GRE Big Book Words List| Match Practice

GRE Big Book Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abase

	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	v. associate; join
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. a placing opposite.

abbess

	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.

abbey

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

abbot

	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

abdicate

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	a. comparable; similar or alike

abdomen

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

abdominal

	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

abduction

	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	v. associate; join
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

abed

	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

aberration

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

abet

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

abeyance

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	a. of or relating to the heart
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

abhorrence

	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

abhorrent

	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

abidance

	n. grasp; ability to understand
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. an abiding.

abject

	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

abjure

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions

ablution

	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

abnormal

	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal

abominable

	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

abominate

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	v. to hate violently.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.

abomination

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. feeling secure or certain about something

aboriginal

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

aborigines

	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.

abrade

	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

abrasion

	n. scratch; friction
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

abridge

	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

abridgment

	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

abrogate

	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abrupt

	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

abscess

	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	adj. withered.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

abscission

	adj. rebellious.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

abscond

	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	prep. apart from.
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

absence

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

absolution

	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	interj. well done.
	adj. contributing to an end.

absolve

	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

absorb

	adv. once more.
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

absorption

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.

abstain

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. an abiding.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

abstemious

	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	adj. before noon.

abstinence

	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

abstruse

	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	n. grasp; ability to understand

absurd

	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

abundant

	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abusive

	n. the act of rising.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	adv. in good season or time.
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

abut

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

abyss

	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

academic

	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

academician

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	adj. withered.
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

academy

	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. absolute government.
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

accede

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

accelerate

	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. hard coal.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

	v. to take when offered.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

access

	n. absolute government.
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

accessible

	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. conversation.

accession

	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	v. to agree.

accessory

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. composition; order
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	adj. taking notice.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval

accommodate

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	adj. harmonious.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

accompaniment

	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

accompanist

	adj. tending to one point.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

accompany

	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	v. to collect into a mass.
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

accomplice

	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

accomplish

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something

accordion

	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

accost

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

account

	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	v. to study plant-life.
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

accouter

	n. passive consent.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	v. equip; provide with military equipment

accredit

	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

accumulate

	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase

accuracy

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

accurate

	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

accursed

	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

accusation

	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	a. compatible; harmonious

accusatory

	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	v. to be in collusion.

accuse

	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	v. blame; condemn
	adj. cowardly.

accustom

	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. a tree.
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

acerbity

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.

acetate

	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

acetic

	n. absolute government.
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

ache

	v. to be in pain or distress.
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. hillside.

achillean

	adj. invulnerable.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

achromatic

	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	adj. colorless,
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

acid

	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

acidify

	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	v. to change into acid.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

acknowledge

	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

acknowledgment

	n. recognition.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

acme

	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

acoustic

	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

acquaint

	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

acquiesce

	n. an abiding.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	v. assent; agree without protesting

acquiescence

	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. passive consent.

acquit

	n. compression
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

acquittal

	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.

acquittance

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

acreage

	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

acrid

	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

acrimonious

	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

acrimony

100

	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. portion.

actionable

101

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together

actuality

102

	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. any reality.
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

actuary

103

	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

actuate

104

	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

acumen

105

	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	v. to remind oneself.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

acute

106

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	adj. before noon.
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

adamant

107

	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

addendum

108

	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. one who or that which accompanies.

addle

109

	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	adj. harmonious.
	adj. fond of drinking.

adduce

110

	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

adhere

111

	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

adherence

112

	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. attachment.
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

adherent

113

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. that which nourishes.
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

adhesion

114

	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	v. to make supremely happy.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

adieu

115

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

adjacency

116

	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

adjacent

117

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjudge

118

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

adjunct

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	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.

adjuration

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	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. a vehement appeal.

adjutant

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	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	adj. auxiliary.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

administrator

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	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. one who manages a government agency or department

admissible

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	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.

admittance

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	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. portion.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	a. awake; alert

admonish

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	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	adv. in bed; on a bed.

admonition

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	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition

ado

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	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle

adoration

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	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. proximity.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort

adroit

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	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

adulterant

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	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

adulterate

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	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	a. definitive; decisive; final

adumbrate

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	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. recognition.

advent

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	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of

adverse

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	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	adj. corporeal.
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

adversity

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	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	n. engagement to marry.

advert

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	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. to refer incidentally.

