3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

abandoned

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

abandonment

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

abate

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

abbreviate

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abdicate

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abet

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

abeyance

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	upward slope, as of hill
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

abhor

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	declare to be true; affirm
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

abiding

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

abjure

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	lack of caring; indifference
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

abnegate

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	denying existence of God; godless
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	declare to be true; affirm

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

abolition

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	denying existence of God; godless
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

aboriginal

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

abrade

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

abrasive

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

abridge

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

abrogate

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	lack of caring; indifference
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

absent

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

absenteeism

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

abstain

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstemious

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abstruse

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	established procedure for solving problem
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

abundantly

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abut

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

abysmal

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

accede

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

accelerating

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	increasing in speed

acceleration

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

accentuate

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

accessible

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	put into motion or action; activate
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

accident

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

accidentally

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

acclimate

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	declare to be true; affirm

acclivity

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	upward slope, as of hill

accolade

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

accommodate

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accommodating

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

accomplish

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	assent; agree without protesting
	comparable; similar or alike
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

accost

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

accouter

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	equip; provide with military equipment

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	able to live both on land and in water

accrue

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

accusation

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

accustomed

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	able to live both on land and in water
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

acerbity

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

acetic

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

achievement

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

acidulous

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	assign; distribute according to plan
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

acquaint

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

acquainted

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

acquiesce

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	assent; agree without protesting

acquire

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

acrid

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

acrimonious

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	increasing in speed
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

acrophobia

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

actively

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

actuate

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	put into motion or action; activate
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adaptable

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

adaptive

	lack of caring; indifference
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

additional

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

adept

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

adherent

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

adhesive

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	applaud; announce with great approval
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

adjoin

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	increasing in speed

adjudicate

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

adjunct

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

adjure

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

admiration

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

admittedly

	increasing in speed
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

admonish

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

adorn

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

adornment

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	put into motion or action; activate
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

adroit

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	applaud; announce with great approval

adulation

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adulterate

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adumbrate

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

advance

100

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

advanced

101

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

advent

102

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

adventitious

103

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

adverse

104

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

advocacy

105

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

aerie

106

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

aesthetic

107

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

affable

108

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

affect

109

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	put into motion or action; activate
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

affection

110

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

affectionate

111

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affinity

112

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

affirmation

113

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	assent; agree without protesting

affix

114

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

affluence

115

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	group of closely located islands
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent

116

	put into motion or action; activate
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

affront

117

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

agenda

118

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

agglomeration

119

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

aggrandize

120

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravating

121

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

aggregate

122

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

aggressive

123

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aggressiveness

124

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

agility

126

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

agitate

127

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	with reference or regard; in respect
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

agitation

128

	comparable; similar or alike
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

agrarian

130

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

ajar

131

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity

132

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	with reference or regard; in respect
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	lack of caring; indifference

alchemy

133

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcove

134

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

algorithm

135

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	established procedure for solving problem
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

alien

136

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

alimentary

137

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

allay

138

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	state without proof; assert to be true
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	state without proof; assert to be true
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

allegory

140

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

alliteration

141

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	assent; agree without protesting
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

142

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	assign; distribute according to plan
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

allude

143

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	established procedure for solving problem
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

allusion

144

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

aloft

145

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

alternate

146

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

altitude

147

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

altruistic

148

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

amalgamate

149

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

150

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

ambidextrous

151

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

ambience

152

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

ambiguous

153

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

ambivalence

154

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

amble

155

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

ambulatory

156

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

amenities

159

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	convenient features; courtesies
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

amiable

160

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

amicable

161

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

amid

162

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

amity

163

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

164

	moved by sexual love; loving
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

amorphous

165

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	state without proof; assert to be true

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

amphitheater

167

	denying existence of God; godless
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplify

168

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

amputate

169

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

anachronistic

170

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

analgesic

171

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	comment; make explanatory notes

analogous

172

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	comparable; similar or alike
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

anarchist

173

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	able to live both on land and in water
	with reference or regard; in respect
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

anathema

174

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

ancestor

175

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

ancestry

176

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	lack of caring; indifference
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

ancillary

177

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	moved by sexual love; loving
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

anecdotal

178

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	equip; provide with military equipment
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

angular

179

	poise; self-confident assurance
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

animate

180

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

animated

181

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

animus

182

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

annals

183

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	comparable; similar or alike

annihilate

184

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

annotate

185

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	comment; make explanatory notes
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

announce

186

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

announcement

187

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

annoy

188

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	declare to be true; affirm

annuity

189

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

annul

190

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	expression of warm approval; praise
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

