ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	capacity; skill
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	clump; cluster; gathering

ablaze

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

abolish

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	any small compartment

abolitionist

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	be full of; be plentiful
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

abrupt

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	devour; eat

absorb

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	brightly; radiantly

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	air

academician

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	awesome; astounding; surprising

access

	covered with beads of liquid
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	approach; entry; entrance

accessibility

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	capable; adept
	advise; suggest
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

accessory

	achievement; fulfillment
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	congest; jam

acclaim

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	act of accompanying someone or something
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

accompanying

	brink; edge
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	attendant; concomitant
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

accomplishment

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	achievement; fulfillment

accordion

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	astonish; affect with wonder

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	approach; entry; entrance

accredit

	chief; serving as an essential component
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

accuse

	climb; mount
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	blame; condemn
	definitive; decisive; final

acquisition

	conductor of a band
	blame
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	accompanying

acronym

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	abbreviation

addict

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

addictive

	causing or characterized by addiction
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	climbing; rising

additive

	addition; supplement
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	attack; onslaught
	aspiration

adjoin

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	blend; union
	brink; edge
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjust

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	adapt; regulate
	certificate; warrant
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

adobe

	aloft; flying; in the air
	arrangement; association; alliance
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

adolescent

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

adopt

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	act of accompanying someone or something
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

adoption

	act of accepting with approval
	cellar; storage room
	a widely known person
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

advent

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a physicist who studies astronomy

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

affirm

	be broadcast on television or radio
	associate; incorporate
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	assert; confirm

affliction

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	approach; entry; entrance
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

affordable

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	able to pay for
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	cell; compartment; room

agitation

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	breakdown; failure
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

air

	be broadcast on television or radio
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	comfortable; relaxing
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

airborne

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	aloft; flying; in the air
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

alignment

	arrangement; association; alliance
	change something into another form; transform
	contestant you hope to defeat
	candidate

allocate

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	assign; distribute according to plan
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

alloy

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

ally

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	coins collectively

aloof

	compatible; harmonious
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

amaze

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	astonish; affect with wonder
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

amazing

	clump; cluster; gathering
	act of accompanying someone or something
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

ambition

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	aspiration
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

ambitious

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	configuration; outline
	creek; stream

amend

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	adapt; regulate

amendment

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	correction; revision

amplification

	demand for something as rightful or due
	awake; alert
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

amplify

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	advise; suggest

analogous

	book of literary selections by various authors
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	comparable; similar or alike
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

analyze

	diagnose; examine
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	a professional cook
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

anatomy

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

ancestral

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

annex

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	applaud; announce with great approval
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	abbreviation

annihilate

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	comfortable; relaxing
	approach; come near
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annoying

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	be broadcast on television or radio
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

antedate

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	be earlier in time; go back further
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

anthology

	achievement; fulfillment
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	book of literary selections by various authors
	act of burning something

antibiotic

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	decay; erosion
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

anticipate

	adapt; regulate
	compact
	capacity; skill
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

antique

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	configuration; outline
	candidate

apologize

	beg pardon
	coins collectively
	cell; compartment; room
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

appeal

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	attendant; concomitant

appealing

	attractive; charming
	aspiration
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

appetite

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	contest; fight
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

applaud

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	access; method
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

applicant

	associate; join
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	candidate

application

	church; temple
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

appoint

	difficult to analyze or understand
	designate; nominate
	contradict; give a false impression
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

appraisal

	adapt; regulate
	associate; join
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	chief; leader

appreciable

	assemble; convene; gather
	abbreviation
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	considerable; perceptible

appreciate

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	cold
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

approach

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	coins collectively
	access; method
	culture

appropriate

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	assemble; convene; gather
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

approximate

	approach; come near
	be earlier in time; go back further
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	cut; sculpt

approximately

	certificate; warrant
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	about; roughly

aquatic

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	blend; fuse; merge
	congest; jam

arc

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

arduous

	calculation
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	difficult to analyze or understand

armory

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

arrangement

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	composition; order
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	bump; hit; conflict

ascend

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	covered with beads of liquid
	climb; mount
	classify; sort

ascending

	climbing; rising
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	blame; condemn
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

asphyxiate

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	astonish; affect with wonder
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

aspiration

	ambition; longing
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	contestant you hope to defeat
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

aspiring

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

assault

	attack; onslaught
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

assemblage

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a group of persons together in one place
	conduct; manner

