ESL ACT Vocabulary| Match Practice

ESL ACT Vocabulary

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

ability

	causing or characterized by addiction
	capacity; skill
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a small room or cabinet used for storage space

ablaze

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	controvertible; disputable
	burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
	confront; oppose

abolish

	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolitionist

	compatible; harmonious
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	demand for something as rightful or due
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman

abound

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	be full of; be plentiful
	assign; distribute according to plan

abrupt

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	act of accepting with approval
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

absorb

	bribery; fraud
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

academician

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	awake; alert
	composition; order

access

	approach; entry; entrance
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	contestant you hope to defeat
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

accessibility

	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
	change something into another form; transform
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

accessory

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	astonish; affect with wonder

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	church; temple
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

accompaniment

	be broadcast on television or radio
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	act of accompanying someone or something
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

accompanying

	awake; alert
	clothing; dress
	attendant; concomitant
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

accomplishment

	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	achievement; fulfillment
	abbreviation

accordion

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	church; temple
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

account

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	confront; oppose
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

accredit

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	applaud; announce with great approval

accuse

	blame; condemn
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	attendant; concomitant
	course; program

acquisition

	chief; serving as an essential component
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

acronym

	alliance
	abbreviation
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

addict

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	comparable; similar or alike
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

addictive

	cool; freeze
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	causing or characterized by addiction
	composition; order

additive

	addition; supplement
	associate; join
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	classify; sort

adjacent

	an increase in the density of something
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjoin

	aloft; flying; in the air
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	credit; faith

adjust

	creek; stream
	adapt; regulate
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	definitive; decisive; final

adobe

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

adolescent

	compact
	adjustment; measurement
	contentious speech act; argument
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adopt

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

adoption

	act of accepting with approval
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	cylindrical container
	courtesy towards women

advent

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	correction; revision
	contestant you hope to defeat

affiliate

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	associate; incorporate
	compatible; harmonious
	change; transformation

affirm

	certificate; warrant
	devour; eat
	contestant you hope to defeat
	assert; confirm

affliction

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

affordable

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	able to pay for
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

agitation

	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	climb; mount

air

	cleverness; magnificence
	be broadcast on television or radio
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	courtesy towards women

airborne

	climb; mount
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	aloft; flying; in the air

alignment

	arrangement; association; alliance
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	creek; stream
	act of constructing or building something

allocate

	cleverness; magnificence
	background; setting
	cylindrical container
	assign; distribute according to plan

alloy

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

ally

	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	compatible; harmonious
	confederate; partner; collaborator

aloof

	courtesy towards women
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	cold
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

amaze

	astonish; affect with wonder
	blend; fuse; merge
	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	culture

amazing

	definitive; decisive; final
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

ambition

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	aspiration
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

ambitious

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	chief; serving as an essential component
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

amend

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	cleverness; magnificence
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

amendment

	capable; adept
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	correction; revision

amplification

	attack; onslaught
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
	conservative; careful

amplify

	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	designate; nominate
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

analogous

	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	attack; onslaught
	comparable; similar or alike
	care; being attentive to possible danger

analyze

	background; setting
	cleverness; magnificence
	diagnose; examine
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

anatomy

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	cool; freeze
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

ancestral

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	decay; erosion
	alliance

annex

	ally; form a group or unite
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	acknowledge; admit
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

annihilate

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	decay; erosion
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

annoying

	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	adjustment; measurement
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

antedate

	access; method
	be earlier in time; go back further
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	conservative; careful

anthology

	complication
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	competing as for profit or prize
	book of literary selections by various authors

antibiotic

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	cold
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

anticipate

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	act of being present

antique

	cleverness; magnificence
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	clump; cluster; gathering

apologize

	brightly; radiantly
	an increase in the density of something
	dedicated; devoted
	beg pardon

appeal

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	be earlier in time; go back further

appealing

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	benevolent; kind; humane
	attractive; charming

appetite

	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

applaud

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

applicant

	ambitious; enthusiastic
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	candidate
	composition for orchestra and a soloist

application

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	approach; entry; entrance
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

appoint

	designate; nominate
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

appraisal

	conductor of a band
	change something into another form; transform
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	dedicated; devoted

