ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	capacity; skill
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

ablaze

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

abolish

	brightly; radiantly
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolitionist

	circumstance
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

abound

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	be full of; be plentiful
	aloft; flying; in the air

abrupt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	compute; determine; estimate

absorb

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	adjustment; measurement
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	alliance

abut

	compact
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

academician

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

access

	approach; entry; entrance
	cool; freeze
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	be earlier in time; go back further

accessibility

	advise; suggest
	compatible
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

accessory

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

acclaim

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	applaud; announce with great approval

accompaniment

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	act of accompanying someone or something
	cold

accompanying

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	attendant; concomitant
	controvertible; disputable
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

accomplishment

	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	classify; sort
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	achievement; fulfillment

accordion

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	able to pay for

accredit

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	considerate and thoughtful act
	chief; leader
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

accuse

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	decay; erosion
	blame; condemn
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

acquisition

	designate; nominate
	an expert who gives advice
	confront; oppose
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

acronym

	confront; oppose
	component or part; citizen, voter
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	abbreviation

addict

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	be broadcast on television or radio

addictive

	difficult to analyze or understand
	covering; umbrella
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	causing or characterized by addiction

additive

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	addition; supplement
	chief; leader
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

adjoin

	cold
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

adjust

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	breakdown; failure
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	adapt; regulate

adobe

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	confront; oppose
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

adolescent

	astonish; affect with wonder
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	creek; stream
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adopt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	approach; tend to meet; come together

adoption

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	act of accepting with approval
	competing as for profit or prize

advent

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	blame
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

affirm

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	an increase in the density of something
	assert; confirm
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

affliction

	conduct; manner
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	building that houses judicial courts

affordable

	clump; cluster; gathering
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	change something into another form; transform
	able to pay for

agitation

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

air

	be broadcast on television or radio
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

airborne

	aloft; flying; in the air
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	controvertible; disputable

alignment

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	arrangement; association; alliance

allocate

	assign; distribute according to plan
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	awesome; astounding; surprising

alloy

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

ally

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

aloof

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

amaze

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	astonish; affect with wonder
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

amazing

	alliance
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

ambition

	aspiration
	benevolent; kind; humane
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

ambitious

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	confront; oppose
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

amend

	building that houses judicial courts
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	coins collectively

amendment

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	correction; revision
	advise; suggest
	act of constructing or building something

amplification

	blame
	be broadcast on television or radio
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

amplify

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	blame
	demand for something as rightful or due
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

analogous

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	comparable; similar or alike
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	addition; supplement

analyze

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	assert; confirm
	diagnose; examine
	estimate value; judge worth of something

anatomy

	acknowledge; admit
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	difficult to analyze or understand

ancestral

	compute; determine; estimate
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	an aggressive willingness to compete

annex

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	act of accompanying someone or something
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	adapt; regulate

annihilate

	blend; fuse; merge
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	cylindrical container
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

annoying

	capacity; skill
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

antedate

	cylindrical container
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	be earlier in time; go back further
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

anthology

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	awake; alert
	book of literary selections by various authors
	a group of persons together in one place

antibiotic

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	designate; nominate
	be full of; be plentiful
	approach; tend to meet; come together

anticipate

	access; method
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

antique

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	comfortable; relaxing
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

apologize

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	beg pardon
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

appeal

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	air

appealing

	attractive; charming
	certificate; warrant
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	book of literary selections by various authors

appetite

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	classify; sort
	cylindrical container
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

applaud

	controvertible; disputable
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

applicant

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	candidate
	compatible

application

	an expert who gives advice
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

appoint

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	designate; nominate
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

appraisal

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	breakdown; failure
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

appreciable

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	compute; determine; estimate
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	considerable; perceptible

appreciate

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	accompanying

approach

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	access; method
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

appropriate

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

approximate

	approach; come near
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	culture
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

approximately

	cleverness; magnificence
	assemble; convene; gather
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	about; roughly

aquatic

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	component or part; citizen, voter
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	composition; order

arc

	biography or story written by yourself
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

arduous

	associate; incorporate
	considerate and thoughtful act
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

armory

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	breakdown; failure

arrangement

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	composition; order
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

ascend

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	climb; mount
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

ascending

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	devour; eat
	climbing; rising
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

asphyxiate

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	aloft; flying; in the air
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

aspiration

	ambition; longing
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	cellar; storage room

aspiring

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	additional proof that something that was believed

assault

	attack; onslaught
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	a widely known person
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

assemblage

	a group of persons together in one place
	capable; adept
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	contest; fight

assert

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

assess

	definitive; decisive; final
	brightly; radiantly
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

assessment

	advise; suggest
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

assistance

	associate; join
	air
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	amazed; surprised

assuredly

	certainly; undoubtedly
	contestant you hope to defeat
	credit; faith
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