advertiser

137

	n. an abiding.
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

advisory

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	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. that which nourishes.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

advocacy

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	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

advocate

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	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

aerial

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	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

aeronaut

142

	n. state of being suitable
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	adv. once more.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.

aeronautics

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	adj. saintly.
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

aerostat

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	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

aerostatics

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	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout

affable

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	prep. apart from.
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect

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	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

affectation

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	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

affiliate

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	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. water saturated with salt.
	v. associate; incorporate
	v. to pass criticism or censure.

affirmative

150

	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. hillside.

affix

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	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

affluence

152

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	v. blame; condemn
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affront

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	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite

afoot

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	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	adv. in progress.
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

aforesaid

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	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

afresh

156

	v. assent; agree without protesting
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.

afterthought

157

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.

agglomerate

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	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	v. to pile or heap together.

aggrandize

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	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

aggravate

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	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. an adulterating substance.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

aggravation

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	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

aggregate

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	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. approach; entry; entrance

aggress

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	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	v. to make the first attack.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

aggression

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	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. an unprovoked attack.

aggrieve

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	n. one who attacks.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

aghast

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	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

agile

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	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

agitate

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	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. any article of personal property.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

agrarian

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	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	prep. apart from.

ailment

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	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

airy

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	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	a. occurring or payable every year

akin

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	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

alabaster

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	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

alacrity

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	n. harmony.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

albeit

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	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

albino

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	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

album

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	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

alchemy

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	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. to take when offered.
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

alcohol

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	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

alcoholism

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	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

alcove

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	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	adj. fond of drinking.

alder

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	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

alderman

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	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. to remind oneself.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

aldermanship

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	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.

alias

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	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

alien

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	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	v. to be in collusion.

alienable

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	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance

alienate

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	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	v. blame; condemn
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

alienation

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	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. estrangement.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. an acute epidemic disease.

aliment

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	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. that which nourishes.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

alkali

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	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

allay

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	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

allege

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	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	v. state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

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	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

alleviate

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	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	v. to change into acid.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

alley

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	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. hillside.

alliance

197

	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.

allot

198

	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

allotment

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	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. portion.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.

allude

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	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

allusion

201

	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	v. associate; incorporate
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

alluvion

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	n. flood.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	v. associate; join

ally

203

	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

almanac

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	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

aloof

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	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

altar

206

	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. politeness.

alter

207

	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

alteration

208

	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	v. to change into acid.
	v. to confuse.

altercate

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	n. approach; entry; entrance
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

alternate

210

	n. delusive speech.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

alternative

211

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	v. cause to come together formally

altitude

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	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height

alto

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	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. a placing opposite.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

altruism

214

	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter

altruist

215

	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.

amalgam

216

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. the act or state or conforming.

amalgamate

217

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

amateur

218

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	v. to blend.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

amatory

219

	n. estrangement.
	adj. designed to excite love.
	adj. wanting water.
	n. the buttocks.

ambidextrous

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	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

ambiguous

221

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

ambitious

222

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

ambrosial

223

	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	prep. apart from.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

ambulance

224

	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

ambulate

225

	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. to walk about
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful

ambush

226

	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

ameliorate

227

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	v. to delay past the proper hour.

amenable

228

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

americanism

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	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	v. to make widely or generally known.

amicable

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	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. alliance

amity

231

	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

232

	v. produce; give rise to
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

amorphous

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	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	adj. dominant.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

amour

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	n. an animal having two feet.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations

ampere

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	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

amphibious

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	adj. living both on land and in water.
	adj. withered.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

amphitheater

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	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. part or division of poem of some length

amplitude

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	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. largeness.

amply

239

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	adv. sufficiently.

amputate

240

	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	v. to confuse.
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

amusement

241

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. diversion.

anachronism

242

	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.

anagram

243

	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

analogous

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	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

analogy

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	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

analyst

246

	v. to mean; signify.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

analyze

247

	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. hillside.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

anarchy

248

	n. ally; form a group or unite
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

anathema

249

	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

anatomy

250

	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

anecdote

251

	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. composition; order

anemia

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	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.

anemic

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	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	adj. affected with anemia.

anemometer

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	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation

anesthetic

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	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

anew

256

	adv. once more.
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

angelic

257

	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	adj. saintly.
	v. travel with; be associated with
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

anglophobia

258

	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

angular

259

	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. a placing opposite.