appreciable

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	considerable; perceptible
	book of literary selections by various authors
	an increase in the density of something

appreciate

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	definitive; decisive; final
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	about; roughly

approach

	access; method
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry

appropriate

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	component or part; citizen, voter
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	contest; fight

approximate

	complication
	approach; come near
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

approximately

	about; roughly
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

aquatic

	demand for something as rightful or due
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

arc

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

arduous

	chief; serving as an essential component
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

armory

	awake; alert
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

arrangement

	cell; compartment; room
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	contest; fight
	composition; order

ascend

	configuration; outline
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	climb; mount
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

ascending

	courtesy towards women
	calculation
	climbing; rising
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

asphyxiate

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	approach; come near
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	a commissioned military officer

aspiration

	certain, sure
	ambition; longing
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

aspiring

	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	ambitious; enthusiastic

assault

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	attack; onslaught
	climbing; rising

assemblage

	congest; jam
	access; method
	a group of persons together in one place
	comparable; similar or alike

assert

	bloody
	attendant; concomitant
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

assess

	dedicated; devoted
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

assessment

	assert; confirm
	diagnose; examine
	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

assistance

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

assuredly

	act of constructing or building something
	certainly; undoubtedly
	dedicated; devoted
	access; method

astonished

	an expert who gives advice
	a group of persons together in one place
	amazed; surprised
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

astound

	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	biography or story written by yourself
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	capacity; skill

astronomer

100

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	a physicist who studies astronomy
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

astronomy

101

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

atmosphere

102

	air
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	ambitious; enthusiastic

atom

103

	contest; fight
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
	able to pay for

attachment

104

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	considerate and thoughtful act

attain

105

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	adjustment; measurement
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

attend

106

	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

attendance

107

	act of being present
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

attendant

108

	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	causing or characterized by addiction
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

attention

109

	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

attire

110

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	ambition; longing
	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	clothing; dress

attraction

111

	breaking of contract or duty
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

attractive

112

	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	act of being present
	act of accepting with approval

auditorium

113

	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	assemble; convene; gather
	compatible
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

autobiography

114

	certificate; warrant
	biography or story written by yourself
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

available

115

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

avocation

116

	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	course; program
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

awkward

117

	arrangement; association; alliance
	calculation
	devour; eat
	difficult to handle or manage

backdrop

118

	background; setting
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	diagnose; examine

balance

119

	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences

ballet

120

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
	applaud; announce with great approval
	bribery; fraud

bandmaster

121

	conductor of a band
	compatible
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

bang

122

	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	assign; distribute according to plan

bankrupt

123

	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	cause to become financially ruin; ruin
	credit; faith
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

bar

124

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	contest; fight
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

barbecue

125

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	blend; fuse; merge
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

barn

126

	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	bloody
	controvertible; disputable
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

baroque

127

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	component or part; citizen, voter

barren

128

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

basement

129

	approach; come near
	cellar; storage room
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

basin

130

	controvertible; disputable
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	calculation
	abbreviation

beaded

131

	covered with beads of liquid
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	confederate; partner; collaborator

behavior

132

	conduct; manner
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
	building that houses judicial courts
	comparable; similar or alike

beleaguer

133

	besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

belie

134

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	assigning to a class or category
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	contradict; give a false impression

bellows

135

	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

benefit

136

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

betray

137

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

bicameral

138

	an increase in the density of something
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	bump; hit; conflict

biography

139

	chief; serving as an essential component
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	courtesy towards women
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

bison

140

	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
	brightly; radiantly
	associate; incorporate
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

blame

141

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	correction; revision
	inherited or inheritable by established rules

blaze

142

	culture
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	brink; edge

bleak

143

	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

blend

144

	course; program
	attendant; concomitant
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

blight

145

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

bluff

146

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	direct and outspoken but good-natured

blush

147

	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	astonish; affect with wonder
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

board

148

	a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	arousing or provoking laughter

bold

149

	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	calculation
	diagnose; examine

bonanza

150

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

boom

151

	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	church; temple

boon

152

	chief; serving as an essential component
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	breakdown; failure
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

boundless

153

	comfortable; relaxing
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	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
	change something into another form; transform
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	congest; jam