191

	with reference or regard; in respect
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

192

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

anomalous

193

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

anonymous

195

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

antagonism

196

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antecede

197

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

antecedents

198

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	with reference or regard; in respect
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

antediluvian

199

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

anthology

200

	book of literary selections by various authors
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

anthropocentric

201

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

anthropoid

202

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

anthropomorphic

203

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	having human form or characteristics
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

anticlimax

204

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

antipathy

205

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	convenient features; courtesies

antithesis

206

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

anxious

207

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

apathy

208

	book of literary selections by various authors
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	lack of caring; indifference

aperture

209

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

apex

210

	able to live both on land and in water
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphasia

211

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

aphorism

212

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

apiary

213

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

aplomb

214

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	poise; self-confident assurance

apocryphal

215

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

apogee

216

	convenient features; courtesies
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

apologist

218

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

apostate

219

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	expression of warm approval; praise

apotheosis

220

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

appall

221

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

apparition

222

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

appellation

223

	book of literary selections by various authors
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

append

224

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

appliance

225

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

apportion

227

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

apposite

228

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

appraise

229

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

apprehension

230

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

apprenticeship

231

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	put into motion or action; activate
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

apprise

232

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

approbation

234

	expression of warm approval; praise
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

appropriation

235

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	upward slope, as of hill

apropos

236

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	group of closely located islands
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	with reference or regard; in respect

aptly

237

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

aquatic

238

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

arable

240

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

arboretum

242

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

arcane

243

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

archaic

245

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

archetype

246

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

archipelago

247

	group of closely located islands
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

architecture

248

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

ardent

249

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	with reference or regard; in respect

arduous

250

	with reference or regard; in respect
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

arid

251

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aristocracy

252

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	state without proof; assert to be true

armada

253

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aromatic

255

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal

256

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

arouse

257

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

arraign

258

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	officially charge someone in a court of law

arrears

259

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate

260

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

arroyo

261

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

arthritis

262

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

article

263

	declare to be true; affirm
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

articulate

264

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

artisan

266

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

artless

267

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

ascendancy

268

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

ascetic

269

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	put into motion or action; activate
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

aseptic

271

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	able to live both on land and in water
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

ashen

272

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

askance

273

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	poise; self-confident assurance
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

askew

274

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

aspect

275

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	comment; make explanatory notes

asperity

276

	moved by sexual love; loving
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

aspirant

277

	applaud; announce with great approval
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

assail

278

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

assay

279

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

assembly

280

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	assent; agree without protesting

assent

281

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

assiduous

282

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

assimilate

283

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

assist

284

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

assistant

285

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

assuage

286

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

astigmatism

287

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

astringent

288

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astronomical

289

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

asunder

290

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

asymmetric

291

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

atavism

292

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	expression of warm approval; praise

atheistic

294

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	denying existence of God; godless
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

atrocity

295

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	convenient features; courtesies
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

atrophy

296

	group of closely located islands
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

attach

297

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	lack of caring; indifference

attached

298

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

attainment

299

	moved by sexual love; loving
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

attenuate

300

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

attorney

301

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	state without proof; assert to be true
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

attract

302

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

attrition

304

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

atypical

305

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

audacious

306

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

audit

307

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

auditory

308

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

auger

309

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

augment

310

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

aureole

312

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

auroral

313

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

auspicious

314

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

austere

315

	equip; provide with military equipment
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

authenticate

316

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

authoritarian

317

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

authoritative

318

	denying existence of God; godless
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	equip; provide with military equipment

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

authorize

320

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

autocrat

321

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

autocratic

322

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	put into motion or action; activate

automaton

323

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

autonomous

324

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

325

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	denying existence of God; godless

auxiliary

326

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	declare to be true; affirm
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche

327

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

avarice

328

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

aver

329

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	declare to be true; affirm

averse

330

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	group of closely located islands

aviary

332

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

aviation

333

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

avid

334

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	increasing in speed
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

avow

337

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

avuncular

338

	able to live both on land and in water
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

awkwardly

339

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

awry

340

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

axiom

341

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

azure

342

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

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