ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	dedicated; devoted
	book of literary selections by various authors
	capacity; skill
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

ablaze

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

abolish

	able to pay for
	certainly; undoubtedly
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

abolitionist

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

abound

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	be full of; be plentiful
	designate; nominate
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

abrupt

	church; temple
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	concerning; simultaneous

absorb

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

academician

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	bribery; fraud
	contradict; give a false impression

access

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	approach; entry; entrance
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

accessibility

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	cellar; storage room
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

accessory

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	an expert who gives advice
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	compatible

acclaim

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	controvertible; disputable
	bribery; fraud
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	act of accompanying someone or something
	certain, sure
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

accompanying

	attractive; charming
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	associate; partner
	attendant; concomitant

accomplishment

	an object that goes around the sun
	achievement; fulfillment
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

accordion

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	correction; revision

accredit

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

accuse

	blame; condemn
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	certificate; warrant
	culture

acquisition

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	background; setting
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

acronym

	abbreviation
	attendant; concomitant
	assemble; convene; gather
	access; method

addict

	air
	compute; determine; estimate
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

addictive

	causing or characterized by addiction
	contest; fight
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

additive

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	addition; supplement
	contradict; give a false impression
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

adjacent

	capable; adept
	assigning to a class or category
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjoin

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	difficult to analyze or understand
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

adjust

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	adapt; regulate
	cold
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

adobe

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	component or part; citizen, voter
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

adolescent

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adopt

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	demand for something as rightful or due
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

adoption

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	compression
	aloft; flying; in the air
	act of accepting with approval

advent

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	cut; sculpt
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	church; temple
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

affirm

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	assert; confirm

affliction

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	brink; edge
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	certainly; undoubtedly

affordable

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	correction; revision
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	able to pay for

agitation

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

air

	clothing; dress
	able to pay for
	be broadcast on television or radio
	component or part; citizen, voter

airborne

	aloft; flying; in the air
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

alignment

	be earlier in time; go back further
	arrangement; association; alliance
	aspiration
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

allocate

	assign; distribute according to plan
	about; roughly
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

alloy

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

ally

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	assign; distribute according to plan
	component or part; citizen, voter

aloof

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

amaze

	compatible; harmonious
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	credit; faith
	astonish; affect with wonder

amazing

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	congest; jam
	demand for something as rightful or due
	awesome; astounding; surprising

ambition

	calculation
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	aspiration
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

ambitious

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	any object that can be used to hold things
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

amend

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

amendment

	correction; revision
	approach; entry; entrance
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	creek; stream

amplification

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	comfortable; relaxing
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

amplify

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	difficult to analyze or understand

analogous

	comparable; similar or alike
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	courtesy towards women
	a commissioned military officer

analyze

	assigning to a class or category
	acknowledge; admit
	diagnose; examine
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

anatomy

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

ancestral

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	assigning to a class or category
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

annex

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	creek; stream

annihilate

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	bribery; fraud
	blend; fuse; merge
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

annoying

	adjustment; measurement
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	bribery; fraud

antedate

	arousing or provoking laughter
	be earlier in time; go back further
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	bump; hit; conflict

anthology

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	book of literary selections by various authors
	conservative; careful
	cellar; storage room

antibiotic

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	a professional cook

anticipate

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	diagnose; examine
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	addition; supplement

antique

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

apologize

	beg pardon
	curator; guardian
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	approach; entry; entrance

appeal

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	arrangement; association; alliance
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

appealing

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	any small compartment
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	attractive; charming

appetite

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	act of constructing or building something
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	composition; order

applaud

	compact
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	compression
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

applicant

	candidate
	competing as for profit or prize
	awake; alert
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

application

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

appoint

	designate; nominate
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	diligent; responsible; reliable

appraisal

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	considerate and thoughtful act

appreciable

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	considerable; perceptible

appreciate

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

approach

	access; method
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	an object that goes around the sun
	act of constructing or building something

appropriate

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	about; roughly
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	compute; determine; estimate

approximate

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	approach; come near

approximately

	certificate; warrant
	about; roughly
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

aquatic

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	diligent; responsible; reliable

arc

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	correction; revision
	an aggressive willingness to compete

arduous

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	clump; cluster; gathering

armory

	concerning; simultaneous
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	assert; confirm
	blend; union

arrangement

	composition; order
	considerable; perceptible
	controvertible; disputable
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

ascend

	climb; mount
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

ascending

	climbing; rising
	bloody
	contentious speech act; argument
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

asphyxiate

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	bump; hit; conflict
	cleverness; magnificence

aspiration

	ambition; longing
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

aspiring

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	chief; leader
	a commissioned military officer
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

assault

	causing or characterized by addiction
	attack; onslaught
	attendant; concomitant
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

assemblage

	congest; jam
	dedicated; devoted
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	a group of persons together in one place

