3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

abandoned

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

abandonment

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

abase

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	denying existence of God; godless
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

abate

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	convenient features; courtesies

abbreviate

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

abdicate

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

abet

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

abeyance

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	expression of warm approval; praise
	poise; self-confident assurance
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

abhor

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

abiding

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

abjure

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

ablution

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	upward slope, as of hill
	poise; self-confident assurance
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

abnegation

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

abolish

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

abolition

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

abominable

	increasing in speed
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

abortive

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abrade

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

abridge

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

abrogate

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

abscond

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

absent

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

absenteeism

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

abstain

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstemious

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

abstruse

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	assent; agree without protesting
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

abundantly

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	officially charge someone in a court of law

abut

	convenient features; courtesies
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

abysmal

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accede

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

accelerating

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	increasing in speed
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

acceleration

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

accentuate

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

accessible

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

accident

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

accidentally

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

acclaim

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

acclivity

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	upward slope, as of hill
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

accolade

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

accommodate

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	poise; self-confident assurance
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

accommodating

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

accomplish

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

accost

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

accouter

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	comparable; similar or alike
	equip; provide with military equipment
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

accretion

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accrue

	assign; distribute according to plan
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

accumulation

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	great mass of falling snow and ice

accusation

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

accustomed

	denying existence of God; godless
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

acerbity

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

achieve

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

achievement

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	inform; give notice to; make aware

acidulous

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

acoustics

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	able to live both on land and in water
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

acquainted

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

acquiesce

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	assent; agree without protesting
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

acrid

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

acrimonious

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	convenient features; courtesies

acrophobia

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

actuarial

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

actuate

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	put into motion or action; activate
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

acuity

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	able to live both on land and in water
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

acumen

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	denying existence of God; godless
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

adaptable

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

adaptive

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

addendum

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

additional

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

addle

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	book of literary selections by various authors
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	assign; distribute according to plan

adherent

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

adjoin

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

adjudicate

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	empower; give permission for; sanction

adjunct

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

adjure

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

administer

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	established procedure for solving problem
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

admonition

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adorn

	assent; agree without protesting
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

adornment

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

adulation

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

adulterate

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

adumbrate

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	with reference or regard; in respect
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

advance

100

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

advanced

101

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

advent

102

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

adventitious

103

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

adverse

104

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

advocacy

105

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	group of closely located islands
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

aerie

106

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

affable

108

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

affect

109

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

affection

110

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

affectionate

111

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

affinity

112

	declare to be true; affirm
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

affirmation

113

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

affix

114

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	comparable; similar or alike
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent

116

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

affront

117

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda

118

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	comment; make explanatory notes
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

agglomeration

119

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

aggrandize

120

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

aggregate

122

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

aggressive

123

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aggressiveness

124

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	lack of caring; indifference
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

agility

126

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

127

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	comparable; similar or alike
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	equip; provide with military equipment

agitation

128

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

agnostic

129

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

agrarian

130

	comment; make explanatory notes
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

alacrity

132

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

133

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcove

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

algorithm

135

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	established procedure for solving problem
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

alien

136

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

alimentary

137

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	expression of warm approval; praise

allay

138

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

allege

139

	state without proof; assert to be true
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

allegory

140

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

alliteration

141

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

142

	assign; distribute according to plan
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

allude

143

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

allusion

144

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

aloft

145

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	make or become better; improve; grow better

alternate

146

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

altitude

147

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

altruistic

148

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

amalgamate

149

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

150

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

ambidextrous

151

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

ambience

152

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

153

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

ambivalence

154

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

amble

155

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

ambulatory

156

	group of closely located islands
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

158

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amenities

159

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	convenient features; courtesies

amiable

160

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

161

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

amid

162

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	able to live both on land and in water
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amity

163

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

amorous

164

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	moved by sexual love; loving
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

amorphous

165

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	with reference or regard; in respect
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	formless; lacking shape or definition

amphibian

166

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	able to live both on land and in water
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

amphitheater

167

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	increasing in speed
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplify

168

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

amputate

169

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

anachronistic

170

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

analgesic

171

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

analogous

172

	comparable; similar or alike
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

anarchist

173

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

anathema

174

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

ancestor

175

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

ancillary

177

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal

178

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

angular

179

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

animate

180

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animated

181

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

animus

182

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annals

183

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

annihilate

184

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annotate

185

	declare to be true; affirm
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	comment; make explanatory notes

announce

186

	equip; provide with military equipment
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

announcement

187

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

annoy

188

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

annuity

189

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

annul

190

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	equip; provide with military equipment
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

191

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

anoint

192

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	established procedure for solving problem
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

anomalous

193

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

anomaly

194

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	poise; self-confident assurance

anonymous

195

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism

196

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	make or become better; improve; grow better

antecede

197

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedents

198

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

antediluvian

199

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

anthology

200

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	book of literary selections by various authors

anthropocentric

201

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

anthropoid

202

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropomorphic

203

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	having human form or characteristics
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

anticlimax

204

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

antipathy

205

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

antithesis

206

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

anxious

207

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	assent; agree without protesting
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

208

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	lack of caring; indifference

aperture

209

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	increasing in speed
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

apex

210

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

aphasia

211

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

aphorism

212

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apiary

213

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

aplomb

214

	increasing in speed
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	poise; self-confident assurance
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

apocryphal

215

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

apogee

216

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

apolitical

217

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	state without proof; assert to be true
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

apologist

218

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

apostate

219

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apotheosis

220

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

apparition

222

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

appellation

223

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

append

224

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

appliance

225

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

apportion

227

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

apposite

228

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

apprehension

230

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

apprenticeship

231

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apprise

232

	state without proof; assert to be true
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	great mass of falling snow and ice

approaching

233

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	state without proof; assert to be true
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

approbation

234

	expression of warm approval; praise
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

appropriation

235

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

apropos

236

	with reference or regard; in respect
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

aptly

237

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

aquatic

238

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

arable

240

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

arbiter

241

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	comment; make explanatory notes
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

arboretum

242

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

arcane

243

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	poise; self-confident assurance
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

archaic

245

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

archetype

246

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	assent; agree without protesting
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

archipelago

247

	group of closely located islands
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

architecture

248

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

ardent

249

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

arduous

250

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	upward slope, as of hill
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arid

251

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

aristocracy

252

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

armada

253

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

aromatic

255

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

arousal

256

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

arouse

257

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arraign

258

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

arrears

259

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

arrogate

260

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

arroyo

261

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

arthritis

262

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

article

263

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

artisan

266

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	applaud; announce with great approval
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	moved by sexual love; loving

artless

267

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

ascendancy

268

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

ascetic

269

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

ascribe

270

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

aseptic

271

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

ashen

272

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

askance

273

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

askew

274

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

aspect

275

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

asperity

276

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

aspirant

277

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

assail

278

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

assay

279

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

assembly

280

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

assent

281

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

assiduous

282

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

assimilate

283

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

assistant

285

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

assuage

286

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

astronomical

289

	declare to be true; affirm
	book of literary selections by various authors
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

asunder

290

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

asymmetric

291

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

atavism

292

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

atheistic

294

	denying existence of God; godless
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

atrocity

295

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

atrophy

296

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

attach

297

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

attached

298

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

attainment

299

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

attenuate

300

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

attorney

301

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

attract

302

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

attribute

303

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	having properties of vinegar; sour

attrition

304

	assign; distribute according to plan
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

atypical

305

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	state without proof; assert to be true
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

audacious

306

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	assent; agree without protesting

audit

307

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

auditory

308

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

auger

309

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	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

augment

310

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

aureole

312

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	able to live both on land and in water

auroral

313

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auspicious

314

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

austere

315

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	essential quality; reputation; honor

authenticate

316

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

authoritative

318

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

authority

319

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

authorize

320

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

autocrat

321

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	moved by sexual love; loving

autocratic

322

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

automaton

323

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

autonomous

324

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

325

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

auxiliary

326

	comparable; similar or alike
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

avalanche

327

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

avarice

328

	convenient features; courtesies
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

aver

329

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	declare to be true; affirm
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

averse

330

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

aversion

331

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

aviary

332

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aviation

333

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

avid

334

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	increasing in speed
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

avoidance

336

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

avow

337

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

avuncular

338

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

awkwardly

339

	assent; agree without protesting
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

awry

340

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

axiom

341

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

azure

342

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

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