ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	capacity; skill
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	candidate
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

ablaze

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	climbing; rising
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

abolish

	causing or characterized by addiction
	aspiration
	breaking of contract or duty
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolitionist

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	contentious speech act; argument
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

abound

	be full of; be plentiful
	coins collectively
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

abrupt

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	an increase in the density of something

absorb

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	blame; condemn
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

abut

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	cylindrical container
	a widely known person
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

academician

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

access

	achievement; fulfillment
	approach; entry; entrance
	clothing; dress
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

accessibility

	book of literary selections by various authors
	any object that can be used to hold things
	compact
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

accessory

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	contestant you hope to defeat
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	act of accompanying someone or something
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

accompanying

	background; setting
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	attendant; concomitant
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

accomplishment

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	achievement; fulfillment
	an aggressive willingness to compete

accordion

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	clump; cluster; gathering
	decay; erosion
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

accredit

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	diagnose; examine

accuse

	causing or characterized by addiction
	blame; condemn
	act of accompanying someone or something
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

acquisition

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

acronym

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	assigning to a class or category
	abbreviation

addict

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	alliance

addictive

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	causing or characterized by addiction
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

additive

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	addition; supplement
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	acknowledge; admit

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	awake; alert
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

adjoin

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

adjust

	considerate and thoughtful act
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	adapt; regulate
	attendant; concomitant

adobe

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	certificate; warrant
	conductor of a band

adolescent

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	compatible; harmonious
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	act of constructing or building something

adopt

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	considerate and thoughtful act
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

adoption

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	conduct; manner
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	act of accepting with approval

advent

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	courtesy towards women
	contentious speech act; argument
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

affiliate

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	covering; umbrella
	associate; incorporate
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

affirm

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	component or part; citizen, voter
	contestant you hope to defeat
	assert; confirm

affliction

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	about; roughly
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

affordable

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	able to pay for
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

agitation

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

air

	about; roughly
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	be broadcast on television or radio
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

airborne

	certain, sure
	blend; fuse; merge
	aloft; flying; in the air
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

alignment

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	arrangement; association; alliance
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

allocate

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	circumstance
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	assign; distribute according to plan

alloy

	arousing or provoking laughter
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

ally

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

aloof

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	climbing; rising

amaze

	classify; sort
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	astonish; affect with wonder

amazing

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	compression

ambition

	capable; adept
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	climb; mount
	aspiration

ambitious

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	creek; stream
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

amend

	chief; leader
	calculation
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

amendment

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	correction; revision
	bribery; fraud
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

amplification

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

amplify

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	achievement; fulfillment
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

analogous

	comparable; similar or alike
	cut; sculpt
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

analyze

	diagnose; examine
	act of accepting with approval
	blame
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

anatomy

	cool; freeze
	act of accepting with approval
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	approach; come near

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	arrangement; association; alliance
	compatible

annex

	creek; stream
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

annihilate

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	classify; sort
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

annoying

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	coins collectively
	an increase in the density of something

antedate

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	be earlier in time; go back further
	access; method
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

anthology

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	book of literary selections by various authors
	clothing; dress
	estimate value; judge worth of something

antibiotic

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	clothing; dress
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

anticipate

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	an object that goes around the sun
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

antique

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	building that houses judicial courts
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

apologize

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	arrangement; association; alliance
	beg pardon

appeal

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

appealing

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	creek; stream
	any small compartment
	attractive; charming

appetite

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	competing as for profit or prize

applaud

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	comfortable; relaxing
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

applicant

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	candidate

application

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

appoint

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	designate; nominate

appraisal

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	astonish; affect with wonder
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

appreciable

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	considerable; perceptible
	any small compartment

appreciate

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

approach

	access; method
	background; setting
	curator; guardian
	cellar; storage room

appropriate

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

approximate

	an expert who gives advice
	approach; come near
	any object that can be used to hold things
	care; being attentive to possible danger

approximately

	decay; erosion
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	about; roughly
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

aquatic

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	conductor of a band
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	confederate; partner; collaborator

arc

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	abbreviation
	beg pardon
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

arduous

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	conductor of a band

armory

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	candidate

arrangement

	composition; order
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

ascend

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	climb; mount
	attack; onslaught
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

ascending

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	climbing; rising

asphyxiate

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	attendant; concomitant

aspiration

	congest; jam
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	ambition; longing

aspiring

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	devour; eat

assault

	attack; onslaught
	culture
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

assemblage

	associate; incorporate
	air
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	a group of persons together in one place