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	cleverness; magnificence
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

assess

	confront; oppose
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	assured; having or marked by assurance

assessment

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

assistance

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

assuredly

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	certainly; undoubtedly
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

astonished

	a group of persons together in one place
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	amazed; surprised
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

astound

	competing as for profit or prize
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

astronomer

100

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	building that houses judicial courts
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	difficult to handle or manage

astronomy

101

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	cylindrical container
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

atmosphere

102

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	air

atom

103

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

attachment

104

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

attain

105

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	concerning; simultaneous

attend

106

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

attendance

107

	act of being present
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

attendant

108

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	compression

attention

109

	any object that can be used to hold things
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

attire

110

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	clothing; dress
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	climb; mount

attraction

111

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	contradict; give a false impression

attractive

112

	compatible
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	creek; stream

auditorium

113

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	circumstance
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

autobiography

114

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	achievement; fulfillment
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	biography or story written by yourself

available

115

	complication
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	credit; faith
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	ambitious; enthusiastic

awkward

117

	any small compartment
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	difficult to handle or manage

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

balance

119

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	contentious speech act; argument
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

ballet

120

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	breaking of contract or duty

bandmaster

121

	conductor of a band
	assert; confirm
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

bang

122

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	conservative; careful

bankrupt

123

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	building that houses judicial courts
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

bar

124

	culture
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

barbecue

125

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	clump; cluster; gathering
	blame; condemn

barn

126

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	abbreviation
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

baroque

127

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	blame
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

barren

128

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

basement

129

	cellar; storage room
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	change; transformation
	comparable; similar or alike

basin

130

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	bribery; fraud
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

beaded

131

	covered with beads of liquid
	devour; eat
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

behavior

132

	conduct; manner
	compatible; harmonious
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	aspiration

beleaguer

133

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	covering; umbrella
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

belie

134

	contradict; give a false impression
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	breaking of contract or duty
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

bellows

135

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	climbing; rising
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	assured; having or marked by assurance

benefit

136

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	compact
	aspiration

betray

137

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	dedicated; devoted
	assured; having or marked by assurance

bicameral

138

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	classify; sort
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

biography

139

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

bison

140

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

blame

141

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	contentious speech act; argument
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

blaze

142

	brink; edge
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	certain, sure

bleak

143

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	cleverness; magnificence
	able to pay for

blend

144

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	capacity; skill
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

blight

145

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	brightly; radiantly

bluff

146

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	congest; jam

blush

147

	arrangement; association; alliance
	certificate; warrant
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

board

148

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	ambitious; enthusiastic

bold

149

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

bonanza

150

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	credit; faith
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	an aggressive willingness to compete

boom

151

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	associate; partner

boon

152

	diagnose; examine
	bloody
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

boundless

153

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

bouquet

154

	covered with beads of liquid
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

breach

155

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	breaking of contract or duty
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

breath

156

	cut; sculpt
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	any small compartment

brilliance

157

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	competing as for profit or prize
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	cleverness; magnificence

brilliantly

158

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	brightly; radiantly
	ally; form a group or unite
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

brim

159

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	classify; sort
	brink; edge
	covering; umbrella

bronze

160

	assemble; convene; gather
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	covered with beads of liquid
	act of burning something

brook

161

	cool; freeze
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	creek; stream
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

bunch

162

	causing or characterized by addiction
	clump; cluster; gathering
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	authorize; commission; give credit for

buzz

163

	adapt; regulate
	associate; partner
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	considerate and thoughtful act

buzzer

164

	diagnose; examine
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	congest; jam

bypass

165

	assemble; convene; gather
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

cabinetmaker

166

	compression
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

calculate

167

	comparable; similar or alike
	blame; condemn
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	compute; determine; estimate

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	change something into another form; transform
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

cancellation

169

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

canopy

170

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	covering; umbrella

canyon

171

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	classify; sort
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	attendant; concomitant

cardinal

172

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	chief; serving as an essential component
	capacity; skill

carve

173

	cut; sculpt
	compression
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

carving

174

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

cassette

175

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

casting

177

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	cool; freeze
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

catalyst

178

	course; program
	chief; serving as an essential component
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

