ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	awake; alert
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	capacity; skill

ablaze

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

abolish

	chief; serving as an essential component
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	any small compartment

abolitionist

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	blame; condemn
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	be full of; be plentiful
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

abrupt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	cylindrical container
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

absorb

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	compression
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	curator; guardian
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

academician

	breaking of contract or duty
	be earlier in time; go back further
	definitive; decisive; final
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

access

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	approach; entry; entrance
	care; being attentive to possible danger

accessibility

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

accessory

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

acclaim

	cut; sculpt
	alliance
	applaud; announce with great approval
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

accompaniment

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	act of accompanying someone or something
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	compression

accompanying

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	attendant; concomitant

accomplishment

	about; roughly
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	achievement; fulfillment
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

accordion

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

account

	approach; come near
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	blend; fuse; merge

accredit

	assert; confirm
	aspiration
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	authorize; commission; give credit for

accuse

	blame; condemn
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

acquisition

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	creek; stream

acronym

	creek; stream
	beg pardon
	abbreviation
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

addict

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

addictive

	considerate and thoughtful act
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	bump; hit; conflict
	causing or characterized by addiction

additive

	capable; adept
	addition; supplement
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

adjacent

	ambition; longing
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjoin

	associate; partner
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

adjust

	associate; partner
	adapt; regulate
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

adobe

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

adolescent

	amazed; surprised
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

adopt

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	book of literary selections by various authors
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

adoption

	act of accepting with approval
	assemble; convene; gather
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

advent

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

affiliate

	associate; join
	associate; incorporate
	chief; leader
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

affirm

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	covering; umbrella
	assert; confirm
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

affliction

	blend; union
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	competing as for profit or prize
	curator; guardian

affordable

	able to pay for
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	chief; serving as an essential component
	an increase in the density of something

agitation

	diagnose; examine
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	associate; incorporate
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

air

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	act of burning something
	access; method
	be broadcast on television or radio

airborne

	aloft; flying; in the air
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	coins collectively

alignment

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	approach; entry; entrance
	arrangement; association; alliance
	cleverness; magnificence

allocate

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	assign; distribute according to plan
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

alloy

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	dedicated; devoted
	causing or characterized by addiction

ally

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

aloof

	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	assert; confirm
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	certificate; warrant

amaze

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	chief; serving as an essential component
	astonish; affect with wonder
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

amazing

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	conservative; careful
	applaud; announce with great approval
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

ambition

	certificate; warrant
	causing or characterized by addiction
	aspiration
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

ambitious

	associate; join
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	change something into another form; transform

amend

	conservative; careful
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

amendment

	applaud; announce with great approval
	bump; hit; conflict
	correction; revision
	ally; form a group or unite

amplification

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	bribery; fraud
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

amplify

	change; transformation
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	awake; alert
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

analogous

	comparable; similar or alike
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	diagnose; examine
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

analyze

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	demand for something as rightful or due
	definitive; decisive; final
	diagnose; examine

anatomy

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	considerate and thoughtful act
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	causing or characterized by addiction

ancestral

	awake; alert
	attractive; charming
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

annex

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	bloody
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

annihilate

	creek; stream
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

annoying

	a professional cook
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

antedate

	applaud; announce with great approval
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	be earlier in time; go back further
	beg pardon

anthology

	capacity; skill
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	book of literary selections by various authors
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

antibiotic

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	candidate
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

anticipate

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	compute; determine; estimate
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

antique

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	brightly; radiantly

apologize

	beg pardon
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	blend; union

appeal

	decay; erosion
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

appealing

	about; roughly
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	attractive; charming

appetite

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	candidate
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

applaud

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

applicant

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	candidate
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	care; being attentive to possible danger

application

	congest; jam
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	attack; onslaught

appoint

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	dedicated; devoted
	designate; nominate
	adjustment; measurement

appraisal

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	compression
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

appreciable

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	considerable; perceptible
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

appreciate

	brightly; radiantly
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

approach

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	access; method
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

appropriate

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

approximate

	covered with beads of liquid
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	contestant you hope to defeat
	approach; come near

approximately

	able to pay for
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	about; roughly

aquatic

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

arc

	additional proof that something that was believed
	ambition; longing
	comparable; similar or alike
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

arduous

	correction; revision
	definitive; decisive; final
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	chief; serving as an essential component

armory

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	contestant you hope to defeat
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

arrangement

	composition; order
	acknowledge; admit
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

ascend

	climb; mount
	cool; freeze
	diagnose; examine
	coins collectively

ascending

	contestant you hope to defeat
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	climbing; rising
	capacity; skill

asphyxiate

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	be broadcast on television or radio
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

aspiration

	ally; form a group or unite
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	ambition; longing
	contradict; give a false impression

aspiring

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

assault

	attack; onslaught
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	composition; order
	decay; erosion

assemblage

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	a group of persons together in one place

