3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

abandoned

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

abandonment

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	expression of warm approval; praise
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abash

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

abate

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

abbreviate

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

abdicate

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

aberrant

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

abet

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

abhor

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

abiding

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abjure

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

abnegate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

abnegation

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

abolish

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolition

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abominable

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

aboriginal

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

abrade

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

abrasive

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

abridge

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

abrogate

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

absent

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

absenteeism

	comparable; similar or alike
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

abstain

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

abstemious

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

abstruse

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	applaud; announce with great approval

abundantly

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

abysmal

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

accede

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	denying existence of God; godless

accelerating

	increasing in speed
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	officially charge someone in a court of law

acceleration

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

accentuate

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

accessible

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

accidentally

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

acclaim

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

acclivity

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	upward slope, as of hill

accolade

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	comment; make explanatory notes

accommodate

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	state without proof; assert to be true

accommodating

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

accomplish

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

accost

	comment; make explanatory notes
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

accouter

	equip; provide with military equipment
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

accrue

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

accusation

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accustomed

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	group of closely located islands

acetic

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

acidulous

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

acoustics

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

acquainted

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

acquiesce

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	assent; agree without protesting
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

acquire

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

acrid

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	state without proof; assert to be true

acrimonious

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acrophobia

	upward slope, as of hill
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

actuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

acuity

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

acumen

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

adaptable

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

adaptive

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

additional

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	book of literary selections by various authors
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

adept

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

adherent

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	assent; agree without protesting
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive

	comparable; similar or alike
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

adjoin

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

adjudicate

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

adjunct

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

adjure

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

admiration

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	increasing in speed
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

admittedly

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

admonish

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

admonition

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adorn

	assent; agree without protesting
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

adornment

	moved by sexual love; loving
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adroit

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

adulterate

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adumbrate

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

advance

100

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

advanced

101

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

advent

102

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	convenient features; courtesies

adventitious

103

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

adverse

104

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

advocacy

105

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

aerie

106

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

affable

108

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	equip; provide with military equipment
	put into motion or action; activate

affect

109

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

affection

110

	declare to be true; affirm
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

affectionate

111

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affinity

112

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

affirmation

113

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

affix

114

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	state without proof; assert to be true
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

affluent

116

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

affront

117

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	elevation especially above sea level; height

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

aggrandize

120

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

aggravating

121

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

aggregate

122

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

aggressive

123

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

aggressiveness

124

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

aghast

125

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

agility

126

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

agitate

127

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agitation

128

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

agnostic

129

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

agrarian

130

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

alacrity

132

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

alchemy

133

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	applaud; announce with great approval
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

alcove

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

algorithm

135

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	convenient features; courtesies
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	established procedure for solving problem

alien

136

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

alimentary

137

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

allay

138

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	moved by sexual love; loving
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

140

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

alliteration

141

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

allocate

142

	assign; distribute according to plan
	able to live both on land and in water
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

allude

143

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allusion

144

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aloft

145

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

alternate

146

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

altitude

147

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	comment; make explanatory notes
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

altruistic

148

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amalgamate

149

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

amass

150

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

ambidextrous

151

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

ambience

152

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

ambiguous

153

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

ambivalence

154

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	lack of caring; indifference
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

amble

155

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

ambulatory

156

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

amenable

158

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amenities

159

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	convenient features; courtesies
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

amiable

160

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

161

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	group of closely located islands
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

amid

162

	state without proof; assert to be true
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

amity

163

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

amorous

164

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	moved by sexual love; loving
	declare to be true; affirm

amorphous

165

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	formless; lacking shape or definition

amphibian

166

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	able to live both on land and in water
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

amphitheater

167

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

amplify

168

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

amputate

169

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	able to live both on land and in water
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

anachronistic

170

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

analgesic

171

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

analogous

172

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	comparable; similar or alike
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

anarchist

173

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

anathema

174

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

ancestor

175

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

ancillary

177

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

anecdotal

178

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	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
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

animate

180

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

animated

181

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

animus

182

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

annals

183

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

annihilate

184

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

annotate

185

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	comment; make explanatory notes
	upward slope, as of hill

announce

186

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

announcement

187

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

annoy

188

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

annuity

189

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

annul

190

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	assent; agree without protesting
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

