GRE Big Book Words List| Match Practice

GRE Big Book Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abase

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abbess

	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.

abbey

	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. one who or that which accompanies.

abbot

	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. portion.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.

abdicate

	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

abdomen

	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	a. occurring or payable every year
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

abdominal

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

abduction

	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

abed

	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

aberration

	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.

abet

	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. greediness.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhorrence

	v. contradict; give a false impression
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. an unprovoked attack.

abhorrent

	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

abidance

	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	n. an abiding.
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

abject

	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of

abjure

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification

ablution

	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

abnegate

	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
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnormal

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal

abominable

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. the denial of the existence of god.

abominate

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. hillside.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	v. to hate violently.

abomination

	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

aboriginal

	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

aborigines

	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. any strikingly great person or object.

abrade

	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	v. travel with; be associated with
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.

abrasion

	n. scratch; friction
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.

abridge

	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. estrangement.

abridgment

	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

abrogate

	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

abrupt

	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

abscess

	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

abscission

	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

abscond

	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. water saturated with salt.

absence

	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

absolution

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

absolve

	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

absorb

	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

absorption

	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration

abstain

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	a. compatible

abstemious

	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstinence

	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

abstruse

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

absurd

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

abundant

	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

abusive

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

abut

	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. historian.
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.

abyss

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

academic

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

academician

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

academy

	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

accede

	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

accelerate

	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

	v. to take when offered.
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

access

	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.

accessible

	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. madhouse.

accession

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. expression of warm approval; praise

accessory

	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

acclaim

	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.

accommodate

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

accompaniment

	n. one who loves books.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

accompanist

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. courtesy towards women
	n. one who or that which accompanies.

accompany

	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	v. travel with; be associated with
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.

accomplice

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

accomplish

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

accordion

	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

accost

	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

account

	n. politeness.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.

accouter

	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	v. to obtain the friendship of.

accredit

	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. an escort or lover.

accumulate

	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

accuracy

	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

accurate

	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

accursed

	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. harmony.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. an escort or lover.

accusation

	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	adj. withered.
	adj. dominant.

accusatory

	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

accuse

	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	v. blame; condemn
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accustom

	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	a. compatible
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	v. to make familiar by use.

acerbity

	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. an ox.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetate

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	v. contradict; give a false impression

acetic

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

ache

	v. to force into military service.
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	v. to be in pain or distress.

achillean

	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

achromatic

	v. to make supremely happy.
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. state of being suitable
	adj. colorless,

acid

	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

acidify

	v. to change into acid.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry

acknowledge

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

acknowledgment

	v. to pile or heap together.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. recognition.

acme

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

acoustic

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

acquaint

	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point

acquiesce

	v. assent; agree without protesting
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time

acquiescence

	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. passive consent.

acquit

	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

acquittal

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice

acquittance

	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

acreage

	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	a. capable; adept
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.

acrid

	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. agreement.

acrimonious

	adj. taking notice.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.

acrimony

100

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

actionable

101

	adj. affected with anemia.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	adv. in good season or time.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

actuality

102

	adj. rebellious.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. any reality.
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

actuary

103

	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

actuate

104

	adj. affected with anemia.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

acumen

105

	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

acute

106

	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. to be in collusion.
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

adamant

107

	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.

addendum

108

	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. tendency to keep together

addle

109

	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adduce

110

	n. a stream that unites with another.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.

adhere

111

	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

adherence

112

	n. attachment.
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

adherent

113

	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

adhesion

114

	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

adieu

115

	inter. good-by; farewell.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

adjacency

116

	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. the state of being adjacent.

adjacent

117

	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	v. to bring about.
	adj. cowardly.
	n. sulfur.

adjudge

118

	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

adjunct

119

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

adjuration

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	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. absolute government.
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. recognition.

adjutant

121

	adj. auxiliary.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

administrator

122

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	interj. well done.

admissible

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	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. group of closely located islands
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect

admittance

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	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. one who entrusts.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.

admonish

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	n. absolute government.
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition

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	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

ado

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	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point

adoration

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	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.

adroit

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	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulterant

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	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.

adulterate

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	a. comparable; similar or alike
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

adumbrate

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	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

advent

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	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adverse

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	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.

adversity

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	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. recognition.
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

advert

136

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	v. to refer incidentally.

