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bar

Latin

Variants

barbalban

Related Roots

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About This Root

From Late Latin barra (bar, barrier, rod). Spans physical objects (bar, crossbar, toolbar) and figurative obstacles (barrier, barricade). Extended to social exclusion — ban and banish derive from the same family. The legal 'bar' (as in passing the bar) refers to the barrier separating court officials from the public. Banal originally meant 'common to all' (accessible at the bar/public mill).

Associated Words

abandon

To desert or give up completely (v.); uninhibited freedom from restraint (n.)

NGSL 2kTOEFLGRE

abandoned

Deserted or forsaken; uninhibited in behavior

TOEFLB2

abandonment

The act of deserting or giving up completely

TOEFLB1

balance

To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

ban

An official prohibition; to officially forbid something

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

banal

Dull and unoriginal; lacking freshness

GREB2

banality

The quality of being dull and unoriginal; a trite remark

B2

banish

To exile someone; to drive away thoughts or feelings

IELTSTOEFLGRE

banishment

The act of forcing someone into exile; the state of being banished

B2

bank

To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client; An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs

NGSL 1kIELTSA1

bankbook

A book recording a customer's bank transactions and balance

C2

banker

A person who owns or manages a bank

TOEFLB2

banking

The business of managing a bank or financial services

IELTSA2

banknote

A piece of paper currency issued by a bank

C2

banned

Officially forbidden or prohibited

B2

banner

A flag or decorative strip of cloth; exceptionally good

IELTSTOEFLB2

banquet

A large formal celebratory meal; to feast

IELTSTOEFLGRE

bar

To obstruct the passage of (someone or something); A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length; Except, other than, besides

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

bar-code

A printed pattern of lines on a product used for identification by scanner

barbarian

An uncivilized or violent person (n.); uncivilized, primitive (adj.)

TOEFLC2

barbaric

Extremely cruel, violent, or uncivilized

C2

barbarism

A brutal act; the state of being uncivilized

C2

barbarity

Extreme cruelty or brutality; a savage act

C2

barbarize

To make or become savage or uncivilized

barbarous

Extremely cruel, violent, or uncivilized

GREC2

barbarously

In a cruel or savage manner

C2

barbecue

An outdoor grill or cookout event (n.); to cook on a grill (v.)

IELTSTOEFLGRE

barista

A person who prepares and serves coffee in a café

barkeep

A person who serves drinks at a bar; a bartender

C2

barmaid

A woman who serves drinks in a bar

C2

barman

A man who serves drinks at a bar

B1

barrel

A large cylindrical storage container; a gun barrel (n.); to move fast and uncontrolled (v.)

IELTSTOEFLB1

barreled

Stored in a barrel; having a specified number of barrels

B1

barren

Infertile, unable to produce crops or offspring; a desolate area of land

IELTSTOEFLGRE

barrenness

The state of being infertile or unable to support life

TOEFLA2

barricade

A barrier blocking a road or passage; to block with such a barrier

IELTSTOEFLGRE

barrier

A structure blocking movement; anything preventing progress; 障碍物,屏障;阻碍

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

barrier-free

Accessible to people with disabilities; without obstacles

barrister

A lawyer who argues cases in higher courts

GREA2

barroom

A room where alcoholic drinks are served

C2

barstool

A tall stool used at a bar or counter

C2

bartender

A person who serves drinks at a bar

B2

contraband

Illegal or smuggled goods; prohibited from being traded

GREC2

counterbalance

A force or weight that offsets another; to balance an opposing force

IELTSTOEFLGRE

crossbar

A horizontal bar connecting two upright posts, e.g. the top of a goal

C2

debar

To officially exclude or prevent someone from something

GREA2

disbar

To expel a lawyer from the legal profession officially

GREA2

embargo

An official ban on trade or information release; to impose such a ban

IELTSGREC1

embarrass

To cause someone to feel awkward or ashamed in a social situation

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

embarrassed

Feeling awkward or ashamed in a social situation

B1

embarrassing

Causing shame or awkward self-consciousness

A2

embarrassingly

In a manner that causes embarrassment

B1

embarrassment

A feeling of shame or awkwardness; a cause of such feelings

B1

imbalanced

Not in a state of balance; disproportionate

mountebank

A swindler or con artist; to deceive with false claims

GREC2

non-bank

Not belonging to or operated by a bank

off-balance

Not balanced; caught unprepared or at a disadvantage

overbalance

To cause to lose balance; an excess of weight or value

TOEFLC2

riverbank

The ground along the side of a river

C2

taskbar

A bar on a computer desktop for managing applications

toolbar

A row of buttons for accessing software functions

unbalance

To cause loss of physical or mental stability

C2

unbalanced

Lacking stability; mentally unstable; biased

C2

unembarrassed

Not feeling embarrassment; at ease

B1

well-balanced

Properly proportioned; emotionally stable and sensible; 匀称的;心理健全的