ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	capacity; skill

ablaze

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	congest; jam
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a professional cook

abolitionist

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	compatible; harmonious
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	capacity; skill

abound

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	be full of; be plentiful
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	cylindrical container

abrupt

	chief; serving as an essential component
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	causing or characterized by addiction

absorb

	breaking of contract or duty
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	conductor of a band
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

academician

	comfortable; relaxing
	a commissioned military officer
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

access

	approach; entry; entrance
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	compute; determine; estimate
	associate; join

accessibility

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	difficult to handle or manage

accessory

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	aspiration
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	contest; fight
	bump; hit; conflict
	considerable; perceptible

accompaniment

	act of accompanying someone or something
	be broadcast on television or radio
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

accompanying

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	change; transformation
	attendant; concomitant
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

accomplishment

	achievement; fulfillment
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

accordion

	blend; union
	bump; hit; conflict
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

account

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

accredit

	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	conductor of a band
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

accuse

	blame; condemn
	curator; guardian
	conduct; manner
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

acquisition

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	change something into another form; transform

acronym

	abbreviation
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	aspiration
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

addict

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	conductor of a band
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	an object that goes around the sun

addictive

	conduct; manner
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	brink; edge
	causing or characterized by addiction

additive

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	addition; supplement
	conduct; manner
	ambitious; enthusiastic

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	blame
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

adjoin

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

adjust

	associate; partner
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	adapt; regulate
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

adobe

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	covered with beads of liquid

adolescent

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	approach; come near
	compute; determine; estimate
	contestant you hope to defeat

adopt

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	alliance
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	about; roughly

adoption

	causing or characterized by addiction
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	accompanying
	act of accepting with approval

advent

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	act of constructing or building something

affiliate

	cell; compartment; room
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	associate; incorporate

affirm

	dedicated; devoted
	attractive; charming
	assert; confirm
	demand for something as rightful or due

affliction

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a widely known person

affordable

	chief; serving as an essential component
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	an object that goes around the sun
	able to pay for

agitation

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	approach; come near
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

air

	be broadcast on television or radio
	climbing; rising
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	cylindrical container

airborne

	aloft; flying; in the air
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

alignment

	achievement; fulfillment
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	arrangement; association; alliance

allocate

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	assign; distribute according to plan

alloy

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

ally

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	achievement; fulfillment
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

aloof

	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

amaze

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	astonish; affect with wonder
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

amazing

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	access; method

ambition

	awake; alert
	aspiration
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

ambitious

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	curator; guardian
	bloody

amend

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	devour; eat
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

amendment

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	bribery; fraud
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	correction; revision

amplification

	attack; onslaught
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	compact
	correction; revision

amplify

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	bloody
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	circumstance

analogous

	comparable; similar or alike
	attack; onslaught
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

analyze

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	diagnose; examine
	biography or story written by yourself

anatomy

	able to pay for
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	be earlier in time; go back further
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	book of literary selections by various authors
	act of burning something

annex

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	attractive; charming
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	beg pardon

annihilate

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	cut; sculpt
	be full of; be plentiful

annoying

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

antedate

	an expert who gives advice
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	be earlier in time; go back further
	applaud; announce with great approval

anthology

	book of literary selections by various authors
	able to pay for
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

antibiotic

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	ambition; longing
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	assigning to a class or category

anticipate

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

antique

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	difficult to handle or manage

apologize

	beg pardon
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	bribery; fraud
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

appeal

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	concerning; simultaneous
	contradict; give a false impression
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

appealing

	creek; stream
	assign; distribute according to plan
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	attractive; charming

appetite

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	breakdown; failure

applaud

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	circumstance
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

applicant

	chief; serving as an essential component
	candidate
	a commissioned military officer
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

application

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	biography or story written by yourself
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

appoint

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	attack; onslaught
	designate; nominate
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

appraisal

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

appreciable

	considerable; perceptible
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	an expert who gives advice
	a professional cook

