3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

abandoned

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

abandonment

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

abash

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

abate

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	convenient features; courtesies
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

abdicate

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

abet

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

abeyance

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhor

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

abide

	upward slope, as of hill
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	essential quality; reputation; honor

abiding

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	convenient features; courtesies

abjure

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

ablution

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

abnegate

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

abolish

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	put into motion or action; activate

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

abominable

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abortive

	lack of caring; indifference
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

abrade

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

abrasive

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	assent; agree without protesting
	elevation especially above sea level; height

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	state without proof; assert to be true

abscond

	comparable; similar or alike
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	poise; self-confident assurance
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

absenteeism

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

abstain

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	group of closely located islands
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

abstemious

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

abundant

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abundantly

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	convenient features; courtesies
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

abysmal

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accede

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	increasing in speed
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerating

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	increasing in speed
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

acceleration

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	increasing in speed
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

accentuate

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	equip; provide with military equipment
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

accessible

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	put into motion or action; activate
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

accident

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

accidentally

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	equip; provide with military equipment
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

acclaim

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	applaud; announce with great approval
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

acclimate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

accolade

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

accommodate

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accommodating

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	state without proof; assert to be true
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accomplish

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

accost

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	comment; make explanatory notes
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

accouter

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	equip; provide with military equipment
	helper, additional or subsidiary

accretion

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

accrue

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

accumulation

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

accusation

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

accustomed

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve

	expression of warm approval; praise
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	upward slope, as of hill

achievement

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

acidulous

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	chronological record of the events of successive years

acquaint

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

acquainted

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	upward slope, as of hill

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	denying existence of God; godless

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

acrid

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

acrimonious

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

acrophobia

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

actively

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

actuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	equip; provide with military equipment
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

acuity

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acumen

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

adaptable

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	declare to be true; affirm

adaptive

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

addendum

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

additional

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	poise; self-confident assurance
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

adept

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

adherent

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	denying existence of God; godless
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adhesive

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

adjoin

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

adjudicate

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

adjunct

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

adjure

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

admittedly

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	lack of caring; indifference

admonish

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	declare to be true; affirm
	equip; provide with military equipment
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

adorn

	expression of warm approval; praise
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

adornment

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

adroit

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

adulation

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	put into motion or action; activate

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

adumbrate

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

advance

100

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

advanced

101

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	put into motion or action; activate
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

advent

102

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

adventitious

103

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

adverse

104

	book of literary selections by various authors
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

advocacy

105

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

aerie

106

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	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
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

affable

108

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect

109

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

affection

110

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affectionate

111

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

affinity

112

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

affirmation

113

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

affix

114

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

affluence

115

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent

116

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

affront

117

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda

118

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	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
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

aggravating

121

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

aggregate

122

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

aggressive

123

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aggressiveness

124

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	upward slope, as of hill

agility

126

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	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
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

agitate

127

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

agitation

128

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

agnostic

129

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	with reference or regard; in respect
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

agrarian

130

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

ajar

131

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity

132

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

alchemy

133

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

alcove

134

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

algorithm

135

	group of closely located islands
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	established procedure for solving problem

alien

136

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	assign; distribute according to plan
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

alimentary

137

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	poise; self-confident assurance
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allay

138

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	state without proof; assert to be true
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

allegory

140

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	applaud; announce with great approval
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

alliteration

141

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

142

	assign; distribute according to plan
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	with reference or regard; in respect
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

allude

143

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

allusion

144

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

aloft

145

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

alternate

146

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

altitude

147

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

altruistic

148

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

amalgamate

149

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	assent; agree without protesting
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

amass

150

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

ambidextrous

151

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

152

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

153

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	declare to be true; affirm
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

ambivalence

154

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

amble

155

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

ambulatory

156

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

amenable

158

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

amenities

159

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	convenient features; courtesies
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

amiable

160

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

amicable

161

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	elevation especially above sea level; height

amid

162

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	essential quality; reputation; honor

amity

163

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

164

	state without proof; assert to be true
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	moved by sexual love; loving
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

amorphous

165

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

amphibian

166

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

167

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

amplify

168

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	moved by sexual love; loving
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	poise; self-confident assurance
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

anachronistic

170

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

analgesic

171

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

analogous

172

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	comparable; similar or alike

anarchist

173

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	poise; self-confident assurance
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

anathema

174

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

ancestor

175

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

ancillary

177

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

anecdotal

178

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

angular

179

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

animate

180

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	essential quality; reputation; honor

animated

181

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	assent; agree without protesting

