GRE Big Book Words List| Match Practice

GRE Big Book Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abase

	a. concerning; simultaneous
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

abbess

	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.

abbey

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. a title of jesus
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind

abbot

	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	adj. wanting water.
	n. sharp and bitter manner

abdicate

	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

abdomen

	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

abdominal

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

abduction

	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. an ox.

abed

	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	adj. before noon.
	adv. in bed; on a bed.

aberration

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees

abet

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

abeyance

	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

abhorrence

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.

abhorrent

	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.

abidance

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	adj. cowardly.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. an abiding.

abject

	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

abjure

	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey

ablution

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	adj. withered.
	n. the act of rising.
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. an unprovoked attack.

abnormal

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.

abominable

	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

abominate

	v. to hate violently.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.

abomination

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

aboriginal

	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. a college student.
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

aborigines

	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

abrade

	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

abrasion

	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. scratch; friction
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	v. to make widely or generally known.

abridge

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

abridgment

	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

abrogate

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

abrupt

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. the act of rising.

abscess

	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	v. to hate violently.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

abscission

	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter

abscond

	v. blame; condemn
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

absence

	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. any strikingly great person or object.

absolution

	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people

absolve

	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

absorb

	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. proximity.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

absorption

	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

abstain

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

abstemious

	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	v. to unite.
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstinence

	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

abstruse

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

absurd

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	adj. tending to one point.

abundant

	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. refrain from buying or using
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abusive

	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

abut

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

abyss

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

academic

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.

academician

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

academy

	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accede

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud

accelerate

	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	v. to take when offered.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

access

	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. approach; entry; entrance

accessible

	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

accession

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

accessory

	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

acclaim

	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. to obtain the friendship of.

accommodate

	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

accompaniment

	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. an ox.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

accompanist

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. one who or that which accompanies.

accompany

	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

accomplice

	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

accomplish

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	v. associate; join
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.

accordion

	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	adj. before noon.

accost

	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	n. sulfur.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

account

	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	a. definitive; decisive; final

accouter

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	v. refrain from buying or using

accredit

	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	v. produce; give rise to

accumulate

	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

accuracy

	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

accurate

	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	v. refrain from buying or using
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

accursed

	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	v. to make the first attack.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. agreement.

accusation

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accusatory

	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. conversation.

accuse

	v. blame; condemn
	adj. corporeal.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

accustom

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

acerbity

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	v. to pass criticism or censure.

acetate

	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

acetic

	n. unrestricted power.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour

ache

	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

achillean

	prep. apart from.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	adj. invulnerable.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

achromatic

	adj. colorless,
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

acid

	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	v. to force into military service.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect

acidify

	v. to change into acid.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. proximity.

acknowledge

	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

acknowledgment

	v. to confuse.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. recognition.
	n. group of closely located islands

acme

	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	adj. capable of being conceived.

acoustic

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. to name in baptism.

acquaint

	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquiesce

	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. a tree.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

acquiescence

	n. passive consent.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	a. intended to confuse in an argument

acquit

	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. the act of rising.

acquittal

	adj. containing gold.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

acquittance

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

acreage

	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	adv. in bed; on a bed.

acrid

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive

acrimonious

	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

acrimony

100

	n. obsolescence.
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

actionable

101

	v. to await.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem

actuality

102

	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	n. any reality.
	n. sulfur.
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

actuary

103

	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.

actuate

104

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	v. put into motion or action; activate

acumen

105

	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

acute

106

	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

adamant

107

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

addendum

108

	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

addle

109

	a. awake; alert
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adduce

110

	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

adhere

111

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

adherence

112

	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. attachment.
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years

adherent

113

	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

adhesion

114

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

adieu

115

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	v. to force into military service.
	inter. good-by; farewell.

adjacency

116

	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. group of closely located islands
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.

adjacent

117

	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. to coagulate.

adjudge

118

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

adjunct

119

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. politeness.
	adj. auxiliary.

adjuration

120

	adv. once more.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. a vehement appeal.
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

adjutant

121

	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	adj. auxiliary.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

administrator

122

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

admissible

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	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.

admittance

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	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. part or division of poem of some length

admonish

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	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

admonition

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	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

ado

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	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

adoration

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	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

adroit

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	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. breaking of contract or duty

adulterant

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	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.