appreciate

	church; temple
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	blame

approach

	benevolent; kind; humane
	approach; come near
	access; method
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

appropriate

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	act of constructing or building something

approximate

	approach; come near
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

approximately

	benevolent; kind; humane
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	about; roughly
	building that houses judicial courts

aquatic

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	act of accepting with approval
	comparable; similar or alike
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

arc

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

arduous

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

armory

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	associate; incorporate
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

arrangement

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	composition; order

ascend

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	chief; leader
	climb; mount
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

ascending

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	chief; serving as an essential component
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	climbing; rising

asphyxiate

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	associate; incorporate
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

aspiration

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	associate; incorporate
	ambition; longing
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

aspiring

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	classify; sort
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

assault

	certificate; warrant
	attack; onslaught
	be full of; be plentiful
	dedicated; devoted

assemblage

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	a group of persons together in one place
	composition; order
	covering; umbrella

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	conductor of a band
	a commissioned military officer

assess

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

assessment

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	coins collectively
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

assistance

	arousing or provoking laughter
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	brink; edge
	complete; consummate; make perfect

assuredly

	certainly; undoubtedly
	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
	ambitious; enthusiastic

astonished

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	cool; freeze
	adapt; regulate
	amazed; surprised

astound

	be broadcast on television or radio
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

astronomer

100

	a physicist who studies astronomy
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	associate; join
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

astronomy

101

	assign; distribute according to plan
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	act of accompanying someone or something
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

atmosphere

102

	causing or characterized by addiction
	alliance
	air
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

atom

103

	compression
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	act of accompanying someone or something
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

attachment

104

	considerate and thoughtful act
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	a professional cook
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

attain

105

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	compression

attend

106

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	circumstance
	conservative; careful
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

attendance

107

	act of being present
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	adjustment; measurement
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

attendant

108

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	courtesy towards women

attention

109

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	background; setting
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	competing as for profit or prize

attire

110

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	clothing; dress

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	an expert who gives advice
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

attractive

112

	curator; guardian
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	diligent; responsible; reliable

auditorium

113

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

autobiography

114

	biography or story written by yourself
	dedicated; devoted
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	calculation

available

115

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	clump; cluster; gathering
	adapt; regulate
	bloody

avocation

116

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

awkward

117

	assemble; convene; gather
	church; temple
	contradict; give a false impression
	difficult to handle or manage

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	adapt; regulate
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	alliance

balance

119

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	any small compartment
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

ballet

120

	astonish; affect with wonder
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	cylindrical container
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

bandmaster

121

	bloody
	abbreviation
	conductor of a band
	attractive; charming

bang

122

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	attractive; charming
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	air

bankrupt

123

	act of burning something
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	building that houses judicial courts

bar

124

	able to pay for
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	aspiration
	adjustment; measurement

barbecue

125

	conductor of a band
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	correction; revision
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

barn

126

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	blend; fuse; merge
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

baroque

127

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	confront; oppose

barren

128

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	contestant you hope to defeat
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

basement

129

	cellar; storage room
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

basin

130

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

beaded

131

	amazed; surprised
	about; roughly
	ally; form a group or unite
	covered with beads of liquid

behavior

132

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	capacity; skill
	conduct; manner

beleaguer

133

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	astonish; affect with wonder
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

belie

134

	clothing; dress
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	contradict; give a false impression
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

bellows

135

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	culture
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

benefit

136

	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	a professional cook
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	bloody

betray

137

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	brightly; radiantly
	assert; confirm
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

bicameral

138

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	component or part; citizen, voter

biography

139

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	act of accompanying someone or something
	cellar; storage room

bison

140

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	contradict; give a false impression
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

blame

141

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

blaze

142

	change; transformation
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	background; setting
	achievement; fulfillment

bleak

143

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	considerate and thoughtful act
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

