3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

abandoned

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	having human form or characteristics
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

abandonment

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

abate

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	great mass of falling snow and ice

abdicate

	poise; self-confident assurance
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

aberrant

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

abet

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	upward slope, as of hill
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

abeyance

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

abhor

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

abide

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

abiding

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

abjure

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	convenient features; courtesies
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

abnegate

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	assent; agree without protesting

abnegation

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

abolish

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

abominable

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	assent; agree without protesting
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

abrade

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

abscond

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

absenteeism

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

abstain

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

abstemious

	convenient features; courtesies
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	assent; agree without protesting

abstruse

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

abundant

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abundantly

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	upward slope, as of hill
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

abut

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	poise; self-confident assurance
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

accede

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

accelerating

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	increasing in speed

acceleration

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

accentuate

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

accessible

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

accident

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	assent; agree without protesting

accidentally

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

acclaim

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	declare to be true; affirm
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	lack of caring; indifference
	group of closely located islands
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	comment; make explanatory notes

accolade

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

accommodate

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	book of literary selections by various authors

accommodating

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

accomplish

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

accost

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

accouter

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	equip; provide with military equipment
	put into motion or action; activate

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

accrue

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	able to live both on land and in water
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

accusation

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	group of closely located islands

accustomed

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

achieve

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

acidulous

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

acquainted

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	upward slope, as of hill
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

acquiesce

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	assent; agree without protesting
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	chronological record of the events of successive years

acrimonious

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

acrophobia

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	expression of warm approval; praise
	assent; agree without protesting

actively

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

actuarial

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

acumen

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

adaptable

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

adaptive

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	assign; distribute according to plan
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	helper, additional or subsidiary

additional

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

addle

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	applaud; announce with great approval
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

adherent

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

adhesive

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

adjoin

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjudicate

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

adjunct

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

adjure

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

administer

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	upward slope, as of hill

admiration

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	convenient features; courtesies

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

adorn

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adornment

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	group of closely located islands
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adulation

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adulterate

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

adumbrate

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

advance

100

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	inflammation of a joint or joints

advanced

101

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent

102

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adventitious

103

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

adverse

104

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

advocacy

105

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

aerie

106

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	with reference or regard; in respect

aesthetic

107

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

affable

108

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	established procedure for solving problem

affect

109

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

affection

110

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	having human form or characteristics

affectionate

111

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	increasing in speed
	make or become better; improve; grow better

affinity

112

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	convenient features; courtesies
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

affirmation

113

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

affix

114

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

affluence

115

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

affluent

116

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

affront

117

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

agglomeration

119

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

aggrandize

120

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

aggravating

121

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	equip; provide with military equipment

aggregate

122

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

aggressive

123

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

aggressiveness

124

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	declare to be true; affirm
	moved by sexual love; loving
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

agility

126

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

127

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	lack of caring; indifference
	book of literary selections by various authors

agitation

128

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

agnostic

129

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

agrarian

130

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

alacrity

132

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

alchemy

133

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

alcove

134

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

algorithm

135

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	established procedure for solving problem
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

alien

136

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

alimentary

137

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

allay

138

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

allege

139

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	state without proof; assert to be true
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allegory

140

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

alliteration

141

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

allocate

142

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	assign; distribute according to plan
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

allude

143

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

allusion

144

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

aloft

145

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	state without proof; assert to be true
	poise; self-confident assurance

alternate

146

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

altitude

147

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	elevation especially above sea level; height

altruistic

148

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

amalgamate

149

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	put into motion or action; activate

amass

150

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

ambidextrous

151

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	lack of caring; indifference
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

ambience

152

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

ambiguous

153

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence

154

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	lack of caring; indifference

amble

155

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

ambulatory

156

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

amenities

159

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	convenient features; courtesies
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

amiable

160

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

amicable

161

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

amid

162

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

amity

163

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

amorous

164

	moved by sexual love; loving
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

amorphous

165

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	formless; lacking shape or definition

amphibian

166

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	assign; distribute according to plan
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

167

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	assign; distribute according to plan
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

amplify

168

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

anachronistic

170

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

analgesic

171

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

analogous

172

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	comparable; similar or alike
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

anarchist

173

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	put into motion or action; activate
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anathema

