ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	attendant; concomitant
	capacity; skill
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	contentious speech act; argument

ablaze

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	blame; condemn
	bloody
	an aggressive willingness to compete

abolish

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

abolitionist

	compression
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	ambitious; enthusiastic

abound

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	conduct; manner
	be full of; be plentiful
	change; transformation

abrupt

	bump; hit; conflict
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

absorb

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	background; setting

abut

	act of accepting with approval
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	bloody
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

academician

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	correction; revision
	cut; sculpt
	congest; jam

access

	designate; nominate
	approach; entry; entrance
	composition; order
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

accessibility

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	cut; sculpt
	credit; faith

accessory

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	blame; condemn

acclaim

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	abbreviation
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	act of accompanying someone or something
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

accompanying

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	diagnose; examine
	assign; distribute according to plan
	attendant; concomitant

accomplishment

	achievement; fulfillment
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	an object that goes around the sun

accordion

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	compatible

account

	courtesy towards women
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

accredit

	assigning to a class or category
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	compatible
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

accuse

	capable; adept
	bribery; fraud
	blame; condemn
	abbreviation

acquisition

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	associate; join
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

acronym

	abbreviation
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

addict

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

addictive

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	causing or characterized by addiction
	act of constructing or building something
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

additive

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	chief; leader
	addition; supplement
	benevolent; kind; humane

adjacent

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	applaud; announce with great approval
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjoin

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjust

	adapt; regulate
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	awake; alert

adobe

	diagnose; examine
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

adolescent

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	culture
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adopt

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	a professional cook
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

adoption

	act of accepting with approval
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	assemble; convene; gather

advent

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	clothing; dress
	approach; tend to meet; come together

affiliate

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	associate; incorporate
	approach; tend to meet; come together

affirm

	assert; confirm
	considerate and thoughtful act
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	attendant; concomitant

affliction

	compatible
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	air
	brink; edge

affordable

	blame; condemn
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	certificate; warrant
	able to pay for

agitation

	controvertible; disputable
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

air

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	be broadcast on television or radio
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

airborne

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	a group of persons together in one place
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	aloft; flying; in the air

alignment

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	causing or characterized by addiction
	arrangement; association; alliance

allocate

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	conductor of a band
	assign; distribute according to plan
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

alloy

	aspiration
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

ally

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

aloof

	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	devour; eat
	act of accepting with approval
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

amaze

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	church; temple
	astonish; affect with wonder
	confederate; partner; collaborator

amazing

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

ambition

	aspiration
	concerning; simultaneous
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	acknowledge; admit

ambitious

	biography or story written by yourself
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	climbing; rising
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

amend

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

amendment

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	correction; revision
	blame; condemn
	credit; faith

amplification

	be earlier in time; go back further
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

amplify

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

analogous

	act of accepting with approval
	comparable; similar or alike
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

analyze

	diagnose; examine
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	book of literary selections by various authors
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

anatomy

	a commissioned military officer
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	cellar; storage room

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

annex

	aloft; flying; in the air
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	certainly; undoubtedly
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

annihilate

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

annoying

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	certain, sure
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	advise; suggest

antedate

	clothing; dress
	be earlier in time; go back further
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

anthology

	book of literary selections by various authors
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

antibiotic

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

anticipate

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	contest; fight
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

antique

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	causing or characterized by addiction
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

apologize

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	beg pardon
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	applaud; announce with great approval

appeal

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	cylindrical container
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	culture

appealing

	attractive; charming
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

appetite

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	blend; union
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

applaud

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	blame; condemn
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	acknowledge; admit

applicant

	candidate
	contest; fight
	breaking of contract or duty
	conductor of a band

application

	awake; alert
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

appoint

	assert; confirm
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	assign; distribute according to plan
	designate; nominate

appraisal

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

appreciable

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	accompanying
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	considerable; perceptible

appreciate

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	diagnose; examine
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

approach

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	able to pay for
	difficult to analyze or understand
	access; method

appropriate

	conservative; careful
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	brink; edge

approximate

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	approach; come near
	clothing; dress
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

approximately

	about; roughly
	cylindrical container
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

aquatic

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	breaking of contract or duty

arc

	beg pardon
	decay; erosion
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	act of accompanying someone or something

arduous

	component or part; citizen, voter
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

armory

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	attractive; charming
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	course; program

arrangement

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	accompanying
	composition; order

ascend

	difficult to handle or manage
	be full of; be plentiful
	contradict; give a false impression
	climb; mount

ascending

	compact
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	aspiration
	climbing; rising

asphyxiate

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

aspiration

	ambition; longing
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

aspiring

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	congest; jam

assault

	clothing; dress
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	attack; onslaught
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

assemblage

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	an object that goes around the sun
	a group of persons together in one place

