Barron GRE Vocabulary| Match Practice

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

abash

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

abate

	assent; agree without protesting
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

abdicate

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

aberrant

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

abet

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

abeyance

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abhor

	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abject

	applaud; announce with great approval
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

abjure

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

ablution

	assent; agree without protesting
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abnegation

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

abode

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	state without proof; assert to be true
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

abolish

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abominable

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

aboriginal

	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	applaud; announce with great approval

abridge

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	written statement made under oath
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	formless; lacking shape or definition

abscond

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

absolute

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

absolve

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

abstemious

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstinence

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

abstract

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

abstruse

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abusive

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

abysmal

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

abyss

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

academic

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accede

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

accelerate

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive

accessible

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

accessory

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having human form or characteristics
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	applaud; announce with great approval
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

acclimate

	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

acclivity

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	upward slope, as of hill
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

accolade

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

accommodate

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

accomplice

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

accord

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

accost

	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

accrue

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	able to live both on land and in water
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

acerbity

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

acidulous

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	upward slope, as of hill
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acknowledge

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	having properties of vinegar; sour

acme

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

acne

	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	convenient features; courtesies
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

acquittal

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	written statement made under oath
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

acrid

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

acrimonious

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

acrophobia

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actuarial

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

actuate

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

acute

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

adage

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

adamant

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

adapt

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive

addiction

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

addle

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

adhere

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

adherent

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	convenient features; courtesies
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

adjunct

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

admonish

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

adorn

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adroit

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adulterate

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

advent

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

adventitious

	assign; distribute according to plan
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states

adversary

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

adverse

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	put into motion or action; activate
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

adversity

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

advocacy

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

advocate

	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

aesthetic

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

affable

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	book of literary selections by various authors
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

affected

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

affidavit

	written statement made under oath
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

affiliation

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

affinity

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

affirmation

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	comparable; similar or alike

affliction

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	upward slope, as of hill
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

affluence

	moved by sexual love; loving
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affront

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

agenda

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

agglomeration

	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

aggrandize

100

	comparable; similar or alike
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

aggregate

101

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

aghast

102

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

agility

103

	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agitate

104

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	written statement made under oath
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

agnostic

105

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

agrarian

106

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

alacrity

107

	assign; distribute according to plan
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

alchemy

108

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

alcove

109

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

alias

110

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

alienate

111

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

alimentary

112

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

alimony

113

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa

allay

114

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

allege

115

	state without proof; assert to be true
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

allegiance

116

	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

allegory

117

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

alleviate

118

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	convenient features; courtesies

alliteration

119

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	assent; agree without protesting

allocate

120

	assign; distribute according to plan
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

alloy

121

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allude

122

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

allure

123

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

aloft

124

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	convenient features; courtesies
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

altercation

125

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

altruistic

126

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

amalgamate

127

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

amass

128

	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

ambidextrous

129

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

ambience

130

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

131

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	assent; agree without protesting
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambivalence

132

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

amble

133

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

ambrosia

134

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

ambulatory

135

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

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
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

137

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

138

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

amend

139

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	upward slope, as of hill
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

amenities

140

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	convenient features; courtesies
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses

amiable

141

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

amicable

142

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

amiss

143

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

amity

144

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

amnesia

145

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

amnesty

146

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses

amoral

147

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

amorous

148

	moved by sexual love; loving
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

amorphous

149

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	formless; lacking shape or definition

amphibian

150

	able to live both on land and in water
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

amphitheater

151

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	applaud; announce with great approval
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ample

152

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	chronological record of the events of successive years

amputate

153

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

amulet

154

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	able to live both on land and in water

analgesic

155

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

analogous

156

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	comparable; similar or alike
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa

analogy

157

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

anarchist

158

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anarchy

159

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

anathema

160

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	convenient features; courtesies
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

ancestry

161

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

anchor

162

	having human form or characteristics
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

ancillary

163

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

anecdote

164

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

anemia

165

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

anesthetic

166

	convenient features; courtesies
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

anguish

167

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

angular

168

	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

animated

169

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

animosity

170

	put into motion or action; activate
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

animus

171

	written statement made under oath
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annals

172

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

annex

173

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	able to live both on land and in water
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

annihilate

174

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	comparable; similar or alike
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annotate

175

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	comment; make explanatory notes
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

annuity

176

	state without proof; assert to be true
	assign; distribute according to plan
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

annul

177

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

anodyne

178

	written statement made under oath
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

179

	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	written statement made under oath
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

anomalous

180

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	applaud; announce with great approval
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

anomaly

181

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

anonymity

182

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

antagonism

183

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

antecede

184

	put into motion or action; activate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedents

185

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

antediluvian

186

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthem

187

	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

anthology

188

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	book of literary selections by various authors
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

anthropoid

189

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropologist

190

	one who studies history and science of mankind
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

anthropomorphic

191

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	able to live both on land and in water
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	having human form or characteristics

anticlimax

192

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	moved by sexual love; loving
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

antidote

193

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

antipathy

194

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

antiquated

195

	state without proof; assert to be true
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

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