IELTS Academic Words Level 1 - 1: Matching Quizzes

4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

abort

	game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
	unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
	represent; advantage, benefit, the interest of someone

abortion

	harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
	termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

absurd

	healthcare facility for outpatient care
	struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
	preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination

abuse

	any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	improper use or handling; misuse

academic

	connect or join together; combine
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
	house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

academy

	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	get in touch with; reach
	make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
	posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue

access

	something formed in mind; thought or notion
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	approach; entry; entrance
	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise

account

	affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
	narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event

accountant

	one who maintains and audits business accounts
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
	be broadcast on television or radio

accurate

	capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
	harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate

accuse

	lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
	healthcare facility for outpatient care
	blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

accused

	pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself to a course of action
	vessel; large cylindrical container
	harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
	defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense

acid

	sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	revoke; call off; omit or delete

acknowledge

	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

address

	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
	carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
	a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
	part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb

adjust

	find or declare guilty
	short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
	change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
	assign the roles of; choose at random

administration

	part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
	a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
	dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
	management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties

adopt

	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church

adore

	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
	the field where the buildings of a university are situated
	of white or pale color; without color; empty; void

adult

	people who buy goods or services
	just; only; hardly; scarcely
	one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
	part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb

affect

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
	light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
	annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place

affection

	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
	of or relating to non-military life
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

afford

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of

agency

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
	agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

agenda

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	shield away from; prevent
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	get in touch with; reach

aggressive

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	having the ability required for a specific task
	worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection

agreement

	state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted

aid

	person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
	express an opinion; remark
	special group delegated to consider some matter
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of

air

	be broadcast on television or radio
	a way of considering or doing something
	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem

aisle

	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
	explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
	hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch

alarm

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
	cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
	one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice

album

	a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	the field where the buildings of a university are situated
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

alien

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
	motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy

alliance

	official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
	a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

ally

	struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
	a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
	total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
	confederate; partner; collaborator

alone

	solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
	confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
	ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to

alternative

	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
	one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass

amaze

	astonish; affect with wonder
	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
	of white or pale color; without color; empty; void

ambassador

	change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
	a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
	authorized messenger or representative
	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

ambulance

	field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

amount

	whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
	having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
	total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

anniversary

	annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
	harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body

annual

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	occurring or payable every year
	change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable

anonymous

	battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain

antique

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

anxiety

	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
	convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear
	concern something in a state of painful uneasiness; state of restlessness and agitation

anyhow

	wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government
	in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

apart

	worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
	meeting of elected or appointed representatives
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside

appeal

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	a way of considering or doing something
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

appetite

	awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	a violent attack; an onslaught
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

apply

	solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel
	tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to
	struggle as with an opposing force; fight with

appointment

	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
	act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
	one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown

appreciate

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
	portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
	the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

approach

	harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
	rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
	in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
	a way of considering or doing something

appropriate

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
	a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom

approval

	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
	official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
	sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

area

	link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

argue

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
	electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

arrogant

	arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
	pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste

article

	make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
	person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
	strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

ashamed

	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
	affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
	strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
	pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself to a course of action

aside

	outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest

aspirin

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
	white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation

assault

	termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
	a violent attack; an onslaught
	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal

assist

	struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

associate

	connect or join together; combine
	portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
	occurring or payable every year
	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence

assume

	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
	get in touch with; reach
	suppose; presume; take on; bear
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

assure

	change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
	tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

attack

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
	fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment

attempt

	the action of trying at something
	affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
	place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
	foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief

attend

	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
	explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

attitude

	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
	offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
	fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue

attorney

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	represent; advantage, benefit, the interest of someone

attractive

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
	posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of

auction

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
	public sale of property to the highest bidder

audience

	posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance

authority

	struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
	battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

available

	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
	field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

avoid

	concern something in a state of painful uneasiness; state of restlessness and agitation
	make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
	shield away from; prevent
	of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.

