ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	capacity; skill
	component or part; citizen, voter

ablaze

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	conservative; careful
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

abolitionist

	awesome; astounding; surprising
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abound

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	be full of; be plentiful
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

abrupt

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	capacity; skill
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	an expert who gives advice

absorb

	creek; stream
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

abut

	be broadcast on television or radio
	able to pay for
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	brightly; radiantly

academician

	concerning; simultaneous
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	covered with beads of liquid
	benevolent; kind; humane

access

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	approach; entry; entrance
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

accessibility

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	controvertible; disputable

accessory

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	contestant you hope to defeat
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	act of burning something

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	diagnose; examine
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	change something into another form; transform

accompaniment

	accompanying
	act of accompanying someone or something
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

accompanying

	attendant; concomitant
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	classify; sort

accomplishment

	achievement; fulfillment
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	adjustment; measurement
	benevolent; kind; humane

accordion

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	blame; condemn
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

account

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	an object that goes around the sun
	any small compartment

accredit

	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

accuse

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	blame; condemn
	access; method
	bribery; fraud

acquisition

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	alliance
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

acronym

	abbreviation
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	chief; serving as an essential component
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

addict

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	building that houses judicial courts
	bloody

addictive

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	causing or characterized by addiction
	able to pay for
	about; roughly

additive

	credit; faith
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	devour; eat
	addition; supplement

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	act of accepting with approval
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

adjoin

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	decay; erosion
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	ambitious; enthusiastic

adjust

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	adapt; regulate

adobe

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	breakdown; failure
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	assign; distribute according to plan

adolescent

	considerate and thoughtful act
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adopt

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

adoption

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	cleverness; magnificence
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	act of accepting with approval

advent

	diagnose; examine
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	aloft; flying; in the air

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	blend; fuse; merge
	cellar; storage room
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

affirm

	assert; confirm
	courtesy towards women
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

affliction

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	configuration; outline
	congest; jam
	cell; compartment; room

affordable

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	able to pay for
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin

agitation

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	an increase in the density of something

air

	diagnose; examine
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	ambition; longing
	be broadcast on television or radio

airborne

	chief; leader
	diagnose; examine
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	aloft; flying; in the air

alignment

	arrangement; association; alliance
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	capable; adept
	clothing; dress

allocate

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	assign; distribute according to plan
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

alloy

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

ally

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	act of burning something
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

aloof

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	credit; faith

amaze

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	bribery; fraud
	astonish; affect with wonder
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

amazing

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	culture
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

ambition

	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	aspiration
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

ambitious

	aloft; flying; in the air
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	biography or story written by yourself
	cool; freeze

amend

	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	compatible; harmonious
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

amendment

	correction; revision
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	ambitious; enthusiastic

amplification

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	credit; faith
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

amplify

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	conduct; manner

analogous

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	dedicated; devoted
	comparable; similar or alike
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

analyze

	culture
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	diagnose; examine
	a commissioned military officer

anatomy

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	capable; adept
	causing or characterized by addiction
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

ancestral

	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	alliance

annex

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	complication
	a commissioned military officer
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

annihilate

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	blame; condemn
	difficult to handle or manage

annoying

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	configuration; outline
	adjustment; measurement
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

antedate

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	be earlier in time; go back further
	amazed; surprised
	clothing; dress

anthology

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	book of literary selections by various authors
	arousing or provoking laughter
	be full of; be plentiful

antibiotic

	blend; union
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

anticipate

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	culture
	arrangement; association; alliance
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

antique

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	act of being present
	adapt; regulate

apologize

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	competing as for profit or prize
	certain, sure
	beg pardon

appeal

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	arousing or provoking laughter
	biography or story written by yourself
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

appealing

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	competing as for profit or prize
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	attractive; charming

appetite

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

applaud

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

applicant

	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	candidate

application

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	an increase in the density of something

appoint

	considerate and thoughtful act
	creek; stream
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	designate; nominate