astonished

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	amazed; surprised
	compression

astound

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	act of constructing or building something

astronomer

100

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	component or part; citizen, voter
	assemble; convene; gather
	a physicist who studies astronomy

astronomy

101

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	bloody
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

atmosphere

102

	considerable; perceptible
	demand for something as rightful or due
	assign; distribute according to plan
	air

atom

103

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

attachment

104

	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	calculation
	cellar; storage room

attain

105

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	be full of; be plentiful
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

attend

106

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	bloody
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

attendance

107

	blame
	an increase in the density of something
	act of being present
	achievement; fulfillment

attendant

108

	access; method
	capacity; skill
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

attention

109

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	additional proof that something that was believed

attire

110

	clothing; dress
	bloody
	assign; distribute according to plan
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	act of constructing or building something
	an object that goes around the sun
	a physicist who studies astronomy

attractive

112

	contentious speech act; argument
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	comfortable; relaxing

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

available

115

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	benevolent; kind; humane
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

avocation

116

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	designate; nominate

awkward

117

	difficult to handle or manage
	an increase in the density of something
	be broadcast on television or radio
	competing as for profit or prize

backdrop

118

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	background; setting
	authorize; commission; give credit for

balance

119

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

ballet

120

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

bandmaster

121

	creek; stream
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	able to pay for
	conductor of a band

bang

122

	accompanying
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	curator; guardian
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

bankrupt

123

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

bar

124

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	church; temple
	certainly; undoubtedly

barbecue

125

	brightly; radiantly
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	compact

barn

126

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	adjustment; measurement
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

baroque

127

	conservative; careful
	coins collectively
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	alliance

barren

128

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

basement

129

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	cellar; storage room
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

basin

130

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	act of burning something
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

beaded

131

	complication
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	covered with beads of liquid
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

behavior

132

	change; transformation
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	conduct; manner

beleaguer

133

	cell; compartment; room
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

belie

134

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	contradict; give a false impression
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

bellows

135

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	bloody
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

benefit

136

	contentious speech act; argument
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

betray

137

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	diligent; responsible; reliable

bicameral

138

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	conductor of a band
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

biography

139

	complication
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	beg pardon
	cold

bison

140

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

blame

141

	be broadcast on television or radio
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

blaze

142

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	adapt; regulate
	cell; compartment; room
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

bleak

143

	associate; join
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

blend

144

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	approach; tend to meet; come together

blight

145

	compatible
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

bluff

146

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	course; program
	church; temple

blush

147

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	creek; stream
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	congest; jam

board

148

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

bold

149

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

bonanza

150

	adapt; regulate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	competing as for profit or prize
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

boom

151

	brink; edge
	an expert who gives advice
	be full of; be plentiful
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

boon

152

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	creek; stream
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

boundless

153

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

bouquet

154

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	blend; fuse; merge
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

breach

155

	breaking of contract or duty
	an increase in the density of something
	cold
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

breath

156

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	configuration; outline

brilliance

157

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	cleverness; magnificence
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

brilliantly

158

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	brightly; radiantly
	courtesy towards women

brim

159

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	brink; edge
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

bronze

160

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	climbing; rising
	clump; cluster; gathering

brook

161

	creek; stream
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	conduct; manner
	act of accompanying someone or something

bunch

162

	clump; cluster; gathering
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	cell; compartment; room

buzz

163

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	any small compartment

buzzer

164

	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	ally; form a group or unite

bypass

165

	confront; oppose
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

cabinetmaker

166

	capacity; skill
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	accompanying
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

calculate

167

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	compression
	compute; determine; estimate
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

calibration

168

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	adjustment; measurement
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

cancellation

169

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	brightly; radiantly
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	authorize; commission; give credit for

canopy

170

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	covering; umbrella
	classify; sort

canyon

171

	candidate
	acknowledge; admit
	associate; join
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cardinal

172

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	chief; serving as an essential component
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

carve

173

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	cut; sculpt
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	approach; come near

carving

174

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	a professional cook
	awake; alert

cassette

175

	compact
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	contradict; give a false impression
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

casting

177

	climbing; rising
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

catalyst

178

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

179

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	ambition; longing
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

catching

180

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	contestant you hope to defeat
	arrangement; association; alliance
	astonish; affect with wonder

categorize

181

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	classify; sort
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

caterpillar

182

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	church; temple

cathedral

183

	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	calculation
	church; temple
	access; method

caution

184

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	book of literary selections by various authors
	causing or characterized by addiction

cautious

185

	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	conservative; careful

cavern

186

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	approach; come near

celebrity

187

	courtesy towards women
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a widely known person

cell

188

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	any small compartment
	conservative; careful
	assign the roles of; choose at random

chagrin

189

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	candidate
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chamber

