ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	capacity; skill
	curator; guardian

ablaze

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	bribery; fraud
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	culture

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	candidate
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

abolitionist

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	certificate; warrant

abound

	adjustment; measurement
	addition; supplement
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	be full of; be plentiful

abrupt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

absorb

	contest; fight
	certain, sure
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

abut

	act of constructing or building something
	adjustment; measurement
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

academician

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	controvertible; disputable
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

access

	cool; freeze
	approach; entry; entrance
	alliance
	adjustment; measurement

accessibility

	contestant you hope to defeat
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	air
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

accessory

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

acclaim

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	blame; condemn
	act of accompanying someone or something
	assign; distribute according to plan
	accompanying

accompanying

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	attendant; concomitant

accomplishment

	achievement; fulfillment
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	adjustment; measurement
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

accordion

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	compression
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	creek; stream
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

accredit

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	clothing; dress
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

accuse

	designate; nominate
	blame; condemn
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

acquisition

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	courtesy towards women
	be broadcast on television or radio

acronym

	difficult to handle or manage
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	abbreviation

addict

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	an object that goes around the sun
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	attack; onslaught

addictive

	aloft; flying; in the air
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	bump; hit; conflict
	causing or characterized by addiction

additive

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	considerable; perceptible
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	addition; supplement

adjacent

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	breaking of contract or duty
	applaud; announce with great approval
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjoin

	adapt; regulate
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	alliance

adjust

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	comfortable; relaxing
	adapt; regulate
	compute; determine; estimate

adobe

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

adolescent

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	creek; stream
	compression

adopt

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	a commissioned military officer

adoption

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	act of accepting with approval
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

advent

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	a commissioned military officer
	chief; serving as an essential component

affiliate

	act of constructing or building something
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	blame
	associate; incorporate

affirm

	assert; confirm
	considerable; perceptible
	breaking of contract or duty
	building that houses judicial courts

affliction

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

affordable

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	able to pay for

agitation

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	cool; freeze

air

	be broadcast on television or radio
	conductor of a band
	conduct; manner
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

airborne

	act of accepting with approval
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	aloft; flying; in the air
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

alignment

	act of burning something
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	arrangement; association; alliance
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

allocate

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	assign; distribute according to plan
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

alloy

	benevolent; kind; humane
	considerate and thoughtful act
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

ally

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

aloof

	blame; condemn
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	circumstance

amaze

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	astonish; affect with wonder
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

amazing

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	awesome; astounding; surprising

ambition

	cool; freeze
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	aspiration

ambitious

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	definitive; decisive; final

amend

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	addition; supplement
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

amendment

	correction; revision
	adapt; regulate
	assert; confirm
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

amplification

	compatible
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	complete; consummate; make perfect

amplify

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	a group of persons together in one place
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

analogous

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	comparable; similar or alike
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

analyze

	diagnose; examine
	cleverness; magnificence
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

anatomy

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

annex

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

annihilate

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

annoying

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	authorize; commission; give credit for

antedate

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	be earlier in time; go back further
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	a professional cook

anthology

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	congest; jam
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	book of literary selections by various authors

antibiotic

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	comparable; similar or alike

anticipate

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

antique

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	dedicated; devoted
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

apologize

	curator; guardian
	courtesy towards women
	candidate
	beg pardon

appeal

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

appealing

	attractive; charming
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	act of being present
	achievement; fulfillment

appetite

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	cleverness; magnificence
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	alliance

applaud

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	amazed; surprised
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	act of accepting with approval

applicant

	attractive; charming
	candidate
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

application

	comfortable; relaxing
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

appoint

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	amazed; surprised
	designate; nominate
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

appraisal

	composition; order
	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
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

appreciable

	considerable; perceptible
	attendant; concomitant
	blend; union
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

appreciate

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	clump; cluster; gathering
	certificate; warrant
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

approach

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	access; method
	associate; join
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

appropriate

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	an object that goes around the sun
	causing or characterized by addiction
	cellar; storage room

approximate

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	approach; come near

approximately

	about; roughly
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	an expert who gives advice
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

aquatic

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

arc

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

arduous

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	arrangement; association; alliance
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

armory

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

arrangement

	assigning to a class or category
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	composition; order
	be full of; be plentiful

ascend

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	climb; mount
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

ascending

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	approach; come near
	climbing; rising
	creek; stream

asphyxiate

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	associate; join
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

aspiration

	breakdown; failure
	accompanying
	an object that goes around the sun
	ambition; longing

aspiring

	amazed; surprised
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	ambitious; enthusiastic

assault

	devour; eat
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	attack; onslaught
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

assemblage

	a group of persons together in one place
	brightly; radiantly
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	decay; erosion