breach

155

	climb; mount
	breaking of contract or duty
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

breath

156

	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

brilliance

157

	cleverness; magnificence
	cell; compartment; room
	decay; erosion
	aspiration

brilliantly

158

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	brightly; radiantly
	contestant you hope to defeat

brim

159

	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	brink; edge

bronze

160

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

brook

161

	clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	creek; stream
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

bunch

162

	close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	clump; cluster; gathering
	certainly; undoubtedly

buzz

163

	conduct; manner
	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

buzzer

164

	a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
	awake; alert
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

bypass

165

	devour; eat
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

cabinetmaker

166

	act of accompanying someone or something
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	astonish; affect with wonder

calculate

167

	cool; freeze
	compute; determine; estimate
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

calibration

168

	adjustment; measurement
	cool; freeze
	cleverness; magnificence
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

cancellation

169

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

canopy

170

	confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	covering; umbrella
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

canyon

171

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

cardinal

172

	aloft; flying; in the air
	chief; serving as an essential component
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

carve

173

	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	cut; sculpt
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a group of persons together in one place

carving

174

	comparable; similar or alike
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	brightly; radiantly
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

cassette

175

	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	an expert who gives advice

cast

176

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

casting

177

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

catalyst

178

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	devour; eat
	approach; come near
	acknowledge; admit

catastrophe

179

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	covering; umbrella
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	coins collectively

catching

180

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	assemble; convene; gather
	clothing; dress

categorize

181

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	classify; sort
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

caterpillar

182

	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	ambition; longing
	certificate; warrant
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

cathedral

183

	aloft; flying; in the air
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
	church; temple

caution

184

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	achievement; fulfillment
	controvertible; disputable
	approach; entry; entrance

cautious

185

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	conservative; careful
	clump; cluster; gathering
	being or concerning or limited to a continent

cavern

186

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

celebrity

187

	an aggressive willingness to compete
	a widely known person
	causing or characterized by addiction
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

cell

188

	any small compartment
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	adapt; regulate
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

chagrin

189

	clothing; dress
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	courtesy towards women
	chief; serving as an essential component

chamber

190

	cell; compartment; room
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	an increase in the density of something
	be full of; be plentiful

charcoal

191

	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

charitable

192

	benevolent; kind; humane
	accompanying
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

checkout

193

	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	considerate and thoughtful act

chef

194

	a professional cook
	cold
	compression
	configuration; outline

chill

195

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	cool; freeze
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

chilly

196

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	compatible; harmonious
	a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
	cold

chivalry

197

	courtesy towards women
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
	contradict; give a false impression

choir

198

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	assured; having or marked by assurance

choke

199

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	candidate
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	a physicist who studies astronomy

chop

200

	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	a group of persons together in one place

chord

201

	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	awesome; astounding; surprising
	activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

chore

202

	classify; sort
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

choreography

203

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	blend; union

chorus

204

	breakdown; failure
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

chromosphere

205

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	capacity; skill

chronological

206

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

cider

207

	beverage made from juice pressed from apples
	causing or characterized by addiction
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	an expert who gives advice

civility

208

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	an increase in the density of something
	counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

civilization

209

	culture
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	clump; cluster; gathering
	contestant you hope to defeat

claim

210

	demand for something as rightful or due
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	chief; serving as an essential component
	credit; faith

clam

211

	be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	chief; serving as an essential component
	awake; alert

clap

212

	assign; distribute according to plan
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	brink; edge

classification

213

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation
	causing or characterized by addiction
	assigning to a class or category

classify

214

	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clergy

215

	combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	beg pardon

clergyman

216

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	aloft; flying; in the air

clip

217

	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	blend; union
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

clog

218

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	congest; jam
	courtesy towards women
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

clumsy

219

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	cold
	considerable; perceptible

clutch

220

	contentious speech act; argument
	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

coalesce

221

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	clothing; dress
	diagnose; examine
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

codify

222

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

coherent

223

	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	advise; suggest
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

cohesive

224

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	difficult to handle or manage
	conductor of a band
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

coil

225

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	demand for something as rightful or due
	confederate; partner; collaborator

