3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	expression of warm approval; praise

abandoned

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

abandonment

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	helper, additional or subsidiary

abate

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

abdicate

	denying existence of God; godless
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

abet

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

abeyance

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhor

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

abide

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

abiding

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abjure

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

abnegate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	moved by sexual love; loving
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

abominable

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

abrade

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

abridge

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

abscond

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	lack of caring; indifference

absenteeism

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

abstain

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

abstemious

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

abstruse

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	book of literary selections by various authors

abundantly

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abut

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	comparable; similar or alike

abysmal

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

accede

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

accelerating

	increasing in speed
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

acceleration

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

accentuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

accessible

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

accident

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

accidentally

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	comparable; similar or alike
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

acclaim

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	applaud; announce with great approval
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

accolade

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

accommodate

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accommodating

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

accomplish

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

accost

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accouter

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	equip; provide with military equipment
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

accretion

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	poise; self-confident assurance
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

accrue

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

accusation

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

accustomed

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

achieve

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	expression of warm approval; praise
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

acidulous

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

acoustics

	put into motion or action; activate
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquaint

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	having human form or characteristics
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquainted

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	convenient features; courtesies
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

acquiesce

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	assent; agree without protesting

acquire

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

acrid

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

acrimonious

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	group of closely located islands

acrophobia

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

actively

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	moved by sexual love; loving

actuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	with reference or regard; in respect

acuity

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	comment; make explanatory notes
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

adaptable

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

adaptive

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

addendum

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

additional

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

addle

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	put into motion or action; activate
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	declare to be true; affirm
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

adherent

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	helper, additional or subsidiary

adhesive

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

adjoin

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

adjudicate

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

adjunct

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

adjure

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer

	book of literary selections by various authors
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	applaud; announce with great approval
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

admonition

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adorn

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

adornment

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

adroit

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	increasing in speed
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

adulterate

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adumbrate

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

advance

100

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

advanced

101

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent

102

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adventitious

103

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	comparable; similar or alike

adverse

104

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

advocacy

105

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

aerie

106

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

affable

108

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

affect

109

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

affection

110

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

affectionate

111

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

affinity

112

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

affirmation

113

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

affix

114

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

affluent

116

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	book of literary selections by various authors
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

affront

117

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	comment; make explanatory notes
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	able to live both on land and in water

aggrandize

120

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravating

121

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

aggregate

122

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

aggressive

123

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

aggressiveness

124

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	convenient features; courtesies
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	with reference or regard; in respect
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

agility

126

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

agitate

127

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agitation

128

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	increasing in speed
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	book of literary selections by various authors
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

agrarian

130

	increasing in speed
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

ajar

131

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

alacrity

132

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

133

	assent; agree without protesting
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

alcove

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

algorithm

135

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	established procedure for solving problem
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

alien

136

	with reference or regard; in respect
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

alimentary

137

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

allay

138

	convenient features; courtesies
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	state without proof; assert to be true
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

allegory

140

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

alliteration

141

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

allocate

142

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	assign; distribute according to plan

allude

143

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allusion

144

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

aloft

145

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

alternate

146

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

altitude

147

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

altruistic

148

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amalgamate

149

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

amass

150

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

ambidextrous

151

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

152

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

153

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambivalence

154

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

amble

155

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	having human form or characteristics
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

ambulatory

156

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

amenities

159

	convenient features; courtesies
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

amiable

160

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

161

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

amid

162

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	moved by sexual love; loving

amity

163

	denying existence of God; godless
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

amorous

164

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

165

	book of literary selections by various authors
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

amphitheater

167

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	chronological record of the events of successive years

amplify

168

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

amputate

169

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

anachronistic

170

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

analgesic

171

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

analogous

172

	comparable; similar or alike
	state without proof; assert to be true
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	poise; self-confident assurance

anarchist

173

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	group of closely located islands
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema

