3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

abandoned

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	poise; self-confident assurance

abandonment

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abase

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abash

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abate

	put into motion or action; activate
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abdicate

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

abet

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

abeyance

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

abhor

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

abide

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

abiding

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

abjure

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

ablution

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnegation

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

abolish

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	empower; give permission for; sanction

abominable

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	state without proof; assert to be true

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

abrade

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

abrasive

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

abridge

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

abrogate

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

abscond

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

absenteeism

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

abstain

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	book of literary selections by various authors
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

abstemious

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstruse

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

abundant

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abundantly

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	established procedure for solving problem
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

abysmal

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	comparable; similar or alike
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

accede

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerating

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	increasing in speed
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

acceleration

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

accentuate

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

accessible

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

accidentally

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	state without proof; assert to be true

acclaim

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	applaud; announce with great approval
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

acclivity

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	upward slope, as of hill
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

accolade

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

accommodate

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

accommodating

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

accomplish

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

accost

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

accouter

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	equip; provide with military equipment

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

accrue

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

accumulation

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	established procedure for solving problem
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

accusation

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	comparable; similar or alike

accustomed

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

acerbity

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

acetic

	increasing in speed
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

achievement

	denying existence of God; godless
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

acidulous

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

acoustics

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

acquaint

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	able to live both on land and in water

acquainted

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

acquiesce

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	assent; agree without protesting

acquire

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

acrimonious

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

acrophobia

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

actuate

	put into motion or action; activate
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

acumen

	declare to be true; affirm
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

adaptable

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

adaptive

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	with reference or regard; in respect

additional

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	book of literary selections by various authors
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

addle

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

adherent

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adhesive

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

adjoin

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjudicate

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adjure

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

administer

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

admiration

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

admittedly

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

admonish

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adorn

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

adornment

	group of closely located islands
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

adulation

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

adumbrate

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

advance

100

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

advanced

101

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent

102

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

adventitious

103

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

adverse

104

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

advocacy

105

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

aerie

106

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affable

108

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

affect

109

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

affection

110

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

affectionate

111

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

affinity

112

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	assent; agree without protesting
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	increasing in speed

affirmation

113

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	assign; distribute according to plan
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

affluent

116

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

affront

117

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda

118

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

agglomeration

119

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aggrandize

120

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	with reference or regard; in respect
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	officially charge someone in a court of law

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

aggregate

122

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

aggressive

123

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	state without proof; assert to be true
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

aggressiveness

124

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agility

126

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	lack of caring; indifference
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

agitate

127

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	comparable; similar or alike

agitation

128

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

agrarian

130

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

alacrity

132

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

alchemy

133

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcove

134

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

algorithm

135

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	established procedure for solving problem
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

alien

136

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

alimentary

137

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

allay

138

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

allege

139

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	state without proof; assert to be true
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

allegory

140

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

alliteration

141

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

allocate

142

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	assign; distribute according to plan
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	book of literary selections by various authors

allude

143

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

allusion

144

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

aloft

145

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

alternate

146

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

altitude

147

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

altruistic

148

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

amalgamate

149

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

amass

150

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

ambidextrous

151

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

ambience

152

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

ambiguous

153

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

ambivalence

154

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

amble

155

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

ambulatory

156

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

ameliorate

157

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	able to live both on land and in water

amenable

158

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

amenities

159

	state without proof; assert to be true
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	convenient features; courtesies

amiable

160

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

amicable

161

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

amid

162

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	officially charge someone in a court of law

amity

163

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

amorous

164

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	moved by sexual love; loving
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

amorphous

165

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

amphibian

166

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	expression of warm approval; praise
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

167

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

amplify

168

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

amputate

169

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

anachronistic

170

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

analgesic

171

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	state without proof; assert to be true
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

analogous

172

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	comparable; similar or alike
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	poise; self-confident assurance

anarchist

173

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	having properties of vinegar; sour

anathema

174

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	moved by sexual love; loving
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

ancestor

175

	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	comment; make explanatory notes
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ancestry

176

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ancillary

177

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

anecdotal

178

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	upward slope, as of hill
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

angular

179

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

animate

180

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

animated

181

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

animus

182

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

annals

183

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	chronological record of the events of successive years

annihilate

184

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

annotate

185

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	comment; make explanatory notes
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

announce

186

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

announcement

187

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	equip; provide with military equipment
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

annoy

188

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

annuity

189

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	increasing in speed
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annul