advertiser

137

	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	n. group of closely located islands
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

advisory

138

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

advocacy

139

	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. politeness.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something

advocate

140

	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

aerial

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	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. the act of rising.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

aeronaut

142

	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

aeronautics

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	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

aerostat

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	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.

aerostatics

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	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

affable

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	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something

affect

147

	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	v. cause to come together formally
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affectation

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	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

affiliate

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	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	v. associate; incorporate
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

affirmative

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	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible

affix

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	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

affluence

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	adj. colorless,
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	adj. cone-bearing trees.

affront

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	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

afoot

154

	adv. in progress.
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

aforesaid

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	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. a hundredth of a liter.

afresh

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	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. an adulterating substance.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.

afterthought

157

	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	adj. rebellious.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

agglomerate

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	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	v. to pile or heap together.
	adv. in progress.
	prep. apart from.

aggrandize

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	v. to await.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravate

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	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

aggravation

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	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.

aggregate

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	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

aggress

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	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	v. to make the first attack.

aggression

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	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. an unprovoked attack.

aggrieve

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	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

aghast

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	adj. cowardly.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agile

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	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

agitate

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	a. of or relating to the heart
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. a college student.

agrarian

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	adj. harmonious.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.

ailment

170

	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. recognition.

airy

171

	n. a flowering shrub.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. to pile or heap together.

akin

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	adv. in good season or time.
	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

alabaster

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	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

alacrity

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	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

albeit

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	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

albino

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	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. a flowering shrub.

album

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	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

alchemy

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	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. state of being suitable
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice

alcohol

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	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

alcoholism

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	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

alcove

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	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

alder

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	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

alderman

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	n. a tree.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

aldermanship

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	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

alias

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	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

alien

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	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. sulfur.

alienable

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	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. a title of jesus
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.

alienate

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	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	a. concerning; simultaneous

alienation

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	n. the act of rising.
	n. estrangement.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

aliment

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	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	n. that which nourishes.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

alkali

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	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.

allay

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	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

allege

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	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.

allegory

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	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

alleviate

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	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

alley

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	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes

alliance

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	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. passive consent.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

allot

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	v. to hate violently.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	a. definitive; decisive; final

allotment

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	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. portion.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

allude

200

	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. any reality.
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

allusion

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	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.

alluvion

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	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. flood.

ally

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	adv. in progress.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

almanac

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	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of

aloof

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	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	v. blame; condemn
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

altar

206

	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	adj. harmonious.
	n. recognition.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

alter

207

	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

alteration

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	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	adj. fond of drinking.

altercate

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	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.

alternate

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	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

alternative

211

	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.

altitude

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	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

alto

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	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	a. having power to advice; containing advice

altruism

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	v. breakdown; failure
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down

altruist

215

	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

amalgam

216

	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.

amalgamate

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	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. an acute epidemic disease.

amateur

218

	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

amatory

219

	v. to set apart as sacred.
	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

ambidextrous

220

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambiguous

221

	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

ambitious

222

	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

ambrosial

223

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

ambulance

224

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

ambulate

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	v. to walk about
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

ambush

226

	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

ameliorate

227

	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. hillside.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

amenable

228

	n. blessing.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

americanism

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	n. blessing.
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.

amicable

230

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

amity

231

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

amorous

232

	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

amorphous

233

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	a. considerable; perceptible
	v. to be in pain or distress.

amour

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	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

ampere

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	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.

amphibious

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	adj. living both on land and in water.
	adj. cheerful.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

amphitheater

237

	n. harmony.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. a college student.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplitude

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	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. largeness.

amply

239

	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

amputate

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	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	adj. affected with anemia.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

amusement

241

	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. diversion.
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

anachronism

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	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

anagram

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	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	v. to sail quite around.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.

analogous

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	a. comparable; similar or alike
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

analogy

245

	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

analyst

246

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	adj. harmonious.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

analyze

247

	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	v. to force into military service.

anarchy

248

	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

anathema

249

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

anatomy

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	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	a. awake; alert
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

anecdote

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	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

anemia

252

	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. intensity of passion or affection.

