ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	considerable; perceptible
	capacity; skill

ablaze

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	comparable; similar or alike
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	ambitious; enthusiastic

abolitionist

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	act of accepting with approval
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	blend; union

abound

	attractive; charming
	covered with beads of liquid
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	be full of; be plentiful

abrupt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

absorb

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

abut

	compression
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

academician

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	an increase in the density of something
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	devour; eat

access

	approach; entry; entrance
	dedicated; devoted
	creek; stream
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

accessibility

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	associate; incorporate

accessory

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	cell; compartment; room
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

acclaim

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	approach; entry; entrance
	act of accompanying someone or something
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

accompanying

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	attendant; concomitant
	assert; confirm
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

accomplishment

	assign; distribute according to plan
	achievement; fulfillment
	designate; nominate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

accordion

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	competing as for profit or prize
	considerable; perceptible

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	credit; faith
	applaud; announce with great approval
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

accredit

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	coins collectively

accuse

	designate; nominate
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	blame; condemn

acquisition

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	curator; guardian
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

acronym

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	abbreviation

addict

	climb; mount
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

addictive

	confront; oppose
	courtesy towards women
	causing or characterized by addiction
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

additive

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	addition; supplement
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

adjacent

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

adjoin

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	be broadcast on television or radio
	blend; union
	any small compartment

adjust

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	adapt; regulate

adobe

	act of constructing or building something
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	breakdown; failure

adolescent

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	about; roughly
	calculation

adopt

	comparable; similar or alike
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	demand for something as rightful or due

adoption

	candidate
	congest; jam
	be broadcast on television or radio
	act of accepting with approval

advent

	a widely known person
	classify; sort
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

affiliate

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	associate; incorporate
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	attendant; concomitant

affirm

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	assert; confirm
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

affliction

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	definitive; decisive; final
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

affordable

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	able to pay for
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

agitation

	clump; cluster; gathering
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	benevolent; kind; humane
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

air

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	cellar; storage room
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	be broadcast on television or radio

airborne

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	aloft; flying; in the air
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

alignment

	arrangement; association; alliance
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

allocate

	assign; distribute according to plan
	biography or story written by yourself
	cell; compartment; room
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

alloy

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

ally

	a widely known person
	alliance
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

aloof

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	amazed; surprised

amaze

	astonish; affect with wonder
	calculation
	background; setting
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

amazing

	configuration; outline
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	attendant; concomitant

ambition

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	aspiration
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

ambitious

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	building that houses judicial courts

amend

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

amendment

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	correction; revision

amplification

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	addition; supplement
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	care; being attentive to possible danger

amplify

	cool; freeze
	bump; hit; conflict
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	classify; sort

analogous

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	course; program
	comparable; similar or alike

analyze

	certainly; undoubtedly
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	diagnose; examine
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

anatomy

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

ancestral

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	compatible
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

annex

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	blame; condemn
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

annihilate

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

annoying

	cool; freeze
	dedicated; devoted
	additional proof that something that was believed
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

antedate

	designate; nominate
	be earlier in time; go back further
	bloody
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

anthology

	courtesy towards women
	associate; join
	book of literary selections by various authors
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

antibiotic

	blame
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

anticipate

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	compact

antique

	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
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	contentious speech act; argument

apologize

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	beg pardon
	ambition; longing
	bump; hit; conflict

appeal

	astonish; affect with wonder
	cellar; storage room
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

appealing

	attractive; charming
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	devour; eat
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

appetite

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	act of constructing or building something
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

applaud

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	achievement; fulfillment
	complication
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

applicant

	assemble; convene; gather
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	candidate
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

application

	calculation
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	comparable; similar or alike
	aspiration

appoint

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	be earlier in time; go back further
	designate; nominate
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

appraisal

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	adjustment; measurement
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

appreciable

	any object that can be used to hold things
	attack; onslaught
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	considerable; perceptible

