3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

abandoned

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

abandonment

	convenient features; courtesies
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	group of closely located islands

abash

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

abate

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	assent; agree without protesting

abbreviate

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

abdicate

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

abet

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abeyance

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhor

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	book of literary selections by various authors
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

abide

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

abiding

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

abjure

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

ablution

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

abnegate

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnegation

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

abolition

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abominable

	lack of caring; indifference
	poise; self-confident assurance
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

abortive

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

abrade

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

abrasive

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

abridge

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abscond

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	denying existence of God; godless
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

absenteeism

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	state without proof; assert to be true
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

abstain

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstemious

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

abstruse

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

abundantly

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

abut

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	able to live both on land and in water
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

abysmal

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

accede

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

accelerating

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	increasing in speed

acceleration

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

accentuate

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accessible

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

accident

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

accidentally

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	put into motion or action; activate

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	increasing in speed
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

acclimate

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

acclivity

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	upward slope, as of hill

accolade

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

accommodate

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accommodating

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

accomplish

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

accost

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accouter

	equip; provide with military equipment
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

accretion

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accrue

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

accumulation

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

accusation

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	declare to be true; affirm

accustomed

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

acetic

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

achieve

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

achievement

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acidulous

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

acoustics

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquaint

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquainted

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

acquiesce

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	assent; agree without protesting

acquire

	increasing in speed
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

acrimonious

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

acrophobia

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	expression of warm approval; praise
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

actuarial

	denying existence of God; godless
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate

	convenient features; courtesies
	put into motion or action; activate
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

acumen

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	inflammation of a joint or joints

adaptable

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

adaptive

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

additional

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	moved by sexual love; loving

addle

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

adept

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adherent

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	comment; make explanatory notes
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	officially charge someone in a court of law

adjoin

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

adjudicate

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

adjunct

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

adjure

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

admiration

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

admittedly

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	established procedure for solving problem
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

admonish

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

admonition

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

adorn

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

adornment

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

adroit

	established procedure for solving problem
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

adulation

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	declare to be true; affirm
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adulterate

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adumbrate

	group of closely located islands
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

advance

100

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

advanced

101

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	having human form or characteristics
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent

102

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

adventitious

103

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

adverse

104

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

advocacy

105

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

aerie

106

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

aesthetic

107

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	denying existence of God; godless
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

affable

108

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

affect

109

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

affection

110

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

affectionate

111

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

affinity

112

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

affirmation

113

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

affluence

115

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

affluent

116

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

affront

117

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

agenda

118

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

agglomeration

119

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

aggrandize

120

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	declare to be true; affirm

aggravating

121

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	denying existence of God; godless

aggregate

122

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

aggressive

123

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

aggressiveness

124

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

agility

126

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

agitate

127

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agitation

128

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	having human form or characteristics
	increasing in speed
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

agrarian

130

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

ajar

131

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

alacrity

132

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

133

	able to live both on land and in water
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcove

134

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

algorithm

135

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	established procedure for solving problem
	convenient features; courtesies
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

alien

136

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

alimentary

137

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allay

138

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

allege

139

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

140

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

alliteration

141

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

142

	assign; distribute according to plan
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

allude

143

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	inflammation of a joint or joints

allusion

144

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

aloft

145

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	assign; distribute according to plan
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

alternate

146

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

altitude

147

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	declare to be true; affirm
	elevation especially above sea level; height

altruistic

148

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	able to live both on land and in water
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

amalgamate

149

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

150

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

ambidextrous

151

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

ambience

152

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

ambiguous

153

	applaud; announce with great approval
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

ambivalence

154

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

amble

155

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

ambulatory

156

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

amenities

159

	convenient features; courtesies
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

amiable

160

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

amicable

161

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

amid

162

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amity

163

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	moved by sexual love; loving
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

amorous

164

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	moved by sexual love; loving
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

amorphous

165

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

amphibian

166

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	able to live both on land and in water
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

amphitheater

167

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

amplify

168

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

anachronistic

170

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	assign; distribute according to plan
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

analgesic

171

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

172

	comparable; similar or alike
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

anarchist

173

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

anathema

174

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

ancestor

175

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	essential quality; reputation; honor

ancestry

176

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	put into motion or action; activate

ancillary

177

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

anecdotal

178

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	comment; make explanatory notes
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

angular

179

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

animate

180

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

animated

181

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

animus

182

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

annals

183

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	chronological record of the events of successive years