174

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

ancestor

175

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	state without proof; assert to be true
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

ancestry

176

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

ancillary

177

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	book of literary selections by various authors

anecdotal

178

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	denying existence of God; godless
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

angular

179

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

animate

180

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

animated

181

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

animus

182

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annals

183

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	chronological record of the events of successive years

annihilate

184

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

annotate

185

	moved by sexual love; loving
	comment; make explanatory notes
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

announce

186

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

announcement

187

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

annoy

188

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

annuity

189

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

annul

190

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

191

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	group of closely located islands
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

anoint

192

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

anomalous

193

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	assent; agree without protesting
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

anonymous

195

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

antagonism

196

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antecede

197

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

antecedents

198

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

antediluvian

199

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	state without proof; assert to be true
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

anthology

200

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	book of literary selections by various authors
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

anthropocentric

201

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

anthropoid

202

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropomorphic

203

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	having human form or characteristics
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

anticlimax

204

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

antipathy

205

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

antithesis

206

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

anxious

207

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

208

	lack of caring; indifference
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

aperture

209

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	assent; agree without protesting
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

apex

210

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphasia

211

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

aphorism

212

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

apiary

213

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

aplomb

214

	poise; self-confident assurance
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

apocryphal

215

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

apogee

216

	book of literary selections by various authors
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

apologist

218

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

apostate

219

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apotheosis

220

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	convenient features; courtesies

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	increasing in speed
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

apparition

222

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

appellation

223

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

append

224

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

appliance

225

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

apply

226

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

apportion

227

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

apposite

228

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

appraise

229

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

apprehension

230

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

apprenticeship

231

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

apprise

232

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	inform; give notice to; make aware

approaching

233

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

approbation

234

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	expression of warm approval; praise
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

appropriation

235

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

apropos

236

	established procedure for solving problem
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	with reference or regard; in respect
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

aptly

237

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

aquatic

238

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	assent; agree without protesting

aquiline

239

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	inflammation of a joint or joints

arable

240

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

arboretum

242

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arcane

243

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

archaic

245

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

archetype

246

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

archipelago

247

	group of closely located islands
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

architecture

248

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

ardent

249

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

arduous

250

	put into motion or action; activate
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	increasing in speed

arid

251

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	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
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

aristocracy

252

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

armada

253

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

aroma

254

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aromatic

255

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

arousal

256

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	denying existence of God; godless

arouse

257

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

arraign

258

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

arrears

259

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

arrogate

260

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

arroyo

261

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

arthritis

262

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

article

263

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

articulate

264

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

artifice

265

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

artisan

266

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

artless

267

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

ascendancy

268

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

ascetic

269

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

aseptic

271

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

ashen

272

	able to live both on land and in water
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

askance

273

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

askew

274

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

aspect

275

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

asperity

276

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

aspirant

277

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

assail

278

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

assent

281

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	having human form or characteristics

assiduous

282

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

assimilate

283

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

assistant

285

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

assuage

286

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

astringent

288

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

astronomical

289

	book of literary selections by various authors
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

asunder

290

	assign; distribute according to plan
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	group of closely located islands

asymmetric

291

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

atavism

292

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

atavistic

293

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	assent; agree without protesting
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

atheistic

294

	denying existence of God; godless
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

atrocity

295

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	group of closely located islands

atrophy

296

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attach

297

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

attached

298

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

attainment

299

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	applaud; announce with great approval

attenuate

300

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

attorney

301

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

attract

302

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

attribute

303

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	make or become better; improve; grow better

attrition

304

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

atypical

305

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

audacious

306

	with reference or regard; in respect
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

audit

307

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

auditory

308

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	elevation especially above sea level; height

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

augment

310

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

augury

311

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

aureole

312

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

auroral

313

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

austere

315

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

authenticate

316

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

authoritative

318

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

authorize

320

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

autocrat

321

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

autocratic

322

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	lack of caring; indifference

automaton

323

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

autonomous

324

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

autonomy

325

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

auxiliary

326

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	increasing in speed

avalanche

327

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	applaud; announce with great approval

avarice

328

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

aver

329

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	declare to be true; affirm
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

averse

330

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	lack of caring; indifference
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	having properties of vinegar; sour

aviary

332

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

aviation

333

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

avid

334

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

avoidance

336

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

avow

337

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

avuncular

338

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

awkwardly

339

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	convenient features; courtesies
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

awry

340

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

axiom

341

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure

342

	comparable; similar or alike
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

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