3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

abandoned

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

abandonment

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abase

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

abash

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

abate

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

abbreviate

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

abdicate

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	inform; give notice to; make aware

aberrant

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	elevation especially above sea level; height

abet

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abhor

	increasing in speed
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

abide

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

abiding

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

abjure

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

ablution

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	empower; give permission for; sanction

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

abominable

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	established procedure for solving problem

aboriginal

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

abortive

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

abrade

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	moved by sexual love; loving

abrasive

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abridge

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	equip; provide with military equipment

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

abscond

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

absent

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

absenteeism

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

abstain

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

abstemious

	lack of caring; indifference
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

abundant

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

abundantly

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	equip; provide with military equipment
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abut

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

abysmal

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accede

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

accelerating

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	increasing in speed

acceleration

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

accentuate

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

accessible

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

accidentally

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

acclaim

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	applaud; announce with great approval
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

acclimate

	poise; self-confident assurance
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

acclivity

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	upward slope, as of hill
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

accolade

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

accommodate

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

accommodating

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

accomplish

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

accost

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

accouter

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	equip; provide with military equipment

accretion

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accrue

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

accumulation

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

accusation

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	assign; distribute according to plan

accustomed

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

acerbity

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	declare to be true; affirm
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

achievement

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	great mass of falling snow and ice

acidulous

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

acquaint

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

acquainted

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

acquire

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

acrid

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

acrimonious

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

acrophobia

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

actuarial

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

actuate

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	comment; make explanatory notes
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	upward slope, as of hill
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

adaptable

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	empower; give permission for; sanction

adaptive

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

additional

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

addle

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adherent

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

adhesive

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

adjoin

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjudicate

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

adjure

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

administer

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

admiration

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	put into motion or action; activate
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

adorn

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

adornment

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	upward slope, as of hill
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

adulation

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

adulterate

	group of closely located islands
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

adumbrate

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

advance

100

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

advanced

101

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	inflammation of a joint or joints

advent

102

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

adventitious

103

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

adverse

104

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

advocacy

105

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

aerie

106

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

affable

108

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

affect

109

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

affection

110

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	upward slope, as of hill
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

affectionate

111

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

affinity

112

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

affirmation

113

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

affluence

115

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent

116

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	upward slope, as of hill

affront

117

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	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
	great mass of falling snow and ice

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

aggrandize

120

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

aggravating

121

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

aggregate

122

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	make or become better; improve; grow better

aggressive

123

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

aggressiveness

124

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

aghast

125

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

agility

126

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

127

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agitation

128

	convenient features; courtesies
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

agrarian

130

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

ajar

131

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	comment; make explanatory notes
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity

132

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

alchemy

133

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

alcove

134

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

algorithm

135

	established procedure for solving problem
	put into motion or action; activate
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

alien

136

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	poise; self-confident assurance

alimentary

137

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allay

138

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

allege

139

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	state without proof; assert to be true
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

allegory

140

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	assent; agree without protesting

alliteration

141

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

allocate

142

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	assign; distribute according to plan
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

allude

143

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	state without proof; assert to be true
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allusion

144

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aloft

145

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

alternate

146

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

altitude

147

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

altruistic

148

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

amalgamate

149

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

150

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

ambidextrous

151

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

ambience

152

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

153

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

ambivalence

154

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

amble

155

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

ambulatory

156

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

ameliorate

157

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	with reference or regard; in respect
	assent; agree without protesting
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

amenities

159

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	convenient features; courtesies
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

amiable

160

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

161

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	assign; distribute according to plan

amid

162

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

amity

163

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

164

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

165

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

amphibian

166

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	able to live both on land and in water
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

amphitheater

167

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	poise; self-confident assurance

amplify

168

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

anachronistic

170

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

analgesic

171

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	comment; make explanatory notes

analogous

172

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	comparable; similar or alike
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

anarchist

173

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema

174

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

ancestor

175

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	comparable; similar or alike
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

ancillary

177

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	convenient features; courtesies
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anecdotal

178

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

angular

179

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

animate

180

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

animated

181

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

animus

182

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

annals

183

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	chronological record of the events of successive years

annihilate

184

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

annotate

185

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	comment; make explanatory notes
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

announce

186

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

announcement

187

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

annoy

188

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

annuity

189

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

annul

190

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

anodyne

191

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	denying existence of God; godless
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