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	a commissioned military officer

assess

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	achievement; fulfillment
	covering; umbrella
	estimate value; judge worth of something

assessment

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	air
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

assistance

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	designate; nominate

assuredly

	clothing; dress
	certainly; undoubtedly
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	coins collectively

astonished

	aspiration
	clothing; dress
	amazed; surprised
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

astound

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

astronomer

100

	aspiration
	change; transformation
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	causing or characterized by addiction

astronomy

101

	blame
	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
	complication

atmosphere

102

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	calculation
	correction; revision
	air

atom

103

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	blame
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

attachment

104

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	confront; oppose
	certificate; warrant
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

attain

105

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	achieve or accomplish; gain

attend

106

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

attendance

107

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	addition; supplement
	be earlier in time; go back further
	act of being present

attendant

108

	adapt; regulate
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	climbing; rising

attention

109

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

attire

110

	approach; entry; entrance
	clothing; dress
	capacity; skill
	certain, sure

attraction

111

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

attractive

112

	assert; confirm
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	amazed; surprised
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

auditorium

113

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

autobiography

114

	ally; form a group or unite
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	clump; cluster; gathering
	biography or story written by yourself

available

115

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	certainly; undoubtedly
	adapt; regulate
	a widely known person

avocation

116

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	capacity; skill

awkward

117

	difficult to handle or manage
	conductor of a band
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

backdrop

118

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	background; setting
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

balance

119

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

ballet

120

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	contradict; give a false impression
	clump; cluster; gathering

bandmaster

121

	conductor of a band
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

bang

122

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	biography or story written by yourself
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

bankrupt

123

	breakdown; failure
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

bar

124

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

barbecue

125

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	cleverness; magnificence

barn

126

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

baroque

127

	church; temple
	arousing or provoking laughter
	causing or characterized by addiction
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

barren

128

	circumstance
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	confederate; partner; collaborator

basement

129

	cellar; storage room
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	act of accompanying someone or something

basin

130

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	bump; hit; conflict
	cellar; storage room
	benevolent; kind; humane

beaded

131

	difficult to handle or manage
	covered with beads of liquid
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

behavior

132

	blend; fuse; merge
	definitive; decisive; final
	conduct; manner
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

beleaguer

133

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	correction; revision

belie

134

	contradict; give a false impression
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	cool; freeze
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

bellows

135

	associate; incorporate
	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 expert who gives advice

benefit

136

	cold
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	comfortable; relaxing
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

betray

137

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	church; temple
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

bicameral

138

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

biography

139

	blend; fuse; merge
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	assert; confirm

bison

140

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	circumstance
	book of literary selections by various authors
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

blame

141

	addition; supplement
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	brink; edge
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

blaze

142

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

bleak

143

	approach; come near
	dedicated; devoted
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

blend

144

	approach; come near
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	certain, sure
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

blight

145

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

bluff

146

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	cool; freeze
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

blush

147

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

board

148

	cold
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	aspiration
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

bold

149

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	compute; determine; estimate

bonanza

150

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

boom

151

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

boon

152

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	blend; union
	a professional cook
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

boundless

153

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	demand for something as rightful or due
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	associate; partner

bouquet

154

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	cut; sculpt
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

breach

155

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	breaking of contract or duty
	breakdown; failure

breath

156

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	be earlier in time; go back further

brilliance

157

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	cleverness; magnificence

brilliantly

158

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	brightly; radiantly
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

brim

159

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	brink; edge
	ambition; longing

bronze

160

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	assigning to a class or category
	certainly; undoubtedly
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

brook

161

	blend; fuse; merge
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	creek; stream

bunch

162

	clump; cluster; gathering
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	climb; mount
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

buzz

163

	component or part; citizen, voter
	demand for something as rightful or due
	act of accompanying someone or something
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

buzzer

164

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	blame; condemn
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

bypass

165

	additional proof that something that was believed
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

cabinetmaker

166

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

calculate

167

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	compute; determine; estimate

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

cancellation

169

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	contradict; give a false impression
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

canopy

170

	able to pay for
	an object that goes around the sun
	diagnose; examine
	covering; umbrella

canyon

171

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	creek; stream
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cardinal

