Barron GRE Vocabulary| Match Practice

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abase

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abash

	assent; agree without protesting
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

abate

	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

abbreviate

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

abdicate

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abet

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

abeyance

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

abhor

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

abject

	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

abjure

	assent; agree without protesting
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	assent; agree without protesting
	having human form or characteristics
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

abode

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

abolish

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abominable

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	state without proof; assert to be true
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

abrasive

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

abridge

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate

abscond

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

absolute

	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

absolve

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

abstemious

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society

abstinence

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

abstract

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

abstruse

	comment; make explanatory notes
	able to live both on land and in water
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abusive

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

abut

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

abysmal

	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

abyss

	written statement made under oath
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

academic

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

accede

	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

accelerate

	moved by sexual love; loving
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

accessible

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accessory

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

acclaim

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	upward slope, as of hill

accolade

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

accommodate

	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accomplice

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

accord

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

accost

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

accretion

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

accrue

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	written statement made under oath

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

acidulous

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	convenient features; courtesies
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

acknowledge

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

acme

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

acne

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

acquiesce

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	assent; agree without protesting
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

acquittal

	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

acrimonious

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

acrophobia

	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	upward slope, as of hill
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

actuarial

	put into motion or action; activate
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

actuate

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

acumen

	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	chronological record of the events of successive years

acute

	having human form or characteristics
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

adage

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	state without proof; assert to be true
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

adamant

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

adapt

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

addendum

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

addiction

	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

addle

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	written statement made under oath

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	moved by sexual love; loving

adhere

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

adherent

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

adjacent

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

admonish

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

adorn

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adroit

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

adulterate

	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

advent

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adventitious

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

adversary

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

adverse

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

adversity

	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

advocacy

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

advocate

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

aesthetic

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

affable

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

affected

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	upward slope, as of hill
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

affidavit

	written statement made under oath
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

affiliation

	assent; agree without protesting
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society

affinity

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

affirmation

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affliction

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	one who studies history and science of mankind

affluence

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

affront

	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	assent; agree without protesting

agenda

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

agglomeration

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	able to live both on land and in water
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

aggrandize

100

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	applaud; announce with great approval
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

aggregate

101

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	book of literary selections by various authors
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

aghast

102

	book of literary selections by various authors
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agility

103

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

agitate

104

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agnostic

105

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

agrarian

106

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	put into motion or action; activate

alacrity

107

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	put into motion or action; activate
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

108

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

alcove

109

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

alias

110

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

alienate

111

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

alimentary

112

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	book of literary selections by various authors

alimony

113

	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	able to live both on land and in water
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

allay

114

	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

allege

115

	state without proof; assert to be true
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

allegiance

116

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

allegory

117

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

alleviate

118

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

alliteration

119

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	put into motion or action; activate
	upward slope, as of hill

allocate

120

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	assign; distribute according to plan

alloy

121

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	state without proof; assert to be true
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

allude

122

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

allure

123

	upward slope, as of hill
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

aloft

124

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	able to live both on land and in water
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

altercation

125

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

altruistic

126

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

amalgamate

127

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	able to live both on land and in water
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

128

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

ambidextrous

129

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	one who studies history and science of mankind

ambience

130

	written statement made under oath
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

131

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence

132

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

amble

133

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

ambrosia

134

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty

ambulatory

135

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

ambush

136

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	having human form or characteristics
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something

ameliorate

137

	moved by sexual love; loving
	assent; agree without protesting
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

amenable

138

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

amend

139

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

amenities

140

	convenient features; courtesies
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

amiable

141

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

amicable

142

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

amiss

143

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	state without proof; assert to be true

amity

144

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amnesia

145

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

amnesty

146

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

amoral

147

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

amorous

148

	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

149

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

amphibian

150

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	comparable; similar or alike
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

151

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	convenient features; courtesies

ample

152

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

amputate

153

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	applaud; announce with great approval
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states

amulet

154

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

analgesic

155

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

156

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	comparable; similar or alike

analogy

157

	written statement made under oath
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

anarchist

158

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

anarchy

159

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	able to live both on land and in water
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

anathema

160

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

ancestry

161

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

anchor

162

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

ancillary

163

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

anecdote

164

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

anemia

165

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	assign; distribute according to plan
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality

anesthetic

166

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

anguish

167

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

angular

168

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

animated

169

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	assent; agree without protesting

animosity

170

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

animus

171

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

annals

172

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

annex

173

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

annihilate

174

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	assign; distribute according to plan
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

annotate

175

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	applaud; announce with great approval
	comment; make explanatory notes
	convenient features; courtesies

annuity

176

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

annul

177

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	able to live both on land and in water
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

anodyne

178

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	able to live both on land and in water

anoint

179

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

anomalous

180

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

anomaly

181

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	comment; make explanatory notes

anonymity

182

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses

antagonism

183

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

antecede

184

	able to live both on land and in water
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

antecedents

185

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

antediluvian

186

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

anthem

187

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

anthology

188

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	book of literary selections by various authors

anthropoid

189

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

anthropologist

190

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	having human form or characteristics
	convenient features; courtesies

anthropomorphic

191

	having human form or characteristics
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

anticlimax

192

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

antidote

193

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	assign; distribute according to plan
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

antipathy

194

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

antiquated

195

	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

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