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	blame
	an object that goes around the sun

assess

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	an expert who gives advice
	be earlier in time; go back further

assessment

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	curator; guardian

assistance

	abbreviation
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

assuredly

	correction; revision
	compression
	change something into another form; transform
	certainly; undoubtedly

astonished

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	access; method
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	amazed; surprised

astound

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

astronomer

100

	capacity; skill
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	a physicist who studies astronomy

astronomy

101

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

atmosphere

102

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	air

atom

103

	cellar; storage room
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a group of persons together in one place
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

attachment

104

	access; method
	aspiration
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

attain

105

	configuration; outline
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

attend

106

	addition; supplement
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	brink; edge

attendance

107

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	act of being present

attendant

108

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	bump; hit; conflict
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

attention

109

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	difficult to handle or manage
	demand for something as rightful or due

attire

110

	conduct; manner
	clothing; dress
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	compute; determine; estimate

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	advise; suggest
	certain, sure

attractive

112

	applaud; announce with great approval
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	a widely known person
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	contradict; give a false impression

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

available

115

	act of being present
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

avocation

116

	conduct; manner
	courtesy towards women
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

awkward

117

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	competing as for profit or prize
	difficult to handle or manage
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

backdrop

118

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	background; setting
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

balance

119

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

ballet

120

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	comfortable; relaxing

bandmaster

121

	addition; supplement
	adjustment; measurement
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	conductor of a band

bang

122

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	considerable; perceptible
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

bankrupt

123

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	an object that goes around the sun
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	creek; stream

bar

124

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	act of constructing or building something

barbecue

125

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	be broadcast on television or radio

barn

126

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

baroque

127

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	ally; form a group or unite
	breakdown; failure
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

barren

128

	associate; incorporate
	compatible
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

basement

129

	cellar; storage room
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

basin

130

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	diligent; responsible; reliable

beaded

131

	covered with beads of liquid
	causing or characterized by addiction
	air
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

behavior

132

	conduct; manner
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	be earlier in time; go back further

beleaguer

133

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	covered with beads of liquid
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

belie

134

	act of burning something
	cool; freeze
	contradict; give a false impression
	bump; hit; conflict

bellows

135

	any small compartment
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	cut; sculpt

benefit

136

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	benevolent; kind; humane
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

betray

137

	access; method
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

bicameral

138

	assign; distribute according to plan
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

biography

139

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	associate; join
	demand for something as rightful or due

bison

140

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	building that houses judicial courts

blame

141

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	circumstance
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

blaze

142

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	estimate value; judge worth of something

bleak

143

	competing as for profit or prize
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

144

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

blight

145

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	confront; oppose
	causing or characterized by addiction
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

bluff

146

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	devour; eat
	assert; confirm
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

blush

147

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	cool; freeze
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

board

148

	alliance
	covering; umbrella
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

bold

149

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	conductor of a band
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

bonanza

150

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	concerning; simultaneous

boom

151

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	arousing or provoking laughter
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

boon

152

	contest; fight
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

boundless

153

	additional proof that something that was believed
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	climbing; rising
	approach; tend to meet; come together

bouquet

154

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	adapt; regulate
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

breach

155

	breaking of contract or duty
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

breath

156

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

brilliance

157

	cleverness; magnificence
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	conduct; manner
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

brilliantly

158

	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	brightly; radiantly
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

brim

159

	an expert who gives advice
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	be broadcast on television or radio
	brink; edge

bronze

160

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

brook

161

	creek; stream
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	brink; edge

bunch

162

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	clump; cluster; gathering
	a widely known person

buzz

163

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	biography or story written by yourself
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

buzzer

164

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

bypass

165

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	act of constructing or building something
	associate; partner
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

cabinetmaker

166

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	be earlier in time; go back further
	bribery; fraud

calculate

167

	compute; determine; estimate
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	chief; serving as an essential component
	associate; join

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	creek; stream
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

cancellation

169

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	correction; revision
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

canopy

170

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	covering; umbrella
	compatible
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

canyon

171

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	amazed; surprised
	aspiration
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

cardinal

172

	chief; serving as an essential component
	contradict; give a false impression
	a widely known person
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

carve

173

	cell; compartment; room
	cut; sculpt
	brink; edge
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

carving

174

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	aloft; flying; in the air
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

cassette

175

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	biography or story written by yourself

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	certainly; undoubtedly
	comfortable; relaxing
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

casting

177

	bloody
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

catalyst

178

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

179

	aloft; flying; in the air
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	addition; supplement
	diligent; responsible; reliable

catching

180

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	any object that can be used to hold things

categorize

181

	classify; sort
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	capacity; skill

caterpillar

182

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	climbing; rising
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

cathedral

183

	complication
	church; temple
	climb; mount
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

caution

184

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

cautious

185

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	conservative; careful
	applaud; announce with great approval
	contradict; give a false impression

cavern

186

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	awake; alert
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	assert; confirm

celebrity

187

	a widely known person
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	compatible
	change; transformation

cell

188

	any small compartment
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

chagrin

189

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chamber

190

	ally; form a group or unite
	chief; leader
	cell; compartment; room
	cellar; storage room