aware

	link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
	knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
	drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

awful

	stop motion; curb or restrain
	whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
	causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible

awkward

	difficult to handle or manage
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
	coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served

bachelor

	harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
	unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
	carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth

backward

	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	connect or join together; combine
	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

bacon

	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

badge

	a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
	a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way

baggage

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage

bait

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
	capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
	pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste

bake

	of or relating to non-military life
	prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
	the action of trying at something
	the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

balance

	pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

balcony

	platform projecting from the wall of a building
	make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
	vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
	a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person

bald

	broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
	find or declare guilty
	pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
	hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

ballet

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers

band

	represent; advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
	orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
	a small room or apartment; room for privacy
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

bang

	trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

banner

	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
	harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

bar

	tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
	meeting of elected or appointed representatives
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point

barbecue

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	cell; compartment; room

bare

100

	lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
	act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event

barely

101

	just; only; hardly; scarcely
	unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
	field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

bargain

102

	agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel
	something formed in mind; thought or notion

barn

103

	make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
	examine and note the similarities or differences of

barrel

104

	vessel; large cylindrical container
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
	game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game

baseball

105

	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
	game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

basement

106

	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
	portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
	cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

battery

107

	protect or fight for the first place
	invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose
	beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current

bay

108

	get in touch with; reach
	an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
	the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
	confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration

beam

109

	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
	ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
	contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute

bear

110

	support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
	shield away from; prevent
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

bearing

111

	carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
	dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
	something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

beat

112

	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
	beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold

beaten

113

	formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
	separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold

behalf

114

	struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
	represent; advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside

behave

115

	perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

belly

116

	struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
	part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	the field where the buildings of a university are situated

beloved

117

	highest in office or rank; principal; head
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	greatly loved; dear to the heart

bend

118

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
	carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet

benefit

119

	find or declare guilty
	full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
	occurring or payable every year

bent

120

	determined to do or have
	prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
	a small room or apartment; room for privacy
	solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel

bet

121

	dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
	narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
	field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager

betray

122

	suppose; presume; take on; bear
	passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of

bid

123

	make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
	occurring or payable every year

bite

124

	contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
	perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
	a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
	pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste

bitter

125

	male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
	a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
	harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

bizarre

126

	house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
	vessel; large cylindrical container
	fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

blame

127

	express an opinion; remark
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

blank

128

	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
	special group delegated to consider some matter

blast

129

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
	explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit

bleed

130

	noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
	confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body

bless

131

	make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
	full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
	motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince

block

132

	hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

blonde

133

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
	of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
	motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment

board

134

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage

boarding

135

	of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
	arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

bold

136

	people who buy goods or services
	posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
	find or declare guilty
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

bolt

137

	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
	dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
	a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

bond

138

	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
	link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
	stop motion; curb or restrain

bonus

139

	on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
	house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
	trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation

boom

140

	posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
	carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

booth

141

	drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
	make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
	house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure

border

142

	the field where the buildings of a university are situated
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

bore

143

	harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
	drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

bother

144

	drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

bounce

145

	jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
	praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
	a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom

bound

146

	affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
	tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
	change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
	wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government

boutique

147

	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
	small shop within a large department store or supermarket

brand

148

	acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong
	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
	blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

break

149

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
	opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change

breakdown

150

	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
	process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data

breeze

151

	light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
	formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
	shield away from; prevent
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

bribe

152

	foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
	something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

brief

153

	short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
	improper use or handling; misuse
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current

briefcase

154

	one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to
	portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
	a small room or apartment; room for privacy

brilliant

155

	full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
	person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
	harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
	people who buy goods or services

brutal

156

	explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
	a way of considering or doing something
	like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
	sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

bubble

157

	narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box

buck

158

	move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
	electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
	school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	approach; entry; entrance

bucket

159

	vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
	something formed in mind; thought or notion
	acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong
	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle

bud

160

	blend; fuse; merge
	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
	one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency

budget

161

	light and humorous drama with a happy ending
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to

bug

162

	general name applied to various insects
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	volume; something contained; material, including text and images
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of

bull

163

	a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
	male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
	one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

bully

164

	noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
	small shop within a large department store or supermarket

bump

165

	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
	short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

bunch

166

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	clump; cluster; gathering
	special group delegated to consider some matter

bush

167

	unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
	place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
	change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
	a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

business

168

	capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
	rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise

bust

169

	portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
	the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
	united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body

buzz

170

	act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
	white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
	narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event

cabin

171

	a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
	estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place

cabinet

172

	a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
	field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle

cable

173

	the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
	a way of considering or doing something
	solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
	blend; fuse; merge

cafe

174

	coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served
	general name applied to various insects
	pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself to a course of action
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of

cafeteria

175

	act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
	a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
	broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
	be broadcast on television or radio

calendar

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
	capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet

campaign

177

	the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
	battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste

campus

178

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	the field where the buildings of a university are situated
	passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
	a violent attack; an onslaught

cancel

179

	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
	an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

candidate

180

	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	having the ability required for a specific task

capable

181

	opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
	having the ability required for a specific task
	causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

capacity

182

	meeting of elected or appointed representatives
	in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch

cape

183

	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	the field where the buildings of a university are situated
	piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
	any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger

capital

184

	invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
	wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government
	place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
	short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

capture

185

	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
	jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

carrot

186

	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
	of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
	the root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped and of a reddish yellow color
	narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event

carry

187

	foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
	defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
	society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
	convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear

cart

188

	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon

carton

189

	vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
	having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
	act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box

cash

190

	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	greatly loved; dear to the heart
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency

cast

191

	feeling secure or certain about something
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	examine and note the similarities or differences of

casual

192

	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
	bite and grind with the teeth

catch

193

	perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
	capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
	one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

catching

194

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose
	clump; cluster; gathering
	orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally

catholic

195

	broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
	interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

cellar

196

	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	difficult to handle or manage
	light and humorous drama with a happy ending
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy

cemetery

197

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
	one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
	place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard

cereal

198

	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
	solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire

ceremony

199

	wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
	a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom

certificate

200

	the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
	one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
	place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
	place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest

challenge

201

	game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
	process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data
	worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to

chamber

202

	cell; compartment; room
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

champagne

203

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France
	white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation

champion

204

	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
	protect or fight for the first place
	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate

channel

205

	the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
	struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize

chaos

206

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
	difficult to analyze or understand
	disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

chapel

207

	place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
	separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose
	invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate

chapter

208

	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain

charge

209

	arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
	state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
	set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command

charity

210

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	approach; entry; entrance
	occurring or payable every year

charm

211

	agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
	drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers

chart

212

	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	clump; cluster; gathering

chase

213

	short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch

chat

214

	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
	worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation

check

215

	stop motion; curb or restrain
	wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
	someone who pays to get goods or services
	jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface

cheer

216

	blend; fuse; merge
	battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

cherish

217

	examine and note the similarities or differences of
	harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
	support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body

chew

218

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	bite and grind with the teeth
	awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
	something formed in mind; thought or notion

chief

219

	harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
	opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	highest in office or rank; principal; head

chill

220

	electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
	termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain

chin

221

	noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
	the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access

chip

222

	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
	a small section of filmed or filed material
	cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

choir

223

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon

choke

224

	prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

circuit

225

	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
	electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

circus

226

	of or relating to non-military life
	find or declare guilty
	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment

civil

227

	express an opinion; remark
	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

civilian

228

	difficult to handle or manage
	support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	of or relating to non-military life

claim

229

	demand for something as rightful or due
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice

classic

230

	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character

clearance

231

	act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	be broadcast on television or radio
	passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building

click

232

	treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
	unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
	make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
	invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate

client

233

	awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
	someone who pays to get goods or services
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
	cell; compartment; room