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	change; transformation
	configuration; outline
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

assess

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	creek; stream

assessment

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	cool; freeze
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

assistance

	composition; order
	decay; erosion
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	contentious speech act; argument

assuredly

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	certainly; undoubtedly
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	approach; tend to meet; come together

astonished

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	classify; sort
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	amazed; surprised

astound

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

astronomer

100

	accompanying
	be earlier in time; go back further
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a physicist who studies astronomy

astronomy

101

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

atmosphere

102

	air
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	associate; join

atom

103

	blame; condemn
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	causing or characterized by addiction

attachment

104

	comparable; similar or alike
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	aloft; flying; in the air

attain

105

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	blend; fuse; merge

attend

106

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	book of literary selections by various authors
	beg pardon
	blame; condemn

attendance

107

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	act of being present
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

attendant

108

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	controvertible; disputable
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

attention

109

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	an expert who gives advice
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

attire

110

	chief; serving as an essential component
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	clothing; dress

attraction

111

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	credit; faith
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

attractive

112

	conservative; careful
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	cold

auditorium

113

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

autobiography

114

	conduct; manner
	background; setting
	difficult to handle or manage
	biography or story written by yourself

available

115

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

avocation

116

	brightly; radiantly
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

awkward

117

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	difficult to handle or manage
	breaking of contract or duty
	confederate; partner; collaborator

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	a widely known person
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

balance

119

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	congest; jam

ballet

120

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

bandmaster

121

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	conductor of a band

bang

122

	be full of; be plentiful
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

bankrupt

123

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	confront; oppose
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	cleverness; magnificence

bar

124

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	change; transformation
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

barbecue

125

	clothing; dress
	cut; sculpt
	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

barn

126

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	congest; jam
	building that houses judicial courts

baroque

127

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	be full of; be plentiful
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

barren

128

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	church; temple

basement

129

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	act of being present
	cellar; storage room
	complete; consummate; make perfect

basin

130

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	blend; union
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

beaded

131

	beg pardon
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	covered with beads of liquid
	assured; having or marked by assurance

behavior

132

	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	conduct; manner
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

beleaguer

133

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

belie

134

	certainly; undoubtedly
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	contradict; give a false impression
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

bellows

135

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	conduct; manner
	act of constructing or building something
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

benefit

136

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	correction; revision
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

betray

137

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

bicameral

138

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

biography

139

	act of burning something
	contradict; give a false impression
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

bison

140

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	competing as for profit or prize
	background; setting

blame

141

	designate; nominate
	cleverness; magnificence
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

blaze

142

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

bleak

143

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	awake; alert
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

144

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	cool; freeze
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

blight

145

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	brightly; radiantly

bluff

146

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	be earlier in time; go back further
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	certainly; undoubtedly

blush

147

	alliance
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

board

148

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	chief; leader

bold

149

	certificate; warrant
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

bonanza

150

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	coins collectively

boom

151

	considerable; perceptible
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	demand for something as rightful or due

boon

152

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	awake; alert
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a physicist who studies astronomy

boundless

153

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	alliance
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

bouquet

154

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	additional proof that something that was believed
	diagnose; examine

breach

155

	composition; order
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	breaking of contract or duty

breath

156

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	an object that goes around the sun
	classify; sort
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

brilliance

157

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	cleverness; magnificence
	considerate and thoughtful act
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

brilliantly

158

	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	brightly; radiantly
	controvertible; disputable

brim

159

	bloody
	contestant you hope to defeat
	brink; edge
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

bronze

160

	adjustment; measurement
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

brook

161

	climb; mount
	creek; stream
	culture
	awesome; astounding; surprising

bunch

162

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	culture
	clump; cluster; gathering
	attractive; charming

buzz

163

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

buzzer

164

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	compression

bypass

165

	cut; sculpt
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

cabinetmaker

166

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

calculate

167

	aloft; flying; in the air
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	compute; determine; estimate

calibration

168

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	assigning to a class or category
	adjustment; measurement
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cancellation

169

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	aloft; flying; in the air
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

canopy

170

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	covering; umbrella
	be earlier in time; go back further
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

canyon

171

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	comparable; similar or alike
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

cardinal

172

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	chief; serving as an essential component
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

carve

173

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	cut; sculpt
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

carving

174

	compact
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	compatible; harmonious
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

cassette

175

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	associate; partner
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

cast

176

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	be earlier in time; go back further

casting

177

	a commissioned military officer
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	associate; incorporate
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

catalyst

178

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	difficult to handle or manage
	courtesy towards women
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

catastrophe

179

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	be earlier in time; go back further
	coins collectively
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

catching

180

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	configuration; outline
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

categorize

181

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	classify; sort
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

caterpillar

182

	confront; oppose
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	circumstance
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

cathedral

183

	capacity; skill
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	amazed; surprised
	church; temple

