ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	an object that goes around the sun
	capacity; skill

ablaze

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

abolish

	be broadcast on television or radio
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

abolitionist

	applaud; announce with great approval
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	bloody
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	be full of; be plentiful
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

abrupt

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	credit; faith

absorb

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	assemble; convene; gather
	beg pardon

abut

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	about; roughly
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	bump; hit; conflict

academician

	aloft; flying; in the air
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

access

	capable; adept
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	approach; entry; entrance
	applaud; announce with great approval

accessibility

	creek; stream
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	blend; fuse; merge

accessory

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	assert; confirm
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

acclaim

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	contestant you hope to defeat
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	act of accompanying someone or something
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

accompanying

	attendant; concomitant
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

accomplishment

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	achievement; fulfillment
	awake; alert
	ally; form a group or unite

accordion

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	book of literary selections by various authors
	any object that can be used to hold things

account

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	comfortable; relaxing
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

accredit

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	component or part; citizen, voter

accuse

	background; setting
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	blame; condemn
	compatible

acquisition

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

acronym

	abbreviation
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	complication
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

addict

	difficult to analyze or understand
	clump; cluster; gathering
	decay; erosion
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

addictive

	compute; determine; estimate
	causing or characterized by addiction
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

additive

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	adjustment; measurement
	addition; supplement
	cleverness; magnificence

adjacent

	compatible
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	ambitious; enthusiastic

adjoin

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	compatible
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjust

	adapt; regulate
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

adobe

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	applaud; announce with great approval

adolescent

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	acknowledge; admit
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adopt

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

adoption

	confront; oppose
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	act of accepting with approval
	congest; jam

advent

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	compatible
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

affirm

	assert; confirm
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	concerning; simultaneous

affliction

	biography or story written by yourself
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	an object that goes around the sun
	controvertible; disputable

affordable

	able to pay for
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	air
	congest; jam

agitation

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

air

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	abbreviation
	be broadcast on television or radio
	blend; union

airborne

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	aloft; flying; in the air
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

alignment

	causing or characterized by addiction
	a professional cook
	arrangement; association; alliance
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

allocate

	capable; adept
	certificate; warrant
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	assign; distribute according to plan

alloy

	clothing; dress
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

ally

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	awake; alert
	confederate; partner; collaborator

aloof

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	astonish; affect with wonder
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	achievement; fulfillment

amaze

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	astonish; affect with wonder
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

amazing

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

ambition

	confront; oppose
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	contest; fight
	aspiration

ambitious

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	air
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

amend

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	capable; adept
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

amendment

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	breakdown; failure
	correction; revision
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

amplification

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

amplify

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

analogous

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	able to pay for
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	comparable; similar or alike

analyze

	associate; join
	diagnose; examine
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	care; being attentive to possible danger

anatomy

	a widely known person
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	any object that can be used to hold things

annex

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

annihilate

	adjustment; measurement
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	associate; incorporate

annoying

	about; roughly
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

antedate

	definitive; decisive; final
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	be earlier in time; go back further

anthology

	circumstance
	book of literary selections by various authors
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

antibiotic

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	chief; leader
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

anticipate

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

antique

	difficult to handle or manage
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

apologize

	beg pardon
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	act of burning something

appeal

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	causing or characterized by addiction
	clump; cluster; gathering
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

appealing

	adjustment; measurement
	attractive; charming
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

appetite

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

applaud

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	candidate

applicant

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	an increase in the density of something
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	candidate

application

	complication
	act of burning something
	certainly; undoubtedly
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

appoint

	designate; nominate
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	conduct; manner
	awesome; astounding; surprising

appraisal

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

appreciable

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	considerable; perceptible
	an increase in the density of something
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

appreciate

	act of burning something
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

approach

	access; method
	change; transformation
	act of constructing or building something
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

appropriate

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	approach; come near
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

approximate

	approach; come near
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

approximately

	about; roughly
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

aquatic

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	decay; erosion
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

arc

	cool; freeze
	arousing or provoking laughter
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	assert; confirm

arduous

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	building that houses judicial courts
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	act of constructing or building something

armory

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	considerable; perceptible
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

arrangement

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	breaking of contract or duty
	composition; order
	circumstance

ascend

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	climb; mount
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	courtesy towards women

ascending

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	climbing; rising
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

asphyxiate

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	arrangement; association; alliance
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

aspiration

	ambition; longing
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

aspiring

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

assault

	act of accompanying someone or something
	attack; onslaught
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

assemblage

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	controvertible; disputable
	a group of persons together in one place

assert

	capacity; skill
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	air
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

assess

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	conduct; manner
	estimate value; judge worth of something

