Barron GRE Vocabulary| Match Practice

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

abate

	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

abdicate

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

abet

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

abeyance

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

abhor

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

abject

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

abjure

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	convenient features; courtesies
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

abnegation

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

abode

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	having properties of vinegar; sour

abolish

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

aboriginal

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

abortive

	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abrasive

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

abridge

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

abscond

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	moved by sexual love; loving
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

absolute

	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

absolve

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

abstemious

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

abstinence

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

abstract

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	assign; distribute according to plan
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

abstruse

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

abusive

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

abut

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

abyss

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

academic

	put into motion or action; activate
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

accede

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

accelerate

	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

accessible

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	state without proof; assert to be true

accessory

	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

acclivity

	moved by sexual love; loving
	upward slope, as of hill
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

accolade

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

accommodate

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	upward slope, as of hill
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accomplice

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

accord

	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	written statement made under oath

accost

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accretion

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accrue

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

acerbity

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

acidulous

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

acknowledge

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

acme

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	moved by sexual love; loving

acne

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

acoustics

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

acquittal

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

acrid

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

acrimonious

	assign; distribute according to plan
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acrophobia

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	having human form or characteristics
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

actuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

acuity

	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

acumen

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

acute

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	formless; lacking shape or definition

adage

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

adamant

	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

adapt

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

addiction

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	convenient features; courtesies
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

addle

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

adhere

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

adherent

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	upward slope, as of hill

adjunct

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

admonish

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

adorn

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adroit

	upward slope, as of hill
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	book of literary selections by various authors
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

advent

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

adventitious

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	having human form or characteristics
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

adversary

	state without proof; assert to be true
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

adverse

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

adversity

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

advocacy

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

advocate

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

aesthetic

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	upward slope, as of hill

affable

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

affected

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

affidavit

	written statement made under oath
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

affiliation

	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

affinity

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

affirmation

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

affliction

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

affluence

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

affront

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

agenda

	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

agglomeration

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

aggrandize

100

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggregate

101

	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

aghast

102

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

agility

103

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

104

	assent; agree without protesting
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agnostic

105

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

agrarian

106

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	chronological record of the events of successive years

alacrity

107

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

alchemy

108

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

alcove

109

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

alias

110

	able to live both on land and in water
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

alienate

111

	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

alimentary

112

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

alimony

113

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

allay

114

	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

allege

115

	state without proof; assert to be true
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

allegiance

116

	comparable; similar or alike
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

allegory

117

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

alleviate

118

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	having human form or characteristics
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

alliteration

119

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

allocate

120

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	comparable; similar or alike
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	assign; distribute according to plan

alloy

121

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

allude

122

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

allure

123

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive

aloft

124

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	convenient features; courtesies
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

altercation

125

	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

altruistic

126

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amalgamate

127

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	moved by sexual love; loving

amass

128

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

ambidextrous

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

ambience

130

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

ambiguous

131

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

ambivalence

132

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

amble

133

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

ambrosia

134

	comment; make explanatory notes
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

ambulatory

135

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	applaud; announce with great approval
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ambush

136

	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

ameliorate

137

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

138

	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amend

139

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

amenities

140

	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	convenient features; courtesies
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

amiable

141

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

amicable

142

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	upward slope, as of hill
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

amiss

143

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

amity

144

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

amnesia

145

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa

amnesty

146

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

amoral

147

	book of literary selections by various authors
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

amorous

148

	comparable; similar or alike
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

149

	assent; agree without protesting
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

amphibian

150

	comment; make explanatory notes
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	able to live both on land and in water
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

amphitheater

151

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

ample

152

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

amputate

153

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

amulet

154

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

analgesic

155

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

156

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	comparable; similar or alike
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

analogy

157

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

anarchist

158

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

anarchy

159

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

anathema

160

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	book of literary selections by various authors
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

ancestry

161

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

anchor

162

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

ancillary

163

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

anecdote

164

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

anemia

165

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

anesthetic

166

	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

anguish

167

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	comparable; similar or alike
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

angular

168

	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

animated

169

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

animosity

170

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	assent; agree without protesting
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

animus

171

	having human form or characteristics
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annals

172

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

annex

173

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	moved by sexual love; loving
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

annihilate

174

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	convenient features; courtesies
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

annotate

175

	comment; make explanatory notes
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	upward slope, as of hill
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

annuity

176

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

annul

177

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

anodyne

178

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	written statement made under oath

anoint

179

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

anomalous

180

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	applaud; announce with great approval
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

anomaly

181

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

anonymity

182

	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	able to live both on land and in water

antagonism

183

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

antecede

184

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

antecedents

185

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

antediluvian

186

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

anthem

187

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

anthology

188

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	book of literary selections by various authors
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

anthropoid

189

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	comparable; similar or alike
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

anthropologist

190

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

anthropomorphic

191

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	having human form or characteristics
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

anticlimax

192

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

antidote

193

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

antipathy

194

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	chronological record of the events of successive years

antiquated

195

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something

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