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	certificate; warrant
	book of literary selections by various authors
	creek; stream

assess

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	cleverness; magnificence

assessment

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	designate; nominate
	difficult to handle or manage
	conservative; careful

assistance

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	an increase in the density of something
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

assuredly

	certainly; undoubtedly
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	approach; come near

astonished

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	amazed; surprised
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	additional proof that something that was believed

astound

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

astronomer

100

	assign; distribute according to plan
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

astronomy

101

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

atmosphere

102

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	air

atom

103

	circumstance
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	blame

attachment

104

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	applaud; announce with great approval
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	cylindrical container

attain

105

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	act of constructing or building something
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

attend

106

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	confront; oppose
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	difficult to handle or manage

attendance

107

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	difficult to analyze or understand
	certificate; warrant
	act of being present

attendant

108

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	act of accepting with approval
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

attention

109

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	act of being present
	a commissioned military officer

attire

110

	adjustment; measurement
	configuration; outline
	clothing; dress
	an object that goes around the sun

attraction

111

	complication
	act of accepting with approval
	adapt; regulate
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

attractive

112

	brink; edge
	coins collectively
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	bloody

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	abbreviation
	associate; join
	awake; alert

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

available

115

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	circumstance
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

awkward

117

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	approach; come near
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	difficult to handle or manage

backdrop

118

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	background; setting

balance

119

	advise; suggest
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

ballet

120

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	be earlier in time; go back further

bandmaster

121

	conductor of a band
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	attack; onslaught
	certainly; undoubtedly

bang

122

	biography or story written by yourself
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

bankrupt

123

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	change; transformation
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

bar

124

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

barbecue

125

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	church; temple
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	applaud; announce with great approval

barn

126

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	arousing or provoking laughter

baroque

127

	arrangement; association; alliance
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

barren

128

	be broadcast on television or radio
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

basement

129

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	designate; nominate
	cellar; storage room
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

basin

130

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	considerate and thoughtful act
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

beaded

131

	decay; erosion
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	creek; stream
	covered with beads of liquid

behavior

132

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	conduct; manner

beleaguer

133

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	background; setting

belie

134

	candidate
	contestant you hope to defeat
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	contradict; give a false impression

bellows

135

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	designate; nominate

benefit

136

	culture
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	clothing; dress
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

betray

137

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	an expert who gives advice
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

bicameral

138

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

biography

139

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	configuration; outline
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

bison

140

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	contradict; give a false impression
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

blame

141

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	dedicated; devoted

blaze

142

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	achievement; fulfillment

bleak

143

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	designate; nominate
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

blend

144

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

blight

145

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

bluff

146

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	be earlier in time; go back further
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

blush

147

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

board

148

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	blame
	an increase in the density of something
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

bold

149

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	additional proof that something that was believed
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	associate; join

bonanza

150

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

boom

151

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

boon

152

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	assert; confirm
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

boundless

153

	demand for something as rightful or due
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

bouquet

154

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

breach

155

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	breaking of contract or duty
	addition; supplement

breath

156

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	attractive; charming

brilliance

157

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	cleverness; magnificence
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

brilliantly

158

	brightly; radiantly
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

brim

159

	brink; edge
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

bronze

160

	diagnose; examine
	book of literary selections by various authors
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

brook

161

	breakdown; failure
	bloody
	creek; stream
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

bunch

162

	addition; supplement
	contradict; give a false impression
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	clump; cluster; gathering

buzz

163

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	causing or characterized by addiction

buzzer

164

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	breaking of contract or duty

bypass

165

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	confederate; partner; collaborator

cabinetmaker

166

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	course; program

calculate

167

	compute; determine; estimate
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	contradict; give a false impression
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	any small compartment
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	change; transformation

cancellation

169

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

canopy

170

	able to pay for
	covering; umbrella
	blame; condemn
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

canyon

171

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cardinal

172

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	chief; serving as an essential component
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	additional proof that something that was believed

carve

173

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	building that houses judicial courts
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	cut; sculpt

carving

174

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	climb; mount
	bribery; fraud

cassette

175

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	an expert who gives advice
	an increase in the density of something
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

cast

176

	attendant; concomitant
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	assign the roles of; choose at random

casting

177

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

catalyst

178

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	competing as for profit or prize
	cleverness; magnificence

catastrophe

179

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	clump; cluster; gathering
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

catching

180

	church; temple
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	beg pardon
	awake; alert

categorize

181

	classify; sort
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	amazed; surprised
	attractive; charming

caterpillar

182

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	clump; cluster; gathering
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

cathedral

183

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	church; temple
	attendant; concomitant
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

caution

184

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	blend; fuse; merge
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	decay; erosion

