3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

abandoned

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

abandonment

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	make or become better; improve; grow better

abase

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

abash

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

abate

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	applaud; announce with great approval

abbreviate

	assent; agree without protesting
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

abdicate

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	state without proof; assert to be true
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

abet

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

abeyance

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

abhor

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	inflammation of a joint or joints

abiding

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

abjure

	comment; make explanatory notes
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	established procedure for solving problem

ablution

	comment; make explanatory notes
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

abnegation

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abolish

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	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
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolition

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abominable

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

aboriginal

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	formless; lacking shape or definition

abortive

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abrade

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

abrasive

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

abridge

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

abscond

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

absenteeism

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

abstain

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

abstemious

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

abundantly

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

abut

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	with reference or regard; in respect
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	poise; self-confident assurance

accede

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerating

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	increasing in speed
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

acceleration

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	comment; make explanatory notes
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

accentuate

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

accessible

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

accident

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	with reference or regard; in respect
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

accidentally

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

acclaim

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	applaud; announce with great approval
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

acclimate

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	having properties of vinegar; sour

accolade

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	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
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

accommodating

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

accomplish

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	lack of caring; indifference

accost

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accouter

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	equip; provide with military equipment
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

accretion

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

accrue

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

accusation

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

accustomed

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	inflammation of a joint or joints

acetic

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

achieve

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	put into motion or action; activate
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acidulous

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

acoustics

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	great mass of falling snow and ice

acquainted

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	equip; provide with military equipment
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

acrid

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

acrimonious

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acrophobia

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

actively

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

actuarial

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

actuate

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	put into motion or action; activate
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

acuity

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

adaptable

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

adaptive

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	with reference or regard; in respect

additional

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

adherent

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

adhesive

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

adjoin

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adjudicate

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

adjure

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	able to live both on land and in water

administer

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	established procedure for solving problem
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

admittedly

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

admonish

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

admonition

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

adorn

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

adornment

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adroit

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

adulation

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adulterate

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adumbrate

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

advance

100

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

advanced

101

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

advent

102

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adventitious

103

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

adverse

104

	lack of caring; indifference
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

advocacy

105

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

aerie

106

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	equip; provide with military equipment
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

affable

108

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect

109

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	state without proof; assert to be true

affection

110

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

affectionate

111

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

affinity

112

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

affirmation

113

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

affluence

115

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	moved by sexual love; loving
	lack of caring; indifference
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent

116

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

affront

117

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

aggrandize

120

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	expression of warm approval; praise
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

aggravating

121

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

aggregate

122

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

aggressive

123

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aggressiveness

124

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

agility

126

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

127

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agitation

128

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

agrarian

130

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	officially charge someone in a court of law

ajar

131

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

alacrity

132

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

alchemy

133

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

alcove

134

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

algorithm

135

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	established procedure for solving problem

alien

136

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

alimentary

137

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	upward slope, as of hill

allay

138

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	state without proof; assert to be true
	declare to be true; affirm

allegory

140

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

alliteration

141

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	comparable; similar or alike
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

allocate

142

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	assign; distribute according to plan

allude

143

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	established procedure for solving problem

allusion

144

	put into motion or action; activate
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

aloft

145

	upward slope, as of hill
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

alternate

146

	equip; provide with military equipment
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

altitude

147

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	elevation especially above sea level; height

altruistic

148

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

amalgamate

149

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

amass

150

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

ambidextrous

151

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

ambience

152

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

ambiguous

153

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

ambivalence

154

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

amble

155

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

ambulatory

156

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	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

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

amenities

159

	convenient features; courtesies
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

amiable

160

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

amicable

161

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

amid

162

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

amity

163

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

amorous

164

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	moved by sexual love; loving
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

amorphous

165

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	equip; provide with military equipment

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

amphitheater

167

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amplify

168

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

amputate

169

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

anachronistic

170

	convenient features; courtesies
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

analgesic

171

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

analogous

172

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	comparable; similar or alike

anarchist

173

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema

174

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

ancestor

175

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	assent; agree without protesting
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ancillary