charcoal

191

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

charitable

192

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	benevolent; kind; humane
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	course; program

checkout

193

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	assigning to a class or category
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

chef

194

	be broadcast on television or radio
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	building that houses judicial courts
	a professional cook

chill

195

	confront; oppose
	conductor of a band
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	cool; freeze

chilly

196

	compatible
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	cold

chivalry

197

	compact
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	courtesy towards women

choir

198

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

choke

199

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	clump; cluster; gathering
	aspiration
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

chop

200

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	compute; determine; estimate
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

chord

201

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

chore

202

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

choreography

203

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	bloody

chorus

204

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

chromosphere

205

	adapt; regulate
	able to pay for
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a widely known person

chronological

206

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	candidate
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

cider

207

	compact
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

civility

208

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	any small compartment
	ambition; longing

civilization

209

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	culture
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

claim

210

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	acknowledge; admit
	demand for something as rightful or due
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

clam

211

	bump; hit; conflict
	contest; fight
	any small compartment
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

clap

212

	chief; serving as an essential component
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

classification

213

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	assigning to a class or category
	difficult to analyze or understand

classify

214

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	composition; order
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clergy

215

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

clergyman

216

	biography or story written by yourself
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	act of burning something
	cleverness; magnificence

clip

217

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	blend; fuse; merge
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	covering; umbrella

clog

218

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	acknowledge; admit
	congest; jam

clumsy

219

	credit; faith
	chief; leader
	cleverness; magnificence
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

coalesce

221

	component or part; citizen, voter
	adjustment; measurement
	ally; form a group or unite
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

codify

222

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	circumstance

coherent

223

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	compact
	attendant; concomitant
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

cohesive

224

	advise; suggest
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

coil

225

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

coinage

226

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	coins collectively
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

coincident

227

	culture
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	cool; freeze
	concerning; simultaneous

collapse

228

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	breakdown; failure

collective

229

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

collide

230

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	bump; hit; conflict
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	cool; freeze

collision

231

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

colloquialism

232

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	demand for something as rightful or due

colonel

233

	a commissioned military officer
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

combination

234

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	blend; union
	approach; tend to meet; come together

combine

235

	blend; fuse; merge
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

combustible

236

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	covering; umbrella
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

combustion

237

	brink; edge
	act of burning something
	compact
	considerate and thoughtful act

comet

238

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	correction; revision
	an object that goes around the sun
	background; setting

comical

239

	arousing or provoking laughter
	beg pardon
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	access; method

commander

240

	complication
	chief; leader
	decay; erosion
	cylindrical container

commentary

241

	associate; partner
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	cleverness; magnificence

commentator

242

	concerning; simultaneous
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

committed

243

	dedicated; devoted
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	breakdown; failure
	act of burning something

communication

244

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	act of burning something
	component or part; citizen, voter

compact

245

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	biography or story written by yourself
	adapt; regulate

compaction

246

	devour; eat
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	an increase in the density of something

companion

247

	congest; jam
	climbing; rising
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	associate; partner

compete

248

	contest; fight
	building that houses judicial courts
	covering; umbrella
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

competent

249

	capable; adept
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	approach; come near
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

competitiveness

250

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	concerning; simultaneous
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	assign the roles of; choose at random

complacence

251

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	arousing or provoking laughter
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

complement

252

	access; method
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	complete; consummate; make perfect

complex

253

	courtesy towards women
	a widely known person
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	addition; supplement

complexity

254

	assemble; convene; gather
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	complication

complicated

255

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	difficult to analyze or understand
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	congest; jam

complication

256

	bribery; fraud
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

compound

257

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	alliance
	an aggressive willingness to compete

compress

258

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	attack; onslaught
	any small compartment
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

compressed

259

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	be full of; be plentiful
	a commissioned military officer
	compact

compression

260

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	estimate value; judge worth of something

compromise

261

	congest; jam
	an expert who gives advice
	attractive; charming
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

computation

262

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	compact
	calculation

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	circumstance

conceive

264

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

conception

265

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

conceptual

266

	decay; erosion
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

concerto

267

	attendant; concomitant
	devour; eat
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

concise

268

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

conciseness

269

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

conclusive

270

	definitive; decisive; final
	able to pay for
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	abbreviation

condemn

271

	compatible; harmonious
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	coins collectively
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

condemnation

272

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	configuration; outline
	blame

condensation

273

	compression
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	addition; supplement

condense

274

	course; program
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	assured; having or marked by assurance

conduct

275

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

conductor

276

	a professional cook
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	aloft; flying; in the air
	considerate and thoughtful act

cone

277

	bloody
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

confederacy

278

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a widely known person
	confront; oppose
	alliance

confederate

279

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	be earlier in time; go back further
	ally; form a group or unite
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

confer

280

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	arrangement; association; alliance

confess

281

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	an expert who gives advice
	acknowledge; admit
	decay; erosion

confident

282

	awake; alert
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	be earlier in time; go back further
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

configuration

283

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	additional proof that something that was believed

confirmation

284

	background; setting
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	additional proof that something that was believed

confluence

285

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	book of literary selections by various authors
	candidate
	compatible

conform

286

	courtesy towards women
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	assign the roles of; choose at random

conformity

287

	circumstance
	achievement; fulfillment
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confront