appraisal

	compatible
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

appreciable

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	aloft; flying; in the air
	considerable; perceptible
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

appreciate

	aloft; flying; in the air
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

approach

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	achievement; fulfillment
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	access; method

appropriate

	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	blend; union
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

approximate

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	approach; come near
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

approximately

	about; roughly
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	advise; suggest
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

aquatic

	additional proof that something that was believed
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	concerning; simultaneous
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

arc

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	compute; determine; estimate

arduous

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	contradict; give a false impression
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	care; being attentive to possible danger

armory

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

arrangement

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	composition; order
	conservative; careful
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

ascend

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	climb; mount
	book of literary selections by various authors
	cold

ascending

	associate; join
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	climbing; rising

asphyxiate

	act of accompanying someone or something
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

aspiration

	ambition; longing
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	act of accompanying someone or something
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

aspiring

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	any object that can be used to hold things

assault

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	attack; onslaught
	be full of; be plentiful
	any small compartment

assemblage

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a group of persons together in one place
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

assert

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

assess

	adapt; regulate
	curator; guardian
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	estimate value; judge worth of something

assessment

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

assistance

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	concerning; simultaneous
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	approach; entry; entrance

assuredly

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	certainly; undoubtedly
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

astonished

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	amazed; surprised
	ambition; longing
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

astound

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	conservative; careful
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

astronomer

100

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

astronomy

101

	confront; oppose
	complication
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

atmosphere

102

	air
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	advise; suggest

atom

103

	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	cool; freeze

attachment

104

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	church; temple
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals

attain

105

	compatible
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	achieve or accomplish; gain

attend

106

	be broadcast on television or radio
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

attendance

107

	definitive; decisive; final
	act of being present
	biography or story written by yourself
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

attendant

108

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	accompanying
	competing as for profit or prize

attention

109

	configuration; outline
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

attire

110

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	breaking of contract or duty
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	clothing; dress

attraction

111

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	background; setting
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

attractive

112

	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
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	candidate

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	approach; entry; entrance
	capable; adept

autobiography

114

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	biography or story written by yourself
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

available

115

	able to pay for
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

avocation

116

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	difficult to handle or manage
	be earlier in time; go back further

awkward

117

	difficult to handle or manage
	comparable; similar or alike
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	book of literary selections by various authors

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	climb; mount

balance

119

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	composition; order
	an object that goes around the sun
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

ballet

120

	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	background; setting
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

bandmaster

121

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	conductor of a band

bang

122

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

bankrupt

123

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	achievement; fulfillment
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	cleverness; magnificence

bar

124

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

barbecue

125

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	arousing or provoking laughter
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

barn

126

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	attendant; concomitant
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

baroque

127

	cylindrical container
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	contest; fight
	classify; sort

barren

128

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	conductor of a band
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	contest; fight

basement

129

	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	cellar; storage room
	credit; faith
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

basin

130

	candidate
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

beaded

131

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	covered with beads of liquid
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

behavior

132

	congest; jam
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	designate; nominate
	conduct; manner

beleaguer

133

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	approach; entry; entrance
	any object that can be used to hold things
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

belie

134

	contradict; give a false impression
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	capacity; skill

bellows

135

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	capable; adept
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

benefit

136

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

betray

137

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	cylindrical container
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

bicameral

138

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

biography

139

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	certificate; warrant
	act of constructing or building something
	associate; partner

bison

140

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

blame

141

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	comparable; similar or alike
	compatible
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

blaze

142

	book of literary selections by various authors
	attendant; concomitant
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

bleak

143

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	contradict; give a false impression

blend

144

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	attack; onslaught
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

blight

145

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	assemble; convene; gather
	associate; incorporate

bluff

146

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	contradict; give a false impression
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

blush

147

	cold
	amazed; surprised
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	attractive; charming

board

148

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	act of accepting with approval
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	cylindrical container

bold

149

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	act of accepting with approval
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