caution

184

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	bribery; fraud

cautious

185

	applaud; announce with great approval
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	conservative; careful
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

cavern

186

	act of constructing or building something
	assemble; convene; gather
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

celebrity

187

	blame; condemn
	a widely known person
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

cell

188

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	any small compartment
	contradict; give a false impression

chagrin

189

	adapt; regulate
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	awake; alert
	causing or characterized by addiction

chamber

190

	clothing; dress
	access; method
	cell; compartment; room
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

charcoal

191

	attractive; charming
	creek; stream
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

charitable

192

	conduct; manner
	benevolent; kind; humane
	breakdown; failure
	attack; onslaught

checkout

193

	assigning to a class or category
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

chef

194

	cut; sculpt
	assigning to a class or category
	a professional cook
	clothing; dress

chill

195

	about; roughly
	book of literary selections by various authors
	decay; erosion
	cool; freeze

chilly

196

	course; program
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	cold
	brink; edge

chivalry

197

	a widely known person
	courtesy towards women
	climbing; rising
	contradict; give a false impression

choir

198

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

choke

199

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	alliance
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

chop

200

	climb; mount
	demand for something as rightful or due
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	associate; join

chord

201

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

chore

202

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	act of accepting with approval
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	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
	comparable; similar or alike
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

chorus

204

	any object that can be used to hold things
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

chromosphere

205

	contradict; give a false impression
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

chronological

206

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	abbreviation
	act of being present

cider

207

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	courtesy towards women
	approach; come near

civility

208

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	correction; revision
	comparable; similar or alike
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

civilization

209

	any small compartment
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	culture
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

claim

210

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	demand for something as rightful or due
	assert; confirm

clam

211

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	change something into another form; transform
	attack; onslaught
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

clap

212

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	aspiration

classification

213

	assigning to a class or category
	change; transformation
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	clump; cluster; gathering

classify

214

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	arrangement; association; alliance
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

clergy

215

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	act of accepting with approval

clergyman

216

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

clip

217

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	a commissioned military officer

clog

218

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	congest; jam
	climbing; rising

clumsy

219

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	competing as for profit or prize
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coalesce

221

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	compatible; harmonious
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

codify

222

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	cut; sculpt
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

coherent

223

	assigning to a class or category
	diagnose; examine
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

cohesive

224

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

coil

225

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	any small compartment

coinage

226

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	coins collectively
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	devour; eat

coincident

227

	concerning; simultaneous
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

collapse

228

	considerable; perceptible
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	breakdown; failure

collective

229

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

collide

230

	bump; hit; conflict
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	calculation
	assigning to a class or category

collision

231

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

colloquialism

232

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	acknowledge; admit

colonel

233

	a commissioned military officer
	abbreviation
	attack; onslaught
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

combination

234

	blend; union
	curator; guardian
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

combine

235

	blend; fuse; merge
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	complication
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

combustible

236

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

combustion

237

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	act of burning something
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

comet

238

	assign; distribute according to plan
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	composition; order
	an object that goes around the sun

comical

239

	covered with beads of liquid
	arousing or provoking laughter
	church; temple
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

commander

240

	chief; leader
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	diagnose; examine

commentary

241

	causing or characterized by addiction
	courtesy towards women
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

commentator

242

	bloody
	book of literary selections by various authors
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	comparable; similar or alike

committed

243

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	competing as for profit or prize
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	dedicated; devoted

communication

244

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	applaud; announce with great approval
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

compact

245

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	capacity; skill
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

compaction

246

	comfortable; relaxing
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	an increase in the density of something
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

companion

247

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	a group of persons together in one place
	associate; partner

compete

248

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	contest; fight
	creek; stream
	compact

competent

249

	church; temple
	capable; adept
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

competitiveness

250

	conservative; careful
	cell; compartment; room
	access; method
	an aggressive willingness to compete

complacence

251

	compatible
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	cellar; storage room
	demand for something as rightful or due

complement

252

	a widely known person
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	complete; consummate; make perfect

complex

253

	an expert who gives advice
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	access; method

complexity

254

	complication
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

complicated

255

	compatible
	difficult to analyze or understand
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

complication

256

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

compound

257

	biography or story written by yourself
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

compress

258

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	cell; compartment; room
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

compressed

259

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	blame; condemn
	compact
	able to pay for

compression

260

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	courtesy towards women

compromise

261

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

computation

262

	any object that can be used to hold things
	alliance
	calculation
	certainly; undoubtedly