anemic

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	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	adj. affected with anemia.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

anemometer

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	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

anesthetic

255

	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

anew

256

	adv. once more.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

angelic

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	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. applaud; announce with great approval
	adj. saintly.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

anglophobia

258

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

angular

259

	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. to sail quite around.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

anhydrous

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	interj. well done.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	adj. withered.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

animadversion

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	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

animadvert

262

	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

animalcule

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	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

animate

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	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	adj. before noon.
	adj. designed to excite love.

animosity

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	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

annalist

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	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. historian.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	adv. once more.

annals

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	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

annex

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	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification

annihilate

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	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

annotate

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	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.

annual

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	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	a. occurring or payable every year

annuity

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	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. a flowering shrub.

annunciation

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	n. proclamation.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

anode

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	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

anonymous

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	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism

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	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. a flowering shrub.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

antarctic

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	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	adj. joined together in pairs.

ante

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	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

antecede

279

	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

antecedent

280

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

antechamber

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	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	n. compression

antedate

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	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

antediluvian

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	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	v. produce; give rise to
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

antemeridian

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	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	adj. before noon.

antenatal

285

	adj. auxiliary.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	v. associate; join

286

	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

anteroom

287

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

anthology

288

	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. book of literary selections by various authors

anthracite

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	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. hard coal.
	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. very repugnant; hateful.

anthropology

290

	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

anthropomorphous

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	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. historian.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	adj. having or resembling human form.

antic

292

	adj. taking notice.
	prep. apart from.
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

antichrist

293

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

anticlimax

294

	v. to be in collusion.
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

anticyclone

295

	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. portion.
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

antidote

296

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

antilogy

297

	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

antipathize

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	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

antiphon

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	v. diagnose; examine
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.

antiphony

300

	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.

antipodes

301

	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

antiquary

302

	n. obsolescence.
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

antiquate

303

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	adv. once more.
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height

antique

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	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

antiseptic

305

	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

antislavery

306

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front

antispasmodic

307

	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. to predict.
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject

antistrophe

308

	n. composition; order
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

antitoxin

309

	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	v. to unite.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

antonym

310

	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

anxious

311

	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

312

	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

aperture

313

	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

314

	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. a flowering shrub.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphorism

315

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	n. a tree.
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. that which nourishes.

apiary

316

	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

apogee

317

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. a person with whom another confers.

apology

318

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

apostate

319

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. permanence.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apostle

320

	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

apothecary

321

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

apotheosis

322

	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

323

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things

apparent

324

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

apparition

325

	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

appease

326

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

appellate

327

	v. to confuse.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

appellation

328

	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.

append

329

	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	v. to hate violently.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

appertain

330

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

apposite

331

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. passive consent.

apposition

332

	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

appraise

333

	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

appreciable

334

	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant

apprehend

335

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

apprehensible

336

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	interj. well done.

approbation

337

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

appropriate

338

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

aqueduct

339

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

aqueous

340

	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.

arbiter

341

	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

arbitrary

342

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

arbitrate

343

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

arbor

344

	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. a tree.

arboreal

345

	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees

arborescent

346

	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	v. to change into acid.
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height

arboretum

347

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	a. considerable; perceptible

arboriculture

348

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

arcade

349

	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	a. two-sided; mutual

archaeology

350

	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

archaic

351

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

archaism

352

	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. obsolescence.

archangel

353

	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. largeness.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.

archbishop

354

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	adj. auxiliary.

archdeacon

355

	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

archetype

356

	n. proximity.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

archipelago

357

	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. group of closely located islands

ardent

358

	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

ardor

359

	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	adj. auxiliary.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. intensity of passion or affection.

arid

360

	n. attachment.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aristocracy

361

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

aristocrat

362

	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

armada

363

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

armful

364

	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

armory

365

	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

aroma

366

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. scratch; friction
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time

arraign

367

	n. the state of being adjacent.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

arrange

368

	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose

arrangement

369

	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. composition; order
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

arrant

370

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	adj. notoriously bad.

arrear

371

	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together

arrival

372

	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

arrogant

373

	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.

arrogate

374

	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. one who entrusts.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

artesian

375

	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

artful

376

	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy

arthurian

377

	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

artifice

378

	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. any reality.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. harmony.