adulterate

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	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. madhouse.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

adumbrate

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	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. portion.

advent

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	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

adverse

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	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

adversity

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	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

advert

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	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

advertiser

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	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

advisory

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	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	a. having power to advice; containing advice

advocacy

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	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something

advocate

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	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

aerial

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	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

aeronaut

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	n. madhouse.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. obsolescence.

aeronautics

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	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	adj. containing gold.

aerostat

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	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	adj. opposed to human slavery.

aerostatics

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	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.

affable

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	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term

affect

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	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

affectation

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	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. portion.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

affiliate

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	v. associate; incorporate
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women

affirmative

150

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. an abiding.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

affix

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	n. greediness.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

affluence

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	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	adj. taking notice.

affront

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	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

afoot

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	adv. in progress.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

aforesaid

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	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	adj. before noon.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

afresh

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	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

afterthought

157

	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

agglomerate

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	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. to pile or heap together.

aggrandize

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	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. over-regulated administrative system

aggravate

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	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

aggravation

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	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

aggregate

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	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

aggress

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	n. that which nourishes.
	v. to make the first attack.
	v. to mean; signify.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

aggression

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	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	n. an unprovoked attack.

aggrieve

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	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. unrestricted power.
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

aghast

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	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. estrangement.

agile

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	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

agitate

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	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

agrarian

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	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

ailment

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	adj. withered.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

airy

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	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

akin

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	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	adj. low in tone or compass.

alabaster

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	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

alacrity

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	n. flood.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	v. to collect into a mass.

albeit

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	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. diversion.

albino

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	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

album

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	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

alchemy

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	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	adj. compassionate.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	adj. having or resembling human form.

alcohol

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	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

alcoholism

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	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.

alcove

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	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. estrangement.

alder

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	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

alderman

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	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

aldermanship

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	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.

alias

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	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

alien

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	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. group of closely located islands
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

alienable

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	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

alienate

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	a. awake; alert
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

alienation

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	v. to predict.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. estrangement.
	v. breakdown; failure

aliment

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	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. that which nourishes.

alkali

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	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

allay

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	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

allege

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	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.

allegory

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	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. proclamation.
	n. delusive speech.

alleviate

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	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. blessing.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

alley

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	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

alliance

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	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

allot

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	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

allotment

199

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. portion.

allude

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	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allusion

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	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

alluvion

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	n. flood.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

ally

203

	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	v. to make the first attack.

almanac

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	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason

aloof

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	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

altar

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	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

alter

207

	adj. saintly.
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert

alteration

208

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	adj. that may or can collapse.

altercate

209

	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.

alternate

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	n. one who loves books.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

alternative

211

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	n. an ox.

altitude

212

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term

alto

213

	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. greediness.
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.

altruism

214

	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

altruist

215

	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for

amalgam

216

	n. one who attacks.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. largeness.
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.

amalgamate

217

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

amateur

218

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. a college student.

amatory

219

	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

ambidextrous

220

	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

ambiguous

221

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. madhouse.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambitious

222

	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

ambrosial

223

	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. breaking of contract or duty

ambulance

224

	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

ambulate

225

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	v. to walk about

ambush

226

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

ameliorate

227

	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

amenable

228

	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	n. diversion.
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.

americanism

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	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

amicable

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	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.

amity

231

	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

amorous

232

	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. a tree.

amorphous

233

	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	n. the act of rising.
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts

amour

234

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	adj. saintly.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

ampere

235

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	v. to make the first attack.
	adv. once more.
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

amphibious

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	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	a. compatible; harmonious
	adj. living both on land and in water.

amphitheater

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	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	adj. opposed to human slavery.

amplitude

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	n. largeness.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

amply

239

	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

amputate

240

	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.

amusement

241

	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. diversion.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	v. contradict; give a false impression

anachronism

242

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

anagram

243

	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	v. to make widely or generally known.

analogous

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	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

analogy

245

	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

analyst

246

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

analyze

247

	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	v. diagnose; examine
	v. to coagulate.
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

anarchy

248

	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	adj. contributing to an end.

