3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

abandoned

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

abandonment

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	group of closely located islands
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

abate

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

abbreviate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abdicate

	expression of warm approval; praise
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

abet

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

abeyance

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

abhor

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	poise; self-confident assurance

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

abiding

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

abjure

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	declare to be true; affirm
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

abnegate

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	applaud; announce with great approval

abnegation

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abolish

	expression of warm approval; praise
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abominable

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

abrade

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	established procedure for solving problem

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

abridge

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

abscond

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	assign; distribute according to plan

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	established procedure for solving problem

absenteeism

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

abstain

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	helper, additional or subsidiary

abstemious

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	comparable; similar or alike
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstruse

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

abundant

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abundantly

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

abut

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

abysmal

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

accede

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

accelerating

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	increasing in speed
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

acceleration

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

accentuate

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

accessible

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

accident

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	group of closely located islands
	established procedure for solving problem

accidentally

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

acclimate

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	upward slope, as of hill

accolade

	moved by sexual love; loving
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accommodate

	applaud; announce with great approval
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

accommodating

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	increasing in speed
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

accomplish

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

accost

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

accouter

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	equip; provide with military equipment
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

accretion

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

accrue

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

accumulation

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

accusation

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	convenient features; courtesies
	group of closely located islands

accustomed

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

acerbity

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

achieve

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	poise; self-confident assurance
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

achievement

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

acidulous

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

acoustics

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

acquainted

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

acquiesce

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	assent; agree without protesting
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

acquire

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	moved by sexual love; loving
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

acrimonious

	comparable; similar or alike
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acrophobia

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

actively

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

actuarial

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

adaptable

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

adaptive

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

addendum

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	convenient features; courtesies
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

additional

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

adept

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

adherent

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

adjoin

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	convenient features; courtesies
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjudicate

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adjunct

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adjure

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	poise; self-confident assurance

administer

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

admiration

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	essential quality; reputation; honor

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

admonition

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adorn

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adornment

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

adroit

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

adulterate

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adumbrate

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	assent; agree without protesting
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

advance

100

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

advanced

101

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

advent

102

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

adventitious

103

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

adverse

104

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

advocacy

105

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

aerie

106

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

affable

108

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

affect

109

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affection

110

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

affectionate

111

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affinity

112

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

affirmation

113

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

affix

114

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

affluent

116

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affront

117

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

agglomeration

119

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

aggrandize

120

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	having human form or characteristics
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

aggregate

122

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

aggressive

123

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aggressiveness

124

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	put into motion or action; activate
	established procedure for solving problem

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

agility

126

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

agitate

127

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

agitation

128

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

agnostic

129

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

agrarian

130

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

ajar

131

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	put into motion or action; activate

alacrity

132

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

alchemy

133

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

alcove

134

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

algorithm

135

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	established procedure for solving problem
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

alien

136

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

alimentary

137

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

allay

138

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

allege

139

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

140

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	convenient features; courtesies
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

alliteration

141

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

allocate

142

	assign; distribute according to plan
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

allude

143

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	group of closely located islands

allusion

144

	declare to be true; affirm
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

aloft

145

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

alternate

146

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

altitude

147

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	equip; provide with military equipment

altruistic

148

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

amalgamate

149

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

150

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

ambidextrous

151

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

152

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

ambiguous

153

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

ambivalence

154

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

amble

155

	upward slope, as of hill
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

ambulatory

156

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

ameliorate

157

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amenable

158

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenities

159

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	convenient features; courtesies
	lack of caring; indifference

amiable

160

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

amicable

161

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

amid

162

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	comparable; similar or alike

amity

163

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

164

	moved by sexual love; loving
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

amorphous

165

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

amphibian

166

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	able to live both on land and in water
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

amphitheater

167

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

amplify

168

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

anachronistic

170

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

analgesic

171

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

analogous

172

	comparable; similar or alike
	assent; agree without protesting
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

anarchist

173

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

anathema

174

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	group of closely located islands

ancestor

175

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

ancestry

176

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

ancillary

177

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal

178

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

angular

179

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

animate

180

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

animated

181

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

animus

182

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

annals

183

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

annihilate

184

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

annotate

185

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	comment; make explanatory notes
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

announce

186

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

announcement

187

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

annoy

188

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

annuity

189

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	lack of caring; indifference

annul

190

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	comment; make explanatory notes
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

