3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

abandoned

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

abandonment

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	lack of caring; indifference
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

abate

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	expression of warm approval; praise
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

abbreviate

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

abdicate

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	expression of warm approval; praise
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

abet

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abhor

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

abide

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

abiding

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	having human form or characteristics

abjure

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

abnegate

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	group of closely located islands

abolish

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

abominable

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

abrade

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

abrasive

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abridge

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

abscond

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	assent; agree without protesting
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	group of closely located islands

absenteeism

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

abstain

	poise; self-confident assurance
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

abstemious

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

abundant

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abundantly

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

abysmal

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

accede

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	increasing in speed
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

accelerating

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	increasing in speed
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

acceleration

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	put into motion or action; activate
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

accentuate

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	essential quality; reputation; honor

accessible

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	book of literary selections by various authors
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	equip; provide with military equipment
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

accidentally

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

acclaim

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	applaud; announce with great approval
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

accolade

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

accommodate

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accommodating

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

accomplish

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

accost

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

accouter

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	equip; provide with military equipment
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

accrue

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

accusation

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

accustomed

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

acerbity

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	officially charge someone in a court of law

achieve

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

achievement

	able to live both on land and in water
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acidulous

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	increasing in speed
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

acquaint

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquainted

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

acquiesce

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	assent; agree without protesting
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

acrid

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

acrimonious

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	assent; agree without protesting

acrophobia

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

actively

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

actuarial

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

actuate

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	put into motion or action; activate
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

acumen

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	lack of caring; indifference
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	established procedure for solving problem

adaptable

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	applaud; announce with great approval
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

adaptive

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

addendum

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	comment; make explanatory notes
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

additional

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

addle

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

adherent

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	inform; give notice to; make aware

adhesive

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

adjoin

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

adjudicate

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adjunct

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

adjure

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

administer

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

admiration

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

admittedly

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

adorn

	equip; provide with military equipment
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

adornment

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	with reference or regard; in respect
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	moved by sexual love; loving
	assign; distribute according to plan
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

adulation

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

adulterate

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

adumbrate

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

advance

100

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

advanced

101

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

advent

102

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

adventitious

103

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

adverse

104

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

advocacy

105

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

aerie

106

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	assign; distribute according to plan
	applaud; announce with great approval
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

affable

108

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

affect

109

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affection

110

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	chronological record of the events of successive years

affectionate

111

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

affinity

112

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

affirmation

113

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

affix

114

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

affluence

115

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

affluent

116

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

affront

117

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	moved by sexual love; loving
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

agglomeration

119

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

aggrandize

120

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

aggregate

122

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

aggressive

123

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

aggressiveness

124

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aghast

125

	denying existence of God; godless
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

agility

126

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

agitate

127

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

agitation

128

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

agrarian

130

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

alacrity

132

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	comment; make explanatory notes

alchemy

133

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

alcove

134

	established procedure for solving problem
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

algorithm

135

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	established procedure for solving problem

alien

136

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

alimentary

137

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

allay

138

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	state without proof; assert to be true
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

allegory

140

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alliteration

141

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

allocate

142

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	assign; distribute according to plan
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

allude

143

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

allusion

144

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

aloft

145

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

alternate

146

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

altitude

147

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

altruistic

148

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	with reference or regard; in respect
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

amalgamate

149

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

amass

150

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	put into motion or action; activate
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	expression of warm approval; praise

ambidextrous

151

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

ambience

152

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	lack of caring; indifference
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

ambiguous

153

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

ambivalence

154

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

amble

155

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

ambulatory

156

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

ameliorate

157

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

amenities

159

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	applaud; announce with great approval
	convenient features; courtesies

amiable

160

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

amicable

161

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

amid

162

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amity

163

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	elevation especially above sea level; height

amorous

164

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	moved by sexual love; loving
	lack of caring; indifference

amorphous

165

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

amphitheater

167

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

amplify

168

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	group of closely located islands

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

anachronistic

170

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

analgesic

171

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

172

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	assign; distribute according to plan
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	comparable; similar or alike

anarchist

173

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema

174

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

ancestor

175

	state without proof; assert to be true
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	denying existence of God; godless
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

ancillary

177

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

anecdotal

178

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

angular

179

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

animate

180

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

animated

181

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

animus

182

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

annals

183

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

annihilate

184

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

annotate

185

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	comment; make explanatory notes
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

announce

186

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

announcement

187

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

annoy

188

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

annuity

189

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	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
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annul