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	adjustment; measurement
	assured; having or marked by assurance

assess

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	any object that can be used to hold things
	conductor of a band

assessment

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	conservative; careful
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

assistance

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

assuredly

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	certainly; undoubtedly
	access; method
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

astonished

	amazed; surprised
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	any object that can be used to hold things
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

astound

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

astronomer

100

	designate; nominate
	be full of; be plentiful
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	adjustment; measurement

astronomy

101

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

atmosphere

102

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	air
	awesome; astounding; surprising

atom

103

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	attendant; concomitant
	addition; supplement
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

attachment

104

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

attain

105

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	be broadcast on television or radio
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

attend

106

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	calculation

attendance

107

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	act of being present
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

attendant

108

	act of being present
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

attention

109

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	climb; mount
	care; being attentive to possible danger

attire

110

	bump; hit; conflict
	clothing; dress
	change; transformation
	devour; eat

attraction

111

	aloft; flying; in the air
	act of being present
	compression
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

attractive

112

	comfortable; relaxing
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	devour; eat
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

auditorium

113

	achievement; fulfillment
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

available

115

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	difficult to analyze or understand

avocation

116

	act of being present
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	cellar; storage room

awkward

117

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	difficult to handle or manage
	controvertible; disputable

backdrop

118

	covered with beads of liquid
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	background; setting
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

balance

119

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

ballet

120

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

bandmaster

121

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	conductor of a band
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	confront; oppose

bang

122

	chief; serving as an essential component
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

bankrupt

123

	benevolent; kind; humane
	covering; umbrella
	awake; alert
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

bar

124

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

barbecue

125

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

barn

126

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

baroque

127

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	certain, sure
	diligent; responsible; reliable

barren

128

	be earlier in time; go back further
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	abbreviation
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

basement

129

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	cellar; storage room
	be earlier in time; go back further

basin

130

	attractive; charming
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	adjustment; measurement
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

beaded

131

	covered with beads of liquid
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

behavior

132

	compute; determine; estimate
	chief; leader
	conduct; manner
	change something into another form; transform

beleaguer

133

	achievement; fulfillment
	cell; compartment; room
	comfortable; relaxing
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

belie

134

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	contradict; give a false impression
	about; roughly

bellows

135

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

benefit

136

	accompanying
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

betray

137

	competing as for profit or prize
	assert; confirm
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	configuration; outline

bicameral

138

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	compact

biography

139

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	congest; jam

bison

140

	definitive; decisive; final
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

blame

141

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	approach; come near
	breaking of contract or duty
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

blaze

142

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	access; method

bleak

143

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

blend

144

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

blight

145

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	arousing or provoking laughter

bluff

146

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	diagnose; examine
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

blush

147

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

board

148

	an object that goes around the sun
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

bold

149

	assert; confirm
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

bonanza

150

	calculation
	access; method
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

boom

151

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	a commissioned military officer

boon

152

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

boundless

153

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	air
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	cylindrical container

bouquet

154

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	breakdown; failure
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

breach

155

	any object that can be used to hold things
	breaking of contract or duty
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	able to pay for

breath

156

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	approach; entry; entrance
	compatible

brilliance

157

	cleverness; magnificence
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	a widely known person

brilliantly

158

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	brightly; radiantly
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

brim

159

	brink; edge
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	chief; leader

bronze

160

	complication
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	contentious speech act; argument

brook

161

	course; program
	associate; incorporate
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	creek; stream

bunch

162

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	causing or characterized by addiction
	clump; cluster; gathering

buzz

163

	be full of; be plentiful
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	component or part; citizen, voter
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

buzzer

164

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	creek; stream
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

bypass

165

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	arousing or provoking laughter

cabinetmaker

166

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	congest; jam
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

calculate

167

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	compute; determine; estimate
	competing as for profit or prize
	creek; stream

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	aspiration
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

cancellation

169

	compression
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	difficult to handle or manage

canopy

170

	covering; umbrella
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	additional proof that something that was believed
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

canyon

171

	be broadcast on television or radio
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

cardinal

172

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	clump; cluster; gathering
	chief; serving as an essential component

carve

173

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	course; program
	cut; sculpt
	arrangement; association; alliance

carving

174

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	assert; confirm
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

cassette

175

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

cast

176

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	culture
	assign the roles of; choose at random

casting

177

	compatible; harmonious
	cell; compartment; room
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

catalyst

178

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	competing as for profit or prize
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

catastrophe

179

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	demand for something as rightful or due
	contestant you hope to defeat
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

catching

180

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

categorize

181

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	classify; sort
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	estimate value; judge worth of something

caterpillar

182

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	adapt; regulate
	certainly; undoubtedly
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

cathedral

183

	church; temple
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	clump; cluster; gathering
	building that houses judicial courts

caution

184

	comparable; similar or alike
	congest; jam
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	contest; fight

cautious

185

	any object that can be used to hold things
	conservative; careful
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	abbreviation

cavern

186

	cellar; storage room
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	act of accompanying someone or something

celebrity

187

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	a widely known person

cell

188

	demand for something as rightful or due
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	aspiration
	any small compartment

chagrin

189

	a widely known person
	breaking of contract or duty
	candidate
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chamber

