TOEIC Reading Vocabulary| Match Practice

TOEIC Reading Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

acquisition

	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

adolescent

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail

adverse

	cause to be sorrowful; distress
	person who inherits some title or office
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

aesthetic

	excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
	breed; emerge from the egg
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	consider; think about carefully; weigh

afflict

	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

aggravate

	an expert who gives advice
	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	worsen; make worse or more troublesome

agitation

	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	become worse; decline; fall

alleviate

	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known

amends

	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way

anonymous

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

appraisal

	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

articulate

	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	dampness; moisture
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

ascertain

	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	assumption; theory
	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition

ascribe

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	detect; perceive

assault

	become worse; decline
	attack; onslaught
	become worse; decline; fall
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt

assert

	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

asset

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

assimilate

	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	decide upon and express in words

attorney

	dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

augment

	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	breed; emerge from the egg

authentic

	assumption; theory
	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

avail

	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

avert

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

baffle

	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

barren

	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

batch

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band

bizarre

	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	find or declare guilty
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail

bleak

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	become worse; decline; fall

blunder

	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	lack of consistency; difference

blunt

	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

bonus

	indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	assumption; theory
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for

brace

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

brittle

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

capsule

	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	confront; oppose

casualty

	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	person who inherits some title or office
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

ceramic

	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to

cereal

	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
	contentious speech act; argument

commentary

	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

commitment

	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

commute

	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

compatible

	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

competence

	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

compile

	decide upon and express in words
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder

compulsory

	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm

concede

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	decide upon and express in words
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

conceive

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

concession

	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	attack; onslaught
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

concise

	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic

confer

	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	attack; onslaught
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

configuration

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
	dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

conform

	find or declare guilty
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

confusion

	upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	controvertible; disputable
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order

consecutive

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

consensus

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste

conserve

	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to

conspicuous

	controvertible; disputable
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

constituent

	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	component or part; citizen, voter
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	help bring about; make less difficult

constrain

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable

consultant

	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	an expert who gives advice
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

contaminate

	cause to be sorrowful; distress
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	component or part; citizen, voter

contemplate

	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	serve as an example of; embody
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

contempt

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

contend

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	easily broken; having little elasticity

contradict

	confront; oppose
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	build; put together out of components or parts

contrive

	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	become worse; decline; fall

controversial

	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
	controvertible; disputable

controversy

	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	contentious speech act; argument

converge

	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	component or part; citizen, voter
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual

convict

	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	find or declare guilty
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly

cordial

	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	become worse; decline; fall
	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
	cure; make or get healthy again

corps

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	cause pain, suffering or distress

corrode

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

corrupt

	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted

costume

	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment

courtesy

	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

cripple

	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

criterion

	dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

crucial

	confront; oppose
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	person who inherits some title or office
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance

culminate

	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity

cumulative

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	increasing by successive addition

curb

	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions

curt

	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	containing or derived from error; mistaken

cynical

	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	eatable; substance that can be used as food

deficit

	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner

degenerate

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
	become worse; decline; fall
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

deliberate

	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	consider; think about carefully; weigh

denote

	indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment

denounce

	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	consider; think about carefully; weigh

depict

	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way

designate

	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age

despise

	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn

deteriorate

	become worse; decline
	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	controvertible; disputable

diffuse

	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way

dilemma

	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

dilute

	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable

discern

	detect; perceive
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	confront; oppose
	increasing by successive addition

discrepancy

	lack of consistency; difference
	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

discrete

	breed; emerge from the egg
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	throw with great force; cast; toss

disguise

100

	an expert who gives advice
	dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	find or declare guilty

dismay

101

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
	easily broken; having little elasticity

dispatch

102

	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	confront; oppose

disperse

103

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	become worse; decline; fall
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

disposition

104

	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	build; put together out of components or parts
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions

disrupt

105

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	help bring about; make less difficult

dissipate

106

	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded

distil

107

	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	become worse; decline; fall
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