172

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	chief; serving as an essential component

carve

173

	cut; sculpt
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	coins collectively
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

carving

174

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	certain, sure
	adapt; regulate
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

cassette

175

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	circumstance

cast

176

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

casting

177

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	conservative; careful
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

catalyst

178

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	act of constructing or building something
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

catastrophe

179

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	compatible; harmonious
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

catching

180

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

categorize

181

	classify; sort
	diagnose; examine
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	configuration; outline

caterpillar

182

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	awake; alert

cathedral

183

	church; temple
	achievement; fulfillment
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	adjustment; measurement

caution

184

	a group of persons together in one place
	attendant; concomitant
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	care; being attentive to possible danger

cautious

185

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	conservative; careful
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

cavern

186

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

celebrity

187

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a widely known person
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

cell

188

	congest; jam
	any small compartment
	compute; determine; estimate
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

chagrin

189

	any object that can be used to hold things
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

chamber

190

	cell; compartment; room
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	acknowledge; admit
	be earlier in time; go back further

charcoal

191

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

charitable

192

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	benevolent; kind; humane

checkout

193

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

chef

194

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	a professional cook
	adjustment; measurement

chill

195

	cool; freeze
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	aloft; flying; in the air
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

chilly

196

	cut; sculpt
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cold

chivalry

197

	courtesy towards women
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	assign the roles of; choose at random

choir

198

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

choke

199

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	courtesy towards women
	considerable; perceptible

chop

200

	compatible; harmonious
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	assigning to a class or category

chord

201

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	compatible; harmonious
	correction; revision
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

chore

202

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

choreography

203

	contentious speech act; argument
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

chorus

204

	attendant; concomitant
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	aspiration
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

chromosphere

205

	bloody
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	addition; supplement
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

chronological

206

	composition; order
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	brink; edge

cider

207

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	culture

civility

208

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	a physicist who studies astronomy

civilization

209

	any small compartment
	breaking of contract or duty
	culture
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

claim

210

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	associate; join
	any small compartment
	demand for something as rightful or due

clam

211

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

clap

212

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	confront; oppose
	about; roughly
	chief; serving as an essential component

classification

213

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	credit; faith
	concerning; simultaneous
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

clergy

215

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	an increase in the density of something
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	able to pay for

clergyman

216

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	about; roughly
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	assured; having or marked by assurance

clip

217

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

clog

218

	aloft; flying; in the air
	congest; jam
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	compute; determine; estimate

clumsy

219

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coalesce

221

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	blame
	complication

codify

222

	conductor of a band
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	bump; hit; conflict
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

coherent

223

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	assured; having or marked by assurance

cohesive

224

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	accompanying

coil

225

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	diagnose; examine
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

coinage

226

	coins collectively
	act of being present
	adapt; regulate
	any object that can be used to hold things

coincident

227

	considerable; perceptible
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	concerning; simultaneous
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

collapse

228

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	certificate; warrant
	configuration; outline
	breakdown; failure

collective

229

	climbing; rising
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

collide

230

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	bump; hit; conflict
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

collision

231

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	difficult to handle or manage
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	book of literary selections by various authors

colloquialism

232

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	bump; hit; conflict
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

colonel

233

	attendant; concomitant
	a commissioned military officer
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

combination

234

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	blend; union
	applaud; announce with great approval
	blame

combine

235

	able to pay for
	an increase in the density of something
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	blend; fuse; merge

combustible

236

	attack; onslaught
	assigning to a class or category
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

combustion

237

	act of being present
	any small compartment
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	act of burning something

comet

238

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	an object that goes around the sun
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

comical

239

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	addition; supplement
	arousing or provoking laughter
	assemble; convene; gather

commander

240

	abbreviation
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	compatible; harmonious
	chief; leader

commentary

241

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commentator

242

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	curator; guardian
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

committed

243

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	any small compartment
	dedicated; devoted
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

communication

244

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

compact

245

	assigning to a class or category
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	diagnose; examine
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

compaction

246

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	an increase in the density of something
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

companion

247

	dedicated; devoted
	associate; partner
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	attack; onslaught

compete

248

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	contest; fight

competent

249

	clump; cluster; gathering
	aspiration
	capable; adept
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

competitiveness

250

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	curator; guardian
	bump; hit; conflict
	an aggressive willingness to compete

complacence

251

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	biography or story written by yourself
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	assert; confirm

complement

252

	congest; jam
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

complex

253

	certainly; undoubtedly
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	access; method

complexity

254

	act of accompanying someone or something
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	complication
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

complicated

255

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	difficult to analyze or understand
	an expert who gives advice
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

complication

256

	associate; join
	candidate
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

compound

257

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	circumstance
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

compressed

259

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	calculation
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	compact

compression

260

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	conservative; careful

compromise

261

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	church; temple
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

computation

262

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	calculation
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

concede

263

	arrangement; association; alliance
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

conceive

264

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	complication
	be full of; be plentiful

conception

265

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

conceptual

266

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	blend; union
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

concerto

267

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	attack; onslaught

concise

268

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	about; roughly
	adjustment; measurement
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

conciseness

269

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	additional proof that something that was believed

conclusive

270

	act of constructing or building something
	circumstance
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	background; setting
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

condemnation

272

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	blame
	creek; stream
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

condensation

273

	cleverness; magnificence
	compression
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	complete; consummate; make perfect

