3500 ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

3500 ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abandon

	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

abandoned

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

abandonment

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	able to live both on land and in water
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abase

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

abash

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	book of literary selections by various authors

abate

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

abdicate

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

abet

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

abhor

	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

abide

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

abiding

	equip; provide with military equipment
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

abjure

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

ablution

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

abnegate

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	convenient features; courtesies

abnegation

	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abolish

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

abolition

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

abominable

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	group of closely located islands
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	poise; self-confident assurance
	equip; provide with military equipment
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

abrade

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

abrasive

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	applaud; announce with great approval
	declare to be true; affirm
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

abrogate

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

abscond

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	comment; make explanatory notes
	increasing in speed

absent

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

absenteeism

	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

abstain

	convenient features; courtesies
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	established procedure for solving problem

abstemious

	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	upward slope, as of hill
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

abstruse

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abundant

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	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
	plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abundantly

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

abut

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

abysmal

	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

accede

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	established procedure for solving problem
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

accelerating

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	increasing in speed
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

acceleration

	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	eye defect that prevents proper focus

accentuate

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

accessible

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

accidentally

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	able to live both on land and in water
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

acclaim

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	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
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

acclivity

	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	upward slope, as of hill
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

accolade

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

accommodate

	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

accommodating

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	comparable; similar or alike
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

accomplish

	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

accost

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

accouter

	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	equip; provide with military equipment
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	assign; distribute according to plan
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

accrue

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

accumulation

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

accusation

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

accustomed

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

acetic

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

achieve

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement

	plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acidulous

	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

acoustics

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquaint

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	book of literary selections by various authors
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

acquainted

	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

acquiesce

	assent; agree without protesting
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

acquire

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

acrid

	having human form or characteristics
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

acrimonious

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acrophobia

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

actively

	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

actuarial

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	put into motion or action; activate
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

acuity

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

acumen

	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

adaptable

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	elevation especially above sea level; height

adaptive

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

addendum

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

additional

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

addle

	emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

adherent

	poise; self-confident assurance
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	formless; lacking shape or definition

adjoin

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

adjudicate

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

adjunct

	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

adjure

	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	having properties of vinegar; sour

administer

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

admiration

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

admittedly

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
	increasing in speed
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

admonish

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

admonition

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

adorn

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

adornment

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adroit

	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

adulterate

	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

adumbrate

	denying existence of God; godless
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	group of closely located islands
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

advance

100

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

advanced

101

	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

advent

102

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	applaud; announce with great approval
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

adventitious

103

	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

adverse

104

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

advocacy

105

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

aerie

106

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic

107

	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	half-open; slightly turned or opened
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

affable

108

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

affect

109

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affection

110

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

affectionate

111

	book of literary selections by various authors
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

affinity

112

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

affirmation

113

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

affix

114

	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

115

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent

116

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

affront

117

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

agenda

118

	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

agglomeration

119

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

aggrandize

120

	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

aggravating

121

	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	put into motion or action; activate

aggregate

122

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	comment; make explanatory notes

aggressive

123

	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	declare to be true; affirm
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

aggressiveness

124

	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

aghast

125

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	state without proof; assert to be true
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

agility

126

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

agitate

127

	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	poise; self-confident assurance

agitation

128

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

agnostic

129

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

agrarian

130

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	able to live both on land and in water
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

ajar

131

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity

132

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

133

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect

alcove

134

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	expression of warm approval; praise

algorithm

135

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	established procedure for solving problem

alien

136

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	group of closely located islands
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	into separate parts or pieces; apart

alimentary

137

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

allay

138

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	state without proof; assert to be true
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

allege

139

	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegory

140

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

alliteration

141

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

allocate

142

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	assign; distribute according to plan
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

allude

143

	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	comparable; similar or alike
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allusion

144

	indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

aloft

145

	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alternate

146

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

altitude

147

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

altruistic

148

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

amalgamate

149

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

amass

150

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

ambidextrous

151

	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	having human form or characteristics
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

152

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	assign; distribute according to plan
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

ambiguous

153

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence

154

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	established procedure for solving problem

amble

155

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	able to live both on land and in water

ambulatory

156

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate

157

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

amenable

158

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

amenities

159

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	convenient features; courtesies
	inform; give notice to; make aware

amiable

160

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable

161

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

amid

162

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amity

163

	moved by sexual love; loving
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	increasing in speed
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

164

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	moved by sexual love; loving
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

amorphous

165

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

amphibian

166

	able to live both on land and in water
	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

amphitheater

167

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplify

168

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

amputate

169

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

anachronistic

170

	declare to be true; affirm
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

analgesic

171

	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

172

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	comparable; similar or alike

anarchist

173

	equip; provide with military equipment
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

anathema

174

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

ancestor

175

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

ancestry

176

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

ancillary

177

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

anecdotal

178

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

angular

179

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

animate

180

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animated

181

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

animus

182

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	applaud; announce with great approval
	inform; give notice to; make aware

annals

183

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	elevation especially above sea level; height

annihilate

184

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge

annotate

185

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	comment; make explanatory notes

announce

186

	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
	having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

announcement

187

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

annoy

188

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

annuity

189

	moved by sexual love; loving
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

annul

190

	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

anodyne

191

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

anoint

192

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

anomalous

193

	convenient features; courtesies
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	moved by sexual love; loving
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

