ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	capacity; skill
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

ablaze

	beg pardon
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	contradict; give a false impression
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

abolitionist

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	be earlier in time; go back further
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	be full of; be plentiful
	arousing or provoking laughter

abrupt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	clothing; dress
	configuration; outline
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

absorb

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	amazed; surprised
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

abut

	act of accompanying someone or something
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	benevolent; kind; humane

academician

	an expert who gives advice
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	bribery; fraud
	a physicist who studies astronomy

access

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	approach; entry; entrance
	approach; come near

accessibility

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	contradict; give a false impression
	bloody

accessory

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	ambition; longing
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	applaud; announce with great approval
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

accompaniment

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	act of accompanying someone or something
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

accompanying

	attendant; concomitant
	a professional cook
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	certificate; warrant

accomplishment

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	achievement; fulfillment

accordion

	cellar; storage room
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

account

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	difficult to handle or manage
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

accredit

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

accuse

	blend; union
	blame; condemn
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

acquisition

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	blame; condemn

acronym

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	abbreviation

addict

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	dedicated; devoted
	adapt; regulate
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

addictive

	arrangement; association; alliance
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	causing or characterized by addiction
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

additive

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	addition; supplement
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

adjacent

	beg pardon
	any small compartment
	addition; supplement
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjoin

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	a group of persons together in one place
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

adjust

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	adapt; regulate
	cut; sculpt

adobe

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	church; temple
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

adolescent

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	causing or characterized by addiction
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	achievement; fulfillment

adopt

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	authorize; commission; give credit for

adoption

	curator; guardian
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	act of accepting with approval
	approach; entry; entrance

advent

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	act of being present
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

affirm

	cool; freeze
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	assert; confirm

affliction

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

affordable

	be broadcast on television or radio
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	able to pay for
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

agitation

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	building that houses judicial courts
	arousing or provoking laughter
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

air

	causing or characterized by addiction
	designate; nominate
	be broadcast on television or radio
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

airborne

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	aloft; flying; in the air
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	correction; revision

alignment

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	cell; compartment; room
	arrangement; association; alliance
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

allocate

	assign; distribute according to plan
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

alloy

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	benevolent; kind; humane
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

ally

	background; setting
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

aloof

	associate; join
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	complete; consummate; make perfect

amaze

	blend; union
	able to pay for
	astonish; affect with wonder
	complication

amazing

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	be broadcast on television or radio
	alliance
	a widely known person

ambition

	contentious speech act; argument
	cellar; storage room
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	aspiration

ambitious

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	compatible; harmonious
	decay; erosion
	cool; freeze

amend

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

amendment

	bump; hit; conflict
	contest; fight
	correction; revision
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

amplification

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	covering; umbrella

amplify

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	difficult to analyze or understand
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

analogous

	blend; fuse; merge
	any small compartment
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	comparable; similar or alike

analyze

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	diagnose; examine
	awake; alert
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

anatomy

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a professional cook
	achievement; fulfillment

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	courtesy towards women
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	associate; partner

annex

	causing or characterized by addiction
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

annihilate

	controvertible; disputable
	background; setting
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annoying

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	bloody
	a commissioned military officer
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

antedate

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	be full of; be plentiful
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	be earlier in time; go back further

anthology

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	book of literary selections by various authors
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

antibiotic

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	breakdown; failure
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

anticipate

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

antique

	candidate
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	causing or characterized by addiction
	assured; having or marked by assurance

apologize

	decay; erosion
	beg pardon
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

appeal

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	conductor of a band
	abbreviation
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

appealing

	attractive; charming
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	devour; eat

appetite

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	adjustment; measurement
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	an aggressive willingness to compete

applaud

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

applicant

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	candidate
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	complication

application

	achievement; fulfillment
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

appoint

	cool; freeze
	designate; nominate
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

appraisal

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	conductor of a band
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

appreciable

	awake; alert
	considerable; perceptible
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	bribery; fraud

appreciate

	breaking of contract or duty
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

approach

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	access; method
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

appropriate

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	cellar; storage room
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

approximate

	approach; come near
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	accompanying
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

approximately

	about; roughly
	abbreviation
	comparable; similar or alike
	certain, sure

aquatic

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a commissioned military officer

arc

	devour; eat
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

arduous

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	conservative; careful
	astonish; affect with wonder
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

armory

	concerning; simultaneous
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	able to pay for

arrangement

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	composition; order
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

ascend

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	climb; mount
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

ascending

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	climbing; rising
	bloody
	devour; eat

asphyxiate

	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
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

aspiration

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	ambition; longing
	component or part; citizen, voter
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

aspiring

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	be broadcast on television or radio
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	assigning to a class or category

assault

	attack; onslaught
	difficult to analyze or understand
	curator; guardian
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