190

	cell; compartment; room
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	attack; onslaught
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

charcoal

191

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	conduct; manner
	act of accepting with approval

charitable

192

	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	benevolent; kind; humane
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

checkout

193

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	bribery; fraud
	access; method

chef

194

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	a professional cook
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

chill

195

	applaud; announce with great approval
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	cool; freeze
	concerning; simultaneous

chilly

196

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	cold
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	climbing; rising

chivalry

197

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	courtesy towards women
	adjustment; measurement
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

choir

198

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

choke

199

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	background; setting
	causing or characterized by addiction
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

chop

200

	be earlier in time; go back further
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

chord

201

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	additional proof that something that was believed
	circumstance

chore

202

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

choreography

203

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

chorus

204

	competing as for profit or prize
	addition; supplement
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	cellar; storage room

chromosphere

205

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	conduct; manner

chronological

206

	able to pay for
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	covering; umbrella
	compatible; harmonious

cider

207

	difficult to analyze or understand
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a commissioned military officer

civility

208

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	certificate; warrant
	act of being present
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

civilization

209

	culture
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	be broadcast on television or radio
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

claim

210

	demand for something as rightful or due
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a commissioned military officer

clam

211

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	conductor of a band

clap

212

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

classification

213

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	amazed; surprised
	air
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	blame

clergy

215

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	change something into another form; transform
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

clergyman

216

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	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:
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	achievement; fulfillment

clog

218

	congest; jam
	designate; nominate
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

clumsy

219

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	cold
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	considerable; perceptible
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	assert; confirm

coalesce

221

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	change; transformation
	decay; erosion
	amazed; surprised

codify

222

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	covered with beads of liquid
	any object that can be used to hold things

coherent

223

	aloft; flying; in the air
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

cohesive

224

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	acknowledge; admit

coil

225

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	devour; eat
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

coinage

226

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	coins collectively
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

coincident

227

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	concerning; simultaneous

collapse

228

	breakdown; failure
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

collective

229

	contentious speech act; argument
	an object that goes around the sun
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	contradict; give a false impression

collide

230

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	covering; umbrella
	bump; hit; conflict
	covered with beads of liquid

collision

231

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	component or part; citizen, voter
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

colloquialism

232

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	breaking of contract or duty
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

colonel

233

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a commissioned military officer
	controvertible; disputable

combination

234

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	an increase in the density of something
	blend; union

combine

235

	conservative; careful
	blend; fuse; merge
	benevolent; kind; humane
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

combustible

236

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

combustion

237

	act of burning something
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

comet

238

	an object that goes around the sun
	cool; freeze
	church; temple
	congest; jam

comical

239

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	arousing or provoking laughter
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

commander

240

	chief; leader
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

commentary

241

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

commentator

242

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	aloft; flying; in the air

committed

243

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	dedicated; devoted
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

communication

244

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	compute; determine; estimate

compact

245

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	conduct; manner
	a group of persons together in one place

compaction

246

	confront; oppose
	an increase in the density of something
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	complication

companion

247

	bloody
	associate; partner
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	difficult to handle or manage

compete

248

	considerable; perceptible
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	contest; fight
	adjustment; measurement

competent

249

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	biography or story written by yourself
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	capable; adept

competitiveness

250

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	compute; determine; estimate
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

complacence

251

	approach; entry; entrance
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	able to pay for

complement

252

	be broadcast on television or radio
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	complete; consummate; make perfect

complex

253

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

complexity

254

	complication
	accompanying
	certainly; undoubtedly
	competing as for profit or prize

complicated

255

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	acknowledge; admit
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	covering; umbrella
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

compound

257

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	additional proof that something that was believed
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	achievement; fulfillment
	associate; join
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

compressed

259

	compact
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	blend; fuse; merge

compression

260

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	addition; supplement

compromise

261

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	associate; incorporate

computation

262

	calculation
	addition; supplement
	acknowledge; admit
	cellar; storage room

concede

263

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	candidate
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation

conceive

264

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

conception

265

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	classify; sort
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

conceptual

266

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	church; temple
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

concerto

267

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	arousing or provoking laughter
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

concise

268

	church; temple
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

conciseness

269

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

conclusive

270

	definitive; decisive; final
	act of constructing or building something
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	complication

condemn

271

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	covering; umbrella

condemnation

272

	attractive; charming
	blame
	dedicated; devoted
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

condensation

273

	classify; sort
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	compression

condense

274

	able to pay for
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	arrangement; association; alliance
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

conduct

275

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	accompanying
	contradict; give a false impression