bonanza

150

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

boom

151

	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

boon

152

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	approach; entry; entrance

boundless

153

	definitive; decisive; final
	adapt; regulate
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

bouquet

154

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	comfortable; relaxing
	blame; condemn
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

breach

155

	astonish; affect with wonder
	contradict; give a false impression
	breaking of contract or duty
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

breath

156

	bump; hit; conflict
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	approach; entry; entrance
	coins collectively

brilliance

157

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	conservative; careful
	cleverness; magnificence
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

brilliantly

158

	cell; compartment; room
	coins collectively
	a widely known person
	brightly; radiantly

brim

159

	air
	brink; edge
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	arousing or provoking laughter

bronze

160

	contentious speech act; argument
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

brook

161

	additional proof that something that was believed
	creek; stream
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

bunch

162

	clump; cluster; gathering
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	calculation
	adjustment; measurement

buzz

163

	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	cellar; storage room
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

buzzer

164

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

bypass

165

	attractive; charming
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

cabinetmaker

166

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	comparable; similar or alike
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

calculate

167

	compute; determine; estimate
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	clump; cluster; gathering
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

cancellation

169

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

canopy

170

	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	covering; umbrella
	competing as for profit or prize
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

canyon

171

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	curator; guardian
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

cardinal

172

	coins collectively
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	chief; serving as an essential component
	breakdown; failure

carve

173

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	addition; supplement
	certificate; warrant
	cut; sculpt

carving

174

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	chief; serving as an essential component

cassette

175

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	cell; compartment; room
	contestant you hope to defeat

cast

176

	an increase in the density of something
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	cell; compartment; room

casting

177

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	associate; incorporate
	component or part; citizen, voter

catalyst

178

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

catastrophe

179

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	adapt; regulate
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

catching

180

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

categorize

181

	comfortable; relaxing
	classify; sort
	act of being present
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

caterpillar

182

	dedicated; devoted
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

cathedral

183

	cylindrical container
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	church; temple
	beg pardon

caution

184

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	amazed; surprised
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

cautious

185

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	awake; alert
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	conservative; careful

cavern

186

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	blend; union
	awake; alert
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

celebrity

187

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	breaking of contract or duty
	a widely known person
	congest; jam

cell

188

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	any small compartment
	classify; sort
	assemble; convene; gather

chagrin

189

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	controvertible; disputable
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chamber

190

	cell; compartment; room
	associate; incorporate
	adapt; regulate
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

charcoal

191

	cut; sculpt
	astonish; affect with wonder
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

charitable

192

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	contentious speech act; argument
	circumstance
	benevolent; kind; humane

checkout

193

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

chef

194

	a professional cook
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

chill

195

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	act of being present
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	cool; freeze

chilly

196

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	cylindrical container
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	cold

chivalry

197

	church; temple
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	courtesy towards women
	adapt; regulate

choir

198

	able to pay for
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

choke

199

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

chop

200

	composition; order
	designate; nominate
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

chord

201

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	change something into another form; transform
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	compatible; harmonious

chore

202

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	clump; cluster; gathering
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

choreography

203

	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

chorus

204

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

chromosphere

205

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	amazed; surprised

chronological

206

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	contestant you hope to defeat
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

cider

207

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	about; roughly
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

civility

208

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

civilization

209

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	book of literary selections by various authors
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	culture

claim

210

	act of constructing or building something
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	demand for something as rightful or due

clam

211

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	circumstance
	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

clap

212

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	contest; fight
	about; roughly

classification

213

	blame; condemn
	ally; form a group or unite
	an object that goes around the sun
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	church; temple
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	amazed; surprised
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

clergy

215

	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	any small compartment
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

clergyman

216

	attendant; concomitant
	aloft; flying; in the air
	chief; serving as an essential component
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

clip

217

	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	addition; supplement
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	able to pay for

clog

218

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	calculation
	congest; jam
	act of accompanying someone or something

clumsy

219

	act of accompanying someone or something
	course; program
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

clutch

220

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	blend; fuse; merge
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coalesce

