ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	capacity; skill
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

ablaze

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	capacity; skill
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

abolish

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	a widely known person
	approach; entry; entrance
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolitionist

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	be full of; be plentiful
	attendant; concomitant
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

abrupt

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	compute; determine; estimate
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

absorb

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	book of literary selections by various authors
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

academician

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

access

	approach; entry; entrance
	brightly; radiantly
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

accessibility

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	attendant; concomitant
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

accessory

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

accompaniment

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	climb; mount
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	act of accompanying someone or something

accompanying

	attendant; concomitant
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

accomplishment

	achievement; fulfillment
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

accordion

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

account

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	astonish; affect with wonder
	compact
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

accredit

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	difficult to analyze or understand
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	authorize; commission; give credit for

accuse

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	blame; condemn
	a widely known person

acquisition

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	book of literary selections by various authors
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

acronym

	contest; fight
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	an expert who gives advice
	abbreviation

addict

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	compatible; harmonious
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	accompanying

addictive

	causing or characterized by addiction
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	brightly; radiantly

additive

	addition; supplement
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	be earlier in time; go back further

adjacent

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	breaking of contract or duty
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjoin

	congest; jam
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

adjust

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	adapt; regulate
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

adobe

	any small compartment
	about; roughly
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

adolescent

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	certificate; warrant

adopt

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

adoption

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	act of accepting with approval
	climb; mount
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

advent

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

affiliate

	certain, sure
	course; program
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	associate; incorporate

affirm

	assert; confirm
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	calculation
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

affliction

	clump; cluster; gathering
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

affordable

	able to pay for
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	devour; eat
	be full of; be plentiful

agitation

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

air

	brink; edge
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	be broadcast on television or radio
	clothing; dress

airborne

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	achievement; fulfillment
	aloft; flying; in the air
	contentious speech act; argument

alignment

	cell; compartment; room
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	arrangement; association; alliance

allocate

	assign; distribute according to plan
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	coins collectively
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

alloy

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a professional cook
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

ally

	cut; sculpt
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	act of accepting with approval
	confederate; partner; collaborator

aloof

	book of literary selections by various authors
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	covered with beads of liquid

amaze

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	astonish; affect with wonder
	cleverness; magnificence
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

amazing

	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	awesome; astounding; surprising

ambition

	aspiration
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	cell; compartment; room

ambitious

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

amend

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

amendment

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	correction; revision
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	change something into another form; transform

amplification

	controvertible; disputable
	contentious speech act; argument
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

amplify

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	approach; entry; entrance
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

analogous

	attendant; concomitant
	church; temple
	comparable; similar or alike
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

analyze

	diagnose; examine
	assigning to a class or category
	any small compartment
	background; setting

anatomy

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	cellar; storage room
	bribery; fraud
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

ancestral

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	act of accepting with approval
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	breaking of contract or duty

annex

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

annihilate

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	an object that goes around the sun
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annoying

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

antedate

	climbing; rising
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	be earlier in time; go back further
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

anthology

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	book of literary selections by various authors
	approach; entry; entrance

antibiotic

	coins collectively
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

anticipate

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	ambition; longing
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

antique

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

apologize

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	contestant you hope to defeat
	beg pardon
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

appeal

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	contentious speech act; argument
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

appealing

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	be broadcast on television or radio
	attractive; charming

appetite

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	conductor of a band
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

applaud

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	contentious speech act; argument
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

applicant

	candidate
	circumstance
	applaud; announce with great approval
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

application

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	a widely known person

appoint

	designate; nominate
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	act of being present

appraisal

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

appreciable

	considerable; perceptible
	be broadcast on television or radio
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	an expert who gives advice

appreciate

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	any small compartment
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

approach

	considerate and thoughtful act
	access; method
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	classify; sort

appropriate

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	an object that goes around the sun
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

approximate

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	diagnose; examine
	cut; sculpt
	approach; come near

approximately

	about; roughly
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	additional proof that something that was believed

aquatic

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	breakdown; failure
	compute; determine; estimate

arc

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

arduous

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

armory

	associate; join
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

arrangement

	composition; order
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	applaud; announce with great approval
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

ascend

	climb; mount
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	cylindrical container

ascending

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	climbing; rising
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

asphyxiate

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	associate; incorporate
	bribery; fraud
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

aspiration

	cool; freeze
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	contentious speech act; argument
	ambition; longing

aspiring

	an object that goes around the sun
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	ambitious; enthusiastic

assault

	cleverness; magnificence
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	attack; onslaught
	blend; fuse; merge

assemblage

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a group of persons together in one place
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

assert

	assign; distribute according to plan
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

