3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

abandoned

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	poise; self-confident assurance
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

abandonment

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	having human form or characteristics
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

abash

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abate

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	great mass of falling snow and ice

abdicate

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

aberrant

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

abet

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abeyance

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

abhor

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abide

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

abiding

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

abjure

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	assign; distribute according to plan

ablution

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

abolish

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

abolition

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

abominable

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

aboriginal

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

abortive

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abrade

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	book of literary selections by various authors
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

abridge

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

abrogate

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

absent

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

absenteeism

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

abstain

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstemious

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	having properties of vinegar; sour

abstruse

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

abundantly

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abut

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

accede

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

accelerating

	increasing in speed
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

acceleration

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

accentuate

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

accessible

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

accident

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

accidentally

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	convenient features; courtesies

acclaim

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	applaud; announce with great approval
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

acclimate

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	comment; make explanatory notes
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

acclivity

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	upward slope, as of hill

accolade

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

accommodate

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

accommodating

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

accomplish

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

accost

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accouter

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	equip; provide with military equipment

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

accrue

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	having human form or characteristics

accumulation

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	declare to be true; affirm
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

accusation

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	book of literary selections by various authors
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

accustomed

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

acetic

	expression of warm approval; praise
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

achieve

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

achievement

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acidulous

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

acoustics

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	increasing in speed
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

acquainted

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

acquiesce

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	assent; agree without protesting

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

acrid

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

acrimonious

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	comment; make explanatory notes

acrophobia

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	poise; self-confident assurance
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

actively

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

actuarial

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	expression of warm approval; praise
	put into motion or action; activate
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

acuity

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

adaptable

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	upward slope, as of hill
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

adaptive

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

addendum

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

additional

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

adept

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	make or become better; improve; grow better

adherent

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

adhesive

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

adjoin

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

adjudicate

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

adjure

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

administer

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admittedly

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

admonish

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

adorn

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

adornment

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

adroit

	lack of caring; indifference
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

adulation

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adumbrate

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

advance

100

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

advanced

101

	upward slope, as of hill
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent

102

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

adventitious

103

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

adverse

104

	declare to be true; affirm
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

advocacy

105

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

aerie

106

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	upward slope, as of hill

aesthetic

107

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

affable

108

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect

109

	with reference or regard; in respect
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

affection

110

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	great mass of falling snow and ice

affectionate

111

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affinity

112

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

affirmation

113

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	having human form or characteristics
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

affluence

115

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent

116

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affront

117

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda

118

	put into motion or action; activate
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aggrandize

120

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

aggravating

121

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

aggregate

122

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

aggressive

123

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	able to live both on land and in water
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

aggressiveness

124

	lack of caring; indifference
	poise; self-confident assurance
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

agility

126

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

agitate

127

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

agitation

128

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

agrarian

130

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

alacrity

132

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

alchemy

133

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

alcove

134

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

algorithm

135

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	established procedure for solving problem
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

alien

136

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

alimentary

137

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

allay

138

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

allege

139

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	state without proof; assert to be true
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

allegory

140

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

alliteration

141

	state without proof; assert to be true
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	assign; distribute according to plan

allocate

142

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	assign; distribute according to plan
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

allude

143

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	with reference or regard; in respect

allusion

144

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

aloft

145

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

alternate

146

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

altitude

147

	state without proof; assert to be true
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	elevation especially above sea level; height

altruistic

148

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	moved by sexual love; loving
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amalgamate

149

	put into motion or action; activate
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

amass

150

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

ambidextrous

151

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

ambience

152

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

153

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

ambivalence

154

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

amble

155

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

ambulatory

156

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	convenient features; courtesies

ameliorate

157

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

158

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amenities

159

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	convenient features; courtesies

amiable

160

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

161

	with reference or regard; in respect
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

amid

162

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

amity

163

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	poise; self-confident assurance
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

164

	moved by sexual love; loving
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

amorphous

165

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	formless; lacking shape or definition

amphibian

166

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

167

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

amplify

168

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

amputate

169

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

anachronistic

170

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

analgesic

171

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	established procedure for solving problem
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

analogous

172

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	comparable; similar or alike
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

anarchist

173

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

anathema

174

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	comparable; similar or alike
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

ancestor

175

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

ancestry

176

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	able to live both on land and in water

ancillary

177

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal

178

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

angular

179

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

animate

180

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	applaud; announce with great approval
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animated

