Barron GRE Vocabulary| Match Practice

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abase

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	able to live both on land and in water

abate

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

abbreviate

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

abdicate

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abet

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

abhor

	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	book of literary selections by various authors
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

abject

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm

abjure

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	one who studies history and science of mankind

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

abode

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

aboriginal

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

abrasive

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

abrogate

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

absolute

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

absolve

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

abstemious

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	moved by sexual love; loving
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

abstinence

	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

abstract

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

abusive

	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
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

abysmal

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

abyss

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	applaud; announce with great approval
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

academic

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accede

	moved by sexual love; loving
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	state without proof; assert to be true
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerate

	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

accessible

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	assent; agree without protesting
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accessory

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	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

acclaim

	having human form or characteristics
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	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
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	able to live both on land and in water

accolade

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

accommodate

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accomplice

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	written statement made under oath
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

accord

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

accost

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

accretion

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

accrue

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

acetic

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

acidulous

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	comment; make explanatory notes
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

acknowledge

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

acme

	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

acne

	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	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
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

acquiesce

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	assent; agree without protesting
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acquittal

	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

acrid

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

acrimonious

	written statement made under oath
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

acrophobia

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

actuate

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

acumen

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

acute

	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	comment; make explanatory notes

adage

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

adamant

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	state without proof; assert to be true
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

adapt

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

addendum

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

addiction

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

adept

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

adhere

	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

adherent

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

adjacent

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjunct

	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

admonish

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

adorn

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

adroit

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

adulation

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	having human form or characteristics

adulterate

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

advent

	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adventitious

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

adversary

	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

adverse

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

adversity

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

advocacy

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

advocate

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

aesthetic

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	written statement made under oath
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

affable

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	make or become better; improve; grow better

affected

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	able to live both on land and in water
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

affidavit

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	written statement made under oath

affiliation

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

affinity

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

affirmation

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

affliction

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

affluence

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affront

	written statement made under oath
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

agglomeration

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

aggrandize

100

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

aggregate

101

	assign; distribute according to plan
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

aghast

102

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	applaud; announce with great approval
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agility

103

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

agitate

104

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

agnostic

105

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

agrarian

106

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

alacrity

107

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	comparable; similar or alike
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

alchemy

108

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcove

109

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

alias

110

	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty

alienate

111

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

alimentary

112

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

alimony

113

	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

allay

114

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

allege

115

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegiance

116

	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

allegory

117

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	assent; agree without protesting
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

alleviate

118

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

alliteration

119

	assent; agree without protesting
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

allocate

120

	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	assign; distribute according to plan

alloy

121

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

allude

122

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	state without proof; assert to be true
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	assign; distribute according to plan

allure

123

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

aloft

124

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	able to live both on land and in water
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

altercation

125

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	book of literary selections by various authors

altruistic

126

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

amalgamate

127

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

amass

128

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

ambidextrous

129

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

ambience

130

	assent; agree without protesting
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

ambiguous

131

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

ambivalence

132

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

amble

133

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

ambrosia

134

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

ambulatory

135

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ambush

136

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

ameliorate

137

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

amenable

138

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

amend

139

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

amenities

140

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	convenient features; courtesies
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

amiable

141

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

amicable

142

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amiss

143

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty

amity

144

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

amnesia

145

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

amnesty

146

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses

amoral

147

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

amorous

148

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	moved by sexual love; loving
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

amorphous

149

	convenient features; courtesies
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

amphibian

150

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

151

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

ample

152

	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

amputate

153

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

amulet

154

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

analgesic

155

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

156

	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	comparable; similar or alike
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

analogy

157

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

anarchist

158

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

anarchy

159

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

anathema

160

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

ancestry

161

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	applaud; announce with great approval
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

anchor

162

	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	upward slope, as of hill
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate

ancillary

163

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

anecdote

164

	able to live both on land and in water
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

anemia

165

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality

anesthetic

166

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	state without proof; assert to be true
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

anguish

167

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

angular

168

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

animated

169

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	comparable; similar or alike

animosity

170

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

animus

171

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

annals

172

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

annex

173

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

annihilate

174

	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annotate

175

	comment; make explanatory notes
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

annuity

176

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

annul

177

	comparable; similar or alike
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

anodyne

178

	put into motion or action; activate
	state without proof; assert to be true
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

anoint

179

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

anomalous

180

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

anomaly

181

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

anonymity

182

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

antagonism

183

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

antecede

184

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	having human form or characteristics

antecedents

185

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

antediluvian

186

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthem

187

	written statement made under oath
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

anthology

188

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	book of literary selections by various authors
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

anthropoid

189

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

anthropologist

190

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

anthropomorphic

191

	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having human form or characteristics

anticlimax

192

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

antidote

193

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

antipathy

194

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

antiquated

195

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	assign; distribute according to plan
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

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