190

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	blend; union
	conductor of a band
	cell; compartment; room

charcoal

191

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

charitable

192

	benevolent; kind; humane
	adjustment; measurement
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	ally; form a group or unite

checkout

193

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	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

chef

194

	a professional cook
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

chill

195

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	cool; freeze
	change; transformation
	blame

chilly

196

	associate; incorporate
	cold
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

chivalry

197

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	courtesy towards women

choir

198

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

choke

199

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	devour; eat

chop

200

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

chord

201

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	comfortable; relaxing

chore

202

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	compute; determine; estimate
	designate; nominate
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

choreography

203

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	act of accompanying someone or something

chorus

204

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	compatible
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

chromosphere

205

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

chronological

206

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	associate; incorporate
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

cider

207

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	contentious speech act; argument
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

civility

208

	church; temple
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	culture

civilization

209

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	breaking of contract or duty
	culture
	a physicist who studies astronomy

claim

210

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	demand for something as rightful or due
	composition; order
	aloft; flying; in the air

clam

211

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

clap

212

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

classification

213

	difficult to handle or manage
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	assign; distribute according to plan
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	a physicist who studies astronomy

clergy

215

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	air
	achieve or accomplish; gain

clergyman

216

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	attack; onslaught
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

clip

217

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

clog

218

	cleverness; magnificence
	congest; jam
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	associate; join

clumsy

219

	ally; form a group or unite
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	covered with beads of liquid

clutch

220

	alliance
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

coalesce

221

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	credit; faith
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

codify

222

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	air
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coherent

223

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	arrangement; association; alliance

cohesive

224

	curator; guardian
	compact
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

coil

225

	clothing; dress
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	diligent; responsible; reliable

coinage

226

	coins collectively
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	considerable; perceptible

coincident

227

	concerning; simultaneous
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	access; method
	breakdown; failure

collapse

228

	contest; fight
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	breakdown; failure
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

collective

229

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

collide

230

	certificate; warrant
	bump; hit; conflict
	act of constructing or building something
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

collision

231

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a group of persons together in one place
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

colloquialism

232

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	curator; guardian
	compact

colonel

233

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	devour; eat
	a commissioned military officer

combination

234

	a group of persons together in one place
	blend; union
	benevolent; kind; humane
	conductor of a band

combine

235

	congest; jam
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	devour; eat
	blend; fuse; merge

combustible

236

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	associate; join

combustion

237

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	act of burning something

comet

238

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	background; setting
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	an object that goes around the sun

comical

239

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	arousing or provoking laughter
	book of literary selections by various authors
	an increase in the density of something

commander

240

	certainly; undoubtedly
	chief; leader
	astonish; affect with wonder
	assured; having or marked by assurance

commentary

241

	ally; form a group or unite
	abbreviation
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	bump; hit; conflict

commentator

242

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	blend; fuse; merge
	controvertible; disputable
	estimate value; judge worth of something

committed

243

	dedicated; devoted
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	concerning; simultaneous

communication

244

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	dedicated; devoted
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	any object that can be used to hold things

compact

245

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	blend; union

compaction

246

	decay; erosion
	an increase in the density of something
	a group of persons together in one place
	capable; adept

companion

247

	ambition; longing
	abbreviation
	associate; partner
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

compete

248

	covering; umbrella
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	contest; fight
	aloft; flying; in the air

competent

249

	ally; form a group or unite
	cool; freeze
	capable; adept
	creek; stream

competitiveness

250

	a widely known person
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	a physicist who studies astronomy

complacence

251

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

complement

252

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	contentious speech act; argument
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

complex

253

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	amazed; surprised
	blend; fuse; merge
	abbreviation

complexity

254

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	complication
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

complicated

255

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	classify; sort
	associate; incorporate
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

compound

257

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	bloody

compress

258

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	bump; hit; conflict
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

compressed

259

	compact
	attack; onslaught
	a commissioned military officer
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

compression

260

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	aloft; flying; in the air
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

compromise

261

	brightly; radiantly
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

computation

262

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	calculation
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

concede

263

	associate; partner
	circumstance
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

conceive

264

	awake; alert
	be full of; be plentiful
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	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
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

conceptual

266

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

concerto

267

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	complete; consummate; make perfect

concise

268

	act of constructing or building something
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	certificate; warrant
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	climbing; rising
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

conclusive

270

	aspiration
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	clump; cluster; gathering
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	building that houses judicial courts
	astonish; affect with wonder
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

condemnation

272

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	blame
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	composition; order

condensation

273

	a widely known person
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	compression

condense

274

	diagnose; examine
	compression
	climb; mount
	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
	clump; cluster; gathering
	accompanying
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

conductor

276

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	arrangement; association; alliance
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

cone

277

	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	coins collectively
	a group of persons together in one place
	conservative; careful

confederacy

278

	assert; confirm
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	alliance
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