clinic

234

	healthcare facility for outpatient care
	one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature

clip

235

	management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
	just; only; hardly; scarcely
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
	a small section of filmed or filed material

closet

236

	the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
	official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
	act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
	a small room or apartment; room for privacy

clue

237

	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
	a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature

coach

238

	make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
	the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face

cocaine

239

	drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

code

240

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	just; only; hardly; scarcely
	ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words

coin

241

	occurring or payable every year
	confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
	field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

coincidence

242

	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	difficult to analyze or understand
	male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

column

243

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	improper use or handling; misuse
	knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

combat

244

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
	offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
	having the ability required for a specific task

combine

245

	someone who pays to get goods or services
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
	blend; fuse; merge
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

comedy

246

	defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
	drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
	light and humorous drama with a happy ending

comic

247

	link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

comment

248

	express an opinion; remark
	field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data
	house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure

commercial

249

	vessel; large cylindrical container
	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	feeling secure or certain about something
	solitary; by oneself, not with any other people

commission

250

	make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
	light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France
	fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass

commit

251

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
	disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

commitment

252

	trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
	of or relating to non-military life
	defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
	pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself to a course of action

committee

253

	on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
	astonish; affect with wonder
	of or relating to non-military life
	special group delegated to consider some matter

communicate

254

	light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
	send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly

communication

255

	ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
	the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch

community

256

	society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
	impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
	management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
	make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance

company

257

	a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
	find or declare guilty
	a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise

compare

258

	express an opinion; remark
	examine and note the similarities or differences of
	prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency

competition

259

	struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
	ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

competitive

260

	broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
	tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	shield away from; prevent

complex

261

	back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

complicated

262

	unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
	process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data
	solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
	difficult to analyze or understand

compliment

263

	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
	praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

compromise

264

	impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
	white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

concentrate

265

	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
	trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
	male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
	harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap

concept

266

	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
	a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
	something formed in mind; thought or notion

concern

267

	defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
	pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
	healthcare facility for outpatient care
	interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety

concrete

268

	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel
	pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch

condition

269

	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
	occurring or payable every year
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

conduct

270

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
	prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
	rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise

confess

271

	a way of considering or doing something
	the root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped and of a reddish yellow color
	acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass

confidence

272

	feeling secure or certain about something
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
	agreement between parties concerning the sale of property

confident

273

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

confidential

274

	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
	shield away from; prevent

confirm

275

	connect or join together; combine
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	one who maintains and audits business accounts

conflict

276

	a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
	fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
	having the ability required for a specific task
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food

confront

277

	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

confusion

278

	a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
	hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
	clump; cluster; gathering

congress

279

	meeting of elected or appointed representatives
	vessel; large cylindrical container
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
	stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager

conscience

280

	set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
	motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances

conscious

281

	awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

conspiracy

282

	find or declare guilty
	plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
	fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
	orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally

constant

283

	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

constitution

284

	bite and grind with the teeth
	improper use or handling; misuse
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
	management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties

consult

285

	be broadcast on television or radio
	seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character

consumer

286

	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	people who buy goods or services
	a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb

contact

287

	find or declare guilty
	having the ability required for a specific task
	lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
	get in touch with; reach

contempt

288

	foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
	a small section of filmed or filed material

content

289

	game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
	whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
	volume; something contained; material, including text and images
	defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense

contest

290

	opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
	contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
	cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
	vessel; large cylindrical container

contract

291

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
	sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

contrary

292

	opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	a small section of filmed or filed material
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

convention

293

	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
	send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
	portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
	bite and grind with the teeth

convict

294

	find or declare guilty
	difficult to analyze or understand
	noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
	pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste

conviction

295

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
	the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
	causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible

convince

296

	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
	rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
	the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face

cooperate

297

	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
	preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	someone who pays to get goods or services
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose

core

298

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	basic, center, or most important part; the essence
	capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time

corner

299

	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
	of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	improper use or handling; misuse

corporate

300

	the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances

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