3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

abandoned

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

abandonment

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

abash

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

abate

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

abbreviate

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

abdicate

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

abet

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

abeyance

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

abhor

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abide

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

abiding

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	applaud; announce with great approval
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

abjure

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

abnegate

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

abnegation

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

abolish

	assent; agree without protesting
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

abominable

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	expression of warm approval; praise
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

abortive

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abrade

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abscond

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

absenteeism

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

abstain

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

abstemious

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

abstruse

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

abundant

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abundantly

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

abut

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

abysmal

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accede

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	declare to be true; affirm

accelerating

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	increasing in speed
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acceleration

	comparable; similar or alike
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

accentuate

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

accessible

	convenient features; courtesies
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

accident

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	state without proof; assert to be true

accidentally

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

acclaim

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	applaud; announce with great approval
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

acclivity

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	upward slope, as of hill
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

accolade

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

accommodate

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

accommodating

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

accomplish

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

accost

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

accouter

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	equip; provide with military equipment
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	convenient features; courtesies

accretion

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

accrue

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

accumulation

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

accusation

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

accustomed

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

acerbity

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	increasing in speed

achievement

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acidulous

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	established procedure for solving problem
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

acoustics

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

acquaint

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquainted

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	great mass of falling snow and ice

acquiesce

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	moved by sexual love; loving
	assent; agree without protesting

acquire

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

acrid

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

acrimonious

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

acrophobia

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	able to live both on land and in water
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

actuarial

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

actuate

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adaptable

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

adaptive

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	convenient features; courtesies
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

addendum

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

additional

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	great mass of falling snow and ice

adept

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	assent; agree without protesting

adherent

	able to live both on land and in water
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

adhesive

	put into motion or action; activate
	increasing in speed
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	elevation especially above sea level; height

adjoin

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjudicate

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

adjure

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	elevation especially above sea level; height

admonition

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

adorn

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

adornment

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	poise; self-confident assurance

adroit

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	having human form or characteristics
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

adumbrate

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

advance

100

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

advanced

101

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent

102

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

adventitious

103

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

adverse

104

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

advocacy

105

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

aerie

106

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

aesthetic

107

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

affable

108

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

affect

109

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

affection

110

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

affectionate

111

	state without proof; assert to be true
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affinity

112

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

affirmation

113

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	having human form or characteristics
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

affluence

115

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	having human form or characteristics
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

affluent

116

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

affront

117

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	convenient features; courtesies
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda

118

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

agglomeration

119

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

aggrandize

120

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

aggravating

121

	with reference or regard; in respect
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

aggregate

122

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	having human form or characteristics
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

aggressive

123

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	convenient features; courtesies

aggressiveness

124

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	comparable; similar or alike
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

aghast

125

	with reference or regard; in respect
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

agility

126

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

agitate

127

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

agitation

128

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

agrarian

130

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

alacrity

132

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

alchemy

133

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	group of closely located islands

alcove

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

algorithm

135

	state without proof; assert to be true
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	established procedure for solving problem
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

alien

136

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

alimentary

137

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allay

138

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

allege

139

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	state without proof; assert to be true
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

allegory

140

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

alliteration

141

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

allocate

142

	comment; make explanatory notes
	assign; distribute according to plan
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

allude

143

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

allusion

144

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

aloft

145

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

alternate

146

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

altitude

147

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

altruistic

148

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

amalgamate

149

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	put into motion or action; activate
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

amass

150

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

ambidextrous

151

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

ambience

152

	assent; agree without protesting
	put into motion or action; activate
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

ambiguous

153

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

ambivalence

154

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

amble

155

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

ambulatory

156

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

ameliorate

157

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	able to live both on land and in water
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

amenable

158

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

amenities

159

	convenient features; courtesies
	increasing in speed
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

amiable

160

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

amicable

161

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	equip; provide with military equipment

amid

162

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amity

163

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

amorous

164

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	moved by sexual love; loving
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

amorphous

165

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

amphibian

166

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	able to live both on land and in water
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

amphitheater

167

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplify

168

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

amputate

169

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

anachronistic

170

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	state without proof; assert to be true

analgesic

171

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

172

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	comparable; similar or alike
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

anarchist

173

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	moved by sexual love; loving
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema

174

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	convenient features; courtesies

ancestor

175

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

ancestry

176

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

ancillary

177

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal

178

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

angular

179

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

animate

180

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animated

181

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

animus

182

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annals

183

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

annihilate

184

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

annotate

185

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	moved by sexual love; loving
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	comment; make explanatory notes

announce

186

	having human form or characteristics
	equip; provide with military equipment
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	established procedure for solving problem

announcement

187

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

annoy

188

	lack of caring; indifference
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

annuity

189

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	assign; distribute according to plan
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annul

190

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

anodyne

191

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	group of closely located islands
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

anoint

192

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

anomalous

193

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

anomaly

194

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

anonymous

195

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

antagonism

196

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

antecede

197

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	expression of warm approval; praise
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedents

198

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

antediluvian

199

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anthology

200

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	book of literary selections by various authors

anthropocentric

201

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	lack of caring; indifference
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

anthropoid

202

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anthropomorphic

203

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	having human form or characteristics

anticlimax

204

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

antipathy

205

	expression of warm approval; praise
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

antithesis

206

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

anxious

207

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

apathy

208

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	lack of caring; indifference
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

aperture

209

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

apex

210

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	established procedure for solving problem
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

aphasia

211

	increasing in speed
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

aphorism

212

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	state without proof; assert to be true
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

apiary

213

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	book of literary selections by various authors

aplomb

214

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	poise; self-confident assurance

apocryphal

215

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

apogee

216

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

apologist

218

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

apostate

219

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

apotheosis

220

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

appall

221

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

apparition

222

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

appellation

223

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

append

224

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

appliance

225

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	moved by sexual love; loving
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

apply

226

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

apportion

227

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

apposite

228

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

appraise

229

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

apprehension

230

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

apprenticeship

231

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

apprise

232

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	inform; give notice to; make aware

approaching

233

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

approbation

234

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	expression of warm approval; praise
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

appropriation

235

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

apropos

236

	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
	with reference or regard; in respect
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

aptly

237

	expression of warm approval; praise
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

aquatic

238

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

arable

240

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arboretum

242

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

arcane

243

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

archaeology

244

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

archaic

245

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

archetype

246

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

archipelago

247

	group of closely located islands
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

architecture

248

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

ardent

249

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

arduous

250

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arid

251

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	state without proof; assert to be true
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aristocracy

252

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

armada

253

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

aroma

254

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

aromatic

255

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	put into motion or action; activate
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal

256

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

arouse

257

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

arraign

258

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

arrears

259

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

arrogate

260

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

arroyo

261

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

arthritis

262

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	inflammation of a joint or joints

article

263

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	declare to be true; affirm

artifice

265

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

artisan

266

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

artless

267

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ascendancy

268

	assent; agree without protesting
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	applaud; announce with great approval
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

ascetic

269

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

ascribe

270

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

aseptic

271

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

ashen

272

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

askance

273

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	assent; agree without protesting
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

askew

274

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

aspect

275

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

asperity

276

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

aspirant

277

	convenient features; courtesies
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

assail

278

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

assent

281

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	group of closely located islands
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	having human form or characteristics

assimilate

283

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

assist

284

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

assistant

285

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

astringent

288

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astronomical

289

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

asunder

290

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

asymmetric

291

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

atavism

292

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

atheistic

294

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

atrophy

296

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

attach

297

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached

298

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

attainment

299

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	upward slope, as of hill
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

attenuate

300

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

attorney

301

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

attract

302

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	state without proof; assert to be true
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

attrition

304

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

atypical

305

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

audacious

306

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

audit

307

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	applaud; announce with great approval
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

auditory

308

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	lack of caring; indifference
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	denying existence of God; godless
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	chronological record of the events of successive years

augment

310

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

augury

311

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

aureole

312

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	book of literary selections by various authors

auroral

313

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

auspicious

314

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

austere

315

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	convenient features; courtesies
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

authenticate

316

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

authoritative

318

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

authority

319

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	great mass of falling snow and ice

authorize

320

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

autocrat

321

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

autocratic

322

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

automaton

323

	upward slope, as of hill
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

autonomous

324

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

autonomy

325

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

auxiliary

326

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

avalanche

327

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	having human form or characteristics

avarice

328

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

aver

329

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	declare to be true; affirm
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	able to live both on land and in water

averse

330

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

aviary

332

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aviation

333

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

avid

334

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

avocation

335

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	applaud; announce with great approval

avoidance

336

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	comment; make explanatory notes

avow

337

	lack of caring; indifference
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

avuncular

338

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

awry

340

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

axiom

341

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure

342

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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