ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	capacity; skill
	an object that goes around the sun
	congest; jam

ablaze

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a professional cook
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

abolish

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	act of being present
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolitionist

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	be full of; be plentiful
	controvertible; disputable
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	change; transformation

abrupt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	circumstance
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

absorb

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	compatible; harmonious
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

academician

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	contestant you hope to defeat
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

access

	a commissioned military officer
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	approach; entry; entrance
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

accessibility

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

accessory

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	certificate; warrant

acclaim

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	applaud; announce with great approval
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

accompaniment

	act of accompanying someone or something
	background; setting
	book of literary selections by various authors
	change; transformation

accompanying

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	attendant; concomitant
	devour; eat
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

accomplishment

	achievement; fulfillment
	blend; fuse; merge
	a widely known person
	chief; serving as an essential component

accordion

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

account

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

accredit

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	designate; nominate
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

accuse

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	blame; condemn
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

acquisition

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	cold
	contentious speech act; argument
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

acronym

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	abbreviation
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

addict

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

addictive

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	causing or characterized by addiction
	conductor of a band
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

additive

	addition; supplement
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	attractive; charming
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	approach; entry; entrance
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

adjoin

	abbreviation
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

adjust

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	adapt; regulate
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

adobe

	capable; adept
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

adolescent

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	dedicated; devoted
	an object that goes around the sun
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

adopt

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	change; transformation
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

adoption

	brink; edge
	act of accepting with approval
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	addition; supplement

advent

	approach; come near
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

affirm

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	assert; confirm
	air
	act of being present

affliction

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	compatible
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

affordable

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	able to pay for
	blend; fuse; merge
	a physicist who studies astronomy

agitation

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

air

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	chief; serving as an essential component
	be broadcast on television or radio
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

airborne

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	aloft; flying; in the air
	associate; join
	any small compartment

alignment

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	acknowledge; admit
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	arrangement; association; alliance

allocate

	contradict; give a false impression
	assign; distribute according to plan
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

alloy

	certificate; warrant
	change something into another form; transform
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

ally

	attendant; concomitant
	climb; mount
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	confederate; partner; collaborator

aloof

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

amaze

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	act of accompanying someone or something
	astonish; affect with wonder
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

amazing

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	cold
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	creek; stream

ambition

	contradict; give a false impression
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	aspiration
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

ambitious

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	a commissioned military officer
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

amend

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	cell; compartment; room
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

amendment

	correction; revision
	additional proof that something that was believed
	capable; adept
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

amplification

	cleverness; magnificence
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	demand for something as rightful or due
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

amplify

	addition; supplement
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

analogous

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	comparable; similar or alike
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

analyze

	diagnose; examine
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	cool; freeze

anatomy

	a group of persons together in one place
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	attractive; charming
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

annex

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

annihilate

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	covering; umbrella
	any object that can be used to hold things

annoying

	approach; entry; entrance
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	definitive; decisive; final
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

antedate

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	be earlier in time; go back further
	blend; union
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

anthology

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	book of literary selections by various authors
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

antibiotic

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

anticipate

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	breakdown; failure
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

antique

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	awake; alert
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

apologize

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	beg pardon

appeal

	course; program
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	compression

appealing

	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
	act of being present
	attractive; charming

appetite

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	curator; guardian
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	bribery; fraud

applaud

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	course; program
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

applicant

	comparable; similar or alike
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	candidate
	compatible; harmonious

application

	certificate; warrant
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

appoint

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	designate; nominate
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	be earlier in time; go back further

appraisal

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	beg pardon
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

appreciable

	cold
	change something into another form; transform
	considerable; perceptible
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

appreciate

	cool; freeze
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	any object that can be used to hold things
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

approach

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	cut; sculpt
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	access; method

appropriate

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	conduct; manner

approximate

	approach; come near
	any small compartment
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

approximately

	contentious speech act; argument
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	about; roughly
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

aquatic

	any small compartment
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

arc

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	act of constructing or building something
	definitive; decisive; final
	decay; erosion

arduous

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	covered with beads of liquid
	capable; adept

armory

	course; program
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	compute; determine; estimate

arrangement

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	composition; order
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

ascend

	climb; mount
	about; roughly
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

ascending

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	any object that can be used to hold things
	comparable; similar or alike
	climbing; rising

asphyxiate

	correction; revision
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

aspiration

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	ambition; longing
	controvertible; disputable
	bloody

aspiring

	assert; confirm
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	about; roughly

assault

	attack; onslaught
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

assemblage

	a group of persons together in one place
	definitive; decisive; final
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	covered with beads of liquid