anathema

249

	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

anatomy

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	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

anecdote

251

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. tendency to keep together

anemia

252

	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

anemic

253

	adj. affected with anemia.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.

anemometer

254

	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

anesthetic

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	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

anew

256

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	adv. once more.

angelic

257

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	adj. saintly.

anglophobia

258

	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

angular

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	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

anhydrous

260

	adj. withered.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

animadversion

261

	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. to change into acid.
	n. proximity.

animadvert

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	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	v. put into motion or action; activate

animalcule

263

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	n. harmony.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.

animate

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	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

animosity

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	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

annalist

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	v. associate; join
	n. historian.
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

annals

267

	n. compression
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years

annex

268

	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. a placing opposite.
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of

annihilate

269

	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power

annotate

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	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. engagement to marry.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

annual

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	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

annuity

272

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

annunciation

273

	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	n. proclamation.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height

anode

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	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

anonymous

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	v. travel with; be associated with
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

antagonism

276

	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

antarctic

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	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

ante

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	a. capable; adept
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

antecede

279

	n. water saturated with salt.
	v. blame; condemn
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedent

280

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

antechamber

281

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.

antedate

282

	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women

antediluvian

283

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

antemeridian

284

	adj. before noon.
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

antenatal

285

	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

286

	n. largeness.
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	adv. once more.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

anteroom

287

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

anthology

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	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	n. book of literary selections by various authors

anthracite

289

	n. hard coal.
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

anthropology

290

	n. madhouse.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	v. comment; make explanatory notes

anthropomorphous

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	n. the act or state or conforming.
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	adj. having or resembling human form.

antic

292

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

antichrist

293

	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. hard coal.
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

anticlimax

294

	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	adj. recovering health after sickness.

anticyclone

295

	n. that which nourishes.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force

antidote

296

	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality

antilogy

297

	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	v. to force into military service.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

antipathize

298

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	adj. colorless,

antiphon

299

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	v. to pile or heap together.

antiphony

300

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.

antipodes

301

	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	v. associate; join
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.

antiquary

302

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. produce; give rise to
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

antiquate

303

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

antique

304

	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

antiseptic

305

	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

antislavery

306

	v. to hate violently.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term

antispasmodic

307

	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

antistrophe

308

	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	adv. in progress.

antitoxin

309

	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

antonym

310

	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term

anxious

311

	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

apathy

312

	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

aperture

313

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. hard coal.

apex

314

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	adv. from side to side.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

aphorism

315

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. to make the first attack.

apiary

316

	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

apogee

317

	v. to be in collusion.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

apology

318

	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	adj. withered.
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible

apostate

319

	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use

apostle

320

	adv. once more.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

apothecary

321

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

apotheosis

322

	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

appall

323

	n. portion.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

apparent

324

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

apparition

325

	adj. invulnerable.
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show

appease

326

	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

appellate

327

	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	adj. capable of being appealed to.

appellation

328

	v. to collect into a mass.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

append

329

	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. politeness.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

appertain

330

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. to name in baptism.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

apposite

331

	n. agreement.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. permanence.
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

apposition

332

	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

appraise

333

	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. one who loves books.

appreciable

334

	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. that which nourishes.

apprehend

335

	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. feeling secure or certain about something

apprehensible

336

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	adj. harmonious.
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

approbation

337

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.

appropriate

338

	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	v. associate; join

aqueduct

339

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

aqueous

340

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. permanence.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.

arbiter

341

	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

arbitrary

342

	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.

arbitrate

343

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

arbor

344

	n. a tree.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

arboreal

345

	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	n. a vehement appeal.

arborescent

346

	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

arboretum

347

	v. to await.
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

arboriculture

348

	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.

arcade

349

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a. compatible
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing

archaeology

350

	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.

archaic

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	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

archaism

352

	n. a person with whom another confers.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. obsolescence.

archangel

353

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	n. an angel of high rank.

archbishop

354

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.

archdeacon

355

	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.

archetype

356

	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. any reality.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

archipelago

357

	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	n. group of closely located islands

ardent

358

	n. an ox.
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

ardor

359

	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	n. a spiritual advisor.

arid

360

	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. that which nourishes.
	adj. saintly.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

aristocracy

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	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. passive consent.
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class

aristocrat

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	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. any reality.