artless

379

	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

ascendant

380

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	adj. dominant.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

ascension

381

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. the act of rising.
	n. composition; order
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

ascent

382

	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

ascetic

383

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. state of being suitable

ascribe

384

	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	v. to hate violently.
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	a. compatible

asexual

385

	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

ashen

386

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

askance

387

	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. sulfur.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

asperity

388

	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

aspirant

389

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

aspire

390

	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. the act of rising.

assailant

391

	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	n. one who attacks.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

assassin

392

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	adj. rebellious.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

assassinate

393

	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. any article of personal property.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.

assassination

394

	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

assay

395

	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. blessing.

assent

396

	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. compression
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

assess

397

	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. a title of jesus
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

assessor

398

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.

assets

399

	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. portion.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.

assiduous

400

	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. a tree.
	n. one who loves books.

assignee

401

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

assimilate

402

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

assonance

403

	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	adj. taking notice.
	a. intended to confuse in an argument

assonant

404

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.

assonate

405

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. madhouse.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

assuage

406

	adv. in progress.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. attachment.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

astringent

407

	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astute

408

	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

atheism

409

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	adj. compassionate.

athirst

410

	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	adj. wanting water.

athwart

411

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	adv. from side to side.
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

atomizer

412

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

atone

413

	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. group of closely located islands
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin

atonement

414

	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

atrocious

415

	adj. cowardly.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

atrocity

416

	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

attache

417

	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

attest

418

	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge

auburn

419

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

audacious

420

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

audible

421

	n. diversion.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

audition

422

	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. portion.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

auditory

423

	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	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. grasp; ability to understand

augment

424

	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. travel with; be associated with
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

augur

425

	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	v. to predict.

augustinian

426

	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

aura

427

	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

aural

428

	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.

auricle

429

	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

auricular

430

	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

auriferous

431

	adj. containing gold.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. a tree.

aurora

432

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	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
	n. conversation.
	a. awake; alert

auspice

433

	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. a person with whom another confers.

austere

434

	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	adj. cheerful.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

autarchy

435

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

authentic

436

	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

authenticity

437

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.

autocracy

438

	n. absolute government.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

autocrat

439

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

automaton

440

	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	v. to make supremely happy.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

autonomous

441

	n. compression
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	n. sulfur.

autonomy

442

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase

autopsy

443

	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. the act of rising.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

autumnal

444

	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	v. to set apart as sacred.

auxiliary

445

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	v. to force into military service.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

avalanche

446

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.

avarice

447

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. harmony.
	n. absolute government.

aver

448

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

averse

449

	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. attachment.
	n. one who entrusts.

aversion

450

	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.

avert

451

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

aviary

452

	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

avidity

453

	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. greediness.

avocation

454

	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

avow

455

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

awaken

456

	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

aye

457

	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

azalea

458

	n. a flowering shrub.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

azure

459

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

baconian

460

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

bacterium

461

	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

badger

462

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.

baffle

463

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

bailiff

464

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	adj. colorless,
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

baize

465

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

bale

466

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

baleful

467

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	v. to coagulate.
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

ballad

468

	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse

balsam

469

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

banal

470

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. attachment.
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

barcarole

471

	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down

baritone

472

	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

barograph

473

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

barometer

474

	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.

barring

475

	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	prep. apart from.

bask

476

	adj. before noon.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter

bass

477

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

baste

478

	adj. auxiliary.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

baton

479

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.

battalion

480

	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

batten

481

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

batter

482

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. agreement.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

bauble

483

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy

bawl

484

	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

beatify

485

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	v. associate; join
	v. to make supremely happy.

beatitude

486

	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

beau

487

	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. an escort or lover.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.

becalm

488

	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

beck

489

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for

bedaub

490

	v. to set apart as sacred.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

bedeck

491

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

bedlam

492

	n. madhouse.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass

befog

493

	v. to confuse.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

befriend

494

	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

beget

495

	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. produce; give rise to
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.

begrudge

496

	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

belate

497

	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. flood.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

belay

498

	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

belie

499

	n. an ox.
	n. an escort or lover.
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	n. approach; entry; entrance

believe

500

	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

belittle

501

	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down

belle

502

	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

bellicose

503

	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

belligerent

504

	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	v. to predict.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

bemoan

505

	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of

benediction

506

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

benefactor

507

	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. alliance
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

benefice

508

	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.

