ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	access; method
	abbreviation
	breaking of contract or duty
	capacity; skill

ablaze

	candidate
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	bloody
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

abolish

	acknowledge; admit
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	certain, sure

abolitionist

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	candidate
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	be full of; be plentiful

abrupt

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	be earlier in time; go back further
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

absorb

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	ally; form a group or unite
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

academician

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	brightly; radiantly
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	authorize; commission; give credit for

access

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	approach; entry; entrance
	act of burning something

accessibility

	be earlier in time; go back further
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	act of accepting with approval
	be broadcast on television or radio

accessory

	adapt; regulate
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	adjustment; measurement

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	blame; condemn

accompaniment

	diagnose; examine
	act of accompanying someone or something
	act of constructing or building something
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

accompanying

	attendant; concomitant
	designate; nominate
	amazed; surprised
	demand for something as rightful or due

accomplishment

	aspiration
	achievement; fulfillment
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	conservative; careful

accordion

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

accredit

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	candidate
	designate; nominate
	capacity; skill

accuse

	blame; condemn
	a professional cook
	beg pardon
	blame

acquisition

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	advise; suggest
	causing or characterized by addiction

acronym

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	abbreviation
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

addict

	considerate and thoughtful act
	chief; leader
	comparable; similar or alike
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

addictive

	causing or characterized by addiction
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

additive

	compression
	arousing or provoking laughter
	air
	addition; supplement

adjacent

	dedicated; devoted
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	blend; fuse; merge

adjoin

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

adjust

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	conservative; careful
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	adapt; regulate

adobe

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	causing or characterized by addiction
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

adolescent

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	care; being attentive to possible danger

adopt

	ambition; longing
	certainly; undoubtedly
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

adoption

	act of accepting with approval
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	congest; jam
	approach; tend to meet; come together

advent

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	calculation

affiliate

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	breaking of contract or duty
	associate; incorporate

affirm

	climbing; rising
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	compute; determine; estimate
	assert; confirm

affliction

	building that houses judicial courts
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

affordable

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	able to pay for

agitation

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	decay; erosion

air

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	assemble; convene; gather
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	be broadcast on television or radio

airborne

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	creek; stream
	aloft; flying; in the air
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

alignment

	access; method
	arrangement; association; alliance
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

allocate

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	ally; form a group or unite
	assign; distribute according to plan
	attack; onslaught

alloy

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	congest; jam
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

ally

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	addition; supplement
	breakdown; failure

aloof

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	act of burning something
	contest; fight

amaze

	astonish; affect with wonder
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

amazing

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	awesome; astounding; surprising

ambition

	concerning; simultaneous
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	aspiration
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

ambitious

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	considerable; perceptible

amend

	blame; condemn
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

amendment

	correction; revision
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	assign the roles of; choose at random

amplification

	clothing; dress
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

amplify

	competing as for profit or prize
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	access; method
	conductor of a band

analogous

	comparable; similar or alike
	conservative; careful
	approach; entry; entrance
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

analyze

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	diagnose; examine
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

anatomy

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	confront; oppose
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

ancestral

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	blame; condemn
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	arrangement; association; alliance

annex

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	a commissioned military officer
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

annihilate

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

annoying

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	change something into another form; transform
	cut; sculpt
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

antedate

	be earlier in time; go back further
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

anthology

	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
	air
	book of literary selections by various authors

antibiotic

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

anticipate

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	an expert who gives advice
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	cool; freeze

antique

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	compression
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

apologize

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	credit; faith
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	beg pardon

appeal

	aloft; flying; in the air
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

appealing

	attractive; charming
	adjustment; measurement
	classify; sort
	associate; partner

appetite

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

applaud

	courtesy towards women
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

applicant

	be full of; be plentiful
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	candidate
	clothing; dress

application

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	diagnose; examine

appoint

	beg pardon
	designate; nominate
	configuration; outline
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

appraisal

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	compatible
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

appreciable

	considerable; perceptible
	a widely known person
	book of literary selections by various authors
	act of being present

appreciate

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	achievement; fulfillment

approach

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	access; method
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	courtesy towards women

appropriate

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	cellar; storage room
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

approximate

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	competing as for profit or prize
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	approach; come near

approximately

	complication
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	about; roughly

aquatic

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	diagnose; examine
	certain, sure
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

arc

	arousing or provoking laughter
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	cool; freeze
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

arduous

	attendant; concomitant
	assign; distribute according to plan
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

armory

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	abbreviation
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

arrangement

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	ambition; longing
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	composition; order

ascend

	capacity; skill
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	covering; umbrella
	climb; mount

ascending

	confront; oppose
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	climbing; rising

asphyxiate

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	biography or story written by yourself
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

aspiration

	certificate; warrant
	ambition; longing
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

aspiring

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	compatible; harmonious
	compatible
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

assault

	component or part; citizen, voter
	attack; onslaught
	certain, sure
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

assemblage

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	ambition; longing
	a group of persons together in one place