disturbance

108

	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

divine

109

	throw with great force; cast; toss
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity

drastic

110

	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked

dubious

111

	upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	questionable; filled with doubt
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

dwell

112

	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state

eccentric

113

	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

edible

114

	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	rear; promote the growth of; help develop

ego

115

	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

elicit

116

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation

elite

117

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

eloquent

118

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	breed; emerge from the egg
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

embark

119

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

empirical

120

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to

endow

121

	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to

enhance

122

	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	attack; onslaught

ensue

123

	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb

entail

124

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat

entity

125

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
	component or part; citizen, voter

entrepreneur

126

	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey

envisage

127

	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

epoch

128

	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

equilibrium

129

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives

erosion

130

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

erroneous

131

	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

escort

132

	one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

essence

133

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	controvertible; disputable
	most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance

ethics

134

	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

ethnic

135

	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	help bring about; make less difficult
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	decide upon and express in words

evoke

136

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt

exemplify

137

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	serve as an example of; embody

exempt

138

	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

exotic

139

	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	component or part; citizen, voter
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual

expertise

140

	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness

explicit

141

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	controvertible; disputable
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

exposition

142

	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

exquisite

143

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	any article of clothing, as coat or gown
	excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote

extinct

144

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way

extinguish

145

	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	become worse; decline; fall
	find or declare guilty
	serve as an example of; embody

fabricate

146

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	build; put together out of components or parts
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

facet

147

	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	confront; oppose
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface

facilitate

148

	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	help bring about; make less difficult
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state

feeble

149

	breed; emerge from the egg
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded

flap

150

	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	become worse; decline; fall
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

fling

151

	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	any article of clothing, as coat or gown
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt

fluctuate

152

	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

flutter

153

	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner

foam

154

	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something

foil

155

	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	prevent from being successful
	of the same or similar nature or kind

formidable

156

	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

formulate

157

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	decide upon and express in words
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

fort

158

	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

fossil

159

	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	easily broken; having little elasticity

foster

160

	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
	rear; promote the growth of; help develop
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

foul

161

	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	act that violates of the rules of a sport

fracture

162

	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner

fraud

163

	any article of clothing, as coat or gown
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact

fringe

164

	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band

frustrate

165

	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to

galaxy

166

	rear; promote the growth of; help develop
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain

gaol

167

	become worse; decline; fall
	prevent from being successful
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

garment

168

	any article of clothing, as coat or gown
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition

gear

169

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	cause pain, suffering or distress

glide

170

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	cause to be sorrowful; distress
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

gloomy

171

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	component or part; citizen, voter
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	attack; onslaught

gorgeous

172

	attack; onslaught
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent

gossip

173

	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	throw with great force; cast; toss

graze

174

	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage

grease

175

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	approach; tend to meet; come together

grief

176

	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

grieve

177

	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	dampness; moisture
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	cause to be sorrowful; distress

grim

178

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	consider; think about carefully; weigh

hamper

179

	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	breed; emerge from the egg

hatch

180

	breed; emerge from the egg
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

haul

181

	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	lack of consistency; difference
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

haunt

182

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment

heal

183

	cure; make or get healthy again
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	rear; promote the growth of; help develop
	build; put together out of components or parts

heave

184

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things

heir

185

	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	person who inherits some title or office

heritage

186

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

hierarchy

187

	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	serve as an example of; embody
	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked

hinder

188

	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

hinge

189

	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	act that violates of the rules of a sport

hitherto

190

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	associate; incorporate
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	increasing by successive addition

homogeneous

191

	of the same or similar nature or kind
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	assumption; theory
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

hose

192

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

hover

193

	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
	cause pain, suffering or distress

humidity

194

	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	dampness; moisture
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	contentious speech act; argument

hurl

195

	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	become worse; decline; fall

hypothesis

196

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	assumption; theory
	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

hysterical

197

	prevent from being successful
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic

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