181

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

animus

182

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

annals

183

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	book of literary selections by various authors

annihilate

184

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

annotate

185

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	comment; make explanatory notes
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

announce

186

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

announcement

187

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

annoy

188

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

annuity

189

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	assent; agree without protesting
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

annul

190

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

anodyne

191

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

anoint

192

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

anomalous

193

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

anomaly

194

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	make or become better; improve; grow better

anonymous

195

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

antecede

197

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

antecedents

198

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

antediluvian

199

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	able to live both on land and in water

anthology

200

	book of literary selections by various authors
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

anthropocentric

201

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

anthropoid

202

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropomorphic

203

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	having human form or characteristics
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

anticlimax

204

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

antipathy

205

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

antithesis

206

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	convenient features; courtesies

anxious

207

	comparable; similar or alike
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

apathy

208

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	lack of caring; indifference
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

aperture

209

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

apex

210

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

aphasia

211

	comment; make explanatory notes
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

aphorism

212

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apiary

213

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aplomb

214

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	poise; self-confident assurance
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apocryphal

215

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

apogee

216

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

apologist

218

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

apostate

219

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apotheosis

220

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

appall

221

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	declare to be true; affirm
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apparition

222

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

appellation

223

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

append

224

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	put into motion or action; activate

appliance

225

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

apply

226

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apportion

227

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

apposite

228

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

appraise

229

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

apprehension

230

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

apprenticeship

231

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apprise

232

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

approbation

234

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	expression of warm approval; praise
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

appropriation

235

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	equip; provide with military equipment

apropos

236

	with reference or regard; in respect
	increasing in speed
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

aptly

237

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aquatic

238

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

aquiline

239

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

arable

240

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

arboretum

242

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

arcane

243

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

archaeology

244

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

archaic

245

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

archetype

246

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

archipelago

247

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	group of closely located islands
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

architecture

248

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

ardent

249

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	increasing in speed
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

arduous

250

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

arid

251

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

aristocracy

252

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

armada

253

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

aroma

254

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

aromatic

255

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

arousal

256

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	upward slope, as of hill

arouse

257

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

arraign

258

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

arrears

259

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

arrogate

260

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	inform; give notice to; make aware

arroyo

261

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

arthritis

262

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

article

263

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

articulate

264

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

artifice

265

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

artisan

266

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

artless

267

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

ascendancy

268

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

ascetic

269

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe

270

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

aseptic

271

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

ashen

272

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	inform; give notice to; make aware

askance

273

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	increasing in speed
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

askew

274

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

aspect

275

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

asperity

276

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	established procedure for solving problem

aspirant

277

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

assail

278

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	state without proof; assert to be true
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

assent

281

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

assimilate

283

	able to live both on land and in water
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	comment; make explanatory notes
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

assistant

285

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	applaud; announce with great approval
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	helper, additional or subsidiary

assuage

286

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

astronomical

289

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

asunder

290

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

asymmetric

291

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	officially charge someone in a court of law

atavism

292

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

atavistic

293

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

atheistic

294

	denying existence of God; godless
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	empower; give permission for; sanction

atrocity

295

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

atrophy

296

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

attach

297

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

attached

298

	assent; agree without protesting
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

attainment

299

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	make or become better; improve; grow better

attenuate

300

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

attorney

301

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	moved by sexual love; loving
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

attract

302

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	put into motion or action; activate

attribute

303

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

attrition

304

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

atypical

305

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

audacious

306

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

audit

307

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

auditory

308

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

auger

309

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

augment

310

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	convenient features; courtesies
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aureole

312

	convenient features; courtesies
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	expression of warm approval; praise

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

austere

315

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

authenticate

316

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	declare to be true; affirm
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

authoritative

318

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

authority

319

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

authorize

320

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	comparable; similar or alike
	empower; give permission for; sanction

autocrat

321

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

autocratic

322

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

automaton

323

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

autonomous

324

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	state without proof; assert to be true
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

autonomy

325

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	comment; make explanatory notes

auxiliary

326

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

avalanche

327

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

avarice

328

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

aver

329

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	declare to be true; affirm
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

averse

330

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

aversion

331

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

aviary

332

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

aviation

333

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

avid

334

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	able to live both on land and in water

avocation

335

	upward slope, as of hill
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

avow

337

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

avuncular

338

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	upward slope, as of hill
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

awkwardly

339

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

awry

340

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

axiom

341

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure

342

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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