3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

abandoned

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

abandonment

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

abase

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abash

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abate

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

abdicate

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	expression of warm approval; praise
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

abet

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	applaud; announce with great approval

abhor

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abide

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

abiding

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	equip; provide with military equipment
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abjure

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

ablution

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

abnegation

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abolish

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	put into motion or action; activate
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

aboriginal

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	upward slope, as of hill
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

abrade

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	comment; make explanatory notes

abrasive

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

abridge

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abscond

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	equip; provide with military equipment
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

absent

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

absenteeism

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

abstain

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

abstemious

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	able to live both on land and in water

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abundant

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

abundantly

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abut

	upward slope, as of hill
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

abysmal

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accede

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

accelerating

	increasing in speed
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

acceleration

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

accentuate

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	great mass of falling snow and ice

accessible

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	expression of warm approval; praise
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

accident

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

accidentally

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acclaim

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	applaud; announce with great approval
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	convenient features; courtesies
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

acclivity

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	upward slope, as of hill

accolade

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

accommodate

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

accommodating

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

accomplish

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

accost

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

accouter

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	equip; provide with military equipment
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

accretion

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

accrue

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	put into motion or action; activate
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accusation

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accustomed

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

acerbity

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	assent; agree without protesting
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	comparable; similar or alike

acetic

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

achieve

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	comment; make explanatory notes
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

acidulous

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

acquaint

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquainted

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

acquire

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	applaud; announce with great approval

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	group of closely located islands
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

acrimonious

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	book of literary selections by various authors
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

acrophobia

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

actuarial

	able to live both on land and in water
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	applaud; announce with great approval

actuate

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	put into motion or action; activate
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

acuity

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	make or become better; improve; grow better

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

adaptable

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

adaptive

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

addendum

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

additional

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	poise; self-confident assurance
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

addle

	group of closely located islands
	put into motion or action; activate
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

adept

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

adherent

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	put into motion or action; activate
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

adjoin

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	denying existence of God; godless
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

adjudicate

	established procedure for solving problem
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

adjunct

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

adjure

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	put into motion or action; activate

admiration

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

admittedly

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	chronological record of the events of successive years

adorn

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adornment

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	denying existence of God; godless
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

adroit

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

adulation

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

adumbrate

	denying existence of God; godless
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

advance

100

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

advanced

101

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	upward slope, as of hill
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

advent

102

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

adventitious

103

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

adverse

104

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

advocacy

105

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	assign; distribute according to plan
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

aerie

106

	lack of caring; indifference
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	expression of warm approval; praise
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affable

108

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

affect

109

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affection

110

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

affectionate

111

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

affinity

112

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

affirmation

113

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

affix

114

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

affluence

115

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

affluent

116

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

affront

117

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

agglomeration

119

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

aggrandize

120

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

aggregate

122

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	poise; self-confident assurance

aggressive

123

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aggressiveness

124

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

aghast

125

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agility

126

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

agitate

127

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agitation

128

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

agnostic

129

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

agrarian

130

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	assent; agree without protesting
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

ajar

131

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity

132

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	inform; give notice to; make aware

alchemy

133

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

alcove

134

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

algorithm

135

	established procedure for solving problem
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

alien

136

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	having human form or characteristics
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

alimentary

137

	group of closely located islands
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

allay

138

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	state without proof; assert to be true
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

allegory

140

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

alliteration

141

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

allocate

142

	state without proof; assert to be true
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	assign; distribute according to plan
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

allude

143

	equip; provide with military equipment
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

allusion

144

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

aloft

145

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

alternate

146

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

altitude

147

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	assent; agree without protesting
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

altruistic

148

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amalgamate

149

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

amass

150

	equip; provide with military equipment
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

ambidextrous

151

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

ambience

152

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

ambiguous

153

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

ambivalence

154

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

amble

155

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

ambulatory

156

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ameliorate

157

	upward slope, as of hill
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	declare to be true; affirm
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

amenities

159

	convenient features; courtesies
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

amiable

160

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

amicable

161

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

amid

162

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	poise; self-confident assurance
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

amity

163

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

164

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

165

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

amphitheater

167

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

amplify

168

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	upward slope, as of hill

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

anachronistic

170

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

analgesic

171

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

172

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	comparable; similar or alike

anarchist

173

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	with reference or regard; in respect
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema

174

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	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
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

ancestor

175

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

ancestry

176

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

ancillary

177

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal

178

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

angular

179

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	with reference or regard; in respect
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

animate

180

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

animated

181

	increasing in speed
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

animus

182

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

annals

183

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

annihilate

184

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	denying existence of God; godless
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

annotate

185

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	comment; make explanatory notes
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

announce

186

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	able to live both on land and in water
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

announcement

187

	able to live both on land and in water
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

annoy

188

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annuity

189

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

annul

190

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

anodyne

191

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	upward slope, as of hill

anoint

192

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

anomalous

193

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

anomaly

194

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	assign; distribute according to plan

anonymous

195

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism

196

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

antecede

197

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

antecedents

198

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

antediluvian

199

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

anthology

200

	book of literary selections by various authors
	assign; distribute according to plan
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

anthropocentric

201

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

anthropoid

202

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

anthropomorphic

203

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	having human form or characteristics
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

anticlimax

204

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

antipathy

205

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antithesis

206

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	increasing in speed

anxious

207

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

208

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	lack of caring; indifference
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

aperture

209

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

apex

210

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

aphasia

211

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

aphorism

212

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apiary

213

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

aplomb

214

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	poise; self-confident assurance
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

apocryphal

215

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	increasing in speed
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

apogee

216

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	assign; distribute according to plan
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

apologist

218

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	expression of warm approval; praise
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

apostate

219

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

apotheosis

220

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

appall

221

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

apparition

222

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation

223

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

append

224

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	able to live both on land and in water
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

appliance

225

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

apply

226

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

apportion

227

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

apposite

228

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	having properties of vinegar; sour

appraise

229

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

apprehension

230

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

apprenticeship

231

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apprise

232

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

approaching

233

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

approbation

234

	expression of warm approval; praise
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	inflammation of a joint or joints

appropriation

235

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

apropos

236

	with reference or regard; in respect
	comment; make explanatory notes
	state without proof; assert to be true
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

aptly

237

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aquatic

238

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	with reference or regard; in respect

arable

240

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

arbiter

241

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

arboretum

242

	with reference or regard; in respect
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arcane

243

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	essential quality; reputation; honor

archaeology

244

	increasing in speed
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

archaic

245

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

archetype

246

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

archipelago

247

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	group of closely located islands

architecture

248

	applaud; announce with great approval
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

ardent

249

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	with reference or regard; in respect
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

arduous

250

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

arid

251

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

aristocracy

252

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

armada

253

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

aromatic

255

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	assent; agree without protesting

arousal

256

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

arouse

257

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

arraign

258

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

arrears

259

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate

260

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

arroyo

261

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

arthritis

262

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	inflammation of a joint or joints

article

263

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	lack of caring; indifference
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

articulate

264

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

artisan

266

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

artless

267

	denying existence of God; godless
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

ascendancy

268

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

ascetic

269

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

aseptic

271

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

ashen

272

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

askance

273

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

askew

274

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

aspect

275

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	put into motion or action; activate
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

asperity

276

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

aspirant

277

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	empower; give permission for; sanction

assail

278

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

assay

279

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

assembly

280

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

assiduous

282

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

assimilate

283

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

assist

284

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

assistant

285

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

assuage

286

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

astigmatism

287

	book of literary selections by various authors
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	state without proof; assert to be true

astronomical

289

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

asunder

290

	assent; agree without protesting
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

asymmetric

291

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

atavism

292

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	declare to be true; affirm

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

atheistic

294

	denying existence of God; godless
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

atrocity

295

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

atrophy

296

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

attach

297

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached

298

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

attainment

299

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

attenuate

300

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

attorney

301

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	expression of warm approval; praise
	increasing in speed
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

attract

302

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	comparable; similar or alike

attribute

303

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

attrition

304

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

atypical

305

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

audacious

306

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	having human form or characteristics

audit

307

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

auditory

308

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

augment

310

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	moved by sexual love; loving
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

aureole

312

	assent; agree without protesting
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

auroral

313

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

auspicious

314

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

austere

315

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

authenticate

316

	denying existence of God; godless
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

authoritarian

317

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

authoritative

318

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

authorize

320

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

autocrat

321

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

autocratic

322

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

automaton

323

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

autonomous

324

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

autonomy

325

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

auxiliary

326

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	able to live both on land and in water
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

avalanche

327

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

avarice

328

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

aver

329

	declare to be true; affirm
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

averse

330

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

aviary

332

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

aviation

333

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

avid

334

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

avoidance

336

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	assent; agree without protesting

avow

337

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

avuncular

338

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	having human form or characteristics
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

awry

340

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

axiom

341

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

azure

342

	comparable; similar or alike
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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