coinage

226

	difficult to analyze or understand
	coins collectively
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	benevolent; kind; humane

coincident

227

	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	bribery; fraud
	concerning; simultaneous
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel

collapse

228

	act of constructing or building something
	an increase in the density of something
	breakdown; failure
	assert; confirm

collective

229

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	access; method
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

collide

230

	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	bump; hit; conflict
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	complication

collision

231

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	approach; entry; entrance
	act of accompanying someone or something
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

colloquialism

232

	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

colonel

233

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	astonish; affect with wonder
	a commissioned military officer

combination

234

	blend; union
	arousing or provoking laughter
	addition; supplement
	assign the roles of; choose at random

combine

235

	blend; fuse; merge
	compact
	ambition; longing
	confederate; partner; collaborator

combustible

236

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	act of burning something
	attack; onslaught
	chief; leader

combustion

237

	a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
	act of burning something
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

comet

238

	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	an object that goes around the sun

comical

239

	arousing or provoking laughter
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

commander

240

	approach; come near
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	chief; leader
	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

commentary

241

	additional proof that something that was believed
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	certainly; undoubtedly

commentator

242

	capacity; skill
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

committed

243

	dedicated; devoted
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

communication

244

	an object that goes around the sun
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

compact

245

	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
	covered with beads of liquid
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

compaction

246

	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	an increase in the density of something
	arousing or provoking laughter
	apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

companion

247

	associate; partner
	candidate
	cut; sculpt
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

compete

248

	contest; fight
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

competent

249

	demand for something as rightful or due
	associate; partner
	capable; adept
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

competitiveness

250

	confederate; partner; collaborator
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

complacence

251

	detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	access; method
	arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

complement

252

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	bothersome; troublesome; irritating
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	care; being attentive to possible danger

complex

253

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	correction; revision
	narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

complexity

254

	advise; suggest
	congest; jam
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	complication

complicated

255

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	demand for something as rightful or due
	difficult to analyze or understand

complication

256

	compact
	complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	designate; nominate
	alliance

compound

257

	blame; condemn
	a commissioned military officer
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

compress

258

	cell; compartment; room
	definitive; decisive; final
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

compressed

259

	accompanying
	compact
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

compression

260

	abbreviation
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

compromise

261

	instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	change something into another form; transform
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

computation

262

	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
	calculation
	ally; form a group or unite

concede

263

	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	be full of; be plentiful
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	chief; serving as an essential component

conceive

264

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

conception

265

	act of being present
	course; program
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

conceptual

266

	a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

concerto

267

	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	comfortable; relaxing
	ambitious; enthusiastic

concise

268

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

conciseness

269

	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
	approach; tend to meet; come together

conclusive

270

	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	correction; revision
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	definitive; decisive; final

condemn

271

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

condemnation

272

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	blame
	building that houses judicial courts
	being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

condensation

273

	compression
	background; setting
	congest; jam
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

condense

274

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

conduct

275

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

conductor

276

	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

cone

277

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

confederacy

278

	alliance
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

confederate

279

	authorize; commission; give credit for
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	ally; form a group or unite

confer

280

	a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
	aloft; flying; in the air
	conservative; careful
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

confess

281

	acknowledge; admit
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water

confident

282

	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	assured; having or marked by assurance

configuration

283

	attractive; charming
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

confirmation

284

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	additional proof that something that was believed
	cold
	arrangement; association; alliance

confluence

285

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	conservative; careful
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

conform

286

	chief; leader
	aloft; flying; in the air
	compact
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

conformity

287

	behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
	an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
	colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

confront

288

	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	complete; consummate; make perfect

congenial

289

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	compatible

conglomerate

290

	bribery; fraud
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

congratulation

291

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	a commissioned military officer
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congregate