144

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

blight

145

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

bluff

146

	building that houses judicial courts
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	be earlier in time; go back further
	a professional cook

blush

147

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

board

148

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

bold

149

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	compression
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

bonanza

150

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	ambition; longing

boom

151

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a commissioned military officer
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

boon

152

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

boundless

153

	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

bouquet

154

	controvertible; disputable
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	bump; hit; conflict
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

breach

155

	breaking of contract or duty
	act of being present
	compatible; harmonious
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

breath

156

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	benevolent; kind; humane
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

brilliance

157

	cleverness; magnificence
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

brilliantly

158

	certainly; undoubtedly
	cold
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	brightly; radiantly

brim

159

	brink; edge
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	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

bronze

160

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	assigning to a class or category

brook

161

	creek; stream
	conduct; manner
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

bunch

162

	clump; cluster; gathering
	compatible; harmonious
	alliance
	a professional cook

buzz

163

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

buzzer

164

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

bypass

165

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	considerable; perceptible
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cabinetmaker

166

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

calculate

167

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	compute; determine; estimate
	complication
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	change something into another form; transform

cancellation

169

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	chief; serving as an essential component
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	component or part; citizen, voter

canopy

170

	covering; umbrella
	act of accompanying someone or something
	decay; erosion
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

canyon

171

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

cardinal

172

	causing or characterized by addiction
	accompanying
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	chief; serving as an essential component

carve

173

	certainly; undoubtedly
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	cut; sculpt
	blend; fuse; merge

carving

174

	adapt; regulate
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

cassette

175

	course; program
	considerate and thoughtful act
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	conservative; careful
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

casting

177

	access; method
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

catalyst

178

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

179

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	courtesy towards women
	culture

catching

180

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	assign; distribute according to plan

categorize

181

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	conduct; manner
	classify; sort

caterpillar

182

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	cylindrical container
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

cathedral

183

	a professional cook
	an object that goes around the sun
	church; temple
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

caution

184

	cut; sculpt
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	breaking of contract or duty
	care; being attentive to possible danger

cautious

185

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	change something into another form; transform
	conservative; careful

cavern

186

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	assert; confirm
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	adapt; regulate

celebrity

187

	acknowledge; admit
	a widely known person
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	contest; fight

cell

188

	any small compartment
	an increase in the density of something
	clothing; dress
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

chagrin

189

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	conduct; manner
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	background; setting

chamber

190

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	cell; compartment; room
	contest; fight

charcoal

191

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	concerning; simultaneous
	breaking of contract or duty

charitable

192

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	benevolent; kind; humane

checkout

193

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	access; method
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	achievement; fulfillment

chef

194

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	a professional cook
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	estimate value; judge worth of something

chill

195

	church; temple
	cool; freeze
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

chilly

196

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	cold
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

chivalry

197

	ambition; longing
	act of being present
	courtesy towards women
	creek; stream

choir

198

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

choke

199

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

chop

200

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	bump; hit; conflict
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

chord

201

	associate; incorporate
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

chore

202

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	aspiration
	approach; entry; entrance

choreography

203

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

chorus

204

	capacity; skill
	causing or characterized by addiction
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

chromosphere

205

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	compatible; harmonious
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

chronological

206

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	covered with beads of liquid
	certificate; warrant

cider

207

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	an increase in the density of something
	any object that can be used to hold things
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

civility

208

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	adapt; regulate

civilization

209

	culture
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating

claim

210

	demand for something as rightful or due
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	certainly; undoubtedly

clam

211

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a commissioned military officer
	astonish; affect with wonder

clap

212

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	act of being present
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	compatible; harmonious

classification

213

	assigning to a class or category
	climb; mount
	applaud; announce with great approval
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

classify

214

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clergy

215

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	cell; compartment; room

clergyman

216

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	covered with beads of liquid
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

clip

217

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	ambition; longing

clog

218

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	congest; jam
	astonish; affect with wonder

clumsy

219

	biography or story written by yourself
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	act of constructing or building something

clutch

220

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	change something into another form; transform
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