assessment

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

assistance

	act of constructing or building something
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

assuredly

	climbing; rising
	bribery; fraud
	certainly; undoubtedly
	aspiration

astonished

	culture
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	amazed; surprised
	awesome; astounding; surprising

astound

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

astronomer

100

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	credit; faith

astronomy

101

	clothing; dress
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	course; program
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

atmosphere

102

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	building that houses judicial courts
	air
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

atom

103

	breakdown; failure
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	contentious speech act; argument
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

attachment

104

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

attain

105

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	achieve or accomplish; gain

attend

106

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	cool; freeze
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

attendance

107

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	act of being present
	circumstance

attendant

108

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

attention

109

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

attire

110

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	clothing; dress

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	cylindrical container

attractive

112

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	attack; onslaught

auditorium

113

	certificate; warrant
	contest; fight
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	ally; form a group or unite

autobiography

114

	contest; fight
	biography or story written by yourself
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	difficult to analyze or understand

available

115

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	awake; alert

avocation

116

	adapt; regulate
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

awkward

117

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	difficult to handle or manage
	act of constructing or building something

backdrop

118

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	background; setting
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

balance

119

	creek; stream
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	benevolent; kind; humane

ballet

120

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	astonish; affect with wonder
	assign the roles of; choose at random

bandmaster

121

	conductor of a band
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

bang

122

	chief; serving as an essential component
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

bankrupt

123

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

bar

124

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

barbecue

125

	contestant you hope to defeat
	act of burning something
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

barn

126

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

baroque

127

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

barren

128

	amazed; surprised
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	component or part; citizen, voter

basement

129

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	cellar; storage room
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	demand for something as rightful or due

basin

130

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

beaded

131

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	comfortable; relaxing
	covered with beads of liquid
	cell; compartment; room

behavior

132

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	conduct; manner
	conservative; careful

beleaguer

133

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	ally; form a group or unite
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	associate; incorporate

belie

134

	contradict; give a false impression
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	act of burning something
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

bellows

135

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	astonish; affect with wonder
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

benefit

136

	be broadcast on television or radio
	course; program
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

betray

137

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	culture
	book of literary selections by various authors
	compact

bicameral

138

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

biography

139

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

bison

140

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	change; transformation
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

blame

141

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	concerning; simultaneous
	cool; freeze
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

blaze

142

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	adapt; regulate

bleak

143

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

144

	cleverness; magnificence
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

blight

145

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

bluff

146

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	adapt; regulate
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

blush

147

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	brink; edge
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

board

148

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

bold

149

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

bonanza

150

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	conductor of a band
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

boom

151

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

boon

152

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

boundless

153

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

bouquet

154

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	cleverness; magnificence
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

breach

155

	breaking of contract or duty
	curator; guardian
	addition; supplement
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

breath

156

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	clump; cluster; gathering
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

brilliance

157

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	cleverness; magnificence
	ally; form a group or unite
	clothing; dress

brilliantly

158

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	brightly; radiantly
	composition; order

brim

159

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	difficult to handle or manage
	brink; edge
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

bronze

160

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	ally; form a group or unite
	demand for something as rightful or due

brook

161

	compression
	brink; edge
	creek; stream
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

bunch

162

	clump; cluster; gathering
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

buzz

163

	be broadcast on television or radio
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	book of literary selections by various authors
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

buzzer

164

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

bypass

165

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	considerable; perceptible
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

cabinetmaker

166

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	causing or characterized by addiction

calculate

167

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	compute; determine; estimate
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	assert; confirm
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	be broadcast on television or radio

cancellation

169

	difficult to analyze or understand
	creek; stream
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

canopy

170

	cut; sculpt
	covering; umbrella
	act of accompanying someone or something
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

canyon

171

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cardinal

172

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	chief; serving as an essential component

carve

173

	cut; sculpt
	curator; guardian
	alliance
	associate; partner

carving

174

	climb; mount
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

cassette

175

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	climbing; rising
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	courtesy towards women
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

casting

177

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

catalyst

178

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	blame; condemn
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

179

	be earlier in time; go back further
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

catching

180

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	compatible; harmonious
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

categorize

181

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	classify; sort
	achievement; fulfillment

caterpillar

182

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	curator; guardian

cathedral

183

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	act of accepting with approval
	church; temple

caution

184

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	assert; confirm
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

cautious

185

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	climb; mount
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	conservative; careful

cavern

186

	coins collectively
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

celebrity

187

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	accompanying
	devour; eat
	a widely known person

cell

188

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	additional proof that something that was believed
	any small compartment
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

chagrin

189

	attack; onslaught
	about; roughly
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chamber