292

	contestant you hope to defeat
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
	assemble; convene; gather

conifer

293

	act of accepting with approval
	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	authorize; commission; give credit for
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

conjecture

294

	assign the roles of; choose at random
	be broadcast on television or radio
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

conscientious

295

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	awake; alert

conscious

296

	awake; alert
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	classify; sort

conservatism

297

	calculation
	a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

consideration

298

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	considerate and thoughtful act
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
	congest; jam

consonant

299

	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	compatible; harmonious

consort

300

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	associate; join
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

consortium

301

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

constellation

302

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
	bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

constituent

303

	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	diagnose; examine
	boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
	component or part; citizen, voter

construction

304

	act of constructing or building something
	complication
	an object that goes around the sun
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

consultant

305

	capable; adept
	an expert who gives advice
	bloody
	be present at; go to; take care of; tend

consume

306

	covered with beads of liquid
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	devour; eat
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

container

307

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	any object that can be used to hold things

contender

308

	a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
	contestant you hope to defeat
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

contention

309

	competing as for profit or prize
	choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
	a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

context

310

	contestant you hope to defeat
	circumstance
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	breaking of contract or duty

continental

311

	composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
	contentious speech act; argument
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

contour

312

	contradict; give a false impression
	composition for orchestra and a soloist
	compression
	configuration; outline

contract

313

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	acknowledge; admit
	cylindrical container

contraction

314

	estimate value; judge worth of something
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	coins collectively
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

contradict

315

	confront; oppose
	deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
	cool; freeze
	be full of; be plentiful

contrast

316

	care; being attentive to possible danger
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

controversial

317

	cleverness; magnificence
	controvertible; disputable
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape

controversy

318

	adapt; regulate
	an increase in the density of something
	contentious speech act; argument
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

conventional

319

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	act of accompanying someone or something
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	contradict; give a false impression

converge

320

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	course; program
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	chief; leader

conversational

321

	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	considerate and thoughtful act
	bloody

converse

322

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	applaud; announce with great approval
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

conversion

323

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	climbing; rising
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	change; transformation

convert

324

	change something into another form; transform
	act of constructing or building something
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	a commissioned military officer

converter

325

	considerate and thoughtful act
	component or part; citizen, voter
	advise; suggest
	a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

convex

326

	attack; onslaught
	conservative; careful
	chief; serving as an essential component
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

convinced

327

	act of being present
	certain, sure
	arousing or provoking laughter
	beverage made from juice pressed from apples

coop

328

	compute; determine; estimate
	conduct; manner
	barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

coordinate

329

	arousing or provoking laughter
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	definitive; decisive; final

core

330

	circumstance
	covered with beads of liquid
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

cornet

331

	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
	climbing; rising
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape

corps

332

	act of accepting with approval
	an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

correspond

333

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
	culture
	assign the roles of; choose at random

corresponding

334

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	accompanying

corrode

335

	approach; tend to meet; come together
	background; setting
	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

corrosion

336

	difficult to handle or manage
	covered with beads of liquid
	decay; erosion
	a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

corruption

337

	bribery; fraud
	certainly; undoubtedly
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

counsel

338

	definitive; decisive; final
	adjustment; measurement
	about; roughly
	advise; suggest

couple

339

	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

courthouse

340

	act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
	attractive; charming
	building that houses judicial courts
	blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

courtship

341

	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

cowhand

342

	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
	configuration; outline
	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

cozy

343

	clump; cluster; gathering
	comfortable; relaxing
	inherited or inheritable by established rules
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

crab

344

	ambition; longing
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

crack

345

	considerable; perceptible
	any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

crater

346

	courtesy towards women
	a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

credence

347

	credit; faith
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	accompanying
	approach; tend to meet; come together

credential

348

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	certificate; warrant
	narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

credit

349

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

creditor

350

	ambition; longing
	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	alliance
	conductor of a band

crimson

351

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a group of persons together in one place
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	bloody

crosscut

352

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one

crumble

353

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	bloody
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

crystalline

354

	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	demand for something as rightful or due
	consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

crystallization

355

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
	a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
	contest; fight

crystallize

356

	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
	assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
	a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

cubism

357

	direct and outspoken but good-natured
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	designate; nominate
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cucumber

358

	activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

culture

359

	contest; fight
	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

cupboard

360

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	ambition; longing
	any small compartment
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

curious

361

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	an object that goes around the sun
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	addition; supplement

curriculum

362

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	associate; partner
	course; program
	believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

custodian

363

	curator; guardian
	covered with beads of liquid
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

cylinder

364

	a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
	cylindrical container
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

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