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	clothing; dress
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

assess

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	cool; freeze
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

assessment

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	able to pay for
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

assistance

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

assuredly

	astonish; affect with wonder
	culture
	certainly; undoubtedly
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

astonished

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	amazed; surprised
	circumstance

astound

	cell; compartment; room
	concerning; simultaneous
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

astronomer

100

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	decay; erosion

astronomy

101

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	arousing or provoking laughter

atmosphere

102

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	air

atom

103

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	amazed; surprised

attachment

104

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

attain

105

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	awake; alert
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	achieve or accomplish; gain

attend

106

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

attendance

107

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	composition; order
	brightly; radiantly
	act of being present

attendant

108

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	arrangement; association; alliance
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	brightly; radiantly

attention

109

	biography or story written by yourself
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	climbing; rising

attire

110

	awake; alert
	clump; cluster; gathering
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	clothing; dress

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	cool; freeze
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	configuration; outline

attractive

112

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

auditorium

113

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	covered with beads of liquid
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	difficult to handle or manage
	cool; freeze
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

available

115

	aspiration
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	compatible; harmonious

awkward

117

	configuration; outline
	difficult to handle or manage
	devour; eat
	assign the roles of; choose at random

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	benevolent; kind; humane
	a group of persons together in one place

balance

119

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

ballet

120

	assigning to a class or category
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	configuration; outline

bandmaster

121

	brink; edge
	devour; eat
	conductor of a band
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

bang

122

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	adapt; regulate
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

bankrupt

123

	brink; edge
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	act of burning something

bar

124

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	building that houses judicial courts
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

barbecue

125

	ally; form a group or unite
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

barn

126

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	church; temple
	credit; faith
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

baroque

127

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

barren

128

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	blend; fuse; merge
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

basement

129

	be full of; be plentiful
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cellar; storage room

basin

130

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	an increase in the density of something
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

beaded

131

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	arrangement; association; alliance
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	covered with beads of liquid

behavior

132

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	conduct; manner
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

beleaguer

133

	contest; fight
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	assert; confirm

belie

134

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	attack; onslaught
	contradict; give a false impression
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

bellows

135

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	acknowledge; admit
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

benefit

136

	change; transformation
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	compatible; harmonious

betray

137

	background; setting
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	alliance
	candidate

bicameral

138

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	biography or story written by yourself
	be broadcast on television or radio
	a widely known person

biography

139

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	compatible
	aspiration

bison

140

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	cell; compartment; room
	act of burning something
	be full of; be plentiful

blame

141

	bribery; fraud
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	conduct; manner

blaze

142

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	complication
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

bleak

143

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	congest; jam
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

144

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

blight

145

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	biography or story written by yourself
	decay; erosion
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

bluff

146

	cellar; storage room
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

blush

147

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

board

148

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

bold

149

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	chief; serving as an essential component
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

bonanza

150

	bribery; fraud
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

boom

151

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

boon

152

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

boundless

153

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	component or part; citizen, voter

bouquet

154

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	contestant you hope to defeat
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	difficult to analyze or understand

breach

155

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	breaking of contract or duty
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

breath

156

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

brilliance

157

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	cleverness; magnificence
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

brilliantly

158

	bloody
	capacity; skill
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	brightly; radiantly

brim

159

	blame
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	brink; edge

bronze

160

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

brook

161

	blame; condemn
	creek; stream
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

bunch

162

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	coins collectively
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	clump; cluster; gathering

buzz

163

	change something into another form; transform
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

buzzer

164

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	creek; stream
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	book of literary selections by various authors

bypass

165

	church; temple
	aloft; flying; in the air
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	authorize; commission; give credit for

cabinetmaker

166

	an object that goes around the sun
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	capable; adept

calculate

167

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	compute; determine; estimate
	candidate

calibration

168

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	adjustment; measurement
	circumstance
	church; temple

cancellation

169

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

canopy

170

	covering; umbrella
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	conduct; manner

canyon

171

	able to pay for
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cardinal

172

	chief; serving as an essential component
	circumstance
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

carve

173

	air
	abbreviation
	ally; form a group or unite
	cut; sculpt

carving

174

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	conduct; manner
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	comfortable; relaxing

cassette

175

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	correction; revision
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

cast

176

	amazed; surprised
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

casting

177

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	a professional cook
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

catalyst

178

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	contest; fight
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

