Barron GRE Vocabulary| Match Practice

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abase

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	state without proof; assert to be true
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

abash

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society

abate

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

abbreviate

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abdicate

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant

	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

abet

	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhor

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	chronological record of the events of successive years

abject

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

abjure

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

ablution

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	moved by sexual love; loving
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

abnegation

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

abode

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

abominable

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	convenient features; courtesies

aboriginal

	comment; make explanatory notes
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive

abortive

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

abrasive

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	assign; distribute according to plan

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abrogate

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	applaud; announce with great approval
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

abscond

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

absolute

	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

absolve

	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

abstemious

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstinence

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

abstract

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

abstruse

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

abusive

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

abut

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abysmal

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

abyss

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	upward slope, as of hill
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

academic

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

accede

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	assign; distribute according to plan
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

accelerate

	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

accessible

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

accessory

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

acclaim

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	applaud; announce with great approval
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

acclimate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

acclivity

	state without proof; assert to be true
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	upward slope, as of hill
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

accolade

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

accommodate

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

accomplice

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	comparable; similar or alike

accord

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	comparable; similar or alike

accost

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accretion

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	chronological record of the events of successive years

accrue

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

acerbity

	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

acetic

	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

acidulous

	convenient features; courtesies
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

acknowledge

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

acme

	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

acne

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

acoustics

	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	comment; make explanatory notes

acquiesce

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	assent; agree without protesting
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

acquittal

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	assign; distribute according to plan
	convenient features; courtesies
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

acrid

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

acrimonious

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acrophobia

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actuarial

	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

actuate

	able to live both on land and in water
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	put into motion or action; activate

acuity

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

acumen

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

acute

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

adage

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

adamant

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

adapt

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

addendum

	able to live both on land and in water
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

addiction

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

addle

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

adhere

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

adherent

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	assign; distribute according to plan
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adjacent

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

adjunct

	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

admonish

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

adorn

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	book of literary selections by various authors
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adroit

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

adulation

	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

adulterate

	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

advent

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	state without proof; assert to be true
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

adventitious

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

adversary

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adverse

	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

adversity

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality

advocacy

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

advocate

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	state without proof; assert to be true
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

aesthetic

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

affable

	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	assent; agree without protesting
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

affected

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm

affidavit

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	written statement made under oath
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

affiliation

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	comment; make explanatory notes
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

affinity

	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	moved by sexual love; loving
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

affirmation

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

affliction

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

affluence

	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

affront

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

agenda

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

agglomeration

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

aggrandize

100

	moved by sexual love; loving
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggregate

101

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	book of literary selections by various authors
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

aghast

102

	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

agility

103

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

104

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

agnostic

105

	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

agrarian

106

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

alacrity

107

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

alchemy

108

	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	chronological record of the events of successive years

alcove

109

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

alias

110

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

alienate

111

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

alimentary

112

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

alimony

113

	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

allay

114

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

allege

115

	state without proof; assert to be true
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

allegiance

116

	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

allegory

117

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

alleviate

118

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

alliteration

119

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

120

	assign; distribute according to plan
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

alloy

121

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

allude

122

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allure

123

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	comparable; similar or alike

aloft

124

	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

altercation

125

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

altruistic

126

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	having human form or characteristics
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

amalgamate

127

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass

128

	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	state without proof; assert to be true
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

ambidextrous

129

	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

ambience

130

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous

131

	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence

132

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	support; active pleading on behalf of something

amble

133

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

ambrosia

134

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

ambulatory

135

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	written statement made under oath
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

ambush

136

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

ameliorate

137

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

amenable

138

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

amend

139

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

amenities

140

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	having human form or characteristics
	assent; agree without protesting
	convenient features; courtesies

amiable

141

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

amicable

142

	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

amiss

143

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty

amity

144

	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

amnesia

145

	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

amnesty

146

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses

amoral

147

	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

amorous

148

	moved by sexual love; loving
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

amorphous

149

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

amphibian

150

	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater

151

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

ample

152

	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

amputate

153

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

amulet

154

	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	moved by sexual love; loving

analgesic

155

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous

156

	comparable; similar or alike
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

analogy

157

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	one who studies history and science of mankind

anarchist

158

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

anarchy

159

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

anathema

160

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

ancestry

161

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	moved by sexual love; loving
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

anchor

162

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	state without proof; assert to be true
	assign; distribute according to plan

ancillary

163

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

anecdote

164

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

anemia

165

	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

anesthetic

166

	written statement made under oath
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	comparable; similar or alike
	upward slope, as of hill

anguish

167

	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering

angular

168

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

animated

169

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

animosity

170

	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate

animus

171

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

annals

172

	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	chronological record of the events of successive years
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

annex

173

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

annihilate

174

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

annotate

175

	able to live both on land and in water
	comment; make explanatory notes
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

annuity

176

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

annul

177

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

anodyne

178

	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

anoint

179

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

anomalous

180

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

anomaly

181

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymity

182

	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

antagonism

183

	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

antecede

184

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

antecedents

185

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	able to live both on land and in water
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

antediluvian

186

	having human form or characteristics
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

anthem

187

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

anthology

188

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	book of literary selections by various authors

anthropoid

189

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropologist

190

	book of literary selections by various authors
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

anthropomorphic

191

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	having human form or characteristics
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

anticlimax

192

	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

antidote

193

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

antipathy

194

	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

antiquated

195

	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

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