190

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

anodyne

191

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

anoint

192

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

anomalous

193

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

anomaly

194

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

anonymous

195

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

antagonism

196

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antecede

197

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

antecedents

198

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

antediluvian

199

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

anthology

200

	book of literary selections by various authors
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

anthropocentric

201

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

anthropoid

202

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

anthropomorphic

203

	having human form or characteristics
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	formless; lacking shape or definition

anticlimax

204

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

antipathy

205

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

antithesis

206

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

anxious

207

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

apathy

208

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	lack of caring; indifference
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

aperture

209

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

apex

210

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	equip; provide with military equipment
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

aphasia

211

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

aphorism

212

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apiary

213

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

aplomb

214

	convenient features; courtesies
	poise; self-confident assurance
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

apocryphal

215

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

apogee

216

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

apolitical

217

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

apologist

218

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	having human form or characteristics
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

apostate

219

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

apotheosis

220

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

appall

221

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	equip; provide with military equipment
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

apparition

222

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

appellation

223

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

append

224

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

appliance

225

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	poise; self-confident assurance
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

apply

226

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

apportion

227

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	established procedure for solving problem

apposite

228

	put into motion or action; activate
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

apprehension

230

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	expression of warm approval; praise
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

apprenticeship

231

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

apprise

232

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

approbation

234

	expression of warm approval; praise
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

appropriation

235

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

apropos

236

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	with reference or regard; in respect

aptly

237

	having human form or characteristics
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	upward slope, as of hill

aquatic

238

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

aquiline

239

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	put into motion or action; activate
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

arable

240

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

arbiter

241

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

arboretum

242

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

arcane

243

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	elevation especially above sea level; height

archaeology

244

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

archaic

245

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

archetype

246

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

archipelago

247

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	group of closely located islands

architecture

248

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

ardent

249

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

arduous

250

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

arid

251

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

aristocracy

252

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

armada

253

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

aroma

254

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	having human form or characteristics
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aromatic

255

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal

256

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

arouse

257

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

arraign

258

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

arrears

259

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	upward slope, as of hill

arrogate

260

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

arroyo

261

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	empower; give permission for; sanction

arthritis

262

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

article

263

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

articulate

264

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

artifice

265

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	able to live both on land and in water
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

artisan

266

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

artless

267

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	established procedure for solving problem
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

ascendancy

268

	put into motion or action; activate
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

ascetic

269

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

ascribe

270

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

aseptic

271

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	put into motion or action; activate
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

ashen

272

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

askance

273

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

askew

274

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

aspect

275

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

asperity

276

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

aspirant

277

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	poise; self-confident assurance
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

assail

278

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

assent

281

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

assiduous

282

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

assimilate

283

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

assist

284

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

assistant

285

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

astigmatism

287

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

astringent

288

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	formless; lacking shape or definition

astronomical

289

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	assign; distribute according to plan
	moved by sexual love; loving

asunder

290

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

asymmetric

291

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

atavism

292

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	empower; give permission for; sanction

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

atheistic

294

	declare to be true; affirm
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

atrophy

296

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

attach

297

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

attached

298

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

attainment

299

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate

300

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

attorney

301

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	comment; make explanatory notes
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

attract

302

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	essential quality; reputation; honor

attrition

304

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

atypical

305

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

audacious

306

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

audit

307

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

auditory

308

	convenient features; courtesies
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	put into motion or action; activate
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

auger

309

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

augment

310

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

augury

311

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

aureole

312

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	increasing in speed
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

auspicious

314

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	comment; make explanatory notes
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

austere

315

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authenticate

316

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

authoritarian

317

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	moved by sexual love; loving

authoritative

318

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

authorize

320

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

autocrat

321

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

autocratic

322

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

automaton

323

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

autonomous

324

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	expression of warm approval; praise
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

325

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

auxiliary

326

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

avalanche

327

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

avarice

328

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

aver

329

	declare to be true; affirm
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

averse

330

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

aversion

331

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

aviary

332

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	having human form or characteristics

aviation

333

	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

avid

334

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

avocation

335

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

avow

337

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

avuncular

338

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

awkwardly

339

	convenient features; courtesies
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

awry

340

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

axiom

341

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

azure

342

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

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