anhydrous

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	n. state of being suitable
	adj. withered.
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

animadversion

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	a. considerable; perceptible
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.

animadvert

262

	v. to hate violently.
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

animalcule

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	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

animate

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	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. group of closely located islands

animosity

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	v. to confuse.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.

annalist

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	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. historian.

annals

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	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

annex

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	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

annihilate

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	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

annotate

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	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

annual

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	a. occurring or payable every year
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	prep. apart from.
	n. courtesy towards women

annuity

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	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.

annunciation

273

	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. proclamation.
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

anode

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	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

anonymous

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	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. courtesy towards women
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

antagonism

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	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	a. intended to confuse in an argument

antarctic

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	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	v. recover gradually from an illness

ante

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	v. blame; condemn
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

antecede

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	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedent

280

	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

antechamber

281

	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	v. to change into acid.
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.

antedate

282

	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	v. to refer incidentally.

antediluvian

283

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing

antemeridian

284

	adj. before noon.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	n. delusive speech.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

antenatal

285

	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.

286

	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	adj. cheerful.
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

anteroom

287

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.

anthology

288

	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors

anthracite

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	n. hard coal.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. produce; give rise to
	n. one who loves books.

anthropology

290

	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	adj. auxiliary.

anthropomorphous

291

	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	v. assent; agree without protesting

antic

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	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	adv. in progress.

antichrist

293

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. one who loves books.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

anticlimax

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	n. a title of jesus
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

anticyclone

295

	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

antidote

296

	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

antilogy

297

	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

antipathize

298

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

antiphon

299

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

antiphony

300

	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

antipodes

301

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

antiquary

302

	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

antiquate

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	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	adj. cowardly.

antique

304

	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	a. awake; alert
	v. to change into acid.

antiseptic

305

	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. proclamation.
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

antislavery

306

	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	adj. recovering health after sickness.

antispasmodic

307

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

antistrophe

308

	v. breakdown; failure
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

antitoxin

309

	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

antonym

310

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

anxious

311

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. permanence.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

apathy

312

	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.

aperture

313

	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

apex

314

	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	n. any reality.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator

aphorism

315

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. obsolescence.
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apiary

316

	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	n. a tree.

apogee

317

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

apology

318

	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. attachment.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

apostate

319

	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. harmony.
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

apostle

320

	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

apothecary

321

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

apotheosis

322

	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. a placing opposite.
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.

appall

323

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apparent

324

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

apparition

325

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. to await.

appease

326

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

appellate

327

	v. to await.
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification

appellation

328

	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	adj. dominant.

append

329

	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

appertain

330

	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

apposite

331

	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	n. a tree.

apposition

332

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

appraise

333

	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	adj. wanting water.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

appreciable

334

	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	a. considerable; perceptible

apprehend

335

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

apprehensible

336

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	adj. capable of being conceived.

approbation

337

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

appropriate

338

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

aqueduct

339

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

aqueous

340

	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

arbiter

341

	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge

arbitrary

342

	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

arbitrate

343

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

arbor

344

	adj. affected with anemia.
	n. a tree.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

arboreal

345

	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

arborescent

346

	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

arboretum

347

	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	adj. tending to one point.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

arboriculture

348

	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	n. one who manages a government agency or department

arcade

349

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

archaeology

350

	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	n. a college student.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	n. the act or state or conforming.

archaic

351

	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	a. compatible; harmonious

archaism

352

	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. obsolescence.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

archangel

353

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.

archbishop

354

	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

archdeacon

355

	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

archetype

356

	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

archipelago

357

	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. group of closely located islands
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

ardent

358

	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

ardor

359

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

arid

360

	n. portion.
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

aristocracy

361

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.

aristocrat

362

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

armada

363

	a. comparable; similar or alike
	adj. contributing to an end.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

armful

364

	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	adj. rebellious.

armory

365

	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

aroma

366

	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. feeling secure or certain about something

arraign

367

	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	a. of or relating to the heart
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

arrange

368

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. one who entrusts.

arrangement

369

	n. composition; order
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint

arrant

370

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	adj. notoriously bad.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

arrear

371

	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	v. to force into military service.
	v. put into motion or action; activate

arrival

372

	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

arrogant

373

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

arrogate

374

	v. to set apart as sacred.
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

artesian

375

	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

artful

376

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

arthurian

377

	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

artifice

378

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. to walk about
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

artless

379

	v. to be in pain or distress.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

ascendant

380

	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	adj. dominant.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

ascension

381

	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. agreement.
	n. the act of rising.