190

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

anodyne

191

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

anoint

192

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

anomalous

193

	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
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anonymous

195

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism

196

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

antecede

197

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

antecedents

198

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

antediluvian

199

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthology

200

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	book of literary selections by various authors
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

anthropocentric

201

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

anthropoid

202

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	equip; provide with military equipment

anthropomorphic

203

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	having human form or characteristics
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	poise; self-confident assurance

anticlimax

204

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

antipathy

205

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

antithesis

206

	expression of warm approval; praise
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	empower; give permission for; sanction

anxious

207

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

apathy

208

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	with reference or regard; in respect
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	lack of caring; indifference

aperture

209

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

apex

210

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	state without proof; assert to be true
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

aphasia

211

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

aphorism

212

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

apiary

213

	assent; agree without protesting
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

aplomb

214

	poise; self-confident assurance
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

apocryphal

215

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	having properties of vinegar; sour

apogee

216

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

apologist

218

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

apostate

219

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apotheosis

220

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

appall

221

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

apparition

222

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation

223

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

append

224

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

appliance

225

	denying existence of God; godless
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

apply

226

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	put into motion or action; activate

apportion

227

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

apposite

228

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

appraise

229

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	declare to be true; affirm
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

apprehension

230

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

apprenticeship

231

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

apprise

232

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	state without proof; assert to be true
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	put into motion or action; activate

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

approbation

234

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	expression of warm approval; praise
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	comment; make explanatory notes

appropriation

235

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

apropos

236

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	with reference or regard; in respect

aptly

237

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aquatic

238

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	upward slope, as of hill

aquiline

239

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

arable

240

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

arbiter

241

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

arboretum

242

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

arcane

243

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

archaeology

244

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

archaic

245

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

archetype

246

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	able to live both on land and in water
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

archipelago

247

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	group of closely located islands
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

architecture

248

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

ardent

249

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

arduous

250

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

arid

251

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

aristocracy

252

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

armada

253

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

aroma

254

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

aromatic

255

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	officially charge someone in a court of law

arousal

256

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

arouse

257

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

arraign

258

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	chronological record of the events of successive years

arrears

259

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

arrogate

260

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	applaud; announce with great approval

arroyo

261

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

arthritis

262

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

article

263

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

articulate

264

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	expression of warm approval; praise

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	assign; distribute according to plan

artisan

266

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

artless

267

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

ascendancy

268

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

ascetic

269

	state without proof; assert to be true
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

ascribe

270

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	with reference or regard; in respect

aseptic

271

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

ashen

272

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

askance

273

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

askew

274

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aspect

275

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	assign; distribute according to plan
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	state without proof; assert to be true

asperity

276

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

aspirant

277

	established procedure for solving problem
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

assail

278

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

assay

279

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

assembly

280

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	formless; lacking shape or definition

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	poise; self-confident assurance

assimilate

283

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

assist

284

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

assistant

285

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

assuage

286

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

astringent

288

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

astronomical

289

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

asunder

290

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	empower; give permission for; sanction

asymmetric

291

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

atavism

292

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

atavistic

293

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

atheistic

294

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	denying existence of God; godless
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

atrocity

295

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

atrophy

296

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attach

297

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

attached

298

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

attainment

299

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	poise; self-confident assurance

attenuate

300

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	declare to be true; affirm

attorney

301

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

attract

302

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	essential quality; reputation; honor

attrition

304

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

atypical

305

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

audacious

306

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	increasing in speed
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

audit

307

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

auditory

308

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	upward slope, as of hill
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

augment

310

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

augury

311

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	essential quality; reputation; honor

aureole

312

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

auroral

313

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

auspicious

314

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

austere

315

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	put into motion or action; activate

authenticate

316

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	established procedure for solving problem
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

authoritarian

317

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

authoritative

318

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

authority

319

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	lack of caring; indifference

authorize

320

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

autocrat

321

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

autocratic

322

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

automaton

323

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

autonomous

324

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

autonomy

325

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

auxiliary

326

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

avalanche

327

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

avarice

328

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

aver

329

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	declare to be true; affirm
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

averse

330

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

aviary

332

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

aviation

333

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

avid

334

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	lack of caring; indifference
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

avoidance

336

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	comparable; similar or alike
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

avow

337

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	make or become better; improve; grow better

avuncular

338

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	group of closely located islands

awry

340

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

axiom

341

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure

342

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

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