assemblage

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	a group of persons together in one place
	associate; partner

assert

	diagnose; examine
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

assess

	act of being present
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

assessment

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	abbreviation
	difficult to handle or manage
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

assistance

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

assuredly

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	certainly; undoubtedly
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	addition; supplement

astonished

	amazed; surprised
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	applaud; announce with great approval
	component or part; citizen, voter

astound

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

astronomer

100

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

astronomy

101

	amazed; surprised
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

atmosphere

102

	air
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

atom

103

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	assured; having or marked by assurance

attachment

104

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

attain

105

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

attend

106

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	any object that can be used to hold things
	associate; incorporate
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

attendance

107

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	act of being present
	curator; guardian
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

attendant

108

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

attention

109

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	certain, sure
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	associate; incorporate

attire

110

	clothing; dress
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	brink; edge

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	any object that can be used to hold things
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

attractive

112

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	act of accompanying someone or something
	clothing; dress
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	be full of; be plentiful
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	adapt; regulate
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	cellar; storage room

available

115

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	arrangement; association; alliance
	classify; sort
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	definitive; decisive; final
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	associate; incorporate

awkward

117

	difficult to handle or manage
	course; program
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

backdrop

118

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	background; setting
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

balance

119

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	difficult to handle or manage
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	definitive; decisive; final

ballet

120

	component or part; citizen, voter
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

bandmaster

121

	be full of; be plentiful
	background; setting
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	conductor of a band

bang

122

	difficult to analyze or understand
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

bankrupt

123

	a group of persons together in one place
	covered with beads of liquid
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

bar

124

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	conservative; careful
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

barbecue

125

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	candidate
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	bribery; fraud

barn

126

	bribery; fraud
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

baroque

127

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

barren

128

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	considerable; perceptible
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

basement

129

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	cellar; storage room
	chief; leader

basin

130

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	be full of; be plentiful
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

beaded

131

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	covered with beads of liquid

behavior

132

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	conduct; manner
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	awake; alert

beleaguer

133

	assign; distribute according to plan
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

belie

134

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	climb; mount
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	contradict; give a false impression

bellows

135

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

benefit

136

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	cold

betray

137

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

bicameral

138

	chief; serving as an essential component
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	clump; cluster; gathering
	a professional cook

biography

139

	change something into another form; transform
	circumstance
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

bison

140

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	candidate
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

blame

141

	blend; fuse; merge
	change something into another form; transform
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

blaze

142

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

bleak

143

	designate; nominate
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	conduct; manner
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

144

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	clothing; dress
	difficult to analyze or understand

blight

145

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

bluff

146

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	courtesy towards women
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

blush

147

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	adjustment; measurement
	creek; stream
	cell; compartment; room

board

148

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	approach; come near

bold

149

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	calculation
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

bonanza

150

	contradict; give a false impression
	accompanying
	covered with beads of liquid
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

boom

151

	an increase in the density of something
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	courtesy towards women

boon

152

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

boundless

153

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

bouquet

154

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

breach

155

	access; method
	breaking of contract or duty
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	accompanying

breath

156

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	ambition; longing
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

brilliance

157

	considerable; perceptible
	cleverness; magnificence
	acknowledge; admit
	competing as for profit or prize

brilliantly

158

	brightly; radiantly
	amazed; surprised
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

brim

159

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	brink; edge

bronze

160

	difficult to analyze or understand
	chief; leader
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	biography or story written by yourself

brook

161

	creek; stream
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	about; roughly
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

bunch

162

	clump; cluster; gathering
	an increase in the density of something
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	blend; fuse; merge

buzz

163

	addition; supplement
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	arousing or provoking laughter

buzzer

164

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

bypass

165

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	credit; faith
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cabinetmaker

166

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	ambition; longing
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

calculate

167

	compute; determine; estimate
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	competing as for profit or prize
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

calibration

168

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	adjustment; measurement
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

cancellation

169

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	assign; distribute according to plan
	approach; entry; entrance
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

canopy

170

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	covering; umbrella
	approach; come near
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

canyon

171

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cardinal

172

	chief; serving as an essential component
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

carve

173

	act of constructing or building something
	clothing; dress
	applaud; announce with great approval
	cut; sculpt

carving

174

	certain, sure
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	change something into another form; transform
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

cassette

175

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	contest; fight
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	compact
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

casting

177

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	bloody
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

catalyst

178

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	blend; fuse; merge

catastrophe

179

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	awake; alert

catching

180

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	attractive; charming
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

categorize

181

	cylindrical container
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	classify; sort

caterpillar

182

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	classify; sort

cathedral

183

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	church; temple
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	chief; serving as an essential component

caution

184

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	compatible; harmonious
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

cautious

185

	conservative; careful
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	compatible
	awake; alert

cavern

186

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

celebrity

187

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	a widely known person

cell

188

	act of accepting with approval
	considerable; perceptible
	any small compartment
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

chagrin

189

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	approach; entry; entrance
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chamber

