3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	convenient features; courtesies
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abandoned

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

abandonment

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	poise; self-confident assurance
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

abate

	book of literary selections by various authors
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

abdicate

	book of literary selections by various authors
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

aberrant

	declare to be true; affirm
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	chronological record of the events of successive years

abet

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhor

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

abiding

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

abjure

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

abnegate

	denying existence of God; godless
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

abnegation

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abolish

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

abolition

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

aboriginal

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

abrade

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

abrasive

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abridge

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

abrogate

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

absent

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

absenteeism

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

abstain

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

abstemious

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

abstruse

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

abundantly

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	expression of warm approval; praise

accede

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	convenient features; courtesies
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

accelerating

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	increasing in speed
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

acceleration

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

accentuate

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

accessible

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

accidentally

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	having human form or characteristics
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

acclaim

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	applaud; announce with great approval
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

acclimate

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	increasing in speed
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

acclivity

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	upward slope, as of hill
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

accolade

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

accommodate

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accommodating

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	expression of warm approval; praise

accomplish

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

accost

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

accouter

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	equip; provide with military equipment

accretion

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	moved by sexual love; loving
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accrue

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	put into motion or action; activate

accumulation

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

accusation

	moved by sexual love; loving
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

accustomed

	comment; make explanatory notes
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	declare to be true; affirm
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

acetic

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

achievement

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

acidulous

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	moved by sexual love; loving
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

acoustics

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

acquaint

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

acquainted

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

acquiesce

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	assent; agree without protesting
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

acquire

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acrid

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	declare to be true; affirm
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

acrimonious

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	expression of warm approval; praise

acrophobia

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

actively

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

actuarial

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

actuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

acumen

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	comparable; similar or alike

adaptable

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

adaptive

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

addendum

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

additional

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

addle

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

adept

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

adherent

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

adhesive

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

adjoin

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	assent; agree without protesting

adjudicate

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

adjunct

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	comment; make explanatory notes

adjure

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

administer

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

admiration

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

admittedly

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

admonish

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

admonition

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

adorn

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

adornment

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adroit

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

adulation

	having human form or characteristics
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

adumbrate

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

advance

100

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	convenient features; courtesies
	poise; self-confident assurance

advanced

101

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

advent

102

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

adventitious

103

	assent; agree without protesting
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

adverse

104

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

advocacy

105

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

aerie

106

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

affable

108

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

affect

109

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

affection

110

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

affectionate

111

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affinity

112

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

affirmation

113

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

affix

114

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

affluence

115

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

affluent

116

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	state without proof; assert to be true
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

affront

117

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

agenda

118

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

agglomeration

119

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

aggrandize

120

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

aggregate

122

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

aggressive

123

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

aggressiveness

124

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agility

126

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

127

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

agitation

128

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

agnostic

129

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

agrarian

130

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

ajar

131

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity

132

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

alchemy

133

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	lack of caring; indifference
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

alcove

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

algorithm

135

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	established procedure for solving problem
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

alien

136

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	assign; distribute according to plan

alimentary

137

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

allay

138

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	essential quality; reputation; honor

allege

139

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

140

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

alliteration

141

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allocate

142

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	assign; distribute according to plan
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

allude

143

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allusion

144

	put into motion or action; activate
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

aloft

145

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

alternate

146

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

altitude

147

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

altruistic

148

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

amalgamate

149

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

150

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

ambidextrous

151

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	assent; agree without protesting
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

152

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

ambiguous

153

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

ambivalence

154

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

amble

155

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

ambulatory

156

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

ameliorate

157

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

amenable

158

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amenities

159

	convenient features; courtesies
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amiable

160

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

amicable

161

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	established procedure for solving problem
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	great mass of falling snow and ice

amid

162

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

amity

163

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	expression of warm approval; praise
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

amorous

164

	lack of caring; indifference
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	moved by sexual love; loving
	comment; make explanatory notes

amorphous

165

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

amphibian

166

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

167

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

amplify

168

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

amputate

169

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

anachronistic

170

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

analgesic

171

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

172

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	comparable; similar or alike

anarchist

173

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

anathema

174

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

ancestor

175

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

ancillary

177

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

anecdotal

178

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

angular

179

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

animate

180

	put into motion or action; activate
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

animated

181

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

animus

182

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	increasing in speed

annals

183

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

annihilate

184

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

annotate

185

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	comment; make explanatory notes
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

announce

186

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	expression of warm approval; praise
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

announcement

187

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	applaud; announce with great approval
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

annoy

188

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

annuity

189

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

annul

190

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	assign; distribute according to plan
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