assess

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

assessment

	a widely known person
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

assistance

	amazed; surprised
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

assuredly

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	certainly; undoubtedly
	approach; entry; entrance
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

astonished

	any object that can be used to hold things
	amazed; surprised
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	adjustment; measurement

astound

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	cut; sculpt
	attack; onslaught

astronomer

100

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

astronomy

101

	any small compartment
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

atmosphere

102

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	able to pay for
	air
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

atom

103

	amazed; surprised
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

attachment

104

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	additional proof that something that was believed

attain

105

	associate; partner
	brightly; radiantly
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

attend

106

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

attendance

107

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	aloft; flying; in the air
	act of being present

attendant

108

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	assemble; convene; gather
	be broadcast on television or radio
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

attention

109

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	breakdown; failure

attire

110

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	ally; form a group or unite
	clothing; dress
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

attraction

111

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	addition; supplement

attractive

112

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	be broadcast on television or radio
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	courtesy towards women

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	associate; join

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	capable; adept
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	contentious speech act; argument

available

115

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	devour; eat
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	be broadcast on television or radio
	an expert who gives advice
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

awkward

117

	difficult to handle or manage
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

backdrop

118

	course; program
	demand for something as rightful or due
	background; setting
	concerning; simultaneous

balance

119

	configuration; outline
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	an expert who gives advice
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

ballet

120

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	associate; incorporate

bandmaster

121

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	conductor of a band
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

bang

122

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

bankrupt

123

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

bar

124

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

barbecue

125

	accompanying
	alliance
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

barn

126

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

baroque

127

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

barren

128

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a group of persons together in one place

basement

129

	brink; edge
	cellar; storage room
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	act of accepting with approval

basin

130

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	capable; adept
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

beaded

131

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	covered with beads of liquid

behavior

132

	conduct; manner
	background; setting
	definitive; decisive; final
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

beleaguer

133

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	bloody

belie

134

	background; setting
	contradict; give a false impression
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

bellows

135

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	biography or story written by yourself

benefit

136

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	church; temple

betray

137

	advise; suggest
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

bicameral

138

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	authorize; commission; give credit for

biography

139

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	change; transformation

bison

140

	contest; fight
	cleverness; magnificence
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

blame

141

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	course; program
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

blaze

142

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	chief; leader
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	approach; come near

bleak

143

	compact
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

blend

144

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

blight

145

	conservative; careful
	chief; leader
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

bluff

146

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	blend; fuse; merge

blush

147

	approach; come near
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	breakdown; failure
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

board

148

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

bold

149

	a professional cook
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	attendant; concomitant

bonanza

150

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	assemble; convene; gather

boom

151

	designate; nominate
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

boon

152

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	any small compartment
	additional proof that something that was believed
	building that houses judicial courts

boundless

153

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

bouquet

154

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	controvertible; disputable

breach

155

	controvertible; disputable
	complication
	beg pardon
	breaking of contract or duty

breath

156

	assign; distribute according to plan
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	bump; hit; conflict
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

brilliance

157

	conduct; manner
	cleverness; magnificence
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

brilliantly

158

	climb; mount
	brightly; radiantly
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

brim

159

	controvertible; disputable
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	brink; edge
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

bronze

160

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

brook

161

	compute; determine; estimate
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	creek; stream
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

bunch

162

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	clump; cluster; gathering
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

buzz

163

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	conservative; careful
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

buzzer

164

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	be earlier in time; go back further
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

bypass

165

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	associate; partner

cabinetmaker

166

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	applaud; announce with great approval
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

calculate

167

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	compute; determine; estimate
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	component or part; citizen, voter

cancellation

169

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

canopy

170

	attractive; charming
	covering; umbrella
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

canyon

171

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	cold
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

cardinal

172

	controvertible; disputable
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	assigning to a class or category
	chief; serving as an essential component

carve

173

	breakdown; failure
	cut; sculpt
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	bump; hit; conflict

carving

174

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	background; setting
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

cassette

175

	breakdown; failure
	associate; incorporate
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

cast

176

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	cool; freeze
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	assign the roles of; choose at random

casting

177

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

catalyst

178

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

catastrophe

179

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	chief; serving as an essential component
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

catching

180

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	devour; eat
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	cut; sculpt

categorize

181

	difficult to handle or manage
	controvertible; disputable
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	classify; sort

caterpillar

182

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	decay; erosion
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

cathedral

183

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	church; temple
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	astonish; affect with wonder

caution

184

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

cautious

185

	act of accepting with approval
	ally; form a group or unite
	conservative; careful
	arrangement; association; alliance

cavern

186

	aspiration
	blend; fuse; merge
	applaud; announce with great approval
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

celebrity

187

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	a widely known person
	brightly; radiantly