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	a professional cook
	blame
	chief; leader

assess

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	compact

assessment

	awake; alert
	coins collectively
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	abbreviation

assistance

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

assuredly

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	certainly; undoubtedly
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

astonished

	brink; edge
	amazed; surprised
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

astound

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	competing as for profit or prize
	concerning; simultaneous
	conductor of a band

astronomer

100

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	compact
	a commissioned military officer

astronomy

101

	acknowledge; admit
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	covered with beads of liquid
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

atmosphere

102

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	conservative; careful
	climbing; rising
	air

atom

103

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	courtesy towards women
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	an increase in the density of something

attachment

104

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

attain

105

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	congest; jam
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

attend

106

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

attendance

107

	act of being present
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

attendant

108

	associate; incorporate
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	cool; freeze

attention

109

	assigning to a class or category
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	additional proof that something that was believed
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

attire

110

	clothing; dress
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

attraction

111

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	culture
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

attractive

112

	demand for something as rightful or due
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	about; roughly
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

autobiography

114

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	biography or story written by yourself
	coins collectively

available

115

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

awkward

117

	difficult to handle or manage
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	be broadcast on television or radio
	curator; guardian

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	causing or characterized by addiction
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	contentious speech act; argument

balance

119

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	awake; alert
	a widely known person
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

ballet

120

	culture
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

bandmaster

121

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	conductor of a band
	classify; sort
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

bang

122

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	approach; come near

bankrupt

123

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	ally; form a group or unite
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	curator; guardian

bar

124

	cleverness; magnificence
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	coins collectively
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

barbecue

125

	assert; confirm
	associate; join
	about; roughly
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

barn

126

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

baroque

127

	competing as for profit or prize
	an increase in the density of something
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

barren

128

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	certainly; undoubtedly
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

basement

129

	certificate; warrant
	comfortable; relaxing
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	cellar; storage room

basin

130

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

beaded

131

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	demand for something as rightful or due
	covered with beads of liquid

behavior

132

	conduct; manner
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	compatible

beleaguer

133

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	attractive; charming
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

belie

134

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	contradict; give a false impression
	aspiration
	certainly; undoubtedly

bellows

135

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	clothing; dress
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

benefit

136

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

betray

137

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

bicameral

138

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	component or part; citizen, voter
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

biography

139

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	cellar; storage room

bison

140

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	advise; suggest

blame

141

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

blaze

142

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	approach; come near
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

bleak

143

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	bribery; fraud
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	arousing or provoking laughter

blend

144

	approach; come near
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

blight

145

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	contest; fight
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	an aggressive willingness to compete

bluff

146

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	be earlier in time; go back further
	contradict; give a false impression
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

blush

147

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	coins collectively
	be broadcast on television or radio

board

148

	aspiration
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

bold

149

	benevolent; kind; humane
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

bonanza

150

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	dedicated; devoted

boom

151

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	certain, sure
	certificate; warrant

boon

152

	creek; stream
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	an expert who gives advice

boundless

153

	courtesy towards women
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	care; being attentive to possible danger

bouquet

154

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	achievement; fulfillment
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

breach

155

	approach; entry; entrance
	breaking of contract or duty
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	comfortable; relaxing

breath

156

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	contestant you hope to defeat
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	amazed; surprised

brilliance

157

	church; temple
	cleverness; magnificence
	certain, sure
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

brilliantly

158

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	brightly; radiantly
	contestant you hope to defeat

brim

159

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	brink; edge
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

bronze

160

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

brook

161

	comfortable; relaxing
	creek; stream
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	climb; mount

bunch

162

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	clump; cluster; gathering
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	be earlier in time; go back further

buzz

163

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

buzzer

164

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

bypass

165

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	covering; umbrella
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

cabinetmaker

166

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

calculate

167

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	compute; determine; estimate

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	candidate
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	confederate; partner; collaborator

cancellation

169

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	curator; guardian
	a widely known person
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

canopy

170

	associate; partner
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	covering; umbrella

canyon

171

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	achievement; fulfillment
	associate; join
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

cardinal

172

	chief; serving as an essential component
	climb; mount
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

carve

173

	cut; sculpt
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	curator; guardian
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

carving

174

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

cassette

175

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	awake; alert
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

cast

176

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

casting

177

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

catalyst

178

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	cell; compartment; room
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

catastrophe

179

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	associate; partner
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	certainly; undoubtedly

catching

180

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

categorize

181

	classify; sort
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	blame
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

caterpillar

182

	definitive; decisive; final
	awake; alert
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	advise; suggest