beneficent

509

	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	v. associate; incorporate
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

beneficial

510

	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

beneficiary

511

	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	adj. producing coagulation.
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

benefit

512

	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

benevolence

513

	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

benevolent

514

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. alliance

benign

515

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

benignant

516

	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	a. considerable; perceptible

benignity

517

	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

benison

518

	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. blessing.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.

bequeath

519

	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. an ox.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

bereave

520

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

berth

521

	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. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time

beseech

522

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	adj. cheerful.
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

beset

523

	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	adj. containing gold.

besmear

524

	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.

bestial

525

	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. permanence.
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason

bestrew

526

	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality

bestride

527

	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	adv. in good season or time.

bethink

528

	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	v. to remind oneself.
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

betide

529

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

betimes

530

	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	adv. in good season or time.
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

betroth

531

	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

betrothal

532

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

bevel

533

	n. blessing.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.

bewilder

534

	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

bibliography

535

	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. hillside.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

bibliomania

536

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	v. to refer incidentally.
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

bibliophile

537

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	n. one who loves books.
	adj. auxiliary.

bibulous

538

	adj. fond of drinking.
	prep. apart from.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

bide

539

	v. to await.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	n. agreement.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

biennial

540

	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

bier

541

	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	adj. auxiliary.
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

bigamist

542

	v. associate; incorporate
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

bigamy

543

	n. proximity.
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

bight

544

	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

bilateral

545

	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification

bilingual

546

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

biograph

547

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

biology

548

	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

biped

549

	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. an animal having two feet.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.

birthright

550

	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	n. the buttocks.

bitterness

551

	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

blase

552

	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. politeness.
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	adj. sated with pleasure.

blaspheme

553

	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. lack of caring; indifference

blatant

554

	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

blaze

555

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

blazon

556

	v. to make widely or generally known.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. a college student.

bleak

557

	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blemish

558

	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. to take when offered.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

blithe

559

	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

blithesome

560

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	adj. cheerful.
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	v. to refer incidentally.

blockade

561

	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem

boatswain

562

	n. largeness.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	n. an abiding.

bodily

563

	n. composition; order
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	adj. corporeal.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

boisterous

564

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

bole

565

	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. component or part; citizen, voter

bolero

566

	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

boll

567

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

bolster

568

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	adj. taking notice.

bomb

569

	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.

bombard

570

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. hard coal.

bombardier

571

	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

bombast

572

	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

boorish

573

	a. compatible
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

bore

574

	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

borough

575

	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	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. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

bosom

576

	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

botanical

577

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. grasp; ability to understand

botanize

578

	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	v. to study plant-life.

botany

579

	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

bountiful

580

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

bowdlerize

581

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	adj. designed to excite love.

bowler

582

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. approach; entry; entrance

boycott

583

	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. refrain from buying or using
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	adj. wanting water.

brae

584

	n. hillside.
	n. state of being suitable
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. engagement to marry.

braggart

585

	v. to agree.
	v. to study plant-life.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

brandish

586

	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. produce; give rise to

bravado

587

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. proximity.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

bravo

588

	interj. well done.
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

bray

589

	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.

braze

590

	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. contestant you hope to defeat

brazier

591

	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. to remind oneself.
	a. capable; adept
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.

breach

592

	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

breaker

593

	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. a flowering shrub.
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity

breech

594

	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	n. the buttocks.
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

brethren

595

	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

brevity

596

	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	v. to cover with ornament.

bridle

597

	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

brigade

598

	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

brigadier

599

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	adv. in progress.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

brigand

600

	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	n. a title of jesus
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	a. occurring or payable every year

brimstone

601

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. sulfur.

brine

602

	n. water saturated with salt.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

bristle

603

	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.

britannia

604

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.

briticism

605

	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. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

brittle

606

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

broach

607

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. conversation.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

broadcast

608

	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. harmony.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

brogan

609

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

brogue

610

	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

brokerage

611

	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.

bromine

612

	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. sulfur.

bronchitis

613

	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

bronchus

614

	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

brooch

615

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

brotherhood

616

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

browbeat

617

	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

brusque

618

	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

buffoon

619

	adv. once more.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	v. to pile or heap together.