190

	book of literary selections by various authors
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	cell; compartment; room

charcoal

191

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

charitable

192

	benevolent; kind; humane
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	complication
	bribery; fraud

checkout

193

	compact
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

chef

194

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	attack; onslaught
	background; setting
	a professional cook

chill

195

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	candidate
	background; setting
	cool; freeze

chilly

196

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	circumstance
	cold
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

chivalry

197

	courtesy towards women
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	creek; stream

choir

198

	abbreviation
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

choke

199

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	accompanying
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

chop

200

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

chord

201

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

chore

202

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	attack; onslaught

choreography

203

	any small compartment
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cut; sculpt
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

chorus

204

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	coins collectively
	associate; join
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

chromosphere

205

	courtesy towards women
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	about; roughly
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

chronological

206

	associate; join
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	bump; hit; conflict
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

cider

207

	brightly; radiantly
	difficult to handle or manage
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

civility

208

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	aloft; flying; in the air
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	blame

civilization

209

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	culture
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	a professional cook

claim

210

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	demand for something as rightful or due
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

clam

211

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

clap

212

	associate; partner
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

classification

213

	assigning to a class or category
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	considerate and thoughtful act

classify

214

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	astonish; affect with wonder
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

clergy

215

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	curator; guardian
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

clergyman

216

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	concerning; simultaneous

clip

217

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	competing as for profit or prize

clog

218

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	congest; jam
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

clumsy

219

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	dedicated; devoted
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

clutch

220

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	creek; stream
	assign the roles of; choose at random

coalesce

221

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	applaud; announce with great approval
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	assign the roles of; choose at random

codify

222

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	capable; adept
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

coherent

223

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

cohesive

224

	cold
	assert; confirm
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	be full of; be plentiful

coil

225

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

coinage

226

	coins collectively
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	congest; jam

coincident

227

	chief; leader
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	concerning; simultaneous

collapse

228

	breakdown; failure
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	blend; fuse; merge
	authorize; commission; give credit for

collective

229

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	act of being present
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

collide

230

	bump; hit; conflict
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	demand for something as rightful or due

collision

231

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	amazed; surprised
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

colloquialism

232

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

colonel

233

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a commissioned military officer
	attractive; charming

combination

234

	blend; union
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	covered with beads of liquid
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

combine

235

	blend; fuse; merge
	biography or story written by yourself
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

combustible

236

	biography or story written by yourself
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

combustion

237

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	act of burning something

comet

238

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	an object that goes around the sun

comical

239

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	arousing or provoking laughter
	an increase in the density of something

commander

240

	chief; leader
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	act of accompanying someone or something

commentary

241

	classify; sort
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

commentator

242

	compact
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	associate; join

committed

243

	conservative; careful
	devour; eat
	any small compartment
	dedicated; devoted

communication

244

	blend; union
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

compact

245

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	cut; sculpt
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

compaction

246

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	difficult to analyze or understand
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	an increase in the density of something

companion

247

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	associate; partner
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

compete

248

	certificate; warrant
	contest; fight
	arrangement; association; alliance
	considerable; perceptible

competent

249

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	blame; condemn
	capable; adept
	a professional cook

competitiveness

250

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	act of burning something
	brink; edge

complacence

251

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	approach; entry; entrance

complement

252

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	church; temple
	considerable; perceptible

complex

253

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

complexity

254

	complication
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

complicated

255

	difficult to analyze or understand
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

complication

256

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

compound

257

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	be full of; be plentiful
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	decay; erosion

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	change something into another form; transform

compressed

259

	attractive; charming
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	compact

compression

260

	church; temple
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

compromise

261

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	credit; faith
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

computation

262

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	calculation
	an object that goes around the sun

concede

263

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

conceive

264

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

conception

265

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

conceptual

266

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

concerto

267

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	demand for something as rightful or due

concise

268

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	additional proof that something that was believed
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

conciseness

269

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

conclusive

270

	chief; leader
	definitive; decisive; final
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

condemn

271

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

condemnation

272

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	blame
	building that houses judicial courts
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

condensation

273

	difficult to analyze or understand
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	compression
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

condense

274

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	contradict; give a false impression
	difficult to handle or manage

conduct

275

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	breakdown; failure
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

conductor

276

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	a widely known person
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

cone

277

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	certificate; warrant
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

confederacy

278

	confront; oppose
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	alliance
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

confederate

279

	ally; form a group or unite
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

confer

280

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	covering; umbrella
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	act of being present

confess

281

	approach; entry; entrance
	compatible
	book of literary selections by various authors
	acknowledge; admit

confident

282

	alliance
	composition; order
	aloft; flying; in the air
	assured; having or marked by assurance

configuration

283

	chief; leader
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	diagnose; examine
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

confirmation

284

	additional proof that something that was believed
	blame; condemn
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	concerning; simultaneous

confluence

285

	assign; distribute according to plan
	capacity; skill
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	associate; incorporate

conform

286

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

conformity

287

	be earlier in time; go back further
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	associate; partner
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confront