ascent

382

	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

ascetic

383

	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure

ascribe

384

	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily

asexual

385

	n. compression
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down

ashen

386

	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

askance

387

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

asperity

388

	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race

aspirant

389

	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

aspire

390

	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

assailant

391

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. one who attacks.

assassin

392

	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	v. to name in baptism.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.

assassinate

393

	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

assassination

394

	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. conversation.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

assay

395

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	v. to predict.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

assent

396

	adj. producing coagulation.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

assess

397

	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. an ox.
	adj. that may or can collapse.

assessor

398

	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. to make supremely happy.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.

assets

399

	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

assiduous

400

	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

assignee

401

	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

assimilate

402

	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.

assonance

403

	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	adj. before noon.
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. obsolescence.

assonant

404

	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

assonate

405

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity

assuage

406

	adj. before noon.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. obsolescence.
	v. recover gradually from an illness

astringent

407

	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astute

408

	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	adj. rebellious.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

atheism

409

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.

athirst

410

	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. courtesy towards women
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	adj. wanting water.

athwart

411

	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	adv. from side to side.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

atomizer

412

	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

atone

413

	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. madhouse.

atonement

414

	n. madhouse.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

atrocious

415

	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

atrocity

416

	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	v. to hate violently.
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy

attache

417

	n. recognition.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

attest

418

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

auburn

419

	v. produce; give rise to
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

audacious

420

	v. breakdown; failure
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	v. to take when offered.
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.

audible

421

	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

audition

422

	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

auditory

423

	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

augment

424

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

augur

425

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	v. to predict.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.

augustinian

426

	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

aura

427

	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

aural

428

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

auricle

429

	n. one who loves books.
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.

auricular

430

	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

auriferous

431

	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	adj. containing gold.
	a. compatible

aurora

432

	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	a. two-sided; mutual

auspice

433

	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	n. largeness.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

austere

434

	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily

autarchy

435

	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. unrestricted power.

authentic

436

	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. attachment.

authenticity

437

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

autocracy

438

	n. absolute government.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

autocrat

439

	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

automaton

440

	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	v. to agree.
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

autonomous

441

	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	adj. cowardly.
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

442

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

autopsy

443

	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity

autumnal

444

	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.

auxiliary

445

	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

avalanche

446

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. associate; join
	v. to hate violently.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

avarice

447

	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

aver

448

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

averse

449

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god

aversion

450

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	v. to unite.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

avert

451

	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

aviary

452

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice

avidity

453

	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. greediness.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

avocation

454

	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avow

455

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

awaken

456

	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	v. to hate violently.
	adj. saintly.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs

aye

457

	n. a vehement appeal.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	adv. an expression of assent.

azalea

458

	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. a flowering shrub.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being

azure

459

	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. an animal having two feet.

baconian

460

	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

bacterium

461

	n. recognition.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

badger

462

	n. absolute government.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

baffle

463

	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	v. to remind oneself.

bailiff

464

	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	v. be earlier in time; go back further

baize

465

	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

bale

466

	n. compression
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

baleful

467

	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

ballad

468

	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. courtesy towards women
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

balsam

469

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

banal

470

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

barcarole

471

	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.

baritone

472

	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

barograph

473

	n. delusive speech.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

barometer

474

	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. hillside.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

barring

475

	prep. apart from.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	adv. in bed; on a bed.

bask

476

	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. hillside.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

bass

477

	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

baste

478

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. to hate violently.
	n. conversation.
	adv. in good season or time.

baton

479

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.

battalion

480

	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

batten

481

	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

batter

482

	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	v. recover gradually from an illness

bauble

483

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

bawl

484

	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout

beatify

485

	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	v. to make supremely happy.

beatitude

486

	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

beau

487

	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. an escort or lover.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.

becalm

488

	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	v. to remind oneself.
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

beck

489

	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.

bedaub

490

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. diversion.
	n. engagement to marry.

bedeck

491

	v. to study plant-life.
	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

bedlam

492

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. madhouse.

befog

493

	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	v. to confuse.
	v. to sail quite around.

befriend

494

	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

beget

495

	v. produce; give rise to
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. ally; form a group or unite

begrudge

496

	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. proximity.