179

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	diagnose; examine
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

catching

180

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

categorize

181

	classify; sort
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	able to pay for

caterpillar

182

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	compatible; harmonious

cathedral

183

	contest; fight
	church; temple
	contestant you hope to defeat
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

caution

184

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	alliance
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	be earlier in time; go back further

cautious

185

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	advise; suggest
	conservative; careful
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

cavern

186

	blame
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	be earlier in time; go back further

celebrity

187

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	a widely known person
	an increase in the density of something
	devour; eat

cell

188

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	configuration; outline
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	any small compartment

chagrin

189

	any small compartment
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	compatible; harmonious
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

chamber

190

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	cell; compartment; room

charcoal

191

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	biography or story written by yourself
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	diligent; responsible; reliable

charitable

192

	an expert who gives advice
	benevolent; kind; humane
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	act of being present

checkout

193

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	blend; fuse; merge
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	approach; come near

chef

194

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a professional cook
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	bloody

chill

195

	cool; freeze
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	approach; tend to meet; come together

chilly

196

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	clump; cluster; gathering
	cold
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

chivalry

197

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	courtesy towards women
	capacity; skill
	considerable; perceptible

choir

198

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	background; setting
	book of literary selections by various authors

choke

199

	awake; alert
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

chop

200

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	amazed; surprised
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

chord

201

	course; program
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

chore

202

	contentious speech act; argument
	arrangement; association; alliance
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

choreography

203

	cold
	adjustment; measurement
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	awake; alert

chorus

204

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	designate; nominate
	church; temple

chromosphere

205

	biography or story written by yourself
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	be earlier in time; go back further

chronological

206

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

cider

207

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	adjustment; measurement

civility

208

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	assign; distribute according to plan
	act of constructing or building something
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

civilization

209

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	component or part; citizen, voter
	culture
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

claim

210

	definitive; decisive; final
	benevolent; kind; humane
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

clam

211

	controvertible; disputable
	a group of persons together in one place
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

clap

212

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

classification

213

	causing or characterized by addiction
	arousing or provoking laughter
	assigning to a class or category
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

classify

214

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clergy

215

	a group of persons together in one place
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	arrangement; association; alliance
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

clergyman

216

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	attractive; charming
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

clip

217

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	bump; hit; conflict

clog

218

	amazed; surprised
	congest; jam
	component or part; citizen, voter
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

clumsy

219

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	considerate and thoughtful act

clutch

220

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	decay; erosion
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

coalesce

221

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

codify

222

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

coherent

223

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	candidate
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

cohesive

224

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	assign; distribute according to plan
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

coil

225

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	contestant you hope to defeat
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

coinage

226

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	decay; erosion
	coins collectively
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

coincident

227

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	concerning; simultaneous
	a group of persons together in one place
	brink; edge

collapse

228

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	attendant; concomitant
	breakdown; failure

collective

229

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

collide

230

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	building that houses judicial courts
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	bump; hit; conflict

collision

231

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	devour; eat

colloquialism

232

	congest; jam
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

colonel

233

	a commissioned military officer
	capacity; skill
	covering; umbrella
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

combination

234

	accompanying
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	blend; union
	contentious speech act; argument

combine

235

	ambition; longing
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	blend; fuse; merge
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

combustible

236

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

combustion

237

	comparable; similar or alike
	an object that goes around the sun
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	act of burning something

comet

238

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	an object that goes around the sun

comical

239

	arousing or provoking laughter
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

commander

240

	dedicated; devoted
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	chief; leader
	contestant you hope to defeat

commentary

241

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	blend; fuse; merge
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commentator

242

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	act of being present
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

committed

243

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	dedicated; devoted
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

communication

244

	ambition; longing
	conservative; careful
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	arousing or provoking laughter

compact

245

	assign; distribute according to plan
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	an increase in the density of something
	benevolent; kind; humane

compaction

246

	an increase in the density of something
	assign; distribute according to plan
	bloody
	alliance

companion

247

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	assigning to a class or category
	associate; partner
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

compete

248

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	contest; fight

competent

249

	capable; adept
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	act of being present
	attendant; concomitant

competitiveness

250

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	cut; sculpt

complacence

251

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	acknowledge; admit

complement

252

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

complex

253

	blame; condemn
	brink; edge
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

complexity

254

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	configuration; outline
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	complication

complicated

255

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	difficult to analyze or understand
	certainly; undoubtedly

complication

256

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	building that houses judicial courts
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

compound

257

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	compact
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	cut; sculpt

compressed

259

	compact
	cell; compartment; room
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

compression

260

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	approach; entry; entrance
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

compromise

261

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	be full of; be plentiful

computation

262

	calculation
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

concede

263

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	assigning to a class or category
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

conceive

264

	causing or characterized by addiction
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	considerable; perceptible
	coins collectively

conception

265

	conduct; manner
	benevolent; kind; humane
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

conceptual

266

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

concerto

267

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	assigning to a class or category
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

concise

268

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	blame

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

conclusive

270

	arousing or provoking laughter
	climbing; rising
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a commissioned military officer

condemnation

272

	chief; serving as an essential component
	amazed; surprised
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	blame

condensation

273

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	compression

condense

274

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	astonish; affect with wonder
	a commissioned military officer
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