buffoonery

620

	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	adj. cowardly.
	v. to coagulate.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures

bulbous

621

	a. awake; alert
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

bullock

622

	n. one who attacks.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	n. an ox.
	v. breakdown; failure

bulrush

623

	adj. cheerful.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

bulwark

624

	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

bumper

625

	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. scratch; friction
	adv. sufficiently.

bumptious

626

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	v. to coagulate.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.

bungle

627

	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

buoyancy

628

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.

buoyant

629

	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

bureau

630

	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

bureaucracy

631

	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. over-regulated administrative system

burgess

632

	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.

burgher

633

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	n. passive consent.
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

burnish

634

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

bursar

635

	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

bustle

636

	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.

butt

637

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.

butte

638

	n. water saturated with salt.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.

buttress

639

	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

cabal

640

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

cabinet

641

	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

cacophony

642

	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

cadaverous

643

	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.

cadence

644

	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

cadenza

645

	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.

caitiff

646

	adj. cowardly.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	n. a title of jesus

cajole

647

	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. state of being suitable
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

cajolery

648

	n. delusive speech.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

calculable

649

	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.

calculus

650

	n. diversion.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

callosity

651

	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

callow

652

	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

calorie

653

	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	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. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

calumny

654

	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. one who entrusts.
	adj. having resemblance of sound.

calvary

655

	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. the place where christ was crucified.

calvinism

656

	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. portion.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.

calvinize

657

	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	adj. wanting water.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.

came

658

	adj. containing gold.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.

cameo

659

	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

campaign

660

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

canaanite

661

	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

canary

662

	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

candid

663

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	interj. well done.
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity

candor

664

	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. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	adj. delicate, ethereal.

canine

665

	a. of or relating to the heart
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

canon

666

	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. obsolescence.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

cant

667

	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

cantata

668

	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	v. equip; provide with military equipment

canto

669

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.

cantonment

670

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

capacious

671

	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	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
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

capillary

672

	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

capitulate

673

	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

caprice

674

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	n. contestant you hope to defeat

caption

675

	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	v. to remind oneself.
	n. a flowering shrub.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

captious

676

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. hard coal.

captivate

677

	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. hard coal.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs

carcass

678

	a. compatible
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

cardiac

679

	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	a. of or relating to the heart
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

cardinal

680

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

caret

681

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	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. cowardly.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

carnage

683

	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

carnal

684

	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.

carnivorous

685

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.

carouse

686

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

carrion

687

	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.

cartilage

688

	n. absolute government.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

cartridge

689

	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.

caste

690

	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	adj. withered.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

castigate

691

	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

casual

692

	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

casualty

693

	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	n. flood.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

cataclysm

694

	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

cataract

695

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. politeness.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing

catastrophe

696

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

cathode

697

	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

catholicism

698

	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

catholicity

699

	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

caucus

700

	adj. cheerful.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

causal

701

	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

caustic

702

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

cauterize

703

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	adv. an expression of assent.
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

cede

704

	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. unrestricted power.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

censor

705

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

censorious

706

	v. to bring about.
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

census

707

	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. agreement.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.

centenary

708

	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	adv. an expression of assent.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

centiliter

709

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	adj. containing gold.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.

centimeter

710

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

centurion

711

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. permanence.

cereal

712

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. delusive speech.

ceremonial

713

	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite

ceremonious

714

	adj. taking notice.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual

cessation

715

	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.

cession

716

	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

chameleon

717

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

chancery

718

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	prep. apart from.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

chaos

719

	n. recognition.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	v. to confuse.

characteristic

720

	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait

characterize

721

	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

charlatan

722

	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	v. state without proof; assert to be true

chasten

723

	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

chastise

724

	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

chastity

725

	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

chateau

726

	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

chattel

727

	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

check

728

	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant

chiffon

729

	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

chivalry

730

	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	adj. withered.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. courtesy towards women

cholera

731

	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

choleric

732

	v. to await.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

choral

733

	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

christ

734

	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. a title of jesus
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

christen

735

	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	v. to coagulate.
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. greediness.

christendom

736

	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.

chromatic

737

	interj. well done.
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

chronology

738

	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".

chronometer

739

	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

cipher

740

	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

circulate

741

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	adj. harmonious.

circumference

742

	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. one who loves books.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

circumlocution

743

	n. one who entrusts.
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

circumnavigate

744

	n. an escort or lover.
	v. to sail quite around.
	adv. in good season or time.
	adj. dominant.