cautious

185

	attendant; concomitant
	conservative; careful
	associate; partner
	arrangement; association; alliance

cavern

186

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	diagnose; examine

celebrity

187

	bump; hit; conflict
	a widely known person
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	an increase in the density of something

cell

188

	any small compartment
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	amazed; surprised
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

chagrin

189

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

chamber

190

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	cell; compartment; room
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

charcoal

191

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

charitable

192

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	benevolent; kind; humane
	brightly; radiantly
	cut; sculpt

checkout

193

	any small compartment
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	assign; distribute according to plan

chef

194

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	a professional cook
	contentious speech act; argument

chill

195

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	cool; freeze
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	cellar; storage room

chilly

196

	acknowledge; admit
	cold
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	contradict; give a false impression

chivalry

197

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	courtesy towards women
	curator; guardian
	assign; distribute according to plan

choir

198

	courtesy towards women
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

choke

199

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	competing as for profit or prize
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

chop

200

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	cool; freeze
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

chord

201

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

chore

202

	achievement; fulfillment
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

choreography

203

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	addition; supplement
	designate; nominate

chorus

204

	any small compartment
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

chromosphere

205

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	contradict; give a false impression

chronological

206

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	coins collectively
	certain, sure
	applaud; announce with great approval

cider

207

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	classify; sort
	associate; join
	acknowledge; admit

civility

208

	awake; alert
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	estimate value; judge worth of something

civilization

209

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	cylindrical container
	culture

claim

210

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	demand for something as rightful or due
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

clam

211

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	concerning; simultaneous
	blend; union
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

clap

212

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	attendant; concomitant
	achievement; fulfillment

classification

213

	associate; join
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	diagnose; examine
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

clergy

215

	contentious speech act; argument
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	difficult to analyze or understand
	be broadcast on television or radio

clergyman

216

	dedicated; devoted
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

clip

217

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	aloft; flying; in the air

clog

218

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	congest; jam

clumsy

219

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	conductor of a band
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

clutch

220

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coalesce

221

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	addition; supplement

codify

222

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	be earlier in time; go back further
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

coherent

223

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	course; program

cohesive

224

	associate; join
	covering; umbrella
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

coil

225

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

coinage

226

	acknowledge; admit
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	coins collectively

coincident

227

	ally; form a group or unite
	concerning; simultaneous
	beg pardon
	benevolent; kind; humane

collapse

228

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	breakdown; failure

collective

229

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	cool; freeze
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

collide

230

	bump; hit; conflict
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

collision

231

	cellar; storage room
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

colloquialism

232

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	curator; guardian
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	amazed; surprised

colonel

233

	able to pay for
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a commissioned military officer
	certificate; warrant

combination

234

	blend; union
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	diligent; responsible; reliable

combine

235

	blend; fuse; merge
	book of literary selections by various authors
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

combustible

236

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

combustion

237

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	act of burning something
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

comet

238

	an object that goes around the sun
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	decay; erosion
	diagnose; examine

comical

239

	creek; stream
	arousing or provoking laughter
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	astonish; affect with wonder

commander

240

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	chief; leader
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

commentary

241

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	considerate and thoughtful act
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

commentator

242

	confront; oppose
	compression
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

committed

243

	dedicated; devoted
	curator; guardian
	beg pardon
	attractive; charming

communication

244

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	cylindrical container
	curator; guardian
	act of accepting with approval

compact

245

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	associate; join
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

compaction

246

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	an increase in the density of something
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

companion

247

	associate; partner
	be earlier in time; go back further
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

compete

248

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	contest; fight
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	chief; serving as an essential component

competent

249

	capable; adept
	compute; determine; estimate
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

competitiveness

250

	credit; faith
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	an aggressive willingness to compete

complacence

251

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	bloody

complement

252

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

complex

253

	contestant you hope to defeat
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

complexity

254

	complication
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	assigning to a class or category
	a commissioned military officer

complicated

255

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	ambition; longing
	difficult to analyze or understand
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

complication

256

	certificate; warrant
	ambition; longing
	creek; stream
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

compound

257

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	aspiration
	comfortable; relaxing
	advise; suggest

compressed

259

	climb; mount
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	compact
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

compression

260

	definitive; decisive; final
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

compromise

261

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

computation

262

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	calculation
	devour; eat
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	associate; join
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

conceive

264

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

conception

265

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	assured; having or marked by assurance

conceptual

266

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	assemble; convene; gather

concerto

267

	congest; jam
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

concise

268

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

conciseness

269

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	cool; freeze
	additional proof that something that was believed
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

conclusive

270

	assert; confirm
	cellar; storage room
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	contestant you hope to defeat
	calculation
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

condemnation

272

	blame
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	breaking of contract or duty
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

condensation

273

	be broadcast on television or radio
	compression
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

