The term BARNUM ATTRACTION refers to the attractions created by the famous SHOWMAN P.T. Barnum. EGRESS is a 6-letter word meaning an exit or way out, CIRCUS is a 6-letter word referring to a traveling company of performers, SHOWMAN is a 7-letter word referring to a person who organizes and presents a public entertainment, FREAK is a 5-letter word meaning a strange or unusual person, and LIND is a 4-letter word referring to the Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, who was one of Barnum's most successful attractions.