288

	blend; union
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	act of accompanying someone or something

congenial

289

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	compatible
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

conglomerate

290

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

congratulation

291

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	achievement; fulfillment
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

congregate

292

	assemble; convene; gather
	capable; adept
	capacity; skill
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

conifer

293

	blend; fuse; merge
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	aspiration

conjecture

294

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

conscientious

295

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

296

	a professional cook
	awake; alert
	assigning to a class or category
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

conservatism

297

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	compression
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

consideration

298

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	considerate and thoughtful act
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

consonant

299

	compatible; harmonious
	blend; fuse; merge
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

consort

300

	associate; join
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

consortium

301

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

constellation

302

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	a physicist who studies astronomy

constituent

303

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	component or part; citizen, voter
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

construction

304

	act of constructing or building something
	background; setting
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	courtesy towards women

consultant

305

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	an expert who gives advice
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

consume

306

	achievement; fulfillment
	devour; eat
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

container

307

	bribery; fraud
	any object that can be used to hold things
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	amazed; surprised

contender

308

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	compatible
	classify; sort
	contestant you hope to defeat

contention

309

	competing as for profit or prize
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	controvertible; disputable
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

context

310

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	circumstance
	brightly; radiantly

continental

311

	climbing; rising
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	certainly; undoubtedly
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

contour

312

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	controvertible; disputable
	configuration; outline
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

contract

313

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

contraction

314

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	considerate and thoughtful act
	breakdown; failure

contradict

315

	confront; oppose
	compatible; harmonious
	astonish; affect with wonder
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

contrast

316

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	cellar; storage room

controversial

317

	controvertible; disputable
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	bloody

controversy

318

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	contentious speech act; argument

conventional

319

	arousing or provoking laughter
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

converge

320

	certainly; undoubtedly
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	applaud; announce with great approval

conversational

321

	capacity; skill
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	cool; freeze
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

converse

322

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	clothing; dress
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

conversion

323

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	change; transformation
	blend; fuse; merge

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	building that houses judicial courts
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

converter

325

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	adapt; regulate
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

convex

326

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	beg pardon
	cellar; storage room

convinced

327

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	certain, sure
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

coop

328

	comparable; similar or alike
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	act of being present
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

coordinate

329

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	compatible
	act of burning something

core

330

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	difficult to handle or manage
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

cornet

331

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	attractive; charming
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	ambitious; enthusiastic

corps

332

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	addition; supplement
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

correspond

333

	considerable; perceptible
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	aloft; flying; in the air

corresponding

334

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	causing or characterized by addiction
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	accompanying

corrode

335

	cellar; storage room
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	chief; serving as an essential component

corrosion

336

	capable; adept
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	decay; erosion
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

corruption

337

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	designate; nominate
	bribery; fraud
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

counsel

338

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	advise; suggest

couple

339

	building that houses judicial courts
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

courthouse

340

	building that houses judicial courts
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	change something into another form; transform

courtship

341

	clump; cluster; gathering
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

cowhand

342

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	air
	ambition; longing
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cozy

343

	assigning to a class or category
	comfortable; relaxing
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

crab

344

	blend; union
	awake; alert
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

crack

345

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	classify; sort
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

crater

346

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

credence

347

	competing as for profit or prize
	credit; faith
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	certainly; undoubtedly

credential

348

	certificate; warrant
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	a professional cook
	conservative; careful

credit

349

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	assert; confirm
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	arousing or provoking laughter

creditor

350

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	cellar; storage room
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	certain, sure

crimson

351

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	bloody
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

crosscut

352

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

crumble

353

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	attack; onslaught

crystalline

354

	act of being present
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	causing or characterized by addiction
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

crystallization

355

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

crystallize

356

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

cubism

357

	clothing; dress
	brink; edge
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

cucumber

358

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	chief; serving as an essential component
	configuration; outline
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

culture

359

	benevolent; kind; humane
	attractive; charming
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

cupboard

360

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	about; roughly
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

curious

361

	difficult to handle or manage
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	circumstance
	creek; stream

curriculum

362

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	course; program
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

custodian

363

	any object that can be used to hold things
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	curator; guardian
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	act of constructing or building something
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

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