appreciate

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

approach

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	act of constructing or building something
	access; method
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

appropriate

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	any object that can be used to hold things
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

approximate

	approach; come near
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	comparable; similar or alike
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

approximately

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	building that houses judicial courts
	about; roughly
	contradict; give a false impression

aquatic

	circumstance
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

arc

	correction; revision
	act of burning something
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	comfortable; relaxing

arduous

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	acknowledge; admit
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

armory

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

arrangement

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	composition; order

ascend

	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
	climb; mount
	estimate value; judge worth of something

ascending

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	climbing; rising
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

asphyxiate

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

aspiration

	ambition; longing
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	applaud; announce with great approval
	certificate; warrant

aspiring

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

assault

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	configuration; outline
	attack; onslaught
	any object that can be used to hold things

assemblage

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	a group of persons together in one place
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	aloft; flying; in the air
	applaud; announce with great approval
	associate; incorporate

assess

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	book of literary selections by various authors
	change something into another form; transform

assessment

	act of burning something
	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
	act of accepting with approval

assistance

	approach; entry; entrance
	act of being present
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

assuredly

	benevolent; kind; humane
	certainly; undoubtedly
	contradict; give a false impression
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

astonished

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	comparable; similar or alike
	capable; adept
	amazed; surprised

astound

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a physicist who studies astronomy

astronomer

100

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	a physicist who studies astronomy

astronomy

101

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	associate; incorporate
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

atmosphere

102

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	air
	difficult to analyze or understand

atom

103

	considerate and thoughtful act
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	astonish; affect with wonder

attachment

104

	a professional cook
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

attain

105

	breakdown; failure
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	achieve or accomplish; gain

attend

106

	assigning to a class or category
	building that houses judicial courts
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

attendance

107

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	diagnose; examine
	act of being present

attendant

108

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	composition; order

attention

109

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	bribery; fraud
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

attire

110

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	designate; nominate
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	clothing; dress

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	any object that can be used to hold things
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

attractive

112

	any small compartment
	amazed; surprised
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	cellar; storage room

auditorium

113

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	contradict; give a false impression
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

autobiography

114

	climbing; rising
	biography or story written by yourself
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

available

115

	conservative; careful
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	cold
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	cut; sculpt
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

awkward

117

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	difficult to handle or manage
	conduct; manner

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	brink; edge

balance

119

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	designate; nominate
	circumstance

ballet

120

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	calculation
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

bandmaster

121

	achievement; fulfillment
	conductor of a band
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

bang

122

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

bankrupt

123

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

bar

124

	abbreviation
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

barbecue

125

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	course; program

barn

126

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	comfortable; relaxing
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

baroque

127

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	associate; partner

barren

128

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	certificate; warrant
	culture
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

basement

129

	cellar; storage room
	covering; umbrella
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

basin

130

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

beaded

131

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	covered with beads of liquid
	candidate

behavior

132

	conduct; manner
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	competing as for profit or prize
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

beleaguer

133

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	amazed; surprised
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

belie

134

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	contradict; give a false impression
	building that houses judicial courts
	concerning; simultaneous

bellows

135

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	assign; distribute according to plan
	act of constructing or building something

benefit

136

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	any small compartment
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

betray

137

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	causing or characterized by addiction
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

bicameral

138

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

biography

139

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	astonish; affect with wonder
	a physicist who studies astronomy

bison

140

	act of constructing or building something
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

blame

141

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	accompanying
	credit; faith
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

blaze

142

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	climb; mount
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	ambition; longing

bleak

143

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

144

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	compatible
	applaud; announce with great approval
	compact

blight

145

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	approach; entry; entrance

bluff

146

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

blush

147

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

board

148

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	configuration; outline
	capable; adept
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

bold

149

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	accompanying

bonanza

150

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

boom

151

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	associate; partner
	cylindrical container

boon

152

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	congest; jam
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