221

	awake; alert
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

codify

222

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	clump; cluster; gathering
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

coherent

223

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	assemble; convene; gather
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	assured; having or marked by assurance

cohesive

224

	act of burning something
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	blame

coil

225

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	brink; edge
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

coinage

226

	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	coins collectively

coincident

227

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	cylindrical container
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	concerning; simultaneous

collapse

228

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	breakdown; failure
	an expert who gives advice
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

collective

229

	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	conduct; manner

collide

230

	component or part; citizen, voter
	bump; hit; conflict
	aspiration
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

collision

231

	adapt; regulate
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	confront; oppose

colloquialism

232

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	be broadcast on television or radio
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

colonel

233

	a commissioned military officer
	compute; determine; estimate
	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	creek; stream

combination

234

	courtesy towards women
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	blend; union
	complete; consummate; make perfect

combine

235

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	brink; edge
	blend; fuse; merge
	compute; determine; estimate

combustible

236

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	compression

combustion

237

	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	classify; sort
	act of burning something
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

comet

238

	an object that goes around the sun
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	act of being present

comical

239

	assign; distribute according to plan
	arousing or provoking laughter
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

commander

240

	change; transformation
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	chief; leader
	cleverness; magnificence

commentary

241

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	amazed; surprised
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

commentator

242

	achievement; fulfillment
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	advise; suggest
	abbreviation

committed

243

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	dedicated; devoted
	associate; join
	credit; faith

communication

244

	a commissioned military officer
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	adjustment; measurement
	complication

compact

245

	bump; hit; conflict
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	blend; fuse; merge
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

compaction

246

	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	competing as for profit or prize
	an increase in the density of something

companion

247

	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	associate; partner
	confederate; partner; collaborator

compete

248

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	contest; fight
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	amazed; surprised

competent

249

	capable; adept
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	causing or characterized by addiction

competitiveness

250

	background; setting
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

complacence

251

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	awake; alert
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

complement

252

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	change something into another form; transform

complex

253

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	compact

complexity

254

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	complication
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

complicated

255

	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	component or part; citizen, voter
	diagnose; examine

compound

257

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase

compress

258

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	any object that can be used to hold things

compressed

259

	compact
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	amazed; surprised
	assign; distribute according to plan

compression

260

	bump; hit; conflict
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

compromise

261

	bribery; fraud
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	acknowledge; admit
	an aggressive willingness to compete

computation

262

	beg pardon
	calculation
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

concede

263

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	causing or characterized by addiction
	conductor of a band

conceive

264

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

conception

265

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	courtesy towards women
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

conceptual

266

	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

concerto

267

	abbreviation
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	brink; edge

concise

268

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	circumstance
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	demand for something as rightful or due

conclusive

270

	act of accepting with approval
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	composition; order
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	act of being present
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

condemnation

272

	component or part; citizen, voter
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	blame
	breaking of contract or duty

condensation

273

	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	compression
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

condense

274

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

conduct

275

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	cell; compartment; room

conductor

276

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	any object that can be used to hold things
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

cone

277

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	decay; erosion
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

confederacy

278

	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
	awake; alert
	alliance
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

confederate

279

	able to pay for
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	ally; form a group or unite
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

confer

280

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

confess

281

	act of being present
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	acknowledge; admit

confident

282

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	assign; distribute according to plan
	cell; compartment; room

configuration

283

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

confirmation

284

	additional proof that something that was believed
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	bump; hit; conflict
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

confluence

285

	competing as for profit or prize
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

conform

286

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	curator; guardian
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

conformity

287

	credit; faith
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	covering; umbrella
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	assert; confirm

congenial

289

	ambition; longing
	compatible
	act of being present
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

conglomerate

290

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	beg pardon
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

congratulation

291

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	ambitious; enthusiastic
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

congregate

292

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	assemble; convene; gather
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

conifer

293

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	associate; partner
	certificate; warrant
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