177

	with reference or regard; in respect
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	put into motion or action; activate

anecdotal

178

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

angular

179

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

animate

180

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

animated

181

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

animus

182

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

annals

183

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	established procedure for solving problem
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

annihilate

184

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

annotate

185

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	comment; make explanatory notes

announce

186

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	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
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

announcement

187

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

annoy

188

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

annuity

189

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annul

190

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

anodyne

191

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

anoint

192

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	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
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

anomalous

193

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

anomaly

194

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

anonymous

195

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

antecede

197

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

antecedents

198

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

antediluvian

199

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	officially charge someone in a court of law

anthology

200

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	book of literary selections by various authors
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

anthropocentric

201

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

anthropoid

202

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

anthropomorphic

203

	having human form or characteristics
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	declare to be true; affirm
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

anticlimax

204

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

antipathy

205

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

antithesis

206

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	denying existence of God; godless

anxious

207

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

208

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	lack of caring; indifference
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

aperture

209

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	established procedure for solving problem
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

apex

210

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

aphasia

211

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

aphorism

212

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

apiary

213

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

aplomb

214

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	poise; self-confident assurance

apocryphal

215

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

apogee

216

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

apologist

218

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apostate

219

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

apotheosis

220

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	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
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

apparition

222

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	put into motion or action; activate
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

appellation

223

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

append

224

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

appliance

225

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

apportion

227

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

apposite

228

	declare to be true; affirm
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

apprehension

230

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

apprenticeship

231

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apprise

232

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	applaud; announce with great approval
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

approbation

234

	expression of warm approval; praise
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

appropriation

235

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

apropos

236

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	with reference or regard; in respect
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

aptly

237

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aquatic

238

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

arable

240

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	upward slope, as of hill
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	assign; distribute according to plan
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

arboretum

242

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arcane

243

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

archaic

245

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	inform; give notice to; make aware

archetype

246

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	established procedure for solving problem
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

archipelago

247

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	group of closely located islands
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

architecture

248

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

ardent

249

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

arduous

250

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	comment; make explanatory notes
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arid

251

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	put into motion or action; activate
	declare to be true; affirm

aristocracy

252

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

armada

253

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	upward slope, as of hill
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

aromatic

255

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

arousal

256

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

arouse

257

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

arraign

258

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

arrears

259

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	assign; distribute according to plan
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

arrogate

260

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arroyo

261

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

arthritis

262

	state without proof; assert to be true
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

article

263

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	state without proof; assert to be true

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

artifice

265

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

artisan

266

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

artless

267

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ascendancy

268

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	inflammation of a joint or joints

ascetic

269

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aseptic

271

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

ashen

272

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

askance

273

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

askew

274

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	comparable; similar or alike
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

aspect

275

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

asperity

276

	increasing in speed
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

aspirant

277

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	empower; give permission for; sanction

assail

278

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

assay

279

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

assembly

280

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	convenient features; courtesies

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

assimilate

283

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

assist

284

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

assistant

285

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	moved by sexual love; loving

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

astronomical

289

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

asunder

290

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

asymmetric

291

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

atavism

292

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	lack of caring; indifference

atavistic

293

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

atheistic

294

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

atrophy

296

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attach

297

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached

298

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

attainment

299

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

attenuate

300

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	expression of warm approval; praise
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

attorney

301

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

attract

302

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	poise; self-confident assurance
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

attribute

303

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

attrition

304

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	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
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

atypical

305

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	assent; agree without protesting
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

audacious

306

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

audit

307

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

auditory

308

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	lack of caring; indifference
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

auger

309

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

augment

310

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

augury

311

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

aureole

312

	expression of warm approval; praise
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

austere

315

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

authenticate

316

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	comment; make explanatory notes
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	lack of caring; indifference
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

authoritative

318

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

authority

319

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

authorize

320

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	expression of warm approval; praise
	empower; give permission for; sanction

autocrat

321

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	put into motion or action; activate
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

autocratic

322

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

automaton

323

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

autonomous

324

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

325

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

auxiliary

326

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche

327

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

avarice

328

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	moved by sexual love; loving
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aver

329

	declare to be true; affirm
	having human form or characteristics
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

averse

330

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	established procedure for solving problem

aversion

331

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

aviary

332

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

aviation

333

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

avid

334

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

avocation

335

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

avoidance

336

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

avow

337

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

avuncular

338

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

awry

340

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

axiom

341

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

azure

342

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

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