coalesce

221

	act of burning something
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	complication

codify

222

	about; roughly
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

coherent

223

	cellar; storage room
	curator; guardian
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	clothing; dress

cohesive

224

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

coil

225

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

coinage

226

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	breakdown; failure
	dedicated; devoted
	coins collectively

coincident

227

	aloft; flying; in the air
	concerning; simultaneous
	difficult to handle or manage
	advise; suggest

collapse

228

	contestant you hope to defeat
	covered with beads of liquid
	complication
	breakdown; failure

collective

229

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

collide

230

	bump; hit; conflict
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

collision

231

	act of constructing or building something
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

colloquialism

232

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

colonel

233

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	a commissioned military officer

combination

234

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	blend; union
	considerate and thoughtful act
	an object that goes around the sun

combine

235

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	certificate; warrant
	contentious speech act; argument
	blend; fuse; merge

combustible

236

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

combustion

237

	a group of persons together in one place
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	act of burning something
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

comet

238

	an object that goes around the sun
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	considerate and thoughtful act

comical

239

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	any object that can be used to hold things
	arousing or provoking laughter
	candidate

commander

240

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	designate; nominate
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	chief; leader

commentary

241

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commentator

242

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	access; method
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

committed

243

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	dedicated; devoted
	cool; freeze

communication

244

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	arrangement; association; alliance
	attack; onslaught
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

compact

245

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

compaction

246

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	an increase in the density of something

companion

247

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	associate; partner

compete

248

	contest; fight
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	composition; order
	confederate; partner; collaborator

competent

249

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	capable; adept
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

competitiveness

250

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	achievement; fulfillment
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	an aggressive willingness to compete

complacence

251

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	creek; stream
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	astonish; affect with wonder

complement

252

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	change; transformation
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	any small compartment

complex

253

	an expert who gives advice
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	applaud; announce with great approval
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

complexity

254

	complication
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

complicated

255

	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	difficult to analyze or understand
	assert; confirm
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

complication

256

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	congest; jam
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

compound

257

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	conduct; manner
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

compress

258

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

compressed

259

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	compact
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

compression

260

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	compatible

compromise

261

	attack; onslaught
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	chief; serving as an essential component

computation

262

	adjustment; measurement
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	calculation
	contentious speech act; argument

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	considerate and thoughtful act
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	adapt; regulate

conceive

264

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

conception

265

	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	bump; hit; conflict
	assign; distribute according to plan

conceptual

266

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	blend; union
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

concerto

267

	difficult to handle or manage
	controvertible; disputable
	candidate
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

concise

268

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	cell; compartment; room
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

conciseness

269

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

conclusive

270

	an expert who gives advice
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

condemnation

272

	blame
	credit; faith
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	capacity; skill

condensation

273

	assign; distribute according to plan
	compression
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

condense

274

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	background; setting

conduct

275

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

conductor

276

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	biography or story written by yourself
	abbreviation
	compatible

cone

277

	comparable; similar or alike
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

confederacy

278

	alliance
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	assign; distribute according to plan
	accompanying

confederate

279

	ally; form a group or unite
	circumstance
	clothing; dress
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

confer

280

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	cut; sculpt
	curator; guardian
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

confess

281

	configuration; outline
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	acknowledge; admit

confident

282

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	complication
	cut; sculpt
	addition; supplement

configuration

283

	contestant you hope to defeat
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

confirmation

284

	additional proof that something that was believed
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

confluence

285

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	act of constructing or building something
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

conform

286

	bribery; fraud
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	approach; entry; entrance
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

conformity

287

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	achievement; fulfillment
	chief; leader
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

congenial

289

	breaking of contract or duty
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	compatible
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

conglomerate

290

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	courtesy towards women
	assign the roles of; choose at random

congratulation

291

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

congregate

292

	adjustment; measurement
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	assemble; convene; gather

conifer

293

	benevolent; kind; humane
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

conjecture

294

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	congest; jam
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