conjecture

294

	aloft; flying; in the air
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

conscientious

295

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	abbreviation
	courtesy towards women

conscious

296

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	awake; alert
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	blend; union

conservatism

297

	any small compartment
	alliance
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	background; setting

consideration

298

	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	considerate and thoughtful act
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

consonant

299

	compatible; harmonious
	adapt; regulate
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	a professional cook

consort

300

	contestant you hope to defeat
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	associate; join
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

consortium

301

	an object that goes around the sun
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	care; being attentive to possible danger

constellation

302

	breaking of contract or duty
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

constituent

303

	component or part; citizen, voter
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	dedicated; devoted
	beg pardon

construction

304

	act of constructing or building something
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

consultant

305

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	an expert who gives advice
	confederate; partner; collaborator
	controvertible; disputable

consume

306

	aspiration
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	devour; eat
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

container

307

	any object that can be used to hold things
	act of burning something
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

contender

308

	any object that can be used to hold things
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	contestant you hope to defeat
	cleverness; magnificence

contention

309

	ally; form a group or unite
	competing as for profit or prize
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	certainly; undoubtedly

context

310

	approach; entry; entrance
	circumstance
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	devour; eat

continental

311

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

contour

312

	configuration; outline
	aspiration
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	adjustment; measurement

contract

313

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	compute; determine; estimate

contraction

314

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	biography or story written by yourself
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

contradict

315

	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	confront; oppose
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

contrast

316

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	any object that can be used to hold things
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

controversial

317

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	controvertible; disputable
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

controversy

318

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	contentious speech act; argument
	congest; jam
	achieve or accomplish; gain

conventional

319

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

converge

320

	confront; oppose
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	awake; alert
	credit; faith

conversational

321

	conservative; careful
	contradict; give a false impression
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

converse

322

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	an aggressive willingness to compete

conversion

323

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	change; transformation
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	designate; nominate

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	access; method

converter

325

	calculation
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	curator; guardian
	a physicist who studies astronomy

convex

326

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	building that houses judicial courts
	causing or characterized by addiction
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

convinced

327

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	certain, sure
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	causing or characterized by addiction

coop

328

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	applaud; announce with great approval

coordinate

329

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

core

330

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	act of burning something
	act of constructing or building something

cornet

331

	act of constructing or building something
	clothing; dress
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

corps

332

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

correspond

333

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	compatible
	air
	act of accepting with approval

corresponding

334

	accompanying
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	associate; partner

corrode

335

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

corrosion

336

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	decay; erosion
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another

corruption

337

	climb; mount
	blame; condemn
	bribery; fraud
	devour; eat

counsel

338

	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	cleverness; magnificence
	advise; suggest
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

courthouse

340

	cell; compartment; room
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a professional cook
	building that houses judicial courts

courtship

341

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	ambition; longing
	diagnose; examine
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

cowhand

342

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cozy

343

	comfortable; relaxing
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	bump; hit; conflict
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

crab

344

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

crack

345

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	any object that can be used to hold things
	conduct; manner
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

crater

346

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

credence

347

	credit; faith
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

credential

348

	certificate; warrant
	associate; partner
	about; roughly
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

credit

349

	assert; confirm
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

creditor

350

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	associate; join
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

crimson

351

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	bloody
	associate; join
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

crosscut

352

	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	chief; leader
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

crumble

353

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	benevolent; kind; humane
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

crystalline

354

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	covered with beads of liquid
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

crystallization

355

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	a commissioned military officer
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

crystallize

356

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	able to pay for

cubism

357

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	blame; condemn
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

cucumber

358

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

culture

359

	be full of; be plentiful
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	certain, sure

cupboard

360

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	bump; hit; conflict
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

curious

361

	climb; mount
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	an expert who gives advice
	clump; cluster; gathering

curriculum

362

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	course; program
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	aloft; flying; in the air

custodian

363

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	contradict; give a false impression
	curator; guardian

cylinder

364

	be broadcast on television or radio
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	a professional cook
	cylindrical container

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