condense

274

	about; roughly
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

conduct

275

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	component or part; citizen, voter
	courtesy towards women
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

conductor

276

	access; method
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

cone

277

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	alliance
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

confederacy

278

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	alliance

confederate

279

	change; transformation
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	an object that goes around the sun
	ally; form a group or unite

confer

280

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	compatible; harmonious
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	configuration; outline

confess

281

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	acknowledge; admit
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

confident

282

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	ambition; longing
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

configuration

283

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	culture

confirmation

284

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	additional proof that something that was believed
	ambition; longing
	change something into another form; transform

confluence

285

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

conform

286

	classify; sort
	dedicated; devoted
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

conformity

287

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

congenial

289

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	advise; suggest
	compatible

conglomerate

290

	candidate
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

congratulation

291

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	classify; sort
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congregate

292

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	assemble; convene; gather
	approach; entry; entrance
	act of constructing or building something

conifer

293

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	culture
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

conjecture

294

	abbreviation
	breakdown; failure
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	difficult to analyze or understand

conscientious

295

	cold
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

296

	awake; alert
	cylindrical container
	certainly; undoubtedly
	conduct; manner

conservatism

297

	complication
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

consideration

298

	blend; fuse; merge
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	considerate and thoughtful act
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

consonant

299

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	compatible; harmonious
	causing or characterized by addiction
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

consort

300

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	associate; join

consortium

301

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	astonish; affect with wonder
	clothing; dress

constellation

302

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	blend; union
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	air

constituent

303

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	component or part; citizen, voter
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

construction

304

	compatible
	chief; leader
	act of constructing or building something
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

consultant

305

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	an expert who gives advice
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

consume

306

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	devour; eat

container

307

	any object that can be used to hold things
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

contender

308

	contestant you hope to defeat
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	capacity; skill

contention

309

	covering; umbrella
	competing as for profit or prize
	able to pay for
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

context

310

	circumstance
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a physicist who studies astronomy

continental

311

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	capacity; skill
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

contour

312

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	configuration; outline
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	associate; partner

contract

313

	about; roughly
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

contraction

314

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

contradict

315

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	air
	confront; oppose
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

contrast

316

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	advise; suggest
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	adjustment; measurement

controversial

317

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	controvertible; disputable
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

controversy

318

	an expert who gives advice
	correction; revision
	contentious speech act; argument
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

conventional

319

	climb; mount
	act of constructing or building something
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

converge

320

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	considerate and thoughtful act
	authorize; commission; give credit for

conversational

321

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	compression

converse

322

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

conversion

323

	advise; suggest
	change; transformation
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	congest; jam

convert

324

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	change something into another form; transform
	aspiration
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

converter

325

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	courtesy towards women
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

convex

326

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	chief; serving as an essential component
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	course; program

convinced

327

	contest; fight
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	certain, sure
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

coop

328

	aspiration
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	a widely known person

coordinate

329

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	assemble; convene; gather
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	controvertible; disputable

core

330

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

cornet

331

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

corps

332

	approach; entry; entrance
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

correspond

333

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	be broadcast on television or radio

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

corrode

335

	coins collectively
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	complete; consummate; make perfect

corrosion

336

	decay; erosion
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	achievement; fulfillment
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

corruption

337

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	bribery; fraud
	act of being present

counsel

338

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	compact
	advise; suggest
	cell; compartment; room

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	capacity; skill
	difficult to handle or manage
	be full of; be plentiful

courthouse

340

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	building that houses judicial courts

courtship

341

	background; setting
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

cowhand

342

	covered with beads of liquid
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	ally; form a group or unite

cozy

343

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	contest; fight
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	comfortable; relaxing

crab

344

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a physicist who studies astronomy

crack

345

	cool; freeze
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	compatible
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

crater

346

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

credence

347

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	bribery; fraud
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	credit; faith

credential

348

	blend; union
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	confront; oppose
	certificate; warrant

credit

349

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	assign the roles of; choose at random

creditor

350

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	covering; umbrella

crimson

351

	climbing; rising
	cellar; storage room
	bloody
	brightly; radiantly

crosscut

352

	a widely known person
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

crumble

353

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	definitive; decisive; final
	arousing or provoking laughter
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crystalline

354

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

crystallization

355

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	astonish; affect with wonder

crystallize

356

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	an aggressive willingness to compete

cubism

357

	contest; fight
	blend; fuse; merge
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

cucumber

358

	aloft; flying; in the air
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

culture

359

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	amazed; surprised
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	associate; partner
	associate; incorporate
	configuration; outline

curious

361

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

curriculum

362

	book of literary selections by various authors
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	course; program
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

custodian

363

	curator; guardian
	credit; faith
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

cylinder

364

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	cylindrical container
	church; temple

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