anomaly

194

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymous

195

	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

antagonism

196

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

antecede

197

	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

antecedents

198

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

antediluvian

199

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

anthology

200

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	book of literary selections by various authors
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

anthropocentric

201

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

anthropoid

202

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

anthropomorphic

203

	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
	having human form or characteristics
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

anticlimax

204

	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

antipathy

205

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	able to live both on land and in water
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

antithesis

206

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	contrast; direct contrast; opposition
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

anxious

207

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

apathy

208

	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	lack of caring; indifference
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

aperture

209

	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

210

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

aphasia

211

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	loss of speech due to injury or illness

aphorism

212

	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

apiary

213

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

aplomb

214

	put into motion or action; activate
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	poise; self-confident assurance
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

apocryphal

215

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	helper, additional or subsidiary

apogee

216

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

apolitical

217

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

apologist

218

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

apostate

219

	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

apotheosis

220

	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

221

	put into motion or action; activate
	group of closely located islands
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apparition

222

	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

appellation

223

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

append

224

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	state without proof; assert to be true
	comparable; similar or alike

appliance

225

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

apply

226

	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

apportion

227

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

apposite

228

	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	put into motion or action; activate
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

appraise

229

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

apprehension

230

	depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

apprenticeship

231

	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
	term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

apprise

232

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

approaching

233

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

approbation

234

	untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	expression of warm approval; praise
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

appropriation

235

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

apropos

236

	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	with reference or regard; in respect
	wear away by friction; scrape; erode

aptly

237

	in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	officially charge someone in a court of law

aquatic

238

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	poise; self-confident assurance

aquiline

239

	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

arable

240

	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arbiter

241

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

arboretum

242

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

arcane

243

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

archaeology

244

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	endowed with life; alive; living; animated

archaic

245

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	having human form or characteristics
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

archetype

246

	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	group of closely located islands

archipelago

247

	group of closely located islands
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

architecture

248

	refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

ardent

249

	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

arduous

250

	established procedure for solving problem
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

arid

251

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aristocracy

252

	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

armada

253

	assign; distribute according to plan
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma

254

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	assent; agree without protesting

aromatic

255

	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal

256

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

arouse

257

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

arraign

258

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	officially charge someone in a court of law
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

arrears

259

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	having human form or characteristics
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

arrogate

260

	claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

arroyo

261

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	poise; self-confident assurance
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

arthritis

262

	place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
	inflammation of a joint or joints
	established procedure for solving problem

article

263

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

articulate

264

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

artifice

265

	subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

artisan

266

	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
	great mass of falling snow and ice

artless

267

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ascendancy

268

	place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
	doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

ascetic

269

	expression of warm approval; praise
	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe

270

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

aseptic

271

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	preventing infection; having cleansing effect
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

ashen

272

	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

askance

273

	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

askew

274

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	comparable; similar or alike
	a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aspect

275

	fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

asperity

276

	sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	equip; provide with military equipment
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

aspirant

277

	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

assail

278

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

assay

279

	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	giving up completely; freedom from constraint

assembly

280

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	hereditary nobility; privileged class

assent

281

	express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

assiduous

282

	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

assimilate

283

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

assist

284

	give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
	hereditary nobility; privileged class
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

assistant

285

	go away or leave ; missing; not present
	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage

286

	helper; person who assists or helps someone else
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

astigmatism

287

	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	eye defect that prevents proper focus
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

astringent

288

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

astronomical

289

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

asunder

290

	into separate parts or pieces; apart
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

asymmetric

291

	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

atavism

292

	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

atavistic

293

	book of literary selections by various authors
	group of closely located islands
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

atheistic

294

	loss of speech due to injury or illness
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	denying existence of God; godless

atrocity

295

	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

atrophy

296

	person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attach

297

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

attached

298

	known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
	irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
	fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

attainment

299

	something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

attenuate

300

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

attorney

301

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

attract

302

	endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute

303

	essential quality; reputation; honor
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

attrition

304

	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

atypical

305

	analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

audacious

306

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

audit

307

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

auditory

308

	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

auger

309

	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
	feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

augment

310

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury

311

	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
	convenient features; courtesies

aureole

312

	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
	lack of caring; indifference
	turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

auroral

313

	ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

auspicious

314

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	half-open; slightly turned or opened

austere

315

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
	strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

authenticate

316

	prove genuine; establish authenticity of
	group of closely located islands
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

authoritarian

317

	expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

authoritative

318

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

authority

319

	jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

authorize

320

	formal public statement; act of making known publicly
	with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
	empower; give permission for; sanction

autocrat

321

	equip; provide with military equipment
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications

autocratic

322

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

automaton

323

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

autonomous

324

	impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
	self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

autonomy

325

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

auxiliary

326

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	chronological record of the events of successive years

avalanche

327

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

avarice

328

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

aver

329

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
	declare to be true; affirm
	hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

averse

330

	essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
	reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	further; extra; supplemental or added to
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

aversion

331

	firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

aviary

332

	habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
	event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
	favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
	large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aviation

333

	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	convenient features; courtesies
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

avid

334

	displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

avocation

335

	lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

avoidance

336

	gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
	comparable; similar or alike
	keeping away from or preventing from happening
	inflammation of a joint or joints

avow

337

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

avuncular

338

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

awkwardly

339

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

awry

340

	inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
	in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
	in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

axiom

341

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
	self-evident truth requiring no proof
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

azure

342

	opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	sky blue; light purplish-blue

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