191

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

192

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

anomalous

193

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

anomaly

194

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymous

195

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

antecede

197

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

antecedents

198

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

antediluvian

199

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

anthology

200

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	book of literary selections by various authors
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

anthropocentric

201

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

anthropoid

202

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	comparable; similar or alike
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

anthropomorphic

203

	having human form or characteristics
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

anticlimax

204

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

antipathy

205

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

antithesis

206

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

anxious

207

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	denying existence of God; godless
	having properties of vinegar; sour

apathy

208

	lack of caring; indifference
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

aperture

209

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

apex

210

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	having human form or characteristics
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphasia

211

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

aphorism

212

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	officially charge someone in a court of law

apiary

213

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	established procedure for solving problem
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

aplomb

214

	poise; self-confident assurance
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

apocryphal

215

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

apogee

216

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

apologist

218

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

apostate

219

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

apotheosis

220

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

appall

221

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	declare to be true; affirm

apparition

222

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation

223

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

append

224

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

appliance

225

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

apply

226

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

apportion

227

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apposite

228

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

apprehension

230

	declare to be true; affirm
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

apprenticeship

231

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

apprise

232

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

approbation

234

	moved by sexual love; loving
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	poise; self-confident assurance
	expression of warm approval; praise

appropriation

235

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

apropos

236

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	with reference or regard; in respect
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

aptly

237

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

aquatic

238

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

arable

240

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

arbiter

241

	group of closely located islands
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

arboretum

242

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

arcane

243

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	increasing in speed
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

archaeology

244

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

archaic

245

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

archetype

246

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

archipelago

247

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	group of closely located islands
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

architecture

248

	expression of warm approval; praise
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

ardent

249

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

arduous

250

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

arid

251

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

aristocracy

252

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

armada

253

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

aromatic

255

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arousal

256

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	put into motion or action; activate
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

arouse

257

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arraign

258

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	denying existence of God; godless

arrears

259

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arrogate

260

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

arroyo

261

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

arthritis

262

	upward slope, as of hill
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

article

263

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	chronological record of the events of successive years

artifice

265

	declare to be true; affirm
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

artisan

266

	book of literary selections by various authors
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

artless

267

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ascendancy

268

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

ascetic

269

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

aseptic

271

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

ashen

272

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

askance

273

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	able to live both on land and in water
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

askew

274

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	comparable; similar or alike
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

aspect

275

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

asperity

276

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

aspirant

277

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	established procedure for solving problem

assail

278

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

assay

279

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

assiduous

282

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

assimilate

283

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

assist

284

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	inform; give notice to; make aware

assistant

285

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

astigmatism

287

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

astronomical

289

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

asunder

290

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

asymmetric

291

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	increasing in speed
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

atavism

292

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

atheistic

294

	denying existence of God; godless
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

atrocity

295

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

atrophy

296

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

attach

297

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

attached

298

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

attainment

299

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate

300

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

attorney

301

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

attract

302

	state without proof; assert to be true
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

attribute

303

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

attrition

304

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

atypical

305

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

audacious

306

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

audit

307

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

auditory

308

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

augment

310

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

augury

311

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

aureole

312

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	make or become better; improve; grow better

auspicious

314

	book of literary selections by various authors
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

austere

315

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	established procedure for solving problem
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

authenticate

316

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

authoritative

318

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

authority

319

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

authorize

320

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	poise; self-confident assurance
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

autocrat

321

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autocratic

322

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

automaton

323

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

autonomous

324

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

autonomy

325

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

auxiliary

326

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

avalanche

327

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

avarice

328

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

aver

329

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	declare to be true; affirm
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

averse

330

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

aviary

332

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

aviation

333

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

avid

334

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

avoidance

336

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

avow

337

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

avuncular

338

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

awkwardly

339

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

awry

340

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	assign; distribute according to plan
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

axiom

341

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

azure

342

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	chronological record of the events of successive years

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