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An acrobat is a performer who does difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus.
addictionVARIABLE NOUN
An addiction is a situation in which you cannot stop yourself doing things such as taking drugs or drinking alcohol.
agentCOUNTABLE NOUN
An agent is someone who finds work for performers such as actors and singers, and who takes care of their financial affairs.
ambitiousADJECTIVE
If you are ambitious, you want to be very successful at what you do. If you are ambitious for someone, you want them to be very successful.
auditionTRANSITIVE VERB, INTRANSITIVE VERB
If someone auditions, or auditions for something, they give a short performance so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra. You can also say that a director or conductor auditions someone. COUNTABLE NOUN An audition is a short performance that someone gives so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra.
bluesPLURAL NOUN
The blues is a type of music which is similar to jazz, with a slow tempo and a strong rhythm.
bookingCOUNTABLE NOUN
A booking is the arrangement that is made when a theatre agrees to have a performance by a singer or group of performers on a particular date.
boxerCOUNTABLE NOUN
A boxer is someone who regularly takes part in the sport of boxing.
brass bandCOUNTABLE NOUN
A brass band is a musical band made up of metal instruments, such as trumpets, and instruments that you hit, such as drums.
celebrityCOUNTABLE NOUN
A celebrity is a performer who is famous because he or she appears regularly on television, in films, or in newspapers and magazines.
celloVARIABLE NOUN
A cello is a musical instrument that looks like a large violin. You hold it upright and play it sitting down.
civil warCOUNTABLE NOUN
A civil war is a war which is fought between different groups of people who live in the same country.
Cold WarPROPER NOUN
The Cold War was the period after the Second World War when relations between the Soviet Union and the countries in the West were very difficult, and the two groups did not cooperate in any way.
colonelCOUNTABLE NOUN, TITLE NOUN
A colonel is a senior officer in an army or air force. Sometimes, people use the title Colonel after they have left the military.
compositionUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Composition is the work of writing and arranging a piece of music, especially when this is done in accordance with music theory.
conductorCOUNTABLE NOUN
A conductor is the person who stands in front of an orchestra or choir and directs its performance.
confidentADJECTIVE
People who are confident feel sure of their own abilities, qualities, or ideas and are not shy when they perform in public.
contractCOUNTABLE NOUN
A contract is a legal agreement between people or companies. It usually involves one side agreeing to do some work or give a service and the other side agreeing to pay for the work or the service.
country musicUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Country music is a style of popular music from the southern United States.
crazyADJECTIVE
If someone goescrazy, they start behaving in a wild and uncontrolled way.
dance hallCOUNTABLE NOUN
Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening.
debutCOUNTABLE NOUN
When a performer makes his or her debut, he or she performs in public for the first time.
Deep SouthPROPER NOUN
TheDeep South consists of the states that are furthest south in the United States.
democraticADJECTIVE
A democratic country, organization, or system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
depressedADJECTIVE
If you are depressed, you are sad and feel you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is difficult and unpleasant.
depressionUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
If someone has depression, they are very unhappy, ha...