cathedral

183

	biography or story written by yourself
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	church; temple

caution

184

	astonish; affect with wonder
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	care; being attentive to possible danger

cautious

185

	conductor of a band
	background; setting
	conservative; careful
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

cavern

186

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	climb; mount
	abbreviation
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

celebrity

187

	a widely known person
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	attack; onslaught
	assemble; convene; gather

cell

188

	blame; condemn
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	any small compartment

chagrin

189

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

chamber

190

	climb; mount
	cell; compartment; room
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

charcoal

191

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	certificate; warrant
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	compatible

charitable

192

	cleverness; magnificence
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	benevolent; kind; humane
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

checkout

193

	be earlier in time; go back further
	astonish; affect with wonder
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

chef

194

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	ally; form a group or unite
	a professional cook
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

chill

195

	cool; freeze
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	be broadcast on television or radio
	a commissioned military officer

chilly

196

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	cold

chivalry

197

	courtesy towards women
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

choir

198

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	certificate; warrant
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

choke

199

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	candidate
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

chop

200

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	coins collectively
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

chord

201

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	breakdown; failure
	attack; onslaught
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

chore

202

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	chief; leader
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

choreography

203

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	change; transformation
	accompanying

chorus

204

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	conductor of a band
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

chromosphere

205

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

chronological

206

	climb; mount
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	assemble; convene; gather

cider

207

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	blame

civility

208

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

civilization

209

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	culture
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

claim

210

	controvertible; disputable
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	demand for something as rightful or due
	circumstance

clam

211

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	an expert who gives advice

clap

212

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	cold
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

classification

213

	contestant you hope to defeat
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	assigning to a class or category
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

classify

214

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	compatible; harmonious

clergy

215

	adapt; regulate
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

clergyman

216

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

clip

217

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

clog

218

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	congest; jam
	correction; revision
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

clumsy

219

	cold
	blend; union
	correction; revision
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	an expert who gives advice
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

coalesce

221

	benevolent; kind; humane
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	circumstance

codify

222

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	cool; freeze
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

coherent

223

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

cohesive

224

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	diagnose; examine
	dedicated; devoted

coil

225

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	any small compartment
	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:

coinage

226

	advise; suggest
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	coins collectively
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

coincident

227

	compact
	considerable; perceptible
	concerning; simultaneous
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

collapse

228

	breakdown; failure
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

collective

229

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	causing or characterized by addiction
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

collide

230

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	component or part; citizen, voter
	bump; hit; conflict
	awake; alert

collision

231

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

colloquialism

232

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

colonel

233

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	a commissioned military officer
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

combination

234

	blend; union
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	brightly; radiantly

combine

235

	conduct; manner
	blend; fuse; merge
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

combustible

236

	chief; leader
	associate; join
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	considerate and thoughtful act

combustion

237

	building that houses judicial courts
	benevolent; kind; humane
	blend; union
	act of burning something

comet

238

	decay; erosion
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	alliance
	an object that goes around the sun

comical

239

	arousing or provoking laughter
	creek; stream
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

commander

240

	chief; leader
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	act of constructing or building something
	conductor of a band

commentary

241

	an expert who gives advice
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commentator

242

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	cool; freeze
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

committed

243

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	dedicated; devoted
	designate; nominate
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

communication

244

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	covered with beads of liquid
	blend; union
	cool; freeze

compact

245

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	benevolent; kind; humane
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

compaction

246

	an increase in the density of something
	circumstance
	conservative; careful
	an object that goes around the sun

companion

247

	brightly; radiantly
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	associate; partner
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

compete

248

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	comfortable; relaxing
	contest; fight
	change; transformation

competent

249

	capable; adept
	conservative; careful
	blend; union
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

competitiveness

250

	controvertible; disputable
	covered with beads of liquid
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	complete; consummate; make perfect

complacence

251

	cellar; storage room
	amazed; surprised
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	be full of; be plentiful

complement

252

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	compatible
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

complex

253

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

complexity

254

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	component or part; citizen, voter
	acknowledge; admit
	complication

complicated

255

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	cold
	bribery; fraud
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	controvertible; disputable

compound

257

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	astonish; affect with wonder
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

compressed

259

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	compact
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

compression

260

	blame; condemn
	credit; faith
	astonish; affect with wonder
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

compromise

261

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	a commissioned military officer
	attack; onslaught

computation

262

	change; transformation
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	congest; jam
	calculation