192

	state without proof; assert to be true
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

anomalous

193

	equip; provide with military equipment
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

anonymous

195

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	able to live both on land and in water
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

antecede

197

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

antecedents

198

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

antediluvian

199

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

anthology

200

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	book of literary selections by various authors
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

anthropocentric

201

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	put into motion or action; activate
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

anthropoid

202

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

anthropomorphic

203

	having human form or characteristics
	with reference or regard; in respect
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

anticlimax

204

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

antipathy

205

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

antithesis

206

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

anxious

207

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

apathy

208

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	lack of caring; indifference

aperture

209

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

210

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

aphasia

211

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	denying existence of God; godless
	able to live both on land and in water
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

aphorism

212

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

apiary

213

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

aplomb

214

	poise; self-confident assurance
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

apocryphal

215

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

apogee

216

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	expression of warm approval; praise
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

apologist

218

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

apostate

219

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

apotheosis

220

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

appall

221

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

apparition

222

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation

223

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

append

224

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	make or become better; improve; grow better

appliance

225

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

apply

226

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

apportion

227

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	applaud; announce with great approval
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

apposite

228

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

appraise

229

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

apprehension

230

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

apprenticeship

231

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

apprise

232

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

approaching

233

	upward slope, as of hill
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

approbation

234

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	expression of warm approval; praise

appropriation

235

	applaud; announce with great approval
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

apropos

236

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	with reference or regard; in respect
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

aptly

237

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

aquatic

238

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	assent; agree without protesting
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

arable

240

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

arbiter

241

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

arboretum

242

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

arcane

243

	state without proof; assert to be true
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

archaic

245

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

archetype

246

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

archipelago

247

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	group of closely located islands
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

architecture

248

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

ardent

249

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

arduous

250

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arid

251

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	assent; agree without protesting

aristocracy

252

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

armada

253

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

aroma

254

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

aromatic

255

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	established procedure for solving problem
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

arousal

256

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

arouse

257

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arraign

258

	able to live both on land and in water
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

arrears

259

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

arrogate

260

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

arroyo

261

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

arthritis

262

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

article

263

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	lack of caring; indifference
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

articulate

264

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

artifice

265

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

artisan

266

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

artless

267

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ascendancy

268

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

ascetic

269

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	upward slope, as of hill
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	expression of warm approval; praise
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

aseptic

271

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

ashen

272

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

askance

273

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

askew

274

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

aspect

275

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

asperity

276

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	convenient features; courtesies
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aspirant

277

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

assail

278

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	able to live both on land and in water
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

assent

281

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	book of literary selections by various authors
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

assimilate

283

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	increasing in speed
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

assistant

285

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	group of closely located islands

assuage

286

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	comparable; similar or alike
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astigmatism

287

	applaud; announce with great approval
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

astringent

288

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

astronomical

289

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

asunder

290

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

asymmetric

291

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

atavism

292

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

atheistic

294

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

atrophy

296

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

attach

297

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached

298

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

attainment

299

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate

300

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

attorney

301

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

attract

302

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

attrition

304

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

atypical

305

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

audacious

306

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

audit

307

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

auditory

308

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	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
	group of closely located islands
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

augment

310

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

augury

311

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

aureole

312

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	comparable; similar or alike
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

auspicious

314

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

austere

315

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

authenticate

316

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

authoritarian

317

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

authoritative

318

	state without proof; assert to be true
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

authorize

320

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

autocrat

321

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

autocratic

322

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

automaton

323

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

autonomous

324

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

autonomy

325

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	moved by sexual love; loving
	empower; give permission for; sanction

auxiliary

326

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

avalanche

327

	having human form or characteristics
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	great mass of falling snow and ice

avarice

328

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

aver

329

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	declare to be true; affirm
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

averse

330

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	having properties of vinegar; sour

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

aviary

332

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aviation

333

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

avid

334

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

avocation

335

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

avoidance

336

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

avow

337

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	state without proof; assert to be true
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

avuncular

338

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

awry

340

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

axiom

341

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

azure

342

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

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