174

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

ancestor

175

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	having human form or characteristics
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

ancestry

176

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

ancillary

177

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal

178

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

angular

179

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

animate

180

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

animated

181

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	poise; self-confident assurance

animus

182

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

annals

183

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

annihilate

184

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annotate

185

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	comment; make explanatory notes

announce

186

	declare to be true; affirm
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

announcement

187

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	applaud; announce with great approval

annoy

188

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

annuity

189

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

annul

190

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

191

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

192

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	expression of warm approval; praise
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

anomalous

193

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	with reference or regard; in respect
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

anonymous

195

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

antagonism

196

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

antecede

197

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

antecedents

198

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	having human form or characteristics

antediluvian

199

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthology

200

	expression of warm approval; praise
	book of literary selections by various authors
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

anthropocentric

201

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	comment; make explanatory notes

anthropoid

202

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

anthropomorphic

203

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	having human form or characteristics
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anticlimax

204

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

antipathy

205

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

antithesis

206

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

anxious

207

	comparable; similar or alike
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

apathy

208

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	lack of caring; indifference
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aperture

209

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

apex

210

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphasia

211

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	expression of warm approval; praise
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

aphorism

212

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	book of literary selections by various authors
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

apiary

213

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	poise; self-confident assurance
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

aplomb

214

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	poise; self-confident assurance
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

apocryphal

215

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

apogee

216

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

apologist

218

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	equip; provide with military equipment

apostate

219

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	formless; lacking shape or definition

apotheosis

220

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	increasing in speed

apparition

222

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation

223

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

append

224

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

appliance

225

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

apportion

227

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

apposite

228

	increasing in speed
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

apprehension

230

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

apprenticeship

231

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apprise

232

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	inform; give notice to; make aware

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

approbation

234

	expression of warm approval; praise
	put into motion or action; activate
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

appropriation

235

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	denying existence of God; godless
	state without proof; assert to be true

apropos

236

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	with reference or regard; in respect
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

aptly

237

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

aquatic

238

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	group of closely located islands
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

arable

240

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

arbiter

241

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

arboretum

242

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	with reference or regard; in respect

arcane

243

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

archaeology

244

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

archaic

245

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	poise; self-confident assurance
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

archetype

246

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

archipelago

247

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	group of closely located islands

architecture

248

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

ardent

249

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

arduous

250

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arid

251

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aristocracy

252

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

armada

253

	applaud; announce with great approval
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aromatic

255

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

arousal

256

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arouse

257

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

arraign

258

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

arrears

259

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

arrogate

260

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

arroyo

261

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

arthritis

262

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	inflammation of a joint or joints

article

263

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

artisan

266

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

artless

267

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

ascendancy

268

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

ascetic

269

	upward slope, as of hill
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe

270

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

aseptic

271

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

ashen

272

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

askance

273

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	equip; provide with military equipment
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

askew

274

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

aspect

275

	moved by sexual love; loving
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	essential quality; reputation; honor

asperity

276

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

aspirant

277

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

assail

278

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

assent

281

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

assiduous

282

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

assimilate

283

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

assist

284

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

assistant

285

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

assuage

286

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	comment; make explanatory notes
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

astringent

288

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astronomical

289

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

asunder

290

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

asymmetric

291

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	book of literary selections by various authors
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

atavism

292

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

atavistic

293

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	put into motion or action; activate

atheistic

294

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

atrophy

296

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

attach

297

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached

298

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	denying existence of God; godless
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

attainment

299

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

attenuate

300

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

attorney

301

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

attract

302

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	with reference or regard; in respect
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

attrition

304

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

atypical

305

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

audacious

306

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

audit

307

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	book of literary selections by various authors
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

auditory

308

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	chronological record of the events of successive years

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

augment

310

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

augury

311

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

aureole

312

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	equip; provide with military equipment
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

austere

315

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

authenticate

316

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

authoritarian

317

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	equip; provide with military equipment
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

authoritative

318

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

authorize

320

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

autocrat

321

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

autocratic

322

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

automaton

323

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

autonomous

324

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

autonomy

325

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

auxiliary

326

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

avalanche

327

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

avarice

328

	with reference or regard; in respect
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

aver

329

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	denying existence of God; godless
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	declare to be true; affirm

averse

330

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

aversion

331

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

aviary

332

	poise; self-confident assurance
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

aviation

333

	declare to be true; affirm
	put into motion or action; activate
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

avid

334

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

avow

337

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

avuncular

338

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

awry

340

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	comparable; similar or alike

axiom

341

	established procedure for solving problem
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	able to live both on land and in water
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

azure

342

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

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