boundless

153

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	chief; serving as an essential component

bouquet

154

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	compute; determine; estimate

breach

155

	causing or characterized by addiction
	a commissioned military officer
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	breaking of contract or duty

breath

156

	accompanying
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

brilliance

157

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	cleverness; magnificence

brilliantly

158

	candidate
	definitive; decisive; final
	brightly; radiantly
	compatible

brim

159

	additional proof that something that was believed
	brink; edge
	certain, sure
	culture

bronze

160

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

brook

161

	creek; stream
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

bunch

162

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	clump; cluster; gathering

buzz

163

	calculation
	cell; compartment; room
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

buzzer

164

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	certain, sure
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

bypass

165

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	breaking of contract or duty
	certainly; undoubtedly

cabinetmaker

166

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	contradict; give a false impression
	achieve or accomplish; gain

calculate

167

	configuration; outline
	compute; determine; estimate
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	attractive; charming

calibration

168

	classify; sort
	act of constructing or building something
	adjustment; measurement
	candidate

cancellation

169

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

canopy

170

	covering; umbrella
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

canyon

171

	associate; partner
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

cardinal

172

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	contradict; give a false impression
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	chief; serving as an essential component

carve

173

	cut; sculpt
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	clump; cluster; gathering
	blame; condemn

carving

174

	considerate and thoughtful act
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	a widely known person
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

cassette

175

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	creek; stream
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

casting

177

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	considerable; perceptible
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

catalyst

178

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

catastrophe

179

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	considerate and thoughtful act
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

catching

180

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	advise; suggest
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	an aggressive willingness to compete

categorize

181

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	classify; sort

caterpillar

182

	assert; confirm
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

cathedral

183

	air
	classify; sort
	church; temple
	approach; come near

caution

184

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

cautious

185

	conservative; careful
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	applaud; announce with great approval

cavern

186

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	credit; faith
	courtesy towards women

celebrity

187

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a widely known person
	blend; union
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

cell

188

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	any small compartment
	adapt; regulate

chagrin

189

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	culture
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

chamber

190

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a group of persons together in one place
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	cell; compartment; room

charcoal

191

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	blend; union
	classify; sort

charitable

192

	chief; leader
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	benevolent; kind; humane
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

checkout

193

	brightly; radiantly
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	alliance
	considerate and thoughtful act

chef

194

	a professional cook
	climbing; rising
	comparable; similar or alike
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

chill

195

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	difficult to handle or manage
	cool; freeze

chilly

196

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	cold
	diagnose; examine

chivalry

197

	courtesy towards women
	correction; revision
	controvertible; disputable
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

choir

198

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	approach; come near
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

choke

199

	climbing; rising
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	associate; join

chop

200

	adjustment; measurement
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	difficult to analyze or understand
	blame; condemn

chord

201

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	advise; suggest

chore

202

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	competing as for profit or prize
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

choreography

203

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	conduct; manner

chorus

204

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	diligent; responsible; reliable

chromosphere

205

	attendant; concomitant
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

chronological

206

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	an object that goes around the sun
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

cider

207

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

civility

208

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	coins collectively
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

civilization

209

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	culture
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

claim

210

	comparable; similar or alike
	demand for something as rightful or due
	calculation
	composition; order

clam

211

	be earlier in time; go back further
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	awake; alert
	complete; consummate; make perfect

clap

212

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	configuration; outline
	contest; fight

classification

213

	approach; entry; entrance
	assigning to a class or category
	contestant you hope to defeat
	associate; join

classify

214

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	controvertible; disputable
	additional proof that something that was believed
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clergy

