Barron GRE Vocabulary| Match Practice

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abase

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abash

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abate

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

abbreviate

	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

abdicate

	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

aberrant

	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	state without proof; assert to be true

abet

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

abeyance

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

abhor

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

abject

	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

abjure

	able to live both on land and in water
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

ablution

	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abnegation

	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

abode

	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

abolish

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

abominable

	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	applaud; announce with great approval

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

abortive

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abrasive

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm

abridge

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	book of literary selections by various authors
	written statement made under oath

abrogate

	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

absolute

	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

absolve

	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

abstemious

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstinence

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

abstract

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	nook; small, recessed section of a room

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

abusive

	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	comment; make explanatory notes

abut

	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

abysmal

	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

abyss

	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

academic

	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

accede

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accelerate

	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

accessible

	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accessory

	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

acclaim

	applaud; announce with great approval
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

acclimate

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity

	upward slope, as of hill
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

accolade

	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

accommodate

	bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

accomplice

	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

accord

	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

accost

	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

accretion

	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

accrue

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

acerbity

	applaud; announce with great approval
	bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

acetic

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

acidulous

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

acknowledge

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

acme

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

acne

	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

acoustics

	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

acquiesce

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	assent; agree without protesting
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

acquittal

	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

acrid

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

acrimonious

	abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

acrophobia

	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

actuarial

	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
	able to live both on land and in water
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	put into motion or action; activate
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

acuity

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

acumen

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

acute

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

adage

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

adamant

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

adapt

	declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

addendum

	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	state without proof; assert to be true
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

addiction

	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom

addle

	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

adhere

	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

adherent

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adjacent

	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	applaud; announce with great approval
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

adjunct

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	applaud; announce with great approval

admonish

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

adorn

	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

adroit

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adulation

	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

adulterate

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	unclear or doubtful in meaning

advent

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

adventitious

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

adversary

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	moved by sexual love; loving
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

adverse

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

adversity

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

advocacy

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	comparable; similar or alike

advocate

	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
	partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

aesthetic

	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

affable

	able to live both on land and in water
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	easily approachable; warmly friendly
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

affected

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

affidavit

	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	written statement made under oath
	repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

affiliation

	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society

affinity

	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

affirmation

	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

affliction

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

affluence

	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	easily approachable; warmly friendly

affront

	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

agenda

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

agglomeration

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	having human form or characteristics

aggrandize

100

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggregate

101

	rubbing away; tending to grind down
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

aghast

102

	unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agility

103

	support; active pleading on behalf of something
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate

104

	having properties of vinegar; sour
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agnostic

105

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

agrarian

106

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	applaud; announce with great approval

alacrity

107

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

alchemy

108

	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	convenient features; courtesies
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

alcove

109

	renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

alias

110

	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

alienate

111

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	state without proof; assert to be true

alimentary

112

	wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

alimony

113

	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

allay

114

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	written statement made under oath

allege

115

	state without proof; assert to be true
	the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

allegiance

116

	one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	having properties of vinegar; sour
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

allegory

117

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	assign; distribute according to plan
	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

alleviate

118

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

alliteration

119

	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

120

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	assign; distribute according to plan
	apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
	act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place

alloy

121

	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

allude

122

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allure

123

	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa

aloft

124

	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
	in or into a high place; high or higher up

altercation

125

	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

altruistic

126

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

amalgamate

127

	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

amass

128

	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	applaud; announce with great approval
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses

ambidextrous

129

	something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	assent; agree without protesting
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience

130

	assign; distribute according to plan
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

ambiguous

131

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation

ambivalence

132

	muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

amble

133

	able to live both on land and in water
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

ambrosia

134

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

ambulatory

135

	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ambush

136

	having human form or characteristics
	disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

ameliorate

137

	let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

amenable

138

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	written statement made under oath
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

amend

139

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	comparable; similar or alike
	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

amenities

140

	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	convenient features; courtesies
	abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

amiable

141

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	comparable; similar or alike
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

amicable

142

	nook; small, recessed section of a room
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

amiss

143

	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses

amity

144

	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amnesia

145

	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amnesty

146

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
	suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

amoral

147

	collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
	assign; distribute according to plan
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

amorous

148

	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

149

	formless; lacking shape or definition
	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

amphibian

150

	able to live both on land and in water
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
	easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

amphitheater

151

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise

ample

152

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	struck by shock, terror, or amazement

amputate

153

	convenient features; courtesies
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty

amulet

154

	cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm

analgesic

155

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

analogous

156

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	comparable; similar or alike
	rubbing away; tending to grind down

analogy

157

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

anarchist

158

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anarchy

159

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	able to live both on land and in water

anathema

160

	one who studies history and science of mankind
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	book of literary selections by various authors

ancestry

161

	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

anchor

162

	particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

ancillary

163

	serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdote

164

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anemia

165

	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

anesthetic

166

	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
	substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

anguish

167

	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	capable of using either hand with equal ease

angular

168

	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

animated

169

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

animosity

170

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
	renounce upon oath; abandon forever

animus

171

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annals

172

	chronological record of the events of successive years
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	put into motion or action; activate
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

annex

173

	append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
	agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

annihilate

174

	serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

annotate

175

	pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
	comment; make explanatory notes
	humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

annuity

176

	refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

annul

177

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne

178

	state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

anoint

179

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	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.

anomalous

180

	comment; make explanatory notes
	slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

anomaly

181

	irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

anonymity

182

	increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
	make or become better; improve; grow better
	state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

antagonism

183

	items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antecede

184

	bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	formless; lacking shape or definition
	precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

antecedents

185

	make or become better; improve; grow better
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

antediluvian

186

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

anthem

187

	sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	capable of using either hand with equal ease
	applaud; announce with great approval
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

anthology

188

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	book of literary selections by various authors
	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

anthropoid

189

	abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

anthropologist

190

	state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
	one who studies history and science of mankind
	convenient features; courtesies

anthropomorphic

191

	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	having human form or characteristics
	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

anticlimax

192

	cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

antidote

193

	medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
	in or into a high place; high or higher up
	perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

antipathy

194

	object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

antiquated

195

	having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
	assign; distribute according to plan
	too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

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