3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

abandoned

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

abandonment

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	book of literary selections by various authors
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

abase

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

abash

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

abate

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	convenient features; courtesies

abdicate

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

aberrant

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

abet

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abeyance

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

abhor

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

abiding

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

abjure

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

abnegate

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

abnegation

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abolish

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

abolition

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

abominable

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

abortive

	denying existence of God; godless
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

abrade

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

abrasive

	applaud; announce with great approval
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	put into motion or action; activate

abridge

	group of closely located islands
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

abrogate

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	helper, additional or subsidiary

abscond

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

absent

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

absenteeism

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

abstain

	lack of caring; indifference
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

abstemious

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

abstruse

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

abundant

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	declare to be true; affirm

abundantly

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	assent; agree without protesting

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	lack of caring; indifference

accede

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerating

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	increasing in speed

acceleration

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

accentuate

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

accessible

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

accidentally

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

acclaim

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	applaud; announce with great approval
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

acclimate

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	group of closely located islands
	upward slope, as of hill
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

accolade

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

accommodate

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

accommodating

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	with reference or regard; in respect
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

accomplish

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	state without proof; assert to be true
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

accost

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accouter

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	equip; provide with military equipment

accretion

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	group of closely located islands

accrue

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

accumulation

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

accusation

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accustomed

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	assign; distribute according to plan
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

achieve

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

achievement

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

acidulous

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

acoustics

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

acquainted

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	book of literary selections by various authors
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

acrid

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

acrimonious

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

acrophobia

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

actively

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

actuate

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	put into motion or action; activate
	denying existence of God; godless

acuity

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	having human form or characteristics
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

acumen

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

adaptable

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

adaptive

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

addendum

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

additional

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

addle

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

adept

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

adherent

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

adhesive

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

adjoin

	having human form or characteristics
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjudicate

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

adjure

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

administer

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

admiration

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

adorn

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

adornment

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

adulation

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

adumbrate

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

advance

100

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

advanced

101

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent

102

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	assent; agree without protesting

adventitious

103

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

adverse

104

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

advocacy

105

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

aerie

106

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	comment; make explanatory notes
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	having human form or characteristics

affable

108

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect

109

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affection

110

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

affectionate

111

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	state without proof; assert to be true
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

affinity

112

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

affirmation

113

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	having human form or characteristics
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

affluent

116

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

affront

117

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

agenda

118

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	assent; agree without protesting

agglomeration

119

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

aggrandize

120

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggregate

122

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

aggressive

123

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

aggressiveness

124

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	assign; distribute according to plan
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agility

126

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

127

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

agitation

128

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

agrarian

130

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	having human form or characteristics
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

alacrity

132

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	poise; self-confident assurance
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

133

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

alcove

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

algorithm

135

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	established procedure for solving problem
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

alien

136

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

alimentary

137

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

allay

138

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

140

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

alliteration

141

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

allocate

142

	assign; distribute according to plan
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

allude

143

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

allusion

144

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	put into motion or action; activate

aloft

145

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

alternate

146

	expression of warm approval; praise
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	group of closely located islands
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

altitude

147

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

altruistic

148

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

amalgamate

149

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

amass

150

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

ambidextrous

151

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	having properties of vinegar; sour

ambience

152

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

ambiguous

153

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

ambivalence

154

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

amble

155

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

ambulatory

156

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	put into motion or action; activate
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

amenable

158

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

amenities

159

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	convenient features; courtesies
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

amiable

160

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

amicable

161

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

amid

162

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

amity

163

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	formless; lacking shape or definition

amorous

164

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	moved by sexual love; loving
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

amorphous

165

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	put into motion or action; activate

amphibian

166

	with reference or regard; in respect
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	able to live both on land and in water
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

amphitheater

167

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

amplify

168

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	convenient features; courtesies
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

amputate

169

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

anachronistic

170

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

analgesic

171

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

analogous

172

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	denying existence of God; godless
	comparable; similar or alike
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

anarchist

173

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema

174

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	assign; distribute according to plan
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

ancestor

175

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

ancestry

176

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

ancillary

177

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

anecdotal

178

	able to live both on land and in water
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

angular

179

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

animate

180

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animated

181

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

animus

182

	comment; make explanatory notes
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

annals

183

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

annihilate

184

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	assent; agree without protesting
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

annotate

185

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	comment; make explanatory notes
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