191

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

192

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

anomalous

193

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

anomaly

194

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymous

195

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

antagonism

196

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

antecede

197

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedents

198

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	state without proof; assert to be true
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

antediluvian

199

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

anthology

200

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	book of literary selections by various authors
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	upward slope, as of hill

anthropocentric

201

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

anthropoid

202

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	moved by sexual love; loving
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

anthropomorphic

203

	having human form or characteristics
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anticlimax

204

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

antipathy

205

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

antithesis

206

	upward slope, as of hill
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

anxious

207

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

apathy

208

	convenient features; courtesies
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	lack of caring; indifference

aperture

209

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

210

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

aphasia

211

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

aphorism

212

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

apiary

213

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

aplomb

214

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	poise; self-confident assurance
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

apocryphal

215

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	declare to be true; affirm
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

apogee

216

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

apologist

218

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

apostate

219

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	lack of caring; indifference
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

apotheosis

220

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

appall

221

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

apparition

222

	group of closely located islands
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

appellation

223

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

append

224

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

appliance

225

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

apportion

227

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

apposite

228

	poise; self-confident assurance
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	make or become better; improve; grow better

apprehension

230

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

apprenticeship

231

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

apprise

232

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	able to live both on land and in water
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

approbation

234

	expression of warm approval; praise
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

appropriation

235

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

apropos

236

	with reference or regard; in respect
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

aptly

237

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aquatic

238

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

aquiline

239

	group of closely located islands
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

arable

240

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

arbiter

241

	state without proof; assert to be true
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

arboretum

242

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

arcane

243

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

archaeology

244

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

archaic

245

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

archetype

246

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

archipelago

247

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	group of closely located islands

architecture

248

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

ardent

249

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

arduous

250

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

arid

251

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aristocracy

252

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	upward slope, as of hill
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

armada

253

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

aroma

254

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

aromatic

255

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal

256

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

arouse

257

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

arraign

258

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

arrears

259

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate

260

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

arroyo

261

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

arthritis

262

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

article

263

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

artisan

266

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

artless

267

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

ascendancy

268

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	put into motion or action; activate
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

ascetic

269

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

ascribe

270

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	officially charge someone in a court of law

aseptic

271

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

ashen

272

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

askance

273

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

askew

274

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	helper, additional or subsidiary

aspect

275

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

asperity

276

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	put into motion or action; activate
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

aspirant

277

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	declare to be true; affirm

assail

278

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

assay

279

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	comparable; similar or alike

assembly

280

	declare to be true; affirm
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

assent

281

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

assimilate

283

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	poise; self-confident assurance

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

assistant

285

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

assuage

286

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

astigmatism

287

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

astronomical

289

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	denying existence of God; godless
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

asunder

290

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

asymmetric

291

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	poise; self-confident assurance
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

atavism

292

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

atavistic

293

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	denying existence of God; godless

atheistic

294

	having human form or characteristics
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	denying existence of God; godless
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

atrocity

295

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

atrophy

296

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

attach

297

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	equip; provide with military equipment
	declare to be true; affirm

attached

298

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

attainment

299

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate

300

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

attorney

301

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

attract

302

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

attribute

303

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	comparable; similar or alike
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

attrition

304

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

atypical

305

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

audacious

306

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

audit

307

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

auditory

308

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

auger

309

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

augment

310

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

augury

311

	with reference or regard; in respect
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	expression of warm approval; praise

aureole

312

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

auspicious

314

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

austere

315

	increasing in speed
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

authenticate

316

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

authoritarian

317

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

authoritative

318

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	with reference or regard; in respect
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

authority

319

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

authorize

320

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

autocrat

321

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

autocratic

322

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

automaton

323

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

autonomous

324

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

autonomy

325

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	upward slope, as of hill
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

auxiliary

326

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche

327

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	great mass of falling snow and ice

avarice

328

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

aver

329

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	declare to be true; affirm

averse

330

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

aversion

331

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

aviary

332

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

aviation

333

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

avid

334

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

avocation

335

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

avow

337

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

avuncular

338

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

awkwardly

339

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	group of closely located islands

awry

340

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

axiom

341

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure

342

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

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