belate

497

	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

belay

498

	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

belie

499

	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

believe

500

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. historian.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures

belittle

501

	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. historian.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	v. to confuse.

belle

502

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.

bellicose

503

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. to coagulate.

belligerent

504

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	adj. wanting water.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

bemoan

505

	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	adj. rebellious.

benediction

506

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.

benefactor

507

	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

benefice

508

	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

beneficent

509

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

beneficial

510

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. unrestricted power.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

beneficiary

511

	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow

benefit

512

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

benevolence

513

	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

benevolent

514

	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. proximity.
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act

benign

515

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	v. make amends for; reimburse

benignant

516

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	v. to await.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.

benignity

517

	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. an abiding.

benison

518

	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	n. blessing.
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter

bequeath

519

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

bereave

520

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

berth

521

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

beseech

522

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject

beset

523

	v. to make supremely happy.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

besmear

524

	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.

bestial

525

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

bestrew

526

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

bestride

527

	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

bethink

528

	n. an abiding.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. conversation.
	v. to remind oneself.

betide

529

	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. historian.
	v. to happen to or befall.

betimes

530

	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	adv. in good season or time.
	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

betroth

531

	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	adj. fit to be eaten.

betrothal

532

	n. engagement to marry.
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

bevel

533

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

bewilder

534

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

bibliography

535

	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	v. to agree.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

bibliomania

536

	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

bibliophile

537

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. one who loves books.
	v. to take when offered.
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.

bibulous

538

	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	adj. fond of drinking.

bide

539

	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. to await.
	a. two-sided; mutual
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

biennial

540

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	adj. dominant.

bier

541

	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

bigamist

542

	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

bigamy

543

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

bight

544

	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

bilateral

545

	a. two-sided; mutual
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

bilingual

546

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

biograph

547

	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

biology

548

	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.

biped

549

	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. an animal having two feet.

birthright

550

	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	n. sulfur.

bitterness

551

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

blase

552

	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

blaspheme

553

	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

blatant

554

	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

blaze

555

	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase

blazon

556

	v. to make widely or generally known.
	v. to unite.
	adv. in progress.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

bleak

557

	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

blemish

558

	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

blithe

559

	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

blithesome

560

	adj. cheerful.
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree

blockade

561

	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

boatswain

562

	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. the act of rising.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

bodily

563

	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	adj. corporeal.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

boisterous

564

	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. to sail quite around.

bole

565

	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

bolero

566

	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

boll

567

	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure

bolster

568

	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

bomb

569

	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

bombard

570

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

bombardier

571

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. absolute government.

bombast

572

	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

boorish

573

	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.

bore

574

	adj. corporeal.
	a. awake; alert
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

borough

575

	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	n. greediness.
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

bosom

576

	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	n. attachment.

botanical

577

	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

botanize

578

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	v. blame; condemn

botany

579

	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

bountiful

580

	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point

bowdlerize

581

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

bowler

582

	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

boycott

583

	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	n. approach; entry; entrance

brae

584

	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. hillside.

braggart

585

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

brandish

586

	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

bravado

587

	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	v. to blend.
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

bravo

588

	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	interj. well done.

bray

589

	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

braze

590

	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	adj. containing gold.

brazier

591

	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. a tree.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.

breach

592

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. breaking of contract or duty

breaker

593

	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.

breech

594

	v. to agree.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. the buttocks.
	n. agreement.

brethren

595

	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.

brevity

596

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

bridle

597

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. largeness.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

brigade

598

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

brigadier

599

	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

brigand

600

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

brimstone

601

	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. sulfur.
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation

brine

602

	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. water saturated with salt.
	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.

bristle

603

	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.

britannia

604

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.

briticism

605

	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

brittle

606

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

broach

607

	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity

broadcast

608

	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

brogan

609

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

brogue

610

	adv. in progress.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

brokerage

611

	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

bromine

612

	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

bronchitis

613

	n. largeness.
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

bronchus

614

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.

brooch

615

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.

brotherhood

616

	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

browbeat

617

	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	n. a title of jesus
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

brusque

618

	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. proclamation.

buffoon

619

	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. estrangement.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

buffoonery

620

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

bulbous

621

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.

bullock

622

	v. to coagulate.
	n. an ox.
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

bulrush

623

	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. to study plant-life.

