3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

abandoned

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

abandonment

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

abase

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abash

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abate

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abbreviate

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abdicate

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

aberrant

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

abet

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

abeyance

	book of literary selections by various authors
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhor

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	poise; self-confident assurance
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

abide

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

abiding

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

abjure

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

abnegate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

abnegation

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	moved by sexual love; loving
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abolish

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	sky blue; light purplish-blue
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolition

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	lack of caring; indifference

aboriginal

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	declare to be true; affirm

abrade

	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

abrasive

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abridge

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

abrogate

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

absent

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	declare to be true; affirm

absenteeism

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

abstain

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

abstemious

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	comparable; similar or alike

abstruse

	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abundant

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

abundantly

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

abut

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

abysmal

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

accede

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	book of literary selections by various authors
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

accelerating

	increasing in speed
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	able to live both on land and in water

acceleration

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	established procedure for solving problem
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

accentuate

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

accessible

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

accident

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

accidentally

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

acclaim

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	applaud; announce with great approval
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

accolade

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

accommodate

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

accommodating

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

accomplish

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

accost

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

accouter

	equip; provide with military equipment
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

accrue

	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation

	book of literary selections by various authors
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

accusation

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	elevation especially above sea level; height

accustomed

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	convenient features; courtesies

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

achieve

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

acidulous

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

acquaint

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

acquainted

	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	moved by sexual love; loving
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

acrimonious

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	helper, additional or subsidiary

acrophobia

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

actively

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

actuarial

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

actuate

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

acumen

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

adaptable

	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

adaptive

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

addendum

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

additional

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

addle

	put into motion or action; activate
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

adept

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adherent

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive

	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

adjoin

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

adjudicate

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

adjunct

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

adjure

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

administer

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration

	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

admittedly

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

admonish

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	lack of caring; indifference

admonition

	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

adorn

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	self-evident truth requiring no proof

adornment

	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

adulation

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

adulterate

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

adumbrate

	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

advance

100

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

advanced

101

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

advent

102

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

adventitious

103

	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

adverse

104

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

advocacy

105

	put into motion or action; activate
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

aerie

106

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

affable

108

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect

109

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

affection

110

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

affectionate

111

	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

affinity

112

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

affirmation

113

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix

114

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

affluent

116

	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	group of closely located islands
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

affront

117

	established procedure for solving problem
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

agenda

118

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

agglomeration

119

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

aggrandize

120

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

aggravating

121

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

aggregate

122

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

aggressive

123

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

aggressiveness

124

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	expression of warm approval; praise
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

agility

126

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	poise; self-confident assurance

agitate

127

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

agitation

128

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	upward slope, as of hill

agnostic

129

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

agrarian

130

	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

ajar

131

	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

alacrity

132

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

alchemy

133

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

alcove

134

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

algorithm

135

	established procedure for solving problem
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

alien

136

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	applaud; announce with great approval

alimentary

137

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allay

138

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

allege

139

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

140

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

alliteration

141

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	lack of caring; indifference

allocate

142

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	assign; distribute according to plan
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

allude

143

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

allusion

144

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

aloft

145

	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

alternate

146

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

altitude

147

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	declare to be true; affirm
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	elevation especially above sea level; height

altruistic

148

	assent; agree without protesting
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

amalgamate

149

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

amass

150

	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	declare to be true; affirm
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

ambidextrous

151

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

ambience

152

	applaud; announce with great approval
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

153

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of

ambivalence

154

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

amble

155

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	assign; distribute according to plan
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

ambulatory

156

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	assign; distribute according to plan
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

ameliorate

157

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

158

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

amenities

159

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	convenient features; courtesies
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

amiable

160

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

161

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	upward slope, as of hill
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

amid

162

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amity

163

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

amorous

164

	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

165

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	formless; lacking shape or definition

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	book of literary selections by various authors
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

amphitheater

167

	expression of warm approval; praise
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

amplify

168

	group of closely located islands
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

amputate

169

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

anachronistic

170

	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

analgesic

171

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	state without proof; assert to be true
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

analogous

172

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	upward slope, as of hill
	comparable; similar or alike

anarchist

173

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

anathema

174

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

ancestor

175

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	established procedure for solving problem

ancestry

176

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

ancillary

177

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

anecdotal

178

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

angular

179

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	having human form or characteristics

animate

180

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

animated

181

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	declare to be true; affirm

animus

182

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

annals

183

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

annihilate

184

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

annotate

185

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	comment; make explanatory notes
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

announce

186

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

announcement

187

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

annoy

188

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

annuity

189

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

annul

190

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

anodyne

191

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	formless; lacking shape or definition

anoint

192

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

anomalous

193

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	equip; provide with military equipment
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

anomaly

194

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

anonymous

195

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	book of literary selections by various authors

antagonism

196

	expression of warm approval; praise
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

antecede

197

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

antecedents

198

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

antediluvian

199

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

anthology

200

	book of literary selections by various authors
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

anthropocentric

201

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe

anthropoid

202

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropomorphic

203

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	having human form or characteristics

anticlimax

204

	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

antipathy

205

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

antithesis

206

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition

anxious

207

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

208

	inflammation of a joint or joints
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	lack of caring; indifference
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aperture