190

	cell; compartment; room
	contentious speech act; argument
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	covering; umbrella

charcoal

191

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

charitable

192

	benevolent; kind; humane
	addition; supplement
	additional proof that something that was believed
	compatible

checkout

193

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

chef

194

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	a professional cook
	estimate value; judge worth of something

chill

195

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	cool; freeze
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

chilly

196

	clothing; dress
	cold
	aspiration
	compute; determine; estimate

chivalry

197

	building that houses judicial courts
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	courtesy towards women
	able to pay for

choir

198

	accompanying
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	certain, sure

choke

199

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

chop

200

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

chord

201

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

chore

202

	compression
	cold
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

choreography

203

	awake; alert
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	controvertible; disputable

chorus

204

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	configuration; outline

chromosphere

205

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	contentious speech act; argument
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

chronological

206

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	book of literary selections by various authors

cider

207

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

civility

208

	difficult to analyze or understand
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

civilization

209

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	considerate and thoughtful act
	be full of; be plentiful
	culture

claim

210

	change; transformation
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	demand for something as rightful or due
	able to pay for

clam

211

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	covering; umbrella
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

clap

212

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	attack; onslaught

classification

213

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	considerate and thoughtful act
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	bloody
	an object that goes around the sun
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

clergy

215

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	assert; confirm

clergyman

216

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	covered with beads of liquid
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

clip

217

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

clog

218

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	congest; jam
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

clumsy

219

	beg pardon
	act of constructing or building something
	blend; union
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coalesce

221

	credit; faith
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	conservative; careful
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

codify

222

	compression
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	be full of; be plentiful

coherent

223

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

cohesive

224

	compatible
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	cold
	approach; come near

coil

225

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	brightly; radiantly

coinage

226

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	coins collectively
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

coincident

227

	about; roughly
	concerning; simultaneous
	an object that goes around the sun
	background; setting

collapse

228

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	breakdown; failure
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	change something into another form; transform

collective

229

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

collide

230

	approach; entry; entrance
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	bump; hit; conflict
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

collision

231

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

colloquialism

232

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	coins collectively
	clothing; dress
	an increase in the density of something

colonel

233

	a commissioned military officer
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	considerable; perceptible
	change; transformation

combination

234

	blend; union
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	act of accepting with approval

combine

235

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	blend; fuse; merge
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

combustible

236

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	conservative; careful

combustion

237

	act of burning something
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	confront; oppose
	benevolent; kind; humane

comet

238

	an object that goes around the sun
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	cellar; storage room

comical

239

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	arousing or provoking laughter
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

commander

240

	abbreviation
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	chief; leader
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

commentary

241

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	circumstance

commentator

242

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

committed

243

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	cylindrical container
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	dedicated; devoted

communication

244

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	approach; entry; entrance
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

compact

245

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	air
	ambition; longing
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

compaction

246

	correction; revision
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	an increase in the density of something
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

companion

247

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	associate; partner
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	cylindrical container

compete

248

	contest; fight
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	certificate; warrant
	cylindrical container

competent

249

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	capable; adept

competitiveness

250

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	designate; nominate
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	biography or story written by yourself

complacence

251

	conservative; careful
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	capable; adept

complement

252

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	brightly; radiantly
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

complex

253

	contradict; give a false impression
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

complexity

254

	act of constructing or building something
	complication
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

complicated

255

	definitive; decisive; final
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	able to pay for
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	air
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

compound

257

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

compress

258

	building that houses judicial courts
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	achievement; fulfillment

compressed

259

	attack; onslaught
	compact
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

compression

260

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

compromise

261

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

computation

262

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	a professional cook
	calculation

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	awake; alert
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	compression

conceive

264

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

conception

265

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

conceptual

266

	culture
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

concerto

267

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

concise

268

	conservative; careful
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	addition; supplement
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	arousing or provoking laughter
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a professional cook

conclusive

270

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	comfortable; relaxing
	devour; eat
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	achievement; fulfillment
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

condemnation

272

	brightly; radiantly
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	blame
	church; temple

condensation

273

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	ambition; longing
	breaking of contract or duty
	compression

condense

274

	diagnose; examine
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	difficult to handle or manage
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

conduct

275

	capable; adept
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

conductor

276

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	designate; nominate
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

cone

277

	conduct; manner
	amazed; surprised
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confederacy