179

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

catching

180

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

categorize

181

	classify; sort
	bump; hit; conflict
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	climb; mount

caterpillar

182

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

cathedral

183

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	church; temple
	capable; adept
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

caution

184

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

cautious

185

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	conservative; careful
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

cavern

186

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	estimate value; judge worth of something

celebrity

187

	a widely known person
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

cell

188

	any small compartment
	climb; mount
	circumstance
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

chagrin

189

	cell; compartment; room
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	decay; erosion
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chamber

190

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	cell; compartment; room
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

charcoal

191

	awake; alert
	blame
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

charitable

192

	course; program
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	benevolent; kind; humane
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

checkout

193

	aspiration
	certificate; warrant
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

chef

194

	a professional cook
	coins collectively
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

chill

195

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	cool; freeze
	blame
	designate; nominate

chilly

196

	credit; faith
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	aloft; flying; in the air
	cold

chivalry

197

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	courtesy towards women
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	comparable; similar or alike

choir

198

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	astonish; affect with wonder
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

choke

199

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

chop

200

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	assert; confirm
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

chord

201

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	achievement; fulfillment
	ally; form a group or unite

chore

202

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	brightly; radiantly

choreography

203

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	cold
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

chorus

204

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	causing or characterized by addiction
	curator; guardian

chromosphere

205

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	assign; distribute according to plan
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

chronological

206

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

cider

207

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	aspiration

civility

208

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

civilization

209

	concerning; simultaneous
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	culture

claim

210

	circumstance
	demand for something as rightful or due
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

clam

211

	coins collectively
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

clap

212

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	arousing or provoking laughter
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

classification

213

	assigning to a class or category
	contentious speech act; argument
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

classify

214

	ambition; longing
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clergy

215

	aspiration
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

clergyman

216

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

clip

217

	building that houses judicial courts
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

clog

218

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	difficult to handle or manage
	congest; jam
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

clumsy

219

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	an object that goes around the sun
	climbing; rising

clutch

220

	cellar; storage room
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

coalesce

221

	bloody
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	act of constructing or building something
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

codify

222

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

coherent

223

	controvertible; disputable
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

cohesive

224

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	air

coil

225

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	adapt; regulate
	considerate and thoughtful act
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

coinage

226

	difficult to analyze or understand
	a commissioned military officer
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	coins collectively

coincident

227

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	concerning; simultaneous
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

collapse

228

	breakdown; failure
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	able to pay for
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

collective

229

	an object that goes around the sun
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

collide

230

	bump; hit; conflict
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a widely known person
	credit; faith

collision

231

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	ally; form a group or unite
	arrangement; association; alliance

colloquialism

232

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	clothing; dress
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	change something into another form; transform

colonel

233

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a commissioned military officer
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

combination

234

	blend; union
	act of burning something
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

combine

235

	capacity; skill
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	decay; erosion
	blend; fuse; merge

combustible

236

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	difficult to analyze or understand

combustion

237

	course; program
	act of burning something
	circumstance
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

comet

238

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	conductor of a band
	church; temple
	an object that goes around the sun

comical

239

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	calculation
	biography or story written by yourself
	arousing or provoking laughter

commander

240

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	capable; adept
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	chief; leader

commentary

241

	dedicated; devoted
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commentator

242

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

committed

243

	dedicated; devoted
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	any object that can be used to hold things
	adapt; regulate

communication

244

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

compact

245

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

compaction

246

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	an increase in the density of something
	blend; fuse; merge
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

companion

247

	acknowledge; admit
	associate; partner
	change; transformation
	designate; nominate

compete

248

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	contest; fight
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

competent

249

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	breaking of contract or duty
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	capable; adept

competitiveness

250

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

complacence

251

	component or part; citizen, voter
	approach; entry; entrance
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	applaud; announce with great approval

complement

252

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	conservative; careful
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

complex

253

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

complexity

254

	contradict; give a false impression
	complication
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	aspiration

complicated

255

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	certainly; undoubtedly
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	abbreviation
	controvertible; disputable

compound

257

	associate; incorporate
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	cold

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

compressed

259

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	compact

compression

260

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	additional proof that something that was believed

compromise

261

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	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
	conduct; manner

computation

262

	contentious speech act; argument
	calculation
	be broadcast on television or radio
	comparable; similar or alike

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	conduct; manner
	causing or characterized by addiction
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

conceive

264

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	able to pay for

conception

265

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	devour; eat
	cylindrical container
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

conceptual

266

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	any small compartment
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	adjustment; measurement

concerto

267

	candidate
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	blend; fuse; merge

concise

268

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	additional proof that something that was believed