bulwark

624

	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. an animal having two feet.
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

bumper

625

	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

bumptious

626

	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

bungle

627

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

buoyancy

628

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry

buoyant

629

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

bureau

630

	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

bureaucracy

631

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. over-regulated administrative system

burgess

632

	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.

burgher

633

	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement

burnish

634

	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.

bursar

635

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin

bustle

636

	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

butt

637

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

butte

638

	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	v. to bring about.
	n. a flowering shrub.

buttress

639

	n. one who attacks.
	n. absolute government.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. recognition.

cabal

640

	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	v. to make supremely happy.

cabinet

641

	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	v. to make the first attack.

cacophony

642

	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

cadaverous

643

	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. one who entrusts.
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

cadence

644

	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	adj. dominant.

cadenza

645

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

caitiff

646

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	adj. cowardly.
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.

cajole

647

	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

cajolery

648

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. delusive speech.
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	adj. cowardly.

calculable

649

	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	adj. compassionate.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	adj. colorless,

calculus

650

	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

callosity

651

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

callow

652

	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

calorie

653

	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. obsolescence.
	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

calumny

654

	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

calvary

655

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	v. to study plant-life.

calvinism

656

	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.

calvinize

657

	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	adj. auxiliary.

came

658

	adj. before noon.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

cameo

659

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	v. to study plant-life.

campaign

660

	v. recover gradually from an illness
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

canaanite

661

	adj. compassionate.
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

canary

662

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	a. considerable; perceptible
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

candid

663

	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. to force into military service.

candor

664

	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

canine

665

	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	v. include; consist of; be composed of

canon

666

	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

cant

667

	n. a person with whom another confers.
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. absolute government.

cantata

668

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	adj. wanting water.

canto

669

	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

cantonment

670

	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. an acute epidemic disease.

capacious

671

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

capillary

672

	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

capitulate

673

	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

caprice

674

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

caption

675

	n. a person with whom another confers.
	v. to name in baptism.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

captious

676

	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

captivate

677

	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

carcass

678

	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	adj. serving or tending to force.

cardiac

679

	a. of or relating to the heart
	v. associate; join
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

cardinal

680

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

caret

681

	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

caricature

682

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

carnage

683

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

carnal

684

	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

carnivorous

685

	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory

carouse

686

	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	a. two-sided; mutual
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

carrion

687

	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	adv. from side to side.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

cartilage

688

	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.

cartridge

689

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

caste

690

	adj. wanting water.
	n. any reality.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

castigate

691

	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

casual

692

	v. to hate violently.
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

casualty

693

	n. obsolescence.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter

cataclysm

694

	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

cataract

695

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

catastrophe

696

	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component

cathode

697

	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

catholicism

698

	adj. cheerful.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. an abiding.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.

catholicity

699

	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

caucus

700

	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

causal

701

	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.

caustic

702

	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	v. blame; condemn
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

cauterize

703

	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

cede

704

	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	a. comparable; similar or alike

censor

705

	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.

censorious

706

	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

census

707

	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.

centenary

708

	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. obsolescence.
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	adj. tending to one point.

centiliter

709

	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	adv. sufficiently.

centimeter

710

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change

centurion

711

	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	adj. designed to excite love.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

cereal

712

	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	v. produce; give rise to

ceremonial

713

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.

ceremonious

714

	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

cessation

715

	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

cession

716

	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

chameleon

717

	v. associate; incorporate
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things

chancery

718

	adj. containing gold.
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

chaos

719

	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

characteristic

720

	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

characterize

721

	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

charlatan

722

	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. recognition.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

chasten

723

	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.

chastise

724

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

chastity

725

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

chateau

726

	adj. saintly.
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something

chattel

727

	n. any article of personal property.
	n. eating or drinking of something
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.

check

728

	n. madhouse.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal

chiffon

729

	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

chivalry

730

	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	n. courtesy towards women

cholera

731

	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

choleric

732

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. group of closely located islands
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile

choral

733

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	adj. contributing to an end.

christ

734

	n. a title of jesus
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. the passion for collecting books.

christen

735

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. to name in baptism.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

christendom

736

	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment

chromatic

737

	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. tendency to keep together
	v. blame; condemn
	v. be earlier in time; go back further

chronology

738

	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	v. to walk about
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force

chronometer

739

	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

cipher

740

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

circulate

741

	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

circumference

742

	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. one who loves books.
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

circumlocution

743

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

circumnavigate

744

	n. hard coal.
	v. produce; give rise to
	v. to sail quite around.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.

