TOEIC Reading Vocabulary| Match Practice

TOEIC Reading Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

acquisition

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

adolescent

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	assumption; theory
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive

adverse

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

aesthetic

	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

affiliate

	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	associate; incorporate
	cure; make or get healthy again

afflict

	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	cause pain, suffering or distress

aggravate

	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	assumption; theory
	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

agitation

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	contentious speech act; argument

alleviate

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	cause to be sorrowful; distress
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder

amends

	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	prevent from being successful
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation

anonymous

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

appraisal

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	component or part; citizen, voter
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	containing or derived from error; mistaken

articulate

	become worse; decline; fall
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	assumption; theory
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

ascertain

	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work

ascribe

	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	detect; perceive
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction

assault

	decide upon and express in words
	attack; onslaught
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things

asset

	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality

assimilate

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	attack; onslaught

attorney

	person who inherits some title or office
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	find or declare guilty
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

augment

	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact

authentic

	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness

avail

	assumption; theory
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

avert

	an expert who gives advice
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

baffle

	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

barren

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

batch

	help bring about; make less difficult
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation

bizarre

	associate; incorporate
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order

bleak

	decide upon and express in words
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blunder

	lack of consistency; difference
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

blunt

	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	help bring about; make less difficult

bonus

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue

brace

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	component or part; citizen, voter

brittle

	controvertible; disputable
	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically

capsule

	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work

casualty

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

ceramic

	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	become worse; decline
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids

cereal

	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	any article of clothing, as coat or gown

commentary

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
	become worse; decline; fall

commitment

	lack of consistency; difference
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way

commute

	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste

compatible

	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes

competence

	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	bring out; arouse; call forth

compile

	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

compulsory

	fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
	lack of consistency; difference
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

concede

	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

conceive

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

concession

	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

concise

	dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	act that violates of the rules of a sport

confer

	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

configuration

	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

conform

	confront; oppose
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

confusion

	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	help bring about; make less difficult
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

consecutive

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

consensus

	general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	become worse; decline
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment

conserve

	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

conspicuous

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

constituent

	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	component or part; citizen, voter
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

constrain

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	cause pain, suffering or distress

consultant

	an expert who gives advice
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

contaminate

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
	breed; emerge from the egg
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile

contemplate

	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

contempt

	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	cause pain, suffering or distress

contend

	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for

contradict

	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	confront; oppose

contrive

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

controversial

	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	controvertible; disputable
	an expert who gives advice
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

controversy

	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	contentious speech act; argument
	easily broken; having little elasticity

converge

	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

convict

	dampness; moisture
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	find or declare guilty
	easily broken; having little elasticity

cordial

	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction

corps

	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

corrode

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	decide upon and express in words
	breed; emerge from the egg
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

corrupt

	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	attack; onslaught
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	approach; tend to meet; come together

costume

	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season

courtesy

	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

cripple

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb

criterion

	confront; oppose
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
	standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

crucial

	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band

culminate

	reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality

cumulative

	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	increasing by successive addition
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

curb

	easily broken; having little elasticity
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain

curt

	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
	breed; emerge from the egg

cynical

	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

deficit

	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
	inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality

degenerate

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	become worse; decline; fall
	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream

deliberate

	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	dampness; moisture

denote

	indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	an expert who gives advice
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

denounce

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner

depict

	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

designate

	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	become worse; decline

despise

	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn

deteriorate

	become worse; decline
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	contentious speech act; argument

diffuse

	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
	help bring about; make less difficult

dilemma

	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	lack of consistency; difference
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

dilute

	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	become worse; decline

discern

	detect; perceive
	an expert who gives advice
	confront; oppose
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

discrepancy

	lack of consistency; difference
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

discrete

	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	easily broken; having little elasticity

disguise

100

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception

dismay

101

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

dispatch

102

	spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste

disperse

103

	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	worsen; make worse or more troublesome

disposition

104

	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	dampness; moisture
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

disrupt

105

	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	upset; throw into confusion or disorder

dissipate

106

	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
	spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail

distil

107

	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream

disturbance

108

	an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
	disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
	cause to be sorrowful; distress

divine

109

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual

drastic

110

	assumption; theory
	help bring about; make less difficult
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