288

	compact
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	circumstance

congenial

289

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	compatible
	authorize; commission; give credit for

conglomerate

290

	accompanying
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

congratulation

291

	alliance
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

congregate

292

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	assemble; convene; gather
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

conifer

293

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	an increase in the density of something
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

conjecture

294

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

conscientious

295

	congest; jam
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

conscious

296

	awake; alert
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

conservatism

297

	advise; suggest
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	act of being present

consideration

298

	considerate and thoughtful act
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	cool; freeze

consonant

299

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	certificate; warrant
	compatible; harmonious
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

consort

300

	associate; join
	component or part; citizen, voter
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

consortium

301

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	cool; freeze
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

constellation

302

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

constituent

303

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	chief; leader
	component or part; citizen, voter
	attack; onslaught

construction

304

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	act of constructing or building something
	an expert who gives advice
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

consultant

305

	assign; distribute according to plan
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	an expert who gives advice

consume

306

	compression
	devour; eat
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

container

307

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	compact
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	any object that can be used to hold things

contender

308

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	contestant you hope to defeat

contention

309

	blame
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	ally; form a group or unite
	competing as for profit or prize

context

310

	circumstance
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	cylindrical container

continental

311

	acknowledge; admit
	any object that can be used to hold things
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

contour

312

	configuration; outline
	covered with beads of liquid
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

contract

313

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	dedicated; devoted
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

contraction

314

	beg pardon
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

contradict

315

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	attractive; charming
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	confront; oppose

contrast

316

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

controversial

317

	chief; serving as an essential component
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	controvertible; disputable
	any small compartment

controversy

318

	contentious speech act; argument
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	covered with beads of liquid
	change something into another form; transform

conventional

319

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

converge

320

	composition; order
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	approach; tend to meet; come together

conversational

321

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	breakdown; failure
	capacity; skill
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

converse

322

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	controvertible; disputable
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

conversion

323

	candidate
	change; transformation
	applaud; announce with great approval
	cut; sculpt

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	alliance

converter

325

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	blame; condemn
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

convex

326

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	contestant you hope to defeat
	complete; consummate; make perfect

convinced

327

	coins collectively
	adapt; regulate
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	certain, sure

coop

328

	applaud; announce with great approval
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

coordinate

329

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	building that houses judicial courts
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

core

330

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	brightly; radiantly
	arrangement; association; alliance

cornet

331

	bribery; fraud
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	arrangement; association; alliance

corps

332

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	associate; incorporate
	additional proof that something that was believed

correspond

333

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	comparable; similar or alike
	additional proof that something that was believed
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	access; method
	aspiration
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

corrode

335

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	bump; hit; conflict
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

corrosion

336

	beg pardon
	decay; erosion
	benevolent; kind; humane
	capacity; skill

corruption

337

	bribery; fraud
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	credit; faith
	a physicist who studies astronomy

counsel

338

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	advise; suggest

couple

339

	diagnose; examine
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	breakdown; failure

courthouse

340

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	conservative; careful
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	building that houses judicial courts

courtship

341

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

cowhand

342

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	book of literary selections by various authors
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	able to pay for

cozy

343

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	comfortable; relaxing
	accompanying
	estimate value; judge worth of something

crab

344

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a widely known person
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

crack

345

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	candidate
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	climb; mount

crater

346

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

credence

347

	credit; faith
	blame; condemn
	access; method
	advise; suggest

credential

348

	clump; cluster; gathering
	certificate; warrant
	approach; entry; entrance
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

credit

349

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	climbing; rising

creditor

350

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	attractive; charming
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

crimson

351

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	blame
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	bloody

crosscut

352

	curator; guardian
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	associate; partner

crumble

353

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crystalline

354

	blame
	brink; edge
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

crystallization

355

	alliance
	act of constructing or building something
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	change something into another form; transform

crystallize

356

	blame
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	certificate; warrant

cubism

357

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	compatible; harmonious
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	an object that goes around the sun

cucumber

358

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	course; program

culture

359

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a group of persons together in one place
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

cupboard

360

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	capable; adept
	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
	cellar; storage room
	certificate; warrant
	adjustment; measurement

curriculum

362

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	course; program
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

custodian

363

	associate; join
	creek; stream
	curator; guardian
	assert; confirm

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	compatible; harmonious
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

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