cell

188

	any small compartment
	complication
	certain, sure
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

chagrin

189

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	credit; faith
	adjustment; measurement
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

chamber

190

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	cell; compartment; room
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

charcoal

191

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

charitable

192

	benevolent; kind; humane
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	classify; sort
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

checkout

193

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

chef

194

	a professional cook
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	confront; oppose
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

chill

195

	cool; freeze
	conduct; manner
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

chilly

196

	cold
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	contentious speech act; argument
	contest; fight

chivalry

197

	courtesy towards women
	covered with beads of liquid
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

choir

198

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	bloody
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

choke

199

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	act of accepting with approval

chop

200

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

chord

201

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	awake; alert
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

chore

202

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	approach; come near
	arrangement; association; alliance
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

choreography

203

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

chorus

204

	culture
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	assured; having or marked by assurance

chromosphere

205

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	aloft; flying; in the air
	authorize; commission; give credit for

chronological

206

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	accompanying

cider

207

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	causing or characterized by addiction
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

civility

208

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

civilization

209

	biography or story written by yourself
	culture
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	associate; join

claim

210

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	demand for something as rightful or due
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	breaking of contract or duty

clam

211

	brightly; radiantly
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	curator; guardian

clap

212

	capable; adept
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

classification

213

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clergy

215

	contestant you hope to defeat
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

clergyman

216

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

clip

217

	component or part; citizen, voter
	certificate; warrant
	associate; join
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

clog

218

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	congest; jam
	a physicist who studies astronomy

clumsy

219

	aspiration
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	configuration; outline
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	controvertible; disputable

coalesce

221

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

codify

222

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

coherent

223

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

cohesive

224

	confront; oppose
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	difficult to handle or manage
	complication

coil

225

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	compute; determine; estimate

coinage

226

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	coins collectively

coincident

227

	concerning; simultaneous
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	correction; revision
	covering; umbrella

collapse

228

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	breakdown; failure
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	blend; union

collective

229

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

collide

230

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	bump; hit; conflict

collision

231

	climbing; rising
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	devour; eat
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

colloquialism

232

	attack; onslaught
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	composition; order

colonel

233

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	acknowledge; admit
	a commissioned military officer

combination

234

	abbreviation
	blend; union
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

combine

235

	blend; fuse; merge
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	attractive; charming
	arrangement; association; alliance

combustible

236

	applaud; announce with great approval
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	contradict; give a false impression

combustion

237

	course; program
	act of burning something
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

comet

238

	air
	an object that goes around the sun
	dedicated; devoted
	certain, sure

comical

239

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	arousing or provoking laughter
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	a physicist who studies astronomy

commander

240

	chief; leader
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

commentary

241

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	culture
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commentator

242

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	be earlier in time; go back further
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

committed

243

	dedicated; devoted
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	any object that can be used to hold things
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

communication

244

	configuration; outline
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

compact

245

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	be broadcast on television or radio
	compute; determine; estimate
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

compaction

246

	an increase in the density of something
	creek; stream
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

companion

247

	associate; partner
	breakdown; failure
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

compete

248

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	contest; fight
	a professional cook

competent

249

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	arousing or provoking laughter
	associate; incorporate
	capable; adept

competitiveness

250

	arousing or provoking laughter
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	definitive; decisive; final

complacence

251

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

complement

252

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	capable; adept
	composition; order

complex

253

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	causing or characterized by addiction
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	conservative; careful

complexity

254

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	complication
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

complicated

255

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	difficult to analyze or understand
	contestant you hope to defeat
	assigning to a class or category

complication

256

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	definitive; decisive; final
	acknowledge; admit
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

compound

257

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	arrangement; association; alliance
	contestant you hope to defeat
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

compressed

259

	advise; suggest
	compact
	compression
	cool; freeze

compression

260

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	compatible; harmonious
	blend; union
	bloody

compromise

261

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

computation

262

	circumstance
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	calculation

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	chief; leader
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

conceive

264

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

conception

265

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

conceptual

266

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

concerto

267

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	compression
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

concise

268

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	change; transformation
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	assign the roles of; choose at random

conciseness

269

	arousing or provoking laughter
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

conclusive

270

	arousing or provoking laughter
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	definitive; decisive; final
	a professional cook

condemn

271

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	associate; partner
	conductor of a band
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

condemnation

272

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	blame
	bribery; fraud
	attractive; charming

condensation

273

	alliance
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	congest; jam
	compression

condense

274

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	aloft; flying; in the air
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	contestant you hope to defeat

conduct

275

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	awake; alert

conductor

276

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

cone

277

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	assert; confirm

confederacy

278

	bribery; fraud
	assigning to a class or category
	a professional cook
	alliance

confederate

279

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	ally; form a group or unite
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