circumscribe

745

	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

circumspect

746

	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

citadel

747

	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

cite

748

	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

claimant

749

	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

clairvoyance

750

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish

clamorous

751

	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud

clan

752

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	adj. sated with pleasure.

clandestine

753

	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

clangor

754

	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. harmony.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

clarify

755

	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	v. to mean; signify.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

clarion

756

	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

classify

757

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

clearance

758

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust

clemency

759

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

clement

760

	adj. compassionate.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

clothier

761

	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint

clumsy

762

	adj. contributing to an end.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things

coagulant

763

	adj. producing coagulation.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will

coagulate

764

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

coalescence

765

	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts

coalition

766

	n. courtesy towards women
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

coddle

767

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

codicil

768

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

coerce

769

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.

coercion

770

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

coercive

771

	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

cogent

772

	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. proclamation.
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive

cognate

773

	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

cognizant

774

	n. recognition.
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	adj. taking notice.

cohere

775

	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

cohesion

776

	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

cohesive

777

	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	v. blame; condemn
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

coincide

778

	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	adj. compassionate.

coincidence

779

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

coincident

780

	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	adj. invulnerable.
	a. concerning; simultaneous

collaborate

781

	adj. compassionate.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

collapse

782

	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	v. breakdown; failure
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.

collapsible

783

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

colleague

784

	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

collective

785

	n. flood.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	a. considerable; perceptible
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

collector

786

	adv. in progress.
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

collegian

787

	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. a college student.

collide

788

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	v. bump; hit; conflict

collier

789

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

collision

790

	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	v. to pile or heap together.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.

colloquial

791

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

colloquialism

792

	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

colloquy

793

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. conversation.

collusion

794

	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

colossus

795

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	a. considerable; perceptible

comely

796

	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful

comestible

797

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

comical

798

	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

commemorate

799

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

commentary

800

	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commingle

801

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	v. to blend.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

commissariat

802

	n. historian.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

commission

803

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

commitment

804

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

committal

805

	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

commodity

806

	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	v. to blend.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league

commotion

807

	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

commute

808

	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	v. to be in collusion.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

comparable

809

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

comparative

810

	adj. wanting water.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

comparison

811

	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

compensate

812

	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	v. make amends for; reimburse

competence

813

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

competent

814

	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	a. capable; adept
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

competitive

815

	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. that which nourishes.

competitor

816

	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

complacent

817

	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. one who attacks.

complaisance

818

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. politeness.
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

complaisant

819

	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

complement

820

	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

complex

821

	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

compliant

822

	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. absolute government.
	v. to unite.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

complicate

823

	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	adj. colorless,
	v. to hate violently.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

complication

824

	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

complicity

825

	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

compliment

826

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.

component

827

	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

comport

828

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. an abiding.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

composure

829

	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	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. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind

comprehensible

830

	n. state of being suitable
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

comprehension

831

	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. permanence.
	n. grasp; ability to understand

comprehensive

832

	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

compress

833

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

compressible

834

	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations

compression

835

	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. courtesy towards women
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

comprise

836

	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	adj. producing coagulation.

compulsion

837

	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. one who attacks.
	n. historian.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of

compulsory

838

	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	v. to make the first attack.
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

compunction

839

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

compute

840

	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation

concede

841

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.

conceit

842

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

conceive

843

	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

concerto

844

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

concession

845

	v. diagnose; examine
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

conciliate

846

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

conciliatory

847

	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

conclusive

848

	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	a. definitive; decisive; final

concord

849

	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

concordance

850

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. harmony.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions

concur

851

	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	v. to agree.
	n. courtesy towards women
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

concurrence

852

	n. agreement.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

concurrent

853

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.

concussion

854

	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something

condensation

855

	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. compression
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

condense

856

	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	v. to confuse.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind

condescend

857

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

condolence

858

	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

conduce

859

	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	v. cause to come together formally
	v. to bring about.

conducive

860

	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	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. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	adj. contributing to an end.

conductible

861

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

conduit

862

	n. over-regulated administrative system
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	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

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

confederacy

864

	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. alliance
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable

confederate

865

	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

confer

866

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

conferee

867

	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. a person with whom another confers.

