TOEIC Reading Vocabulary| Match Practice

TOEIC Reading Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

acquisition

	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

adolescent

	questionable; filled with doubt
	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adverse

	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder

aesthetic

	cause pain, suffering or distress
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

affiliate

	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	associate; incorporate

afflict

	cause pain, suffering or distress
	find or declare guilty
	cure; make or get healthy again
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

aggravate

	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded

agitation

	increasing by successive addition
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity

alleviate

	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state

amends

	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	become worse; decline; fall
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation

anonymous

	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

appraisal

	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

articulate

	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
	help bring about; make less difficult
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

ascertain

	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

ascribe

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

assault

	any article of clothing, as coat or gown
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	attack; onslaught

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	component or part; citizen, voter

asset

	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

assimilate

	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

attorney

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

augment

	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction

authentic

	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

avail

	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote

avert

	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	build; put together out of components or parts

baffle

	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

barren

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction

batch

	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way

bizarre

	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream

bleak

	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

blunder

	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

blunt

	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

bonus

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation

brace

	controvertible; disputable
	assumption; theory
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

brittle

	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way

capsule

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

casualty

	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
	prevent from being successful

ceramic

	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way

cereal

	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence

commentary

	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commitment

	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

commute

	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe

compatible

	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

competence

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

compile

	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

compulsory

	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

concede

	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for

conceive

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

concession

	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

concise

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	cure; make or get healthy again
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

confer

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic

configuration

	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically

conform

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	serve as an example of; embody
	cure; make or get healthy again
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor

confusion

	become worse; decline; fall
	any article of clothing, as coat or gown
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance

consecutive

	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation

consensus

	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness

conserve

	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	act that violates of the rules of a sport

conspicuous

	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

constituent

	spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	component or part; citizen, voter
	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm

constrain

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	find or declare guilty
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age

consultant

	an expert who gives advice
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner

contaminate

	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	of the same or similar nature or kind
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile

contemplate

	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder

contempt

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	specialized knowledge; expert skill

contend

	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	find or declare guilty

contradict

	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	confront; oppose
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity

contrive

	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	controvertible; disputable

controversial

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	controvertible; disputable
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	build; put together out of components or parts

controversy

	person who inherits some title or office
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	contentious speech act; argument
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

converge

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	approach; tend to meet; come together

convict

	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	confront; oppose
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	find or declare guilty

cordial

	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	cause to be sorrowful; distress
	rear; promote the growth of; help develop
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness

corps

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	an expert who gives advice

corrode

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

corrupt

	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

costume

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness

courtesy

	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent

cripple

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

criterion

	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test

crucial

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	attack; onslaught
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance

culminate

	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse

cumulative

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	increasing by successive addition

curb

	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain

curt

	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	attack; onslaught

cynical

	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	decide upon and express in words
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

deficit

	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

degenerate

	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	become worse; decline; fall
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation

deliberate

	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly

denote

	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically

denounce

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	breed; emerge from the egg

depict

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

designate

	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

despise

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
	controvertible; disputable
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation

deteriorate

	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	become worse; decline
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

diffuse

	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	find or declare guilty
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction

dilemma

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact

dilute

	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	easily broken; having little elasticity

discern

	detect; perceive
	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	any article of clothing, as coat or gown

discrepancy

	lack of consistency; difference
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order

discrete

	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence

disguise

100

	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

dismay

101

	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
	rear; promote the growth of; help develop
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted

dispatch

102

	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable

disperse

103

	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known

disposition

104

	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	increasing by successive addition

disrupt

105

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	attack; onslaught

dissipate

106

	spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

distil

107

	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner

disturbance

108

	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	become worse; decline
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn

divine

109

	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt

drastic

110

	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something

dubious

111

	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	questionable; filled with doubt

dwell

112

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

eccentric

113

	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things

edible

114

	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	detect; perceive

ego

115

	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

elicit

116

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive

elite

117

	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	rear; promote the growth of; help develop

eloquent

118

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

embark

119

	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	eatable; substance that can be used as food

empirical

120

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	cause pain, suffering or distress

endow

121

	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
	become worse; decline; fall
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

enhance

122

	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

ensue

123

	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	confront; oppose

entail

124

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
	dampness; moisture

entity

125

	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	dampness; moisture
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity

entrepreneur

126

	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season

envisage

127

	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

epoch

128

	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	an expert who gives advice

equilibrium

129

	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

erosion

130

	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	person who inherits some title or office

erroneous

131

	become worse; decline; fall
	breed; emerge from the egg
	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	build; put together out of components or parts

escort

132

	cause pain, suffering or distress
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

essence

133

	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

ethics

134

	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb

ethnic

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	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage

evoke

136

	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	decide upon and express in words
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	bring out; arouse; call forth

exemplify

137

	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	serve as an example of; embody
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

exempt

138

	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream

exotic

139

	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

expertise

140

	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual

explicit

141

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner

exposition

142

	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	detect; perceive

exquisite

143

	associate; incorporate
	excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	assumption; theory

extinct

144

	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

extinguish

145

	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy

fabricate

146

	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	build; put together out of components or parts
	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

facet

147

	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now

facilitate

148

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	help bring about; make less difficult
	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

feeble

149

	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	lack of consistency; difference
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

flap

150

	questionable; filled with doubt
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

fling

151

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

fluctuate

152

	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	cause pain, suffering or distress

flutter

153

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner

foam

154

	confront; oppose
	cure; make or get healthy again
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

foil

155

	prevent from being successful
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

formidable

156

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

formulate

157

	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	decide upon and express in words
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

fort

158

	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post

fossil

159

	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey

foster

160

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	rear; promote the growth of; help develop
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

foul

161

	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

fracture

162

	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	confront; oppose
	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

fraud

163

	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	controvertible; disputable

fringe

164

	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	upset; throw into confusion or disorder

frustrate

165

	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

galaxy

166

	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	throw with great force; cast; toss

gaol

167

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

garment

168

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	any article of clothing, as coat or gown

gear

169

	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

glide

170

	component or part; citizen, voter
	an expert who gives advice
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	worsen; make worse or more troublesome

gloomy

171

	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	controvertible; disputable
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded

gorgeous

172

	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test

gossip

173

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions

graze

174

	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions

grease

175

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things

grief

176

	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness

grieve

177

	cause to be sorrowful; distress
	most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	questionable; filled with doubt

grim

178

	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

hamper

179

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

hatch

180

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
	breed; emerge from the egg
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

haul

181

	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

haunt

182

	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	specialized knowledge; expert skill

heal

183

	increasing by successive addition
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
	dampness; moisture
	cure; make or get healthy again

heave

184

	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for

heir

185

	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	person who inherits some title or office
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

heritage

186

	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	breed; emerge from the egg
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to

hierarchy

187

	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner

hinder

188

	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now

hinge

189

	prevent from being successful
	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
	become worse; decline; fall

hitherto

190

	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now

homogeneous

191

	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	of the same or similar nature or kind

hose

192

	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	questionable; filled with doubt
	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition

hover

193

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating

humidity

194

	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	attack; onslaught
	dampness; moisture

hurl

195

	confront; oppose
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	throw with great force; cast; toss

hypothesis

196

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
	assumption; theory

hysterical

197

	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
	increasing by successive addition
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction

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