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

conclusive

270

	definitive; decisive; final
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	act of constructing or building something

condemn

271

	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

condemnation

272

	blame
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	cleverness; magnificence

condensation

273

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	compression
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

condense

274

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

conduct

275

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	composition; order

conductor

276

	a commissioned military officer
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cone

277

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	about; roughly
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

confederacy

278

	alliance
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

confederate

279

	ally; form a group or unite
	conductor of a band
	bump; hit; conflict
	climb; mount

confer

280

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

confess

281

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	acknowledge; admit
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

confident

282

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	conductor of a band

configuration

283

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

confirmation

284

	additional proof that something that was believed
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	a commissioned military officer
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

confluence

285

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

conform

286

	demand for something as rightful or due
	comparable; similar or alike
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

conformity

287

	ambition; longing
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	abbreviation
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	confront; oppose
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	act of accompanying someone or something

congenial

289

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	compatible
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

conglomerate

290

	circumstance
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

congratulation

291

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	correction; revision
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congregate

292

	assemble; convene; gather
	church; temple
	amazed; surprised
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

conifer

293

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

conjecture

294

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

conscientious

295

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	decay; erosion
	candidate

conscious

296

	awake; alert
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	be broadcast on television or radio
	achieve or accomplish; gain

conservatism

297

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	certainly; undoubtedly
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

consideration

298

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	considerate and thoughtful act
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

consonant

299

	compatible; harmonious
	cut; sculpt
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	compact

consort

300

	act of being present
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	associate; join
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

consortium

301

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

constellation

302

	dedicated; devoted
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

constituent

303

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	component or part; citizen, voter
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

construction

304

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	act of constructing or building something
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

consultant

305

	an expert who gives advice
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	adapt; regulate

consume

306

	comfortable; relaxing
	certainly; undoubtedly
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	devour; eat

container

307

	awake; alert
	any object that can be used to hold things
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

contender

308

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	contestant you hope to defeat
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

contention

309

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	attendant; concomitant
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	competing as for profit or prize

context

310

	circumstance
	benevolent; kind; humane
	cool; freeze
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

continental

311

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	approach; come near
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

contour

312

	configuration; outline
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

contract

313

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

contraction

314

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

contradict

315

	able to pay for
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	confront; oppose
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

contrast

316

	associate; join
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	be full of; be plentiful
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

controversial

317

	approach; come near
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	controvertible; disputable

controversy

318

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	contentious speech act; argument

conventional

319

	credit; faith
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

converge

320

	chief; serving as an essential component
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a group of persons together in one place

conversational

321

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	awake; alert

converse

322

	associate; incorporate
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

conversion

323

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	change; transformation
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	conservative; careful

convert

324

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	change something into another form; transform

converter

325

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

convex

326

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

convinced

327

	certain, sure
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	a commissioned military officer
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

coop

328

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	complete; consummate; make perfect

coordinate

329

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	chief; serving as an essential component
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

core

330

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	composition; order
	biography or story written by yourself
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

cornet

331

	a group of persons together in one place
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

corps

332

	ambition; longing
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	clump; cluster; gathering
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

correspond

333

	change; transformation
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

corresponding

334

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	accompanying

corrode

335

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a group of persons together in one place
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

corrosion

336

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	decay; erosion
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

corruption

337

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	bribery; fraud
	cell; compartment; room
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

counsel

338

	definitive; decisive; final
	beg pardon
	ambition; longing
	advise; suggest

couple

339

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

courthouse

340

	building that houses judicial courts
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

courtship

341

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

cowhand

342

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	dedicated; devoted
	circumstance

cozy

343

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	comfortable; relaxing

crab

344

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a professional cook
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	definitive; decisive; final

crack

345

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	confront; oppose
	clump; cluster; gathering

crater

346

	assign; distribute according to plan
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	candidate

credence

347

	awake; alert
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	credit; faith
	additional proof that something that was believed

credential

348

	any object that can be used to hold things
	certificate; warrant
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	compression

credit

349

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	applaud; announce with great approval
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

creditor

350

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	attractive; charming
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crimson

351

	bloody
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

crosscut

352

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	acknowledge; admit

crumble

353

	an object that goes around the sun
	a commissioned military officer
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

crystalline

354

	associate; join
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

crystallization

355

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	associate; join
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

crystallize

356

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

cubism

357

	breaking of contract or duty
	course; program
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

cucumber

358

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	access; method
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

culture

359

	bloody
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	ambition; longing
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	associate; partner
	achieve or accomplish; gain

curious

361

	contentious speech act; argument
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

curriculum

362

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	approach; come near
	course; program
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

custodian

363

	beg pardon
	clothing; dress
	curator; guardian
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

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