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	able to pay for

conceive

264

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

conception

265

	diagnose; examine
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

conceptual

266

	alliance
	bump; hit; conflict
	candidate
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

concerto

267

	compute; determine; estimate
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

concise

268

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	dedicated; devoted
	difficult to analyze or understand
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

conclusive

270

	controvertible; disputable
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	compute; determine; estimate
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	difficult to handle or manage
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	correction; revision
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

condemnation

272

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	blame
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	competing as for profit or prize

condensation

273

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	compression
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

condense

274

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	correction; revision
	estimate value; judge worth of something

conduct

275

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	contest; fight
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

conductor

276

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	diligent; responsible; reliable

cone

277

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	act of accepting with approval
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	component or part; citizen, voter

confederacy

278

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	course; program
	alliance

confederate

279

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	amazed; surprised
	ally; form a group or unite
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

confer

280

	change; transformation
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

confess

281

	a group of persons together in one place
	acknowledge; admit
	a widely known person
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

confident

282

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	breaking of contract or duty
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	air

configuration

283

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	ally; form a group or unite
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

confirmation

284

	additional proof that something that was believed
	congest; jam
	a group of persons together in one place
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

confluence

285

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

conform

286

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

conformity

287

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	applaud; announce with great approval
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	designate; nominate

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

congenial

289

	compatible
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	brightly; radiantly
	blend; fuse; merge

conglomerate

290

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	considerable; perceptible
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

congratulation

291

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	designate; nominate
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

congregate

292

	capable; adept
	assemble; convene; gather
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

conifer

293

	definitive; decisive; final
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

conjecture

294

	cell; compartment; room
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

conscientious

295

	accompanying
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	conduct; manner
	cut; sculpt

conscious

296

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	cut; sculpt
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

consideration

298

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	associate; join
	considerate and thoughtful act
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

consonant

299

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	compatible; harmonious
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

consort

300

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	associate; join

consortium

301

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	associate; partner
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

constellation

302

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	any small compartment

constituent

303

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	be broadcast on television or radio
	component or part; citizen, voter
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

construction

304

	act of constructing or building something
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	approach; come near

consultant

305

	an expert who gives advice
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

consume

306

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	climb; mount
	devour; eat

container

307

	any object that can be used to hold things
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	building that houses judicial courts

contender

308

	contestant you hope to defeat
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

contention

309

	approach; come near
	comparable; similar or alike
	competing as for profit or prize
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

context

310

	circumstance
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

continental

311

	achievement; fulfillment
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

contour

312

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	configuration; outline
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

contract

313

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	cleverness; magnificence

contraction

314

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	correction; revision
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	conservative; careful

contradict

315

	confront; oppose
	contest; fight
	certificate; warrant
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

contrast

316

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	blend; fuse; merge
	decay; erosion
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

controversial

317

	controvertible; disputable
	ally; form a group or unite
	breaking of contract or duty
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

controversy

318

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	contentious speech act; argument

conventional

319

	decay; erosion
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

converge

320

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

conversational

321

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	compatible; harmonious
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

converse

322

	chief; serving as an essential component
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

conversion

323

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	bloody
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	change; transformation

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

converter

325

	controvertible; disputable
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

convex

326

	brightly; radiantly
	access; method
	assign; distribute according to plan
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

convinced

327

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	certain, sure
	contentious speech act; argument
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

coop

328

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

coordinate

329

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	conductor of a band
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

core

330

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	estimate value; judge worth of something

cornet

331

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	brightly; radiantly
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	an object that goes around the sun

corps

332

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

correspond

333

	competing as for profit or prize
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	configuration; outline
	contestant you hope to defeat
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

corrode

335

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	credit; faith
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

corrosion

336

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	biography or story written by yourself
	decay; erosion
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

corruption

337

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	blend; union
	bribery; fraud
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

counsel

338

	covered with beads of liquid
	ambition; longing
	advise; suggest
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

couple

339

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

courthouse

340

	a commissioned military officer
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	building that houses judicial courts
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

courtship

341

	about; roughly
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

cowhand

342

	background; setting
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cozy

343

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	comfortable; relaxing
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	approach; tend to meet; come together

crab

344

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	dedicated; devoted

crack

345

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

crater

346

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	certainly; undoubtedly
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

credence

347

	credit; faith
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	book of literary selections by various authors
	able to pay for

credential

348

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	certificate; warrant
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

credit

349

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	astonish; affect with wonder
	about; roughly

creditor

350

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

crimson

351

	compatible
	contest; fight
	act of being present
	bloody

crosscut

352

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	dedicated; devoted
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

crumble

353

	adjustment; measurement
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crystalline

354

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	courtesy towards women
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

crystallization

355

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

crystallize

356

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	bribery; fraud

cubism

357

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	beg pardon
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cucumber

358

	creek; stream
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

culture

359

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	coins collectively

curious

361

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	biography or story written by yourself
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

curriculum

362

	assert; confirm
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	course; program
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

custodian

363

	accompanying
	curator; guardian
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	aspiration

cylinder

364

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	clothing; dress
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	cylindrical container

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