conductor

276

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

cone

277

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	cut; sculpt

confederacy

278

	alliance
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

confederate

279

	brightly; radiantly
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	ally; form a group or unite

confer

280

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	adjustment; measurement
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

confess

281

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	associate; join
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	acknowledge; admit

confident

282

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	care; being attentive to possible danger

configuration

283

	a widely known person
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

confirmation

284

	blend; union
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	additional proof that something that was believed
	building that houses judicial courts

confluence

285

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	conductor of a band
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	congest; jam

conform

286

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	cold

conformity

287

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	any object that can be used to hold things
	approach; entry; entrance
	be full of; be plentiful

confront

288

	cut; sculpt
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a widely known person

congenial

289

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	compatible
	abbreviation

conglomerate

290

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

congratulation

291

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congregate

292

	assemble; convene; gather
	course; program
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

conifer

293

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

conjecture

294

	certificate; warrant
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

conscientious

295

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	be full of; be plentiful

conscious

296

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	change; transformation
	blend; fuse; merge
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

consideration

298

	congest; jam
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	considerate and thoughtful act
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

consonant

299

	compatible; harmonious
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	blend; union

consort

300

	associate; join
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	an expert who gives advice
	contentious speech act; argument

consortium

301

	clump; cluster; gathering
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	assemble; convene; gather

constellation

302

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	considerable; perceptible

constituent

303

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	ambition; longing
	component or part; citizen, voter
	arousing or provoking laughter

construction

304

	a professional cook
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	act of constructing or building something
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

consultant

305

	an expert who gives advice
	act of accepting with approval
	book of literary selections by various authors
	curator; guardian

consume

306

	devour; eat
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	breakdown; failure
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

container

307

	any object that can be used to hold things
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

contender

308

	curator; guardian
	cellar; storage room
	contestant you hope to defeat
	cool; freeze

contention

309

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	competing as for profit or prize

context

310

	contentious speech act; argument
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	circumstance
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

continental

311

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	clothing; dress
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

contour

312

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	configuration; outline
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	considerate and thoughtful act

contract

313

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	change something into another form; transform
	contradict; give a false impression
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

contraction

314

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

contradict

315

	contentious speech act; argument
	confront; oppose
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

contrast

316

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	associate; join
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

controversial

317

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	curator; guardian
	controvertible; disputable
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

controversy

318

	associate; incorporate
	alliance
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	contentious speech act; argument

conventional

319

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	covered with beads of liquid
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

converge

320

	a group of persons together in one place
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

conversational

321

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

converse

322

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	assert; confirm
	assign; distribute according to plan
	abbreviation

conversion

323

	compact
	demand for something as rightful or due
	change; transformation
	benevolent; kind; humane

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

converter

325

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	acknowledge; admit
	adapt; regulate
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

convex

326

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	care; being attentive to possible danger

convinced

327

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	certain, sure
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

coop

328

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	adjustment; measurement
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	authorize; commission; give credit for

coordinate

329

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	contestant you hope to defeat
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

core

330

	causing or characterized by addiction
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

cornet

331

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	building that houses judicial courts
	definitive; decisive; final
	considerable; perceptible

corps

332

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	blame
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	blend; fuse; merge

correspond

333

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

corresponding

334

	circumstance
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	accompanying
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

corrode

335

	arousing or provoking laughter
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	achievement; fulfillment
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

corrosion

336

	an increase in the density of something
	any small compartment
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	decay; erosion

corruption

337

	cell; compartment; room
	bribery; fraud
	chief; leader
	a physicist who studies astronomy

counsel

338

	brightly; radiantly
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	advise; suggest

couple

339

	coins collectively
	cleverness; magnificence
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

courthouse

340

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	building that houses judicial courts

courtship

341

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	chief; leader
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

cowhand

342

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	conductor of a band
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

cozy

343

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	comfortable; relaxing
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

crab

344

	building that houses judicial courts
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

crack

345

	act of accompanying someone or something
	difficult to analyze or understand
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

crater

346

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

credence

347

	ally; form a group or unite
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	credit; faith

credential

348

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	certificate; warrant
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

credit

349

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	complete; consummate; make perfect

creditor

350

	book of literary selections by various authors
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	applaud; announce with great approval

crimson

351

	benevolent; kind; humane
	bloody
	compression
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

crosscut

352

	assign; distribute according to plan
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

crumble

353

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	covered with beads of liquid
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crystalline

354

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

crystallization

355

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

crystallize

356

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	ally; form a group or unite
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

cubism

357

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cucumber

358

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	certainly; undoubtedly
	arousing or provoking laughter
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

culture

359

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	cold
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	ally; form a group or unite

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	cleverness; magnificence
	difficult to analyze or understand

curious

361

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

curriculum

362

	conductor of a band
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	course; program
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

custodian

363

	curator; guardian
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	additional proof that something that was believed

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