Difficult IELTS Words, Group 2

	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	dividing line; border; frontier

boycott

	summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power
	in the direction that the hands of a clock move
	over-regulated administrative system
	refrain from buying or using

brace

	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger
	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass

brashness

	the process of knowing
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman

breach

	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	dividing line; border; frontier
	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift
	a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

brisk

	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
	greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

browse

	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
	graze; skim or glance at casually

brush

	develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience

bulge

	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	refrain from buying or using
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

bumbler

	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift
	deeply loved or highly valued
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

bungalow

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	fastening device; firm grip
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic

buoyant

	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	accusation, a claim of wrongdoing
	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift

bureaucracy

	over-regulated administrative system
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	planned or accomplished together; combined
	causing mild fear

burgeon

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

burrow

	confront; oppose
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration

bustle

	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a stopping or discontinuance of action

bypass

	to avoid by using an alternative channel or route
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

calamity

	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
	bump; hit; conflict
	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

calcium

	silvery, moderately hard metallic element
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl

calorie

	quote; adduce as an instance
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree

canny

	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	careful; pleasant; shrewd
	involving direct observation of a patient
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

canteen

	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical

capsule

	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	bump; hit; conflict
	deeply loved or highly valued

caption

	over-regulated administrative system
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman

carcass

	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

cascade

	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

cast

	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl
	group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
	practice trickery or fraud; cheat
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding

catalogue

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	over-regulated administrative system
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item

catalyst

	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement

catastrophe

	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	in the direction that the hands of a clock move

caustic

	title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	quote; adduce as an instance

censor

	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	causing mild fear

centenary

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	the process of knowing
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

ceramic

	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	planned or accomplished together; combined
	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

certification

	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality

certify

	make up; form something
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	give certain information to; assure; make certain

cessation

	over-regulated administrative system
	give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	a stopping or discontinuance of action

chamber

	room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space
	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

characterize

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree

charge

	accusation, a claim of wrongdoing
	short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience
	system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
	graze; skim or glance at casually

chasm

	deep opening in the earth surface
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

chaste

	fastening device; firm grip
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	confront; oppose
	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest

chauffeur

	a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class
	involving direct observation of a patient
	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

cherished

	deeply loved or highly valued
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on

chilling

	room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space
	causing mild fear
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic

chisel

	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	practice trickery or fraud; cheat
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race

chore

	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain
	include; consist of; be composed of
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

chronological

	cause to come together formally
	include; consist of; be composed of
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

circulate

	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
	move around, as from person to person or place to place
	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

circumference

	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	competing as for profit or prize
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	refrain from buying or using

cite

	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	quote; adduce as an instance

clasp

	confront; oppose
	fastening device; firm grip
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

classify

	planned or accomplished together; combined
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl

clinical

	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	involving direct observation of a patient

clockwise

	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	in the direction that the hands of a clock move
	include; consist of; be composed of
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend

cluster

	competing as for profit or prize
	group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

coarse

	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	dividing line; border; frontier
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	following one after another without interruption; sequential

coax

	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery

codefendant

	competing as for profit or prize
	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

coed

	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	bump; hit; conflict
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

coeducation

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class
	system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

cognition

	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	the process of knowing

cognitive

	knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	deep opening in the earth surface

coherent

	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	dividing line; border; frontier

coil

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.

coincide

	group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	occur at the same time as; correspond
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

collaboration

	dividing line; border; frontier
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters

collide

	bump; hit; conflict

	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

collider

	opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; general agreement or concord
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on

combustible

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; general agreement or concord
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy

commemorate

	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	silvery, moderately hard metallic element

commend

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl

commodity

	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another

commonplace

	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

commute

	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

commuter

	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	include; consist of; be composed of
	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

comparable

	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

compatriot

	person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	over-regulated administrative system
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words

compel

	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree

compensate

	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	include; consist of; be composed of
	serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance

compete

	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business
	complete; consummate; make perfect

competence

	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

compile

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	quote; adduce as an instance
	a stopping or discontinuance of action
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

complement

	in the direction that the hands of a clock move
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	complete; consummate; make perfect

compliance

	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.

compose

	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item
	accusation, a claim of wrongdoing

composite

	to avoid by using an alternative channel or route
	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

compress

	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	competing as for profit or prize

comprise

	include; consist of; be composed of
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space

compulsory

	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	a stopping or discontinuance of action
	give certain information to; assure; make certain

compute

	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	careful; pleasant; shrewd
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

concerted

	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	deeply loved or highly valued
	planned or accomplished together; combined
	cause to come together formally

concise

	occur at the same time as; correspond
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	to avoid by using an alternative channel or route
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration

concoct

	digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface

concurrent

	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

condemn

	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	complete; consummate; make perfect

condense

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	planned or accomplished together; combined

condolence

	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race

confer

	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

confide

100

	serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business

configuration

101

	in the direction that the hands of a clock move
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality

confine

102

	graze; skim or glance at casually
	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	dividing line; border; frontier
	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

conform

103

	the process of knowing
	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement

congestion

104

	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard

congruent

105

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	careful; pleasant; shrewd
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding

conjure

106

	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item
	summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	reckon; make mathematical calculation

conscience

107

	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	deep opening in the earth surface

conscientious

108

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

conscious

109

	having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	fastening device; firm grip
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

consecutive

110

	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	following one after another without interruption; sequential

consensus

111

	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; general agreement or concord
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force

consequent

112

	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	a stopping or discontinuance of action
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass

conservation

113

	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race

conservatory

114

	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

conserve

115

	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste

consign

116

	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

consist

117

	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	make up; form something
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
	fastening device; firm grip

consolidate

118

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

conspicuous

119

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	refrain from buying or using
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

constituent

120

	component or part; citizen, voter
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness

constitute

121

	make up; form something
	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
	a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

constrain

122

	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy

constrict

123

	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing

construct

124

	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	careful; pleasant; shrewd

contaminate

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	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger

contemplate

126

	deeply loved or highly valued
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	quote; adduce as an instance
	arranged in order of time of occurrence

contend

127

	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	property of a continuous and connected period of time

contention

128

	competing as for profit or prize
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
	digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.

continuity

129

	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	property of a continuous and connected period of time
	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

contradict

130

	make up; form something
	confront; oppose
	silvery, moderately hard metallic element
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

contradiction

131

	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

contrive

132

	silvery, moderately hard metallic element
	component or part; citizen, voter
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

convene

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	planned or accomplished together; combined
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger
	room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space
	cause to come together formally

converge

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	quote; adduce as an instance
	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

converse

135

	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

conversely

136

	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	deep opening in the earth surface

cook

137

	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

correlate

138

	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care

correspond

139

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	silvery, moderately hard metallic element

correspondence

140

	the process of knowing
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

correspondent

141

	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	the process of knowing
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical

corresponding

142

	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest

	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	move around, as from person to person or place to place

corrode

143

	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

cortical

144

	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

cosmopolitan

145

	move around, as from person to person or place to place
	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

cosy

146

	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
	deep opening in the earth surface
	summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power

counterbalance

147

	deeply loved or highly valued
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic

counterpart

148

	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	graze; skim or glance at casually
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

couplet

149

	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class
	property of a continuous and connected period of time
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

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