215

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	act of burning something
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

clergyman

216

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

clip

217

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

clog

218

	congest; jam
	breakdown; failure
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

clumsy

219

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

clutch

220

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

coalesce

221

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	decay; erosion
	bump; hit; conflict
	ally; form a group or unite

codify

222

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

coherent

223

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	cellar; storage room
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	blend; union

cohesive

224

	competing as for profit or prize
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

coil

225

	awake; alert
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	blend; fuse; merge

coinage

226

	coins collectively
	certain, sure
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	contest; fight

coincident

227

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	astonish; affect with wonder
	concerning; simultaneous
	course; program

collapse

228

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	breakdown; failure
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

collective

229

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	clump; cluster; gathering
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

collide

230

	difficult to handle or manage
	able to pay for
	bump; hit; conflict
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

collision

231

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	an object that goes around the sun

colloquialism

232

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cleverness; magnificence
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

colonel

233

	a commissioned military officer
	contentious speech act; argument
	cell; compartment; room
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

combination

234

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	blend; union
	aloft; flying; in the air
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

combine

235

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	any small compartment
	change something into another form; transform
	blend; fuse; merge

combustible

236

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	aspiration
	breaking of contract or duty

combustion

237

	act of burning something
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

comet

238

	an object that goes around the sun
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	cell; compartment; room
	benevolent; kind; humane

comical

239

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	arousing or provoking laughter
	considerable; perceptible

commander

240

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	compact
	chief; leader
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

commentary

241

	conductor of a band
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	cut; sculpt

commentator

242

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	climbing; rising
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

committed

243

	dedicated; devoted
	a group of persons together in one place
	definitive; decisive; final
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

communication

244

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

compact

245

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	assigning to a class or category
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

compaction

246

	clump; cluster; gathering
	an increase in the density of something
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	about; roughly

companion

247

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	classify; sort
	associate; partner

compete

248

	brightly; radiantly
	contest; fight
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

competent

249

	capable; adept
	assign; distribute according to plan
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	beg pardon

competitiveness

250

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	abbreviation
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

complacence

251

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	capacity; skill
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	complete; consummate; make perfect

complement

252

	conductor of a band
	conservative; careful
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

complex

253

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

complexity

254

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	complication
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

complicated

255

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	any object that can be used to hold things
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	circumstance
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

compound

257

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	contentious speech act; argument
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

compressed

259

	compact
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	clothing; dress

compression

260

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

compromise

261

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	difficult to handle or manage

computation

262

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	calculation
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	assert; confirm

concede

263

	be earlier in time; go back further
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

conceive

264

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	ally; form a group or unite
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	act of burning something

conception

265

	contest; fight
	awake; alert
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

conceptual

266

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

concerto

267

	complication
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

concise

268

	cool; freeze
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	benevolent; kind; humane

conclusive

270

	aloft; flying; in the air
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	be broadcast on television or radio
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	considerate and thoughtful act
	covered with beads of liquid
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	compact

condemnation

272

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	blame

condensation

273

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	compression
	confront; oppose

condense

274

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	cellar; storage room
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

conduct

275

	a commissioned military officer
	configuration; outline
	be earlier in time; go back further
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

conductor

276

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	clump; cluster; gathering

cone

277

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

confederacy

278

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	any small compartment
	alliance

confederate

279

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	ally; form a group or unite

confer

280

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	candidate
	compute; determine; estimate

confess

281

	cell; compartment; room
	acknowledge; admit
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

confident

282

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	an object that goes around the sun

configuration

283

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	conduct; manner
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

confirmation

284

	an increase in the density of something
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	additional proof that something that was believed
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

confluence

285

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

conform

286

	congest; jam
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	capable; adept

conformity

287

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	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

confront

288

	bribery; fraud
	blend; fuse; merge
	associate; join
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

congenial

289

	cleverness; magnificence
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	compatible

conglomerate

290

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	cut; sculpt
	a physicist who studies astronomy

congratulation

291

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	an object that goes around the sun
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

congregate

292

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	assemble; convene; gather
	ambitious; enthusiastic

conifer

293

	acknowledge; admit
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

conjecture

294

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	arousing or provoking laughter
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	aloft; flying; in the air

conscientious

295

	achievement; fulfillment
	climbing; rising
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