circumscribe

745

	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

circumspect

746

	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

citadel

747

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	adj. dominant.

cite

748

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

claimant

749

	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. bump; hit; conflict

clairvoyance

750

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.

clamorous

751

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.

clan

752

	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

clandestine

753

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

clangor

754

	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

clarify

755

	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. historian.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

clarion

756

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

classify

757

	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

clearance

758

	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

clemency

759

	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

clement

760

	adj. compassionate.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity

clothier

761

	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

clumsy

762

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

coagulant

763

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	adj. producing coagulation.

coagulate

764

	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.

coalescence

765

	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.

coalition

766

	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

coddle

767

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

codicil

768

	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will

coerce

769

	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	a. of or relating to the heart
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

coercion

770

	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

coercive

771

	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

cogent

772

	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

cognate

773

	interj. well done.
	n. a college student.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.

cognizant

774

	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	adj. taking notice.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

cohere

775

	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

cohesion

776

	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

cohesive

777

	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	a. occurring or payable every year

coincide

778

	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	v. to force into military service.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

coincidence

779

	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

coincident

780

	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	a. concerning; simultaneous

collaborate

781

	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.

collapse

782

	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	v. breakdown; failure
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

collapsible

783

	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	v. diagnose; examine
	adj. that may or can collapse.

colleague

784

	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

collective

785

	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

collector

786

	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.

collegian

787

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. a college student.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.

collide

788

	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

collier

789

	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.

collision

790

	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	adj. compassionate.

colloquial

791

	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. hard coal.

colloquialism

792

	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

colloquy

793

	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. conversation.

collusion

794

	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

colossus

795

	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

comely

796

	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

comestible

797

	v. to be in collusion.
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

comical

798

	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

commemorate

799

	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.

commentary

800

	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commingle

801

	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	n. scratch; friction
	v. to blend.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.

commissariat

802

	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	n. alliance

commission

803

	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

commitment

804

	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	adv. from side to side.
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

committal

805

	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

commodity

806

	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. an abiding.
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations

commotion

807

	n. harmony.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

commute

808

	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

comparable

809

	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. any strikingly great person or object.

comparative

810

	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

comparison

811

	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	n. an abiding.
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

compensate

812

	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree

competence

813

	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. intensity of passion or affection.

competent

814

	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	a. capable; adept

competitive

815

	adj. compassionate.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort

competitor

816

	adj. affected with anemia.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

complacent

817

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.

complaisance

818

	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. largeness.
	n. politeness.

complaisant

819

	n. state of being suitable
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

complement

820

	adv. an expression of assent.
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

complex

821

	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

compliant

822

	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.

complicate

823

	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

complication

824

	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble

complicity

825

	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

compliment

826

	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait

component

827

	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

comport

828

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

composure

829

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. an escort or lover.

comprehensible

830

	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	adv. in good season or time.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

comprehension

831

	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. grasp; ability to understand

comprehensive

832

	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity

compress

833

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

compressible

834

	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

compression

835

	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. tendency to keep together
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

comprise

836

	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	v. to happen to or befall.

compulsion

837

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	adj. corporeal.
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

compulsory

838

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.

compunction

839

	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.

compute

840

	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	adv. in good season or time.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation

concede

841

	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another

conceit

842

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	interj. well done.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

conceive

843

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

concerto

844

	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	v. to obtain the friendship of.

concession

845

	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

conciliate

846

	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	v. to obtain the friendship of.

conciliatory

847

	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. harmony.
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions

conclusive

848

	a. definitive; decisive; final
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

concord

849

	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	adj. producing coagulation.
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

concordance

850

	n. harmony.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. madhouse.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true

concur

851

	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	v. to agree.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

concurrence

852

	n. agreement.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

concurrent

853

	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. madhouse.
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

concussion

854

	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.

condensation

855

	n. compression
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory

condense

856

	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.

condescend

857

	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	n. conversation.
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity

condolence

858

	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	v. declare to be true; affirm

conduce

859

	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	v. to bring about.

conducive

860

	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. a flowering shrub.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	v. to bring about.

conductible

861

	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

conduit

862

	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.

confectionery

863

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

confederacy

864

	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. alliance
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

confederate

865

	adj. rebellious.
	adj. harmonious.
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	n. the act or state or conforming.