conduct

275

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	conduct; manner
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

conductor

276

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

cone

277

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	adjustment; measurement
	ally; form a group or unite

confederacy

278

	correction; revision
	alliance
	act of constructing or building something
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

confederate

279

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	curator; guardian
	ally; form a group or unite
	blend; union

confer

280

	contest; fight
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	confederate; partner; collaborator

confess

281

	acknowledge; admit
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	causing or characterized by addiction

confident

282

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	cylindrical container
	assured; having or marked by assurance

configuration

283

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

confirmation

284

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	additional proof that something that was believed
	associate; partner
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

confluence

285

	adjustment; measurement
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	astonish; affect with wonder

conform

286

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	assigning to a class or category

conformity

287

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confront

288

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

congenial

289

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	compatible
	cut; sculpt
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

conglomerate

290

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

congratulation

291

	air
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	compact

congregate

292

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	assemble; convene; gather

conifer

293

	configuration; outline
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	abbreviation

conjecture

294

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

conscientious

295

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

296

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	attractive; charming
	awake; alert
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

conservatism

297

	beg pardon
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

consideration

298

	considerate and thoughtful act
	addition; supplement
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	considerable; perceptible

consonant

299

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	compatible; harmonious
	clothing; dress
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

consort

300

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	contradict; give a false impression
	building that houses judicial courts
	associate; join

consortium

301

	air
	an expert who gives advice
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

constellation

302

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	contest; fight
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

constituent

303

	component or part; citizen, voter
	amazed; surprised
	covering; umbrella
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

construction

304

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	devour; eat
	act of constructing or building something
	additional proof that something that was believed

consultant

305

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	definitive; decisive; final
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	an expert who gives advice

consume

306

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	devour; eat
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	advise; suggest

container

307

	any object that can be used to hold things
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

contender

308

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	contestant you hope to defeat
	abbreviation
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

contention

309

	dedicated; devoted
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	competing as for profit or prize

context

310

	circumstance
	brightly; radiantly
	considerate and thoughtful act
	devour; eat

continental

311

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cleverness; magnificence
	complication

contour

312

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	configuration; outline
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

contract

313

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

contraction

314

	change something into another form; transform
	competing as for profit or prize
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

contradict

315

	confront; oppose
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

contrast

316

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	complication

controversial

317

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	controvertible; disputable
	biography or story written by yourself
	be full of; be plentiful

controversy

318

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	contentious speech act; argument
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

conventional

319

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	devour; eat
	authorize; commission; give credit for

converge

320

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

conversational

321

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	any object that can be used to hold things

converse

322

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	cool; freeze
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

conversion

323

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	change; transformation
	attack; onslaught

convert

324

	competing as for profit or prize
	change something into another form; transform
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	complete; consummate; make perfect

converter

325

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	addition; supplement
	applaud; announce with great approval

convex

326

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	background; setting
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

convinced

327

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	certain, sure
	compatible; harmonious

coop

328

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

coordinate

329

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	accompanying
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

core

330

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	designate; nominate
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

cornet

331

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	assert; confirm
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

corps

332

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	change something into another form; transform
	ally; form a group or unite
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

correspond

333

	ambition; longing
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	cool; freeze
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	climbing; rising
	change something into another form; transform
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

corrode

335

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

corrosion

336

	decay; erosion
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	bloody

corruption

337

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	bribery; fraud
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

counsel

338

	advise; suggest
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	ally; form a group or unite
	background; setting
	bloody

courthouse

340

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	be broadcast on television or radio
	building that houses judicial courts
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

courtship

341

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cowhand

342

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	covered with beads of liquid

cozy

343

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	comfortable; relaxing

crab

344

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	church; temple
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	aloft; flying; in the air

crack

345

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	adapt; regulate

crater

346

	be full of; be plentiful
	comparable; similar or alike
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	confront; oppose

credence

347

	credit; faith
	confront; oppose
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

credential

348

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	certain, sure
	courtesy towards women
	certificate; warrant

credit

349

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

creditor

350

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	assigning to a class or category
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crimson

351

	compatible
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	be full of; be plentiful
	bloody

crosscut

352

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crumble

353

	any object that can be used to hold things
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	background; setting
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

crystalline

354

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	associate; incorporate

crystallization

355

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	clump; cluster; gathering
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

crystallize

356

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	acknowledge; admit
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	assigning to a class or category

cubism

357

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	associate; incorporate
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

cucumber

358

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	considerate and thoughtful act
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

culture

359

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	contentious speech act; argument
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

cupboard

360

	able to pay for
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	conservative; careful

curious

361

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

curriculum

362

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	course; program

custodian

363

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	circumstance
	curator; guardian
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	cleverness; magnificence

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