dubious

111

	questionable; filled with doubt
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post

dwell

112

	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

eccentric

113

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	contentious speech act; argument
	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

edible

114

	lack of consistency; difference
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something

ego

115

	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	increasing by successive addition
	make better or more attractive; increase; improve
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state

elicit

116

	lack of consistency; difference
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

elite

117

	upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

eloquent

118

	consider; think about carefully; weigh
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance

embark

119

	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something

empirical

120

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

endow

121

	grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	an expert who gives advice

enhance

122

	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	make better or more attractive; increase; improve

ensue

123

	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
	attack; onslaught

entail

124

	easily broken; having little elasticity
	excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way

entity

125

	throw with great force; cast; toss
	confront; oppose
	person who inherits some title or office
	real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence

entrepreneur

126

	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

envisage

127

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way

epoch

128

	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

equilibrium

129

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives

erosion

130

	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

erroneous

131

	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

escort

132

	one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

essence

133

	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	easily broken; having little elasticity
	most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

ethics

134

	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

ethnic

135

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

evoke

136

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

exemplify

137

	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	help bring about; make less difficult
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	serve as an example of; embody

exempt

138

	not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
	specialized knowledge; expert skill

exotic

139

	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

expertise

140

	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	assumption; theory
	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

explicit

141

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

exposition

142

	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue

exquisite

143

	excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	attack; onslaught
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

extinct

144

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

extinguish

145

	become worse; decline
	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band

fabricate

146

	attack; onslaught
	build; put together out of components or parts
	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
	lack of consistency; difference

facet

147

	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

facilitate

148

	departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	help bring about; make less difficult
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance

feeble

149

	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
	specialized knowledge; expert skill
	lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail

flap

150

	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

fling

151

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	an expert who gives advice
	throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

fluctuate

152

	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
	attack; onslaught
	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

flutter

153

	vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

foam

154

	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
	weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids

foil

155

	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	prevent from being successful
	look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way

formidable

156

	arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly

formulate

157

	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	decide upon and express in words
	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner

fort

158

	rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
	a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

fossil

159

	remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
	questionable; filled with doubt
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste

foster

160

	rear; promote the growth of; help develop
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	decide upon and express in words

foul

161

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	become worse; decline

fracture

162

	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	easily broken; having little elasticity

fraud

163

	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	increasing by successive addition
	getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

fringe

164

	live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band

frustrate

165

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
	containing or derived from error; mistaken

galaxy

166

	large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	lack of consistency; difference
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes

gaol

167

	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
	build; put together out of components or parts
	following one after another without interruption; sequential

garment

168

	from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
	any article of clothing, as coat or gown
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

gear

169

	help bring about; make less difficult
	toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

glide

170

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

gloomy

171

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

gorgeous

172

	indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent

gossip

173

	questionable; filled with doubt
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste

graze

174

	scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	serve as an example of; embody

grease

175

	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe

grief

176

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
	rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions

grieve

177

	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	cause to be sorrowful; distress

grim

178

	condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
	prevent from being successful
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality

hamper

179

	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	specialized knowledge; expert skill

hatch

180

	breed; emerge from the egg
	upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

haul

181

	act that violates of the rules of a sport
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	assumption; theory
	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

haunt

182

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

heal

183

	associate; incorporate
	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	cure; make or get healthy again

heave

184

	act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
	cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for

heir

185

	flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
	person who inherits some title or office
	radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness

heritage

186

	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
	quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
	legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition

hierarchy

187

	arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

hinder

188

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
	attack; onslaught
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

hinge

189

	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	corrosion; a gradual decline of something
	unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

hitherto

190

	containing or derived from error; mistaken
	to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
	small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

homogeneous

191

	precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
	a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	of the same or similar nature or kind
	white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids

hose

192

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
	place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

hover

193

	easily broken; having little elasticity
	serve as an example of; embody
	eatable; substance that can be used as food
	hang about; wait nearby; remain floating

humidity

194

	build; put together out of components or parts
	dampness; moisture
	commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
	associate; incorporate

hurl

195

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
	throw with great force; cast; toss
	detect; perceive

hypothesis

196

	assumption; theory
	small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
	perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact

hysterical

197

	particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
	mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
	pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
	marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic

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