confer

280

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	church; temple

confess

281

	acknowledge; admit
	an increase in the density of something
	act of accepting with approval
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

confident

282

	curator; guardian
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	assured; having or marked by assurance

configuration

283

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	brightly; radiantly
	applaud; announce with great approval
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

confirmation

284

	blend; fuse; merge
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	causing or characterized by addiction
	additional proof that something that was believed

confluence

285

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	congest; jam
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	chief; serving as an essential component

conform

286

	blend; fuse; merge
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

conformity

287

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confront

288

	acknowledge; admit
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

congenial

289

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	conductor of a band
	ambition; longing
	compatible

conglomerate

290

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

congratulation

291

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	circumstance
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congregate

292

	arousing or provoking laughter
	assemble; convene; gather
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

conifer

293

	accompanying
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	cell; compartment; room
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

conjecture

294

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	certain, sure
	bribery; fraud

conscientious

295

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

conscious

296

	compute; determine; estimate
	cool; freeze
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	approach; come near
	awake; alert
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

consideration

298

	curator; guardian
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	considerate and thoughtful act

consonant

299

	climb; mount
	compatible; harmonious
	dedicated; devoted
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

consort

300

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	competing as for profit or prize
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	associate; join

consortium

301

	decay; erosion
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

constellation

302

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	building that houses judicial courts
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

constituent

303

	amazed; surprised
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	component or part; citizen, voter
	ambition; longing

construction

304

	act of constructing or building something
	covered with beads of liquid
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

consultant

305

	act of accepting with approval
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	accompanying
	an expert who gives advice

consume

306

	adapt; regulate
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	contestant you hope to defeat
	devour; eat

container

307

	act of being present
	cold
	any object that can be used to hold things
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

contender

308

	complication
	act of constructing or building something
	amazed; surprised
	contestant you hope to defeat

contention

309

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	competing as for profit or prize
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

context

310

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	applaud; announce with great approval
	circumstance

continental

311

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	considerate and thoughtful act
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

contour

312

	cellar; storage room
	designate; nominate
	configuration; outline
	certainly; undoubtedly

contract

313

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	building that houses judicial courts
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

contraction

314

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

contradict

315

	be full of; be plentiful
	confront; oppose
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	associate; partner

contrast

316

	contradict; give a false impression
	blend; fuse; merge
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	attractive; charming

controversial

317

	a group of persons together in one place
	benevolent; kind; humane
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	controvertible; disputable

controversy

318

	definitive; decisive; final
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	certificate; warrant
	contentious speech act; argument

conventional

319

	confront; oppose
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

converge

320

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	change something into another form; transform

conversational

321

	certificate; warrant
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

converse

322

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	building that houses judicial courts
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

conversion

323

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	change; transformation
	certain, sure
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	certainly; undoubtedly
	comfortable; relaxing
	cylindrical container

converter

325

	able to pay for
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

convex

326

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	act of being present
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

convinced

327

	clothing; dress
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	certain, sure

coop

328

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	considerate and thoughtful act
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

coordinate

329

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	controvertible; disputable
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

core

330

	compute; determine; estimate
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

cornet

331

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	benevolent; kind; humane
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

corps

332

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	act of being present
	considerable; perceptible

correspond

333

	attack; onslaught
	be full of; be plentiful
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	building that houses judicial courts

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	breaking of contract or duty

corrode

335

	approach; come near
	demand for something as rightful or due
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

corrosion

336

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	decay; erosion
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	ally; form a group or unite

corruption

337

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	bribery; fraud

counsel

338

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	advise; suggest
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	beg pardon
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

courthouse

340

	astonish; affect with wonder
	calculation
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	building that houses judicial courts

courtship

341

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

cowhand

342

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

cozy

343

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	comfortable; relaxing
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

crab

344

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

crack

345

	compatible
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

crater

346

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	addition; supplement
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

credence

347

	credit; faith
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	diagnose; examine
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

credential

348

	certificate; warrant
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	act of accompanying someone or something
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

credit

349

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	cleverness; magnificence
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

creditor

350

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crimson

351

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	bloody
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

crosscut

352

	composition; order
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	blend; union

crumble

353

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

crystalline

354

	clothing; dress
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	associate; incorporate

crystallization

355

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

crystallize

356

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	beg pardon
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	correction; revision

cubism

357

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	brightly; radiantly
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

cucumber

358

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	compression
	adapt; regulate
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

culture

359

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	a commissioned military officer
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

curious

361

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	covering; umbrella
	assigning to a class or category

curriculum

362

	definitive; decisive; final
	designate; nominate
	course; program
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

custodian

363

	curator; guardian
	capacity; skill
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

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