annihilate

184

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

annotate

185

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	comment; make explanatory notes
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

announce

186

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

announcement

187

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	lack of caring; indifference
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

annoy

188

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

annuity

189

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

annul

190

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

anodyne

191

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

anoint

192

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

anomalous

193

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	book of literary selections by various authors
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

anonymous

195

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	comparable; similar or alike
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	book of literary selections by various authors
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

antecede

197

	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

antecedents

198

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

antediluvian

199

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthology

200

	upward slope, as of hill
	book of literary selections by various authors
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

anthropocentric

201

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

anthropoid

202

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

anthropomorphic

203

	denying existence of God; godless
	having human form or characteristics
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

anticlimax

204

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

antipathy

205

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	denying existence of God; godless
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

antithesis

206

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

anxious

207

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

apathy

208

	lack of caring; indifference
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	convenient features; courtesies

aperture

209

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

apex

210

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

aphasia

211

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

aphorism

212

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

apiary

213

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

aplomb

214

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	poise; self-confident assurance

apocryphal

215

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	convenient features; courtesies

apogee

216

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

apologist

218

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

apostate

219

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

apotheosis

220

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

221

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apparition

222

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

appellation

223

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	having human form or characteristics

append

224

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

appliance

225

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

apportion

227

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	equip; provide with military equipment
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apposite

228

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

appraise

229

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	denying existence of God; godless
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

apprehension

230

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

apprenticeship

231

	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

apprise

232

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	upward slope, as of hill
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

approaching

233

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

approbation

234

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	expression of warm approval; praise

appropriation

235

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

apropos

236

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	with reference or regard; in respect

aptly

237

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	book of literary selections by various authors
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aquatic

238

	lack of caring; indifference
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	poise; self-confident assurance
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

arable

240

	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

arbiter

241

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

arboretum

242

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

arcane

243

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

archaeology

244

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

archaic

245

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

archetype

246

	group of closely located islands
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

archipelago

247

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	group of closely located islands

architecture

248

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

ardent

249

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

arduous

250

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arid

251

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	state without proof; assert to be true

aristocracy

252

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

armada

253

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	convenient features; courtesies

aromatic

255

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal

256

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	moved by sexual love; loving
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

arouse

257

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arraign

258

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	officially charge someone in a court of law

arrears

259

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate

260

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

arroyo

261

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

arthritis

262

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	applaud; announce with great approval
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	inflammation of a joint or joints

article

263

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

artifice

265

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

artisan

266

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

artless

267

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	state without proof; assert to be true
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

ascendancy

268

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

ascetic

269

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

ascribe

270

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

aseptic

271

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

ashen

272

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

askance

273

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

askew

274

	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

aspect

275

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

asperity

276

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	expression of warm approval; praise
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

aspirant

277

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

assail

278

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

assembly

280

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	lack of caring; indifference
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

assimilate

283

	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
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	comparable; similar or alike

assist

284

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	state without proof; assert to be true
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

assistant

285

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

astringent

288

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

astronomical

289

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	officially charge someone in a court of law

asunder

290

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

asymmetric

291

	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

atavism

292

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

atavistic

293

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

atheistic

294

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	denying existence of God; godless
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

atrocity

295

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

atrophy

296

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

attach

297

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached

298

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

attainment

299

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate

300

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

attorney

301

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

attract

302

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

attribute

303

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	essential quality; reputation; honor

attrition

304

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	moved by sexual love; loving
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

atypical

305

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

audacious

306

	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	increasing in speed
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

audit

307

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

auditory

308

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

auger

309

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

augment

310

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

augury

311

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

aureole

312

	increasing in speed
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

auroral

313

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

austere

315

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

authenticate

316

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian

317

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

authoritative

318

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

authority

319

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

authorize

320

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

autocrat

321

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

autocratic

322

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

automaton

323

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

autonomous

324

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	equip; provide with military equipment
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

325

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

auxiliary

326

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

avalanche

327

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

avarice

328

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

aver

329

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	declare to be true; affirm

averse

330

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

aversion

331

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

aviary

332

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

aviation

333

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

avid

334

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

avocation

335

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	equip; provide with military equipment

avow

337

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

avuncular

338

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	comparable; similar or alike
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

awry

340

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	declare to be true; affirm
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

axiom

341

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

azure

342

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

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