191

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

192

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	chronological record of the events of successive years

anomalous

193

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

anomaly

194

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymous

195

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	increasing in speed
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

antecede

197

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

antecedents

198

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	applaud; announce with great approval

antediluvian

199

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

anthology

200

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	book of literary selections by various authors
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

anthropocentric

201

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

anthropoid

202

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropomorphic

203

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	having human form or characteristics

anticlimax

204

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

antipathy

205

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

antithesis

206

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

anxious

207

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

apathy

208

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	lack of caring; indifference
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

aperture

209

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

210

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	state without proof; assert to be true
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

aphasia

211

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

aphorism

212

	moved by sexual love; loving
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

apiary

213

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

aplomb

214

	poise; self-confident assurance
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

apocryphal

215

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

apogee

216

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

apologist

218

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

apostate

219

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

apotheosis

220

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	lack of caring; indifference
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

apparition

222

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

appellation

223

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

append

224

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

appliance

225

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	officially charge someone in a court of law

apply

226

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

apportion

227

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

apposite

228

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

appraise

229

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	make or become better; improve; grow better

apprehension

230

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

apprenticeship

231

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apprise

232

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

approbation

234

	upward slope, as of hill
	expression of warm approval; praise
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

appropriation

235

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

apropos

236

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	with reference or regard; in respect

aptly

237

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aquatic

238

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

aquiline

239

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

arable

240

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

arboretum

242

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arcane

243

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

archaeology

244

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

archaic

245

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

archetype

246

	with reference or regard; in respect
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

archipelago

247

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	group of closely located islands
	assent; agree without protesting

architecture

248

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ardent

249

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

arduous

250

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

arid

251

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aristocracy

252

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

armada

253

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

aroma

254

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

aromatic

255

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

arousal

256

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

arouse

257

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	lack of caring; indifference

arraign

258

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

arrears

259

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	applaud; announce with great approval
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate

260

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

arroyo

261

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

arthritis

262

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

article

263

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

articulate

264

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

artisan

266

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

artless

267

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

ascendancy

268

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

ascetic

269

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

aseptic

271

	convenient features; courtesies
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

ashen

272

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

askance

273

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

askew

274

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	able to live both on land and in water
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

aspect

275

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

asperity

276

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

aspirant

277

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

assail

278

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

assay

279

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	comparable; similar or alike
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

assembly

280

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	applaud; announce with great approval
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

assimilate

283

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	declare to be true; affirm

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

assistant

285

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	declare to be true; affirm
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

astronomical

289

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

asunder

290

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

asymmetric

291

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

atavism

292

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

atavistic

293

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

atheistic

294

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	convenient features; courtesies
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

atrophy

296

	group of closely located islands
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

attach

297

	comment; make explanatory notes
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

attached

298

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

attainment

299

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

attenuate

300

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

attorney

301

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	lack of caring; indifference

attract

302

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

attribute

303

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

attrition

304

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

atypical

305

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

audacious

306

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

audit

307

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

auditory

308

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

augment

310

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

augury

311

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

aureole

312

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	expression of warm approval; praise
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

austere

315

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

authenticate

316

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

authoritarian

317

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

authoritative

318

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	having human form or characteristics

authority

319

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

authorize

320

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

autocrat

321

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

autocratic

322

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

automaton

323

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

autonomous

324

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

325

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

auxiliary

326

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

avalanche

327

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

avarice

328

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

aver

329

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	declare to be true; affirm

averse

330

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

aviary

332

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

aviation

333

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

avid

334

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	declare to be true; affirm
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	inflammation of a joint or joints

avoidance

336

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

avow

337

	moved by sexual love; loving
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

avuncular

338

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

awkwardly

339

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

awry

340

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	state without proof; assert to be true

axiom

341

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

azure

342

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	book of literary selections by various authors
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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