announce

186

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

announcement

187

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

annoy

188

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

annuity

189

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

annul

190

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

anodyne

191

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	put into motion or action; activate
	poise; self-confident assurance
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

anoint

192

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

anomalous

193

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	group of closely located islands
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

anonymous

195

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	declare to be true; affirm
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	comment; make explanatory notes

antecede

197

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

antecedents

198

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

antediluvian

199

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthology

200

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	book of literary selections by various authors
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

anthropocentric

201

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

anthropoid

202

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

anthropomorphic

203

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	having human form or characteristics
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	state without proof; assert to be true

anticlimax

204

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	comparable; similar or alike
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

antipathy

205

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

antithesis

206

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

anxious

207

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

apathy

208

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	lack of caring; indifference

aperture

209

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

apex

210

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphasia

211

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

aphorism

212

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

apiary

213

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

aplomb

214

	poise; self-confident assurance
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

apocryphal

215

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

apogee

216

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	expression of warm approval; praise
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

apologist

218

	established procedure for solving problem
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

apostate

219

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apotheosis

220

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	with reference or regard; in respect

apparition

222

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation

223

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

append

224

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

appliance

225

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

apportion

227

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

apposite

228

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	declare to be true; affirm
	convenient features; courtesies
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	group of closely located islands
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

apprehension

230

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

apprenticeship

231

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

apprise

232

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

approaching

233

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	moved by sexual love; loving

approbation

234

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	expression of warm approval; praise
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

appropriation

235

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

apropos

236

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	with reference or regard; in respect

aptly

237

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

aquatic

238

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

aquiline

239

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

arable

240

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	assign; distribute according to plan

arboretum

242

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	increasing in speed
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

arcane

243

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

archaic

245

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	assent; agree without protesting
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

archetype

246

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

archipelago

247

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	group of closely located islands

architecture

248

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	book of literary selections by various authors
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

ardent

249

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

arduous

250

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

arid

251

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	comparable; similar or alike
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

aristocracy

252

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

armada

253

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

aroma

254

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

aromatic

255

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	assent; agree without protesting

arousal

256

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

arouse

257

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

arraign

258

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

arrears

259

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

arrogate

260

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

arroyo

261

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

arthritis

262

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

article

263

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	denying existence of God; godless
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

artifice

265

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	able to live both on land and in water
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

artisan

266

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

artless

267

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ascendancy

268

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

ascetic

269

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

ascribe

270

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

aseptic

271

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

ashen

272

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

askance

273

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

askew

274

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

aspect

275

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

asperity

276

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aspirant

277

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	group of closely located islands
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

assail

278

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	empower; give permission for; sanction

assay

279

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

assembly

280

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

assent

281

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

assiduous

282

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

assimilate

283

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	book of literary selections by various authors
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

assistant

285

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astigmatism

287

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

astringent

288

	assent; agree without protesting
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	lack of caring; indifference

astronomical

289

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

asunder

290

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

asymmetric

291

	state without proof; assert to be true
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

atavism

292

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

atavistic

293

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

atheistic

294

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	comparable; similar or alike

atrophy

296

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

attach

297

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached

298

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

attainment

299

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

attenuate

300

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

attorney

301

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	denying existence of God; godless

attract

302

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

attrition

304

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	established procedure for solving problem
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

atypical

305

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	upward slope, as of hill
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

audacious

306

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

audit

307

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	comment; make explanatory notes
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

auditory

308

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

auger

309

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

augment

310

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

augury

311

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

aureole

312

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	chronological record of the events of successive years

auroral

313

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	comparable; similar or alike

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

austere

315

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

authenticate

316

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	assign; distribute according to plan

authoritative

318

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

authority

319

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

authorize

320

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

autocrat

321

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

autocratic

322

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

automaton

323

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

autonomous

324

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

autonomy

325

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

auxiliary

326

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	put into motion or action; activate
	elevation especially above sea level; height

avalanche

327

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	great mass of falling snow and ice

avarice

328

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

aver

329

	declare to be true; affirm
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	poise; self-confident assurance

averse

330

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

aversion

331

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

aviary

332

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aviation

333

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

avid

334

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

avocation

335

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

avoidance

336

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

avow

337

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

avuncular

338

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	comment; make explanatory notes
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

awkwardly

339

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

awry

340

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

axiom

341

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

azure

342

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

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