animus

182

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

annals

183

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

annihilate

184

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	with reference or regard; in respect

annotate

185

	comment; make explanatory notes
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

announce

186

	lack of caring; indifference
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

announcement

187

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

annoy

188

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

annuity

189

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

annul

190

	expression of warm approval; praise
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

anodyne

191

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

anoint

192

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

anomalous

193

	established procedure for solving problem
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

anomaly

194

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymous

195

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism

196

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antecede

197

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedents

198

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

antediluvian

199

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

anthology

200

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	book of literary selections by various authors
	established procedure for solving problem
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

anthropocentric

201

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

anthropoid

202

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

anthropomorphic

203

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	expression of warm approval; praise
	having human form or characteristics
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

anticlimax

204

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	lack of caring; indifference
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

antipathy

205

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

antithesis

206

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

anxious

207

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

208

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	lack of caring; indifference
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aperture

209

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

210

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

aphasia

211

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

aphorism

212

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apiary

213

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	declare to be true; affirm
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

aplomb

214

	poise; self-confident assurance
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

apocryphal

215

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

apogee

216

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

apologist

218

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	book of literary selections by various authors
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

apostate

219

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

apotheosis

220

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	applaud; announce with great approval
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

apparition

222

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	comparable; similar or alike
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation

223

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

append

224

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	put into motion or action; activate
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

appliance

225

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	denying existence of God; godless
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

apply

226

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	comment; make explanatory notes

apportion

227

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

apposite

228

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

appraise

229

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

apprehension

230

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

apprenticeship

231

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

apprise

232

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	inform; give notice to; make aware

approaching

233

	denying existence of God; godless
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

approbation

234

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	expression of warm approval; praise
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

appropriation

235

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

apropos

236

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	with reference or regard; in respect

aptly

237

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

aquatic

238

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aquiline

239

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

arable

240

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

arboretum

242

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

arcane

243

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

archaeology

244

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

archaic

245

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	expression of warm approval; praise

archetype

246

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

archipelago

247

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	group of closely located islands
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

architecture

248

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	empower; give permission for; sanction

ardent

249

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

arduous

250

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	expression of warm approval; praise
	inform; give notice to; make aware

arid

251

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	group of closely located islands
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

aristocracy

252

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

armada

253

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

aroma

254

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

aromatic

255

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	having human form or characteristics

arousal

256

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

arouse

257

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

arraign

258

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

arrears

259

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

arrogate

260

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

arroyo

261

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	moved by sexual love; loving

arthritis

262

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

article

263

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	poise; self-confident assurance
	state without proof; assert to be true
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

articulate

264

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

artisan

266

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

artless

267

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

ascendancy

268

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

ascetic

269

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe

270

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

aseptic

271

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

ashen

272

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

askance

273

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

askew

274

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

aspect

275

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

asperity

276

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

aspirant

277

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

assail

278

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	moved by sexual love; loving

assay

279

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

assembly

280

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	formless; lacking shape or definition

assent

281

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

assiduous

282

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	increasing in speed
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

assimilate

283

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

assist

284

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

assistant

285

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	upward slope, as of hill
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

astringent

288

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

astronomical

289

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

asunder

290

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

asymmetric

291

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	state without proof; assert to be true

atavism

292

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

atavistic

293

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

atheistic

294

	comment; make explanatory notes
	denying existence of God; godless
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

atrocity

295

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	book of literary selections by various authors
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

atrophy

296

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attach

297

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

attached

298

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

attainment

299

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate

300

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

attorney

301

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

attract

302

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

attrition

304

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	moved by sexual love; loving
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

atypical

305

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	equip; provide with military equipment
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

audacious

306

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	moved by sexual love; loving

audit

307

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

auditory

308

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	chronological record of the events of successive years

auger

309

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

augment

310

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

aureole

312

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

auroral

313

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

auspicious

314

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

austere

315

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

authenticate

316

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

authoritarian

317

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

authoritative

318

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	convenient features; courtesies
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

authority

319

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

authorize

320

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	state without proof; assert to be true
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

autocrat

321

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

autocratic

322

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

automaton

323

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	convenient features; courtesies

autonomous

324

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

325

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

auxiliary

326

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche

327

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

avarice

328

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

aver

329

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	declare to be true; affirm
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

averse

330

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

aversion

331

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

aviary

332

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	lack of caring; indifference
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

aviation

333

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	inflammation of a joint or joints

avid

334

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

avocation

335

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

avoidance

336

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

avow

337

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

avuncular

338

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

awkwardly

339

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

awry

340

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

axiom

341

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure

342

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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