. Botany Having all principal parts, namely, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil or pistils. Used of a flower. 3. Having come to an end; concluded. 4. Absolute; total

11. Continue 1. To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist. 2. To exist over a prolonged period; last. 3. To remain in the same state, capacity, or place. 4. To go on after an interruption; resume