296

	awake; alert
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

conservatism

297

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	be broadcast on television or radio
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

consideration

298

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	chief; leader
	ally; form a group or unite
	considerate and thoughtful act

consonant

299

	acknowledge; admit
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	compatible; harmonious
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

consort

300

	associate; join
	a widely known person
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

consortium

301

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

constellation

302

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	abbreviation
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

constituent

303

	blame; condemn
	background; setting
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	component or part; citizen, voter

construction

304

	be earlier in time; go back further
	act of constructing or building something
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	change; transformation

consultant

305

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	applaud; announce with great approval
	an expert who gives advice
	act of constructing or building something

consume

306

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	devour; eat
	conductor of a band
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

container

307

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	any object that can be used to hold things
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	contradict; give a false impression

contender

308

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	blend; union
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	contestant you hope to defeat

contention

309

	approach; entry; entrance
	competing as for profit or prize
	a commissioned military officer
	a professional cook

context

310

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	circumstance

continental

311

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

contour

312

	configuration; outline
	a group of persons together in one place
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	awake; alert

contract

313

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	ambition; longing
	attendant; concomitant
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

contraction

314

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	additional proof that something that was believed
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

contradict

315

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	confront; oppose
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

contrast

316

	complication
	cold
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

controversial

317

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	controvertible; disputable
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

controversy

318

	contentious speech act; argument
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

conventional

319

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	building that houses judicial courts
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

converge

320

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	alliance
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

conversational

321

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	configuration; outline

converse

322

	compatible
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	congest; jam
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

conversion

323

	change; transformation
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	composition; order
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	cell; compartment; room

converter

325

	credit; faith
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	arousing or provoking laughter
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

convex

326

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

convinced

327

	additional proof that something that was believed
	compact
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	certain, sure

coop

328

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	an expert who gives advice
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coordinate

329

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

core

330

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	bump; hit; conflict
	assert; confirm
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

cornet

331

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	compression
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

corps

332

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	able to pay for

correspond

333

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	courtesy towards women
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	clothing; dress

corresponding

334

	breakdown; failure
	accompanying
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

corrode

335

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	adjustment; measurement
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	ally; form a group or unite

corrosion

336

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	decay; erosion

corruption

337

	any object that can be used to hold things
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	circumstance
	bribery; fraud

counsel

338

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	advise; suggest
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	awake; alert
	classify; sort
	circumstance

courthouse

340

	building that houses judicial courts
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	act of accepting with approval

courtship

341

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	difficult to analyze or understand
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

cowhand

342

	covering; umbrella
	associate; partner
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cozy

343

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	compression
	comfortable; relaxing
	classify; sort

crab

344

	ally; form a group or unite
	comfortable; relaxing
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

crack

345

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	aloft; flying; in the air
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

crater

346

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	covered with beads of liquid
	credit; faith
	assign; distribute according to plan

credence

347

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	beg pardon
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	credit; faith

credential

348

	certificate; warrant
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	approach; tend to meet; come together

credit

349

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

creditor

350

	act of accepting with approval
	an increase in the density of something
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

crimson

351

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	circumstance
	bloody

crosscut

352

	awake; alert
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	attack; onslaught

crumble

353

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

crystalline

354

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	courtesy towards women

crystallization

355

	achievement; fulfillment
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	considerable; perceptible
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

crystallize

356

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	approach; come near
	controvertible; disputable
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

cubism

357

	congest; jam
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	demand for something as rightful or due
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cucumber

358

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

culture

359

	covered with beads of liquid
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	change something into another form; transform
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	church; temple

curious

361

	act of constructing or building something
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

curriculum

362

	blend; union
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	course; program
	a group of persons together in one place

custodian

363

	configuration; outline
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	curator; guardian

cylinder

364

	assign; distribute according to plan
	cylindrical container
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

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