condense

274

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

conduct

275

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

conductor

276

	assemble; convene; gather
	about; roughly
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

cone

277

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

confederacy

278

	alliance
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

confederate

279

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	ally; form a group or unite

confer

280

	abbreviation
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

confess

281

	assemble; convene; gather
	brightly; radiantly
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	acknowledge; admit

confident

282

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

configuration

283

	astonish; affect with wonder
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

confirmation

284

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	contestant you hope to defeat
	blend; union
	additional proof that something that was believed

confluence

285

	demand for something as rightful or due
	bump; hit; conflict
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

conform

286

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

conformity

287

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	approach; entry; entrance
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	advise; suggest

congenial

289

	compatible
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	air
	calculation

conglomerate

290

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	attendant; concomitant
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

congratulation

291

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	assured; having or marked by assurance

congregate

292

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	associate; join
	culture
	assemble; convene; gather

conifer

293

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	certain, sure
	biography or story written by yourself

conjecture

294

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	an object that goes around the sun
	correction; revision

conscientious

295

	comparable; similar or alike
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

conscious

296

	a professional cook
	achievement; fulfillment
	blend; union
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	conservative; careful

consideration

298

	an expert who gives advice
	composition; order
	considerate and thoughtful act
	controvertible; disputable

consonant

299

	covering; umbrella
	covered with beads of liquid
	compatible; harmonious
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

consort

300

	associate; join
	awake; alert
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

consortium

301

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

constellation

302

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	conductor of a band

constituent

303

	component or part; citizen, voter
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	classify; sort
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

construction

304

	compute; determine; estimate
	associate; partner
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	act of constructing or building something

consultant

305

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	an expert who gives advice
	difficult to handle or manage
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

consume

306

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	creek; stream
	addition; supplement
	devour; eat

container

307

	any object that can be used to hold things
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a widely known person
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

contender

308

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	contestant you hope to defeat
	background; setting
	associate; join

contention

309

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	competing as for profit or prize
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	an aggressive willingness to compete

context

310

	circumstance
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

continental

311

	act of accepting with approval
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	ally; form a group or unite
	assign; distribute according to plan

contour

312

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	configuration; outline
	assemble; convene; gather
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

contract

313

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	comfortable; relaxing
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

contraction

314

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

contradict

315

	confront; oppose
	correction; revision
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

contrast

316

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	attractive; charming

controversial

317

	controvertible; disputable
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

controversy

318

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	contentious speech act; argument
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

conventional

319

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	attack; onslaught

converge

320

	comfortable; relaxing
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	cell; compartment; room

conversational

321

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

converse

322

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	diligent; responsible; reliable

conversion

323

	compatible; harmonious
	change; transformation
	able to pay for
	be full of; be plentiful

convert

324

	covered with beads of liquid
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	change something into another form; transform
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

converter

325

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	act of burning something
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

convex

326

	an expert who gives advice
	act of burning something
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

convinced

327

	certain, sure
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	considerable; perceptible
	care; being attentive to possible danger

coop

328

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

coordinate

329

	course; program
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

core

330

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	benevolent; kind; humane

cornet

331

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

corps

332

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	coins collectively
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

correspond

333

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	beg pardon
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

corresponding

334

	certain, sure
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	accompanying
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

corrode

335

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	attractive; charming

corrosion

336

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	candidate
	decay; erosion
	associate; join

corruption

337

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	bribery; fraud
	aloft; flying; in the air
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

counsel

338

	considerate and thoughtful act
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	advise; suggest
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	cut; sculpt
	a group of persons together in one place
	air

courthouse

340

	building that houses judicial courts
	act of accompanying someone or something
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	cut; sculpt

courtship

341

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

cowhand

342

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	chief; leader
	achieve or accomplish; gain

cozy

343

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	circumstance
	comfortable; relaxing
	attractive; charming

crab

344

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	beg pardon

crack

345

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

crater

346

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

credence

347

	credit; faith
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	dedicated; devoted
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

credential

348

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	certificate; warrant
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

credit

349

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	conduct; manner
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

creditor

350

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	contest; fight
	aspiration
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crimson

351

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	bloody
	brink; edge

crosscut

352

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

crumble

353

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	applaud; announce with great approval
	concerning; simultaneous
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crystalline

354

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	assert; confirm
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

crystallization

355

	brightly; radiantly
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

crystallize

356

	cool; freeze
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

cubism

357

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	blame; condemn
	able to pay for

cucumber

358

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

culture

359

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	blend; fuse; merge
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	cool; freeze
	compatible; harmonious
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

curious

361

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

curriculum

362

	conductor of a band
	cylindrical container
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	course; program

custodian

363

	blame
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	curator; guardian

cylinder

364

	additional proof that something that was believed
	demand for something as rightful or due
	cylindrical container
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

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