confederate

279

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	ally; form a group or unite
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	considerate and thoughtful act

confer

280

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

confess

281

	candidate
	abbreviation
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	acknowledge; admit

confident

282

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	be earlier in time; go back further

configuration

283

	contestant you hope to defeat
	act of constructing or building something
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

confirmation

284

	comparable; similar or alike
	aspiration
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	additional proof that something that was believed

confluence

285

	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

conform

286

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	compatible; harmonious
	component or part; citizen, voter
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

conformity

287

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	change; transformation
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	comparable; similar or alike
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

congenial

289

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	compatible
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	cool; freeze

conglomerate

290

	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
	blame; condemn
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

congratulation

291

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

congregate

292

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	assemble; convene; gather
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

conifer

293

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	climb; mount
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

conjecture

294

	a group of persons together in one place
	approach; come near
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

conscientious

295

	astonish; affect with wonder
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

conscious

296

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	decay; erosion
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	contestant you hope to defeat
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

consideration

298

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	course; program
	blame; condemn
	considerate and thoughtful act

consonant

299

	compatible; harmonious
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	blend; union

consort

300

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	associate; partner
	associate; join
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

consortium

301

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	cut; sculpt
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

constellation

302

	certainly; undoubtedly
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	causing or characterized by addiction
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

constituent

303

	component or part; citizen, voter
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	culture

construction

304

	blame; condemn
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	act of constructing or building something
	a group of persons together in one place

consultant

305

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	adjustment; measurement
	an expert who gives advice
	component or part; citizen, voter

consume

306

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	devour; eat

container

307

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	compatible; harmonious
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	any object that can be used to hold things

contender

308

	contestant you hope to defeat
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	church; temple

contention

309

	competing as for profit or prize
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	conduct; manner

context

310

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	circumstance
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

continental

311

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	be broadcast on television or radio
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

contour

312

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	configuration; outline

contract

313

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

contraction

314

	addition; supplement
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	achievement; fulfillment
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

contradict

315

	diagnose; examine
	compatible
	act of accepting with approval
	confront; oppose

contrast

316

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	definitive; decisive; final
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

controversial

317

	controvertible; disputable
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

controversy

318

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	conduct; manner
	contentious speech act; argument

conventional

319

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	comparable; similar or alike
	attendant; concomitant
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

converge

320

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

conversational

321

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	devour; eat

converse

322

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	act of accompanying someone or something

conversion

323

	chief; serving as an essential component
	change; transformation
	associate; incorporate
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

convert

324

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	change something into another form; transform

converter

325

	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	climbing; rising
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	act of accepting with approval

convex

326

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	a group of persons together in one place
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	any object that can be used to hold things

convinced

327

	configuration; outline
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	certain, sure
	difficult to handle or manage

coop

328

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	act of accompanying someone or something

coordinate

329

	curator; guardian
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

core

330

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

cornet

331

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

corps

332

	assert; confirm
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	devour; eat

correspond

333

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	calculation
	be earlier in time; go back further
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

corrode

335

	ambition; longing
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

corrosion

336

	decay; erosion
	bribery; fraud
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

corruption

337

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	bribery; fraud
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

counsel

338

	attack; onslaught
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	advise; suggest
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	curator; guardian
	capable; adept
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

courthouse

340

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	building that houses judicial courts
	be earlier in time; go back further
	bump; hit; conflict

courtship

341

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a professional cook

cowhand

342

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	associate; join
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cozy

343

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	comfortable; relaxing
	access; method

crab

344

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	complete; consummate; make perfect

crack

345

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	change something into another form; transform
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

crater

346

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	considerable; perceptible
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

credence

347

	cellar; storage room
	a group of persons together in one place
	breaking of contract or duty
	credit; faith

credential

348

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	certificate; warrant
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

credit

349

	causing or characterized by addiction
	compact
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

creditor

350

	cool; freeze
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	estimate value; judge worth of something

crimson

351

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	air
	bloody
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

crosscut

352

	component or part; citizen, voter
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	causing or characterized by addiction

crumble

353

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	compute; determine; estimate
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	act of burning something

crystalline

354

	an expert who gives advice
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	able to pay for
	cleverness; magnificence

crystallization

355

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	bloody
	beg pardon

crystallize

356

	a commissioned military officer
	any object that can be used to hold things
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

cubism

357

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	devour; eat

cucumber

358

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	cleverness; magnificence
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	an increase in the density of something

culture

359

	any small compartment
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	an object that goes around the sun
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

cupboard

360

	assigning to a class or category
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	covering; umbrella

curious

361

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	breakdown; failure
	awake; alert
	attractive; charming

curriculum

362

	act of being present
	attractive; charming
	decay; erosion
	course; program

custodian

363

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	curator; guardian
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	contradict; give a false impression

cylinder

364

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	controvertible; disputable
	cylindrical container

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