conscientious

295

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	additional proof that something that was believed
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

conscious

296

	applaud; announce with great approval
	arousing or provoking laughter
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	awake; alert

conservatism

297

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	arrangement; association; alliance

consideration

298

	considerate and thoughtful act
	circumstance
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

consonant

299

	clothing; dress
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	compatible; harmonious
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

consort

300

	associate; join
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	additional proof that something that was believed
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

consortium

301

	attack; onslaught
	amazed; surprised
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

constellation

302

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	creek; stream
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

constituent

303

	component or part; citizen, voter
	compatible
	competing as for profit or prize
	cylindrical container

construction

304

	approach; come near
	act of constructing or building something
	air
	care; being attentive to possible danger

consultant

305

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	an expert who gives advice

consume

306

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	devour; eat
	a commissioned military officer

container

307

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	any object that can be used to hold things

contender

308

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	contestant you hope to defeat

contention

309

	competing as for profit or prize
	book of literary selections by various authors
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

context

310

	a professional cook
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	circumstance
	an increase in the density of something

continental

311

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	about; roughly
	cleverness; magnificence
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

contour

312

	candidate
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	configuration; outline
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

contract

313

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	awake; alert
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

contraction

314

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	abbreviation
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

contradict

315

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	coins collectively
	arousing or provoking laughter
	confront; oppose

contrast

316

	difficult to analyze or understand
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

controversial

317

	controvertible; disputable
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	contestant you hope to defeat

controversy

318

	contentious speech act; argument
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	approach; entry; entrance
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

conventional

319

	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

converge

320

	a professional cook
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	approach; tend to meet; come together

conversational

321

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

converse

322

	act of being present
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	a group of persons together in one place
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

conversion

323

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	change; transformation
	change something into another form; transform
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	an object that goes around the sun

converter

325

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	abbreviation
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	complication

convex

326

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	air
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	blame

convinced

327

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	certain, sure
	compact
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

coop

328

	cleverness; magnificence
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

coordinate

329

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

core

330

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

cornet

331

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	an increase in the density of something
	contradict; give a false impression

corps

332

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

correspond

333

	approach; come near
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	an expert who gives advice
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

corresponding

334

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	accompanying
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

corrode

335

	change; transformation
	act of constructing or building something
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

corrosion

336

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	brink; edge
	decay; erosion
	bump; hit; conflict

corruption

337

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	bribery; fraud
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	complication

counsel

338

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	advise; suggest
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	assign; distribute according to plan
	complication

courthouse

340

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	building that houses judicial courts
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

courtship

341

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	clump; cluster; gathering
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

cowhand

342

	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	background; setting
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cozy

343

	breakdown; failure
	comfortable; relaxing
	compact
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

crab

344

	attendant; concomitant
	cold
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

crack

345

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	certificate; warrant
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

crater

346

	alliance
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

credence

347

	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	credit; faith
	blame
	act of accepting with approval

credential

348

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	certificate; warrant

credit

349

	competing as for profit or prize
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	compatible
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

creditor

350

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	change something into another form; transform
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crimson

351

	bloody
	contest; fight
	brightly; radiantly
	certainly; undoubtedly

crosscut

352

	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
	applaud; announce with great approval
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

crumble

353

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	aloft; flying; in the air
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

crystalline

354

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	certain, sure
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	background; setting

crystallization

355

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	coins collectively
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

crystallize

356

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	ally; form a group or unite
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

cubism

357

	bribery; fraud
	be earlier in time; go back further
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	change; transformation

cucumber

358

	classify; sort
	blame
	definitive; decisive; final
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

culture

359

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	conservative; careful
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

cupboard

360

	attack; onslaught
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	amazed; surprised

curious

361

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

curriculum

362

	course; program
	air
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

custodian

363

	curator; guardian
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	cellar; storage room
	course; program

cylinder

364

	cylindrical container
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	addition; supplement

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