278

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	act of burning something
	alliance
	complication

confederate

279

	climb; mount
	coins collectively
	ally; form a group or unite
	achievement; fulfillment

confer

280

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	arrangement; association; alliance

confess

281

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	acknowledge; admit
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

confident

282

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	creek; stream
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

configuration

283

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	bump; hit; conflict

confirmation

284

	bump; hit; conflict
	additional proof that something that was believed
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

confluence

285

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	circumstance

conform

286

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	composition; order
	arrangement; association; alliance
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

conformity

287

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	brightly; radiantly
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confront

288

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

congenial

289

	assert; confirm
	astonish; affect with wonder
	compatible
	contradict; give a false impression

conglomerate

290

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	adapt; regulate
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

congratulation

291

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congregate

292

	assemble; convene; gather
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	assured; having or marked by assurance

conifer

293

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	church; temple
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

conjecture

294

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	conservative; careful
	decay; erosion

conscientious

295

	associate; partner
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	considerable; perceptible
	comparable; similar or alike

conscious

296

	difficult to analyze or understand
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	associate; incorporate
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	considerate and thoughtful act
	candidate

consideration

298

	considerate and thoughtful act
	considerable; perceptible
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

consonant

299

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	compatible; harmonious
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

consort

300

	associate; join
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	ally; form a group or unite

consortium

301

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

constellation

302

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	calculation
	associate; partner
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

constituent

303

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	component or part; citizen, voter
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	awake; alert

construction

304

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	act of constructing or building something
	certificate; warrant
	contradict; give a false impression

consultant

305

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	an expert who gives advice
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

consume

306

	arrangement; association; alliance
	devour; eat
	composition; order
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

container

307

	any object that can be used to hold things
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

contender

308

	building that houses judicial courts
	benevolent; kind; humane
	contestant you hope to defeat
	certain, sure

contention

309

	composition; order
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	competing as for profit or prize

context

310

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	circumstance

continental

311

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	confront; oppose
	covered with beads of liquid
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

contour

312

	configuration; outline
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	clump; cluster; gathering

contract

313

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

contraction

314

	causing or characterized by addiction
	additional proof that something that was believed
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

contradict

315

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	confront; oppose

contrast

316

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

controversial

317

	culture
	controvertible; disputable
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

controversy

318

	a professional cook
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	contentious speech act; argument

conventional

319

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	capacity; skill
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	demand for something as rightful or due

converge

320

	blame
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	diagnose; examine

conversational

321

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	act of burning something
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

converse

322

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	contest; fight

conversion

323

	change; transformation
	act of accompanying someone or something
	comparable; similar or alike
	difficult to analyze or understand

convert

324

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	assigning to a class or category
	change something into another form; transform

converter

325

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

convex

326

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	breakdown; failure
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	assign the roles of; choose at random

convinced

327

	certain, sure
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	assemble; convene; gather
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

coop

328

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

coordinate

329

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	an expert who gives advice
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	applaud; announce with great approval

core

330

	cylindrical container
	brink; edge
	compute; determine; estimate
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

cornet

331

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	be earlier in time; go back further
	competing as for profit or prize

corps

332

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

correspond

333

	chief; serving as an essential component
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	curator; guardian
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

corrode

335

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

corrosion

336

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	decay; erosion
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

corruption

337

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	bribery; fraud
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	candidate

counsel

338

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	be full of; be plentiful
	acknowledge; admit
	advise; suggest

couple

339

	be earlier in time; go back further
	compression
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	church; temple

courthouse

340

	building that houses judicial courts
	certainly; undoubtedly
	cell; compartment; room
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

courtship

341

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

cowhand

342

	contentious speech act; argument
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	brightly; radiantly

cozy

343

	adjustment; measurement
	comfortable; relaxing
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	ally; form a group or unite

crab

344

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	approach; tend to meet; come together

crack

345

	creek; stream
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

crater

346

	arousing or provoking laughter
	associate; incorporate
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

credence

347

	credit; faith
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	assign; distribute according to plan
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

credential

348

	certificate; warrant
	contradict; give a false impression
	biography or story written by yourself
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

credit

349

	cylindrical container
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	act of burning something
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

creditor

350

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crimson

351

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	bloody
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

crosscut

352

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	about; roughly
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

crumble

353

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	biography or story written by yourself
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crystalline

354

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	capacity; skill

crystallization

355

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	associate; partner
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

crystallize

356

	covered with beads of liquid
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	air

cubism

357

	air
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cucumber

358

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	decay; erosion
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	attendant; concomitant

culture

359

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	cylindrical container
	assign; distribute according to plan

cupboard

360

	contest; fight
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	beg pardon
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

curious

361

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	a group of persons together in one place
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

curriculum

362

	course; program
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	an expert who gives advice
	approach; come near

custodian

363

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	chief; leader
	curator; guardian

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

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