Barron GRE Vocabulary| Match Practice

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abase

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

abash

	book of literary selections by various authors
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abate

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	having human form or characteristics
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

abdicate

	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

aberrant

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abet

	comparable; similar or alike
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

abhor

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

abject

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

abjure

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

ablution

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

abnegation

	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abode

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

abolish

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

abominable

	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
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

abortive

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	assent; agree without protesting

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

abrogate

	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

abscond

	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

absolute

	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

absolve

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

abstemious

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstinence

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

abstract

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	moved by sexual love; loving
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

abusive

	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	written statement made under oath

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality

abyss

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

academic

	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

accede

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

accelerate

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

accessible

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

accessory

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	comparable; similar or alike
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acclaim

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	upward slope, as of hill
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

accolade

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

accommodate

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

accomplice

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

accord

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accost

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

accrue

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

acerbity

	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	having properties of vinegar; sour

acidulous

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

acknowledge

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

acme

	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

acne

	having human form or characteristics
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	applaud; announce with great approval

acoustics

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquiesce

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	assent; agree without protesting
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

acquittal

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

acrimonious

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acrophobia

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actuarial

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

actuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	assent; agree without protesting

acuity

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

acumen

	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

acute

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society

adage

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

adamant

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

adapt

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

addendum

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

addiction

	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

addle

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

adhere

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate

adherent

	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adjacent

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjunct

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	state without proof; assert to be true
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

admonish

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

adorn

	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

adroit

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	state without proof; assert to be true
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	state without proof; assert to be true

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

advent

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

adventitious

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

adversary

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

adverse

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adversity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

advocacy

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

advocate

	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

aesthetic

	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affable

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

affected

	assent; agree without protesting
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

affidavit

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	written statement made under oath
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

affiliation

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

affinity

	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

affirmation

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

affliction

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

affluence

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

affront

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	convenient features; courtesies
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

agenda

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	applaud; announce with great approval
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

agglomeration

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	assent; agree without protesting

aggrandize

100

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

aggregate

101

	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
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

aghast

102

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	assent; agree without protesting
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agility

103

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

agitate

104

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

agnostic

105

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

agrarian

106

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	applaud; announce with great approval

alacrity

107

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

alchemy

108

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

alcove

109

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

alias

110

	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states

alienate

111

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	make or become better; improve; grow better

alimentary

112

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	formless; lacking shape or definition

alimony

113

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	assign; distribute according to plan
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa

allay

114

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

115

	state without proof; assert to be true
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

allegiance

116

	having human form or characteristics
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

allegory

117

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

alleviate

118

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

alliteration

119

	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
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

120

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	assign; distribute according to plan
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

alloy

121

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

allude

122

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	put into motion or action; activate

allure

123

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society

aloft

124

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	comparable; similar or alike

altercation

125

	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	upward slope, as of hill
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

altruistic

126

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

amalgamate

127

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

amass

128

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

ambidextrous

129

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

130

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

ambiguous

131

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence

132

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

amble

133

	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

ambrosia

134

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

ambulatory

135

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

ambush

136

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	comment; make explanatory notes
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

ameliorate

137

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

amenable

138

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	book of literary selections by various authors
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amend

139

	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

amenities

140

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	convenient features; courtesies

amiable

141

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

142

	assent; agree without protesting
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

amiss

143

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

amity

144

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amnesia

145

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

amnesty

146

	assign; distribute according to plan
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amoral

147

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

amorous

148

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

149

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amphibian

150

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	able to live both on land and in water
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

amphitheater

151

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

ample

152

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

amputate

153

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

amulet

154

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

analgesic

155

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

analogous

156

	comparable; similar or alike
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

analogy

157

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

anarchist

158

	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

anarchy

159

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

anathema

160

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

ancestry

161

	put into motion or action; activate
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

anchor

162

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

ancillary

163

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	able to live both on land and in water
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

anecdote

164

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

anemia

165

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

anesthetic

166

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

anguish

167

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

angular

168

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

animated

169

	moved by sexual love; loving
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

animosity

170

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

animus

171

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

annals

172

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

annex

173

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	moved by sexual love; loving

annihilate

174

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	able to live both on land and in water
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

annotate

175

	comment; make explanatory notes
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

annuity

176

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annul

177

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

anodyne

178

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

179

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	moved by sexual love; loving
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

anomalous

180

	upward slope, as of hill
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

anomaly

181

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

anonymity

182

	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

antagonism

183

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

antecede

184

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedents

185

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

antediluvian

186

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

anthem

187

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

anthology

188

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	moved by sexual love; loving
	book of literary selections by various authors

anthropoid

189

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	assent; agree without protesting

anthropologist

190

	one who studies history and science of mankind
	comparable; similar or alike
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

anthropomorphic

191

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	having human form or characteristics

anticlimax

192

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

antidote

193

	book of literary selections by various authors
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

antipathy

194

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

antiquated

195

	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

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