3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

abandoned

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

abandonment

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	with reference or regard; in respect
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	chronological record of the events of successive years

abate

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	put into motion or action; activate
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

abdicate

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

aberrant

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

abet

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

abhor

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

abide

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

abiding

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abjure

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	with reference or regard; in respect
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

abnegate

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

abolish

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

aboriginal

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	poise; self-confident assurance
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

abortive

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

abrade

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	able to live both on land and in water
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

abrasive

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abrogate

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

abscond

	group of closely located islands
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	comparable; similar or alike
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

absent

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	helper, additional or subsidiary

absenteeism

	state without proof; assert to be true
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

abstain

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	equip; provide with military equipment
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

abstemious

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

abstruse

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	with reference or regard; in respect

abundantly

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abysmal

	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accede

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerating

	increasing in speed
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

acceleration

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	officially charge someone in a court of law

accentuate

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

accessible

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

accidentally

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

acclaim

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	applaud; announce with great approval
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

acclimate

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

accolade

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accommodate

	equip; provide with military equipment
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accommodating

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

accomplish

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

accost

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accouter

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	equip; provide with military equipment
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

accrue

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

accumulation

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

accusation

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accustomed

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

acerbity

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

acetic

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

achieve

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

achievement

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

acidulous

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	assent; agree without protesting
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

acoustics

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquaint

	denying existence of God; godless
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

acquainted

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	state without proof; assert to be true
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

acrid

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	group of closely located islands
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

acrimonious

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

acrophobia

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

actively

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	comparable; similar or alike

actuarial

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	put into motion or action; activate
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

acuity

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

acumen

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

adaptable

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

adaptive

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

addendum

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

additional

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

addle

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

adherent

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

adhesive

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	state without proof; assert to be true
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

adjoin

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	declare to be true; affirm
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

adjudicate

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

adjunct

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

adjure

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

administer

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	lack of caring; indifference
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

admiration

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

admittedly

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

admonish

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

adorn

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

adornment

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	increasing in speed
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

adulation

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

adulterate

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

adumbrate

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	officially charge someone in a court of law

advance

100

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

advanced

101

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

advent

102

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adventitious

103

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	equip; provide with military equipment
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

adverse

104

	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	comment; make explanatory notes
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

advocacy

105

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

aerie

106

	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

aesthetic

107

	comment; make explanatory notes
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affable

108

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	comment; make explanatory notes

affect

109

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affection

110

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

affectionate

111

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

affinity

112

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	essential quality; reputation; honor

affirmation

113

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

affix

114

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

affluence

115

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

affluent

116

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	convenient features; courtesies
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

affront

117

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

agenda

118

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

aggrandize

120

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

aggregate

122

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	helper, additional or subsidiary

aggressive

123

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	established procedure for solving problem
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

aggressiveness

124

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

aghast

125

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

agility

126

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

agitate

127

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

agitation

128

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic

129

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

agrarian

130

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

ajar

131

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity

132

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

133

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

alcove

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

algorithm

135

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	established procedure for solving problem

alien

136

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

alimentary

137

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

allay

138

	book of literary selections by various authors
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

139

	state without proof; assert to be true
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

allegory

140

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	assent; agree without protesting

alliteration

141

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

allocate

142

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	assign; distribute according to plan

allude

143

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

allusion

144

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

aloft

145

	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

alternate

146

	able to live both on land and in water
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

altitude

147

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	elevation especially above sea level; height

altruistic

148

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

amalgamate

149

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amass

150

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

ambidextrous

151

	book of literary selections by various authors
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

152

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

ambiguous

153

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	with reference or regard; in respect
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence

154

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

amble

155

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

ambulatory

156

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

ameliorate

157

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	able to live both on land and in water
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amenable

158

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

amenities

159

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	convenient features; courtesies

amiable

160

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

amicable

161

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

amid

162

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

amity

163

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

amorous

164

	moved by sexual love; loving
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

amorphous

165

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

amphitheater

167

	comment; make explanatory notes
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

amplify

168

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

anachronistic

170

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	poise; self-confident assurance

analgesic

171

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	able to live both on land and in water
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

172

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	comparable; similar or alike
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

anarchist

173

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

anathema

174

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

ancestor

175

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

ancestry

176

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

ancillary

177

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal

178

	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	having human form or characteristics
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

angular

179

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	keeping away from or preventing from happening

animate

180

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animated

181

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

animus

182

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	comment; make explanatory notes
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

annals

183

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	lack of caring; indifference
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

annihilate

184

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

annotate

185

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	comment; make explanatory notes

announce

186

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	poise; self-confident assurance
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

announcement

187

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

annoy

188

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

annuity

189

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annul

190

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

anodyne

191

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint

192

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	state without proof; assert to be true

anomalous

193

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

anomaly

194

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	increasing in speed
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymous

195

	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

antagonism

196

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

antecede

197

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

antecedents

198

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	empower; give permission for; sanction

antediluvian

199

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

anthology

200

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	book of literary selections by various authors
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

anthropocentric

201

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

anthropoid

202

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropomorphic

203

	inform; give notice to; make aware
	having human form or characteristics
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

anticlimax

204

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

antipathy

205

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

antithesis

206

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

anxious

207

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	upward slope, as of hill
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

apathy

208

	lack of caring; indifference
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

aperture

209

	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

apex

210

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	convenient features; courtesies
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aphasia

211

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

aphorism

212

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	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
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

aplomb

214

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	poise; self-confident assurance

apocryphal

215

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

apogee

216

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

apolitical

217

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

apologist

218

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

apostate

219

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

apotheosis

220

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	comparable; similar or alike
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

appall

221

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

apparition

222

	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

appellation

223

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

append

224

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	poise; self-confident assurance
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

appliance

225

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

apply

226

	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

apportion

227

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

apposite

228

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise

229

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

apprehension

230

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

apprenticeship

231

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apprise

232

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

approaching

233

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	declare to be true; affirm

approbation

234

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	expression of warm approval; praise
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

appropriation

235

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

apropos

236

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	with reference or regard; in respect
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

aptly

237

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

aquatic

238

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	moved by sexual love; loving
	having human form or characteristics

aquiline

239

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

arable

240

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

arbiter

241

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

arboretum

242

	expression of warm approval; praise
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

arcane

243

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	lack of caring; indifference
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

archaic

245

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

archetype

246

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

archipelago

247

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	group of closely located islands

architecture

248

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

ardent

249

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

arduous

250

	equip; provide with military equipment
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	moved by sexual love; loving

arid

251

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

aristocracy

252

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

armada

253

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

aroma

254

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

aromatic

255

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

arousal

256

	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

arouse

257

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arraign

258

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	put into motion or action; activate
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

arrears

259

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate

260

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

arroyo

261

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

arthritis

262

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

article

263

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

articulate

264

	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

artifice

265

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

artisan

266

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

artless

267

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	put into motion or action; activate
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascendancy

268

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

ascetic

269

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe

270

	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

aseptic

271

	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

ashen

272

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

askance

273

	lack of caring; indifference
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	declare to be true; affirm

askew

274

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

aspect

275

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	moved by sexual love; loving
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

asperity

276

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

aspirant

277

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

assail

278

	having human form or characteristics
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay

279

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

assembly

280

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

assent

281

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

assiduous

282

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

assimilate

283

	having human form or characteristics
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

assist

284

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	increasing in speed
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

assistant

285

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assuage

286

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astigmatism

287

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

astringent

288

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

astronomical

289

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

asunder

290

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

asymmetric

291

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	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
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

atavistic

293

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

atheistic

294

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	denying existence of God; godless
	declare to be true; affirm
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

atrocity

295

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

atrophy

296

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attach

297

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

attached

298

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	with reference or regard; in respect
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

attainment

299

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	convenient features; courtesies
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate

300

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

attorney

301

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

attract

302

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

attribute

303

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	essential quality; reputation; honor

attrition

304

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

atypical

305

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	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
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

audacious

306

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

audit

307

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

auditory

308

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	comment; make explanatory notes
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

auger

309

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

augment

310

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	upward slope, as of hill
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aureole

312

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	make or become better; improve; grow better

auroral

313

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

auspicious

314

	established procedure for solving problem
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	comparable; similar or alike

austere

315

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

authenticate

316

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

authoritarian

317

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

authoritative

318

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	assent; agree without protesting
	further; extra; supplemental or added to

authorize

320

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

autocrat

321

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

autocratic

322

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

automaton

323

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

autonomous

324

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	assent; agree without protesting
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

autonomy

325

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

auxiliary

326

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

avalanche

327

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

avarice

328

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

aver

329

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	declare to be true; affirm
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

averse

330

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

aversion

331

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

aviary

332

	declare to be true; affirm
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aviation

333

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

avid

334

	with reference or regard; in respect
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation

335

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	put into motion or action; activate
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

avow

337

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

avuncular

338

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	put into motion or action; activate
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

awkwardly

339

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

awry

340

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

axiom

341

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	equip; provide with military equipment
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

azure

342

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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