confessor

868

	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. scratch; friction
	n. a spiritual advisor.

confidant

869

	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	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
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time

confide

870

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

confidence

871

	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power

confident

872

	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.

confinement

873

	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

confiscate

874

	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use

conflagration

875

	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

confluence

876

	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

confluent

877

	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

conformable

878

	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	adj. harmonious.

conformance

879

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	adj. cone-bearing trees.

conformation

880

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will

conformity

881

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement

confront

882

	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

congeal

883

	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	v. to coagulate.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.

congenial

884

	a. compatible
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. the act or state or conforming.

congest

885

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	v. to collect into a mass.

congregate

886

	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

coniferous

887

	v. travel with; be associated with
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. one who entrusts.

conjecture

888

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	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. the superior of a community of monks.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

conjoin

889

	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	v. to unite.

conjugal

890

	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	v. to mean; signify.
	adv. an expression of assent.

conjugate

891

	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable

conjugation

892

	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

conjunction

893

	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

connive

894

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. to confuse.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. to be in collusion.

connoisseur

895

	v. to hate violently.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	v. to happen to or befall.

connote

896

	adj. before noon.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	v. to mean; signify.
	adj. affected with anemia.

connubial

897

	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

conquer

898

	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	v. associate; join

consanguineous

899

	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

conscience

900

	n. estrangement.
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	adj. fond of drinking.

conscientious

901

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

902

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	a. awake; alert
	n. greediness.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.

conscript

903

	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	v. to force into military service.

consecrate

904

	v. to set apart as sacred.
	adj. dominant.
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.

consecutive

905

	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

consensus

906

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

conservatism

907

	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. composition; order
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	adj. invulnerable.

conservative

908

	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

conservatory

909

	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. hard coal.

consign

910

	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	adj. having or resembling human form.

consignee

911

	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

consignor

912

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. one who entrusts.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

consistency

913

	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist

console

914

	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

consolidate

915

	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

consonance

916

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.

consonant

917

	a. compatible; harmonious
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

consort

918

	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	v. associate; join
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

conspicuous

919

	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	v. to unite.

conspirator

920

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	n. composition; order

conspire

921

	v. associate; join
	n. courtesy towards women
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

constable

922

	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god

constellation

923

	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

consternation

924

	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

constituency

925

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle

constituent

926

	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. component or part; citizen, voter

constrict

927

	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	v. to refer incidentally.
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition

consul

928

	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.

consulate

929

	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

consummate

930

	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.

consumption

931

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. eating or drinking of something

consumptive

932

	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. any reality.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.

contagion

933

	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.

contagious

934

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	adj. compassionate.

contaminate

935

	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

contemplate

936

	n. compression
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.

contemporaneous

937

	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	v. to walk about
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

contemporary

938

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

contemptible

939

	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

contemptuous

940

	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

contender

941

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

contiguity

942

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	n. proximity.
	adj. cheerful.

contiguous

943

	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component

continence

944

	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. absolute government.
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

contingency

945

	v. recover gradually from an illness
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

contingent

946

	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

continuance

947

	n. permanence.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	v. to remind oneself.
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together

continuation

948

	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height

continuity

949

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

continuous

950

	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	v. to take when offered.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

contort

951

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. to twist into a misshapen form.

contraband

952

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

contradiction

953

	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

contradictory

954

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. greediness.
	adj. affected with anemia.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing

contraposition

955

	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. a placing opposite.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.

contravene

956

	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. to force into military service.

contribution

957

	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. sulfur.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

contributor

958

	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	a. capable; adept
	adj. harmonious.

contrite

959

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

contrivance

960

	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	v. to walk about
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

contrive

961

	adj. wanting water.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

control

962

	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

controller

963

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	v. declare to be true; affirm

contumacious

964

	adj. rebellious.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass

contumacy

965

	n. greediness.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

contuse

966

	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

contusion

967

	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse

convalesce

968

	v. recover gradually from an illness
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

convalescence

969

	v. to be in pain or distress.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

convalescent

970

	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. hard coal.

convene

971

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	adj. cowardly.
	v. to unite.
	v. cause to come together formally

convenience

972

	n. state of being suitable
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts

converge

973

	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful

convergent

974

	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	adj. tending to one point.
	adj. cowardly.

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