209

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	put into motion or action; activate
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

210

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

aphasia

211

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

aphorism

212

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	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
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

aplomb

214

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	poise; self-confident assurance
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

apocryphal

215

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

apogee

216

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical

217

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

apologist

218

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

apostate

219

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	comment; make explanatory notes

apotheosis

220

	declare to be true; affirm
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

221

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apparition

222

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

appellation

223

	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	put into motion or action; activate

append

224

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

appliance

225

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	book of literary selections by various authors

apply

226

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

apportion

227

	having human form or characteristics
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	comparable; similar or alike
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

apposite

228

	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

appraise

229

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

apprehension

230

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

apprenticeship

231

	with reference or regard; in respect
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

apprise

232

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	able to live both on land and in water
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

approaching

233

	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

approbation

234

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	expression of warm approval; praise
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

appropriation

235

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

apropos

236

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	with reference or regard; in respect
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	chronological record of the events of successive years

aptly

237

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

aquatic

238

	poise; self-confident assurance
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	comparable; similar or alike
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

aquiline

239

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

arable

240

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing

arbiter

241

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

arboretum

242

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	upward slope, as of hill
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arcane

243

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

archaeology

244

	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

archaic

245

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

archetype

246

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

archipelago

247

	group of closely located islands
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

architecture

248

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

ardent

249

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

arduous

250

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	moved by sexual love; loving
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

arid

251

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	applaud; announce with great approval
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

aristocracy

252

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

armada

253

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	group of closely located islands
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

aroma

254

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aromatic

255

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal

256

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

arouse

257

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	denying existence of God; godless
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

arraign

258

	officially charge someone in a court of law
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

arrears

259

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate

260

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

arroyo

261

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

arthritis

262

	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

article

263

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

articulate

264

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

artifice

265

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

artisan

266

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

artless

267

	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

ascendancy

268

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

ascetic

269

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

ascribe

270

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

aseptic

271

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

ashen

272

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

askance

273

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

askew

274

	increasing in speed
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

aspect

275

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	denying existence of God; godless
	poise; self-confident assurance
	applaud; announce with great approval

asperity

276

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

aspirant

277

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

assail

278

	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	having properties of vinegar; sour

assay

279

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

assembly

280

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	put into motion or action; activate
	equip; provide with military equipment

assiduous

282

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	expression of warm approval; praise
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

assimilate

283

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	moved by sexual love; loving

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

assistant

285

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

assuage

286

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	group of closely located islands

astigmatism

287

	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

astringent

288

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astronomical

289

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly

asunder

290

	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

asymmetric

291

	expression of warm approval; praise
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	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
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	chronological record of the events of successive years

atavistic

293

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

atheistic

294

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

atrophy

296

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

attach

297

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

attached

298

	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	increasing in speed

attainment

299

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

attenuate

300

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

attorney

301

	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	assent; agree without protesting

attract

302

	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	go away or leave ; missing; not present

attribute

303

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	essential quality; reputation; honor

attrition

304

	applaud; announce with great approval
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

atypical

305

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

audacious

306

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

audit

307

	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

auditory

308

	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

auger

309

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

augment

310

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

aureole

312

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	book of literary selections by various authors
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral

313

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

auspicious

314

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

austere

315

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

authenticate

316

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

authoritarian

317

	upward slope, as of hill
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

authoritative

318

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

authority

319

	moved by sexual love; loving
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

authorize

320

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

autocrat

321

	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

autocratic

322

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

automaton

323

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

autonomous

324

	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

autonomy

325

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	moved by sexual love; loving
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	having properties of vinegar; sour

auxiliary

326

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

avalanche

327

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

avarice

328

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

aver

329

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	declare to be true; affirm
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

averse

330

	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

aversion

331

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

aviary

332

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

aviation

333

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	group of closely located islands
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

avid

334

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

avocation

335

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance

336

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	established procedure for solving problem

avow

337

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

avuncular

338

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

awkwardly

339

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

awry

340

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	upward slope, as of hill
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

axiom

341

	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

azure

342

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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