confer

866

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	v. to take when offered.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

conferee

867

	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	adj. rebellious.

confessor

868

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

confidant

869

	v. to make widely or generally known.
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

confide

870

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. the place where christ was crucified.

confidence

871

	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	v. to predict.

confident

872

	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. unrestricted power.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

confinement

873

	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. any strikingly great person or object.

confiscate

874

	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

conflagration

875

	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.

confluence

876

	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	adj. withered.
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

confluent

877

	n. a stream that unites with another.
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

conformable

878

	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	adj. harmonious.

conformance

879

	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. a person with whom another confers.

conformation

880

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. courtesy towards women
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	n. general structure, form, or outline.

conformity

881

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

confront

882

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

congeal

883

	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	v. to coagulate.
	n. attachment.

congenial

884

	a. compatible
	n. recognition.
	n. obsolescence.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

congest

885

	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. hard coal.
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

congregate

886

	v. to refer incidentally.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

coniferous

887

	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist

conjecture

888

	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

conjoin

889

	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. to unite.

conjugal

890

	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

conjugate

891

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. an escort or lover.

conjugation

892

	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

conjunction

893

	n. obsolescence.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.

connive

894

	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	adj. invulnerable.

connoisseur

895

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

connote

896

	v. to mean; signify.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point

connubial

897

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

conquer

898

	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	adj. taking notice.

consanguineous

899

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room

conscience

900

	n. engagement to marry.
	n. group of closely located islands
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment

conscientious

901

	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

902

	a. awake; alert
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. blessing.
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

conscript

903

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. to force into military service.
	n. alliance
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

consecrate

904

	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	v. to remind oneself.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true

consecutive

905

	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	a. two-sided; mutual
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

consensus

906

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily

conservatism

907

	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. harmony.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

conservative

908

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

conservatory

909

	adv. in progress.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	v. cause to come together formally

consign

910

	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

consignee

911

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. to agree.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

consignor

912

	n. one who entrusts.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. a tree.

consistency

913

	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	adj. cowardly.

console

914

	adj. harmonious.
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

consolidate

915

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.

consonance

916

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. blessing.
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

consonant

917

	a. compatible; harmonious
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

consort

918

	v. associate; join
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.

conspicuous

919

	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. to be in collusion.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

conspirator

920

	v. cause to come together formally
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.

conspire

921

	v. to make familiar by use.
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	adj. producing coagulation.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together

constable

922

	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

constellation

923

	n. one who entrusts.
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

consternation

924

	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

constituency

925

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

constituent

926

	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle

constrict

927

	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing

consul

928

	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

consulate

929

	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.

consummate

930

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

consumption

931

	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. eating or drinking of something

consumptive

932

	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	adv. from side to side.
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.

contagion

933

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

contagious

934

	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	adj. cowardly.
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people

contaminate

935

	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. madhouse.
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

contemplate

936

	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.

contemporaneous

937

	v. to make widely or generally known.
	adv. in progress.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

contemporary

938

	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

contemptible

939

	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	n. the act or state or conforming.

contemptuous

940

	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

contender

941

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

contiguity

942

	n. proximity.
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. a tree.

contiguous

943

	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

continence

944

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. one who attacks.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

contingency

945

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class

contingent

946

	a. compatible; harmonious
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

continuance

947

	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. permanence.

continuation

948

	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

continuity

949

	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

continuous

950

	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. one who loves books.
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

contort

951

	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

contraband

952

	n. courtesy towards women
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. a stream that unites with another.

contradiction

953

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

contradictory

954

	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

contraposition

955

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. a placing opposite.
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive

contravene

956

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. an acute epidemic disease.

contribution

957

	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.

contributor

958

	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	v. to mean; signify.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

contrite

959

	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	adv. from side to side.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

contrivance

960

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

contrive

961

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

control

962

	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

controller

963

	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

contumacious

964

	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	adj. rebellious.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

contumacy

965

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.

contuse

966

	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

contusion

967

	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin

convalesce

968

	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	n. one who entrusts.

convalescence

969

	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. unrestricted power.
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.

convalescent

970

	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	adj. cowardly.
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. a tree.

convene

971

	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	v. cause to come together formally

convenience

972

	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. scratch; friction
	n. state of being suitable

converge

973

	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. conversation.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.

convergent

974

	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite

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