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

conceive

264

	comparable; similar or alike
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

conception

265

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

conceptual

266

	blame
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

concerto

267

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	attendant; concomitant

concise

268

	conduct; manner
	decay; erosion
	climbing; rising
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

conciseness

269

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	confront; oppose
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	contestant you hope to defeat

conclusive

270

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	definitive; decisive; final
	assemble; convene; gather
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

condemn

271

	contentious speech act; argument
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

condemnation

272

	blame
	chief; leader
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	brightly; radiantly

condensation

273

	compression
	component or part; citizen, voter
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

condense

274

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

conduct

275

	capable; adept
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	creek; stream
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

conductor

276

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

cone

277

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	approach; entry; entrance
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

confederacy

278

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	alliance
	contestant you hope to defeat
	confront; oppose

confederate

279

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	certain, sure
	ally; form a group or unite
	change something into another form; transform

confer

280

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	bloody
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

confess

281

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	associate; partner
	classify; sort
	acknowledge; admit

confident

282

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	covering; umbrella
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

configuration

283

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

confirmation

284

	additional proof that something that was believed
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	climb; mount
	causing or characterized by addiction

confluence

285

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

conform

286

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

conformity

287

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	awake; alert
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

confront

288

	adapt; regulate
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	circumstance

congenial

289

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	compatible
	courtesy towards women
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

conglomerate

290

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	contest; fight
	compression

congratulation

291

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congregate

292

	aloft; flying; in the air
	chief; leader
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	assemble; convene; gather

conifer

293

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	additional proof that something that was believed
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

conjecture

294

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	brightly; radiantly

conscientious

295

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	comparable; similar or alike
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

conscious

296

	a group of persons together in one place
	course; program
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	alliance
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	credit; faith

consideration

298

	considerate and thoughtful act
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	breaking of contract or duty
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

consonant

299

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	compatible; harmonious

consort

300

	associate; join
	calculation
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	certificate; warrant

consortium

301

	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	change something into another form; transform

constellation

302

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

constituent

303

	a professional cook
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	component or part; citizen, voter
	act of burning something

construction

304

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	chief; leader
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	act of constructing or building something

consultant

305

	an expert who gives advice
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

consume

306

	devour; eat
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	brink; edge
	arrangement; association; alliance

container

307

	concerning; simultaneous
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	any object that can be used to hold things

contender

308

	certainly; undoubtedly
	contestant you hope to defeat
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

contention

309

	conduct; manner
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	competing as for profit or prize
	definitive; decisive; final

context

310

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	circumstance
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	additional proof that something that was believed

continental

311

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

contour

312

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	definitive; decisive; final
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	configuration; outline

contract

313

	correction; revision
	church; temple
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

contraction

314

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	be earlier in time; go back further
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

contradict

315

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	conduct; manner
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	confront; oppose

contrast

316

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

controversial

317

	controvertible; disputable
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

controversy

318

	bump; hit; conflict
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	contentious speech act; argument
	correction; revision

conventional

319

	cool; freeze
	chief; serving as an essential component
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	abbreviation

converge

320

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	bloody
	courtesy towards women

conversational

321

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	compatible; harmonious
	credit; faith
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

converse

322

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	course; program
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	arrangement; association; alliance

conversion

323

	change; transformation
	circumstance
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	chief; leader

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	brightly; radiantly
	awake; alert

converter

325

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

convex

326

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

convinced

327

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	cold
	certain, sure
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

coop

328

	a group of persons together in one place
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	compatible

coordinate

329

	assemble; convene; gather
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	competing as for profit or prize

core

330

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

cornet

331

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	blend; union
	assert; confirm
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

corps

332

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	building that houses judicial courts
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

correspond

333

	act of being present
	clump; cluster; gathering
	a widely known person
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	clump; cluster; gathering
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

corrode

335

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	controvertible; disputable

corrosion

336

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	bloody
	decay; erosion

corruption

337

	bribery; fraud
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	building that houses judicial courts
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

counsel

338

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	advise; suggest
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	an object that goes around the sun

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	curator; guardian
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

courthouse

340

	building that houses judicial courts
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

courtship

341

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	care; being attentive to possible danger

cowhand

342

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	amazed; surprised
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cozy

343

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	comfortable; relaxing
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

crab

344

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	advise; suggest
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

crack

345

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crater

346

	a group of persons together in one place
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

credence

347

	credit; faith
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	adjustment; measurement
	alliance

credential

348

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	certificate; warrant
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

credit

349

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

creditor

350

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

crimson

351

	climbing; rising
	bloody
	causing or characterized by addiction
	book of literary selections by various authors

crosscut

352

	classify; sort
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

crumble

353

	addition; supplement
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	aspiration

crystalline

354

	complication
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

crystallization

355

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	creek; stream
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

crystallize

356

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	act of burning something
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

cubism

357

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

cucumber

358

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

culture

359

	cold
	church; temple
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	course; program
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	an increase in the density of something

curious

361

	approach; come near
	certain, sure
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

curriculum

362

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	course; program

custodian

363

	associate; partner
	curator; guardian
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

cylinder

364

	brink; edge
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	cylindrical container
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

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