armada

363

	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

armful

364

	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.

armory

365

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

aroma

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	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

arraign

367

	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory

arrange

368

	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	v. equip; provide with military equipment

arrangement

369

	n. composition; order
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

arrant

370

	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	v. to cover with ornament.

arrear

371

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.

arrival

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	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. conversation.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

arrogant

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	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	a. awake; alert
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

arrogate

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	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

artesian

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	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish

artful

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	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

arthurian

377

	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	adj. dominant.
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

artifice

378

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.

artless

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	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

ascendant

380

	adj. dominant.
	adj. compassionate.
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

ascension

381

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. the act of rising.

ascent

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	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

ascetic

383

	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	v. to pile or heap together.

ascribe

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	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	v. travel with; be associated with

asexual

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	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	v. to obtain the friendship of.

ashen

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	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter

askance

387

	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

asperity

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	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	n. conversation.

aspirant

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	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

aspire

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	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

assailant

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	n. one who attacks.
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

assassin

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	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.

assassinate

393

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	v. to predict.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.

assassination

394

	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

assay

395

	adj. rebellious.
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.

assent

396

	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. recognition.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

assess

397

	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. a placing opposite.

assessor

398

	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	adj. serving or tending to force.

assets

399

	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	adj. containing gold.
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

assiduous

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	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

assignee

401

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

assimilate

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	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

assonance

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	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	adj. taking notice.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.

assonant

404

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	v. contradict; give a false impression

assonate

405

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. water saturated with salt.

assuage

406

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

astringent

407

	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	adj. auxiliary.

astute

408

	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

atheism

409

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

athirst

410

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	adj. wanting water.

athwart

411

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. sulfur.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	adv. from side to side.

atomizer

412

	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. scratch; friction
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

atone

413

	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

atonement

414

	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

atrocious

415

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	adj. fond of drinking.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

atrocity

416

	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

attache

417

	adj. taking notice.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

attest

418

	v. cause to come together formally
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

auburn

419

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. a placing opposite.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. breaking of contract or duty

audacious

420

	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

audible

421

	n. breaking of contract or duty
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

audition

422

	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

auditory

423

	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

augment

424

	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augur

425

	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	adj. affected with anemia.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	v. to predict.

augustinian

426

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. unrestricted power.
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

aura

427

	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations

aural

428

	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

auricle

429

	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	interj. well done.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	n. water saturated with salt.

auricular

430

	n. approach; entry; entrance
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

auriferous

431

	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	adj. containing gold.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

aurora

432

	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

auspice

433

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

austere

434

	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	v. to unite.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

autarchy

435

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

authentic

436

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure

authenticity

437

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.

autocracy

438

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. absolute government.

autocrat

439

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

automaton

440

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

autonomous

441

	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

autonomy

442

	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

autopsy

443

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

autumnal

444

	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

auxiliary

445

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	adj. producing coagulation.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche

446

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.

avarice

447

	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

aver

448

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

averse

449

	a. considerable; perceptible
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

aversion

450

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

avert

451

	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

aviary

452

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. flood.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

avidity

453

	n. greediness.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

avocation

454

	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	v. to unite.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

avow

455

	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

awaken

456

	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

aye

457

	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey

azalea

458

	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. a flowering shrub.

azure

459

	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. alliance

baconian

460

	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.

bacterium

461

	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions

badger

462

	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	v. to change into acid.

baffle

463

	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

bailiff

464

	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

baize

465

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

bale

466

	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

baleful

467

	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

ballad

468

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	a. of or relating to the heart

balsam

469

	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	v. bump; hit; conflict

banal

470

	adv. an expression of assent.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

barcarole

471

	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	v. to refer incidentally.

baritone

472

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. to be in collusion.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

barograph

473

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. hillside.

barometer

474

	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

barring

475

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	prep. apart from.
	v. to make the first attack.

bask

476

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

bass

477

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	n. portion.

baste

478

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

baton

479

	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. a tree.
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

battalion

480

	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

batten

481

	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of

batter

482

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

bauble

483

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	a. capable; adept
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind

bawl

484

	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. an ox.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

beatify

485

	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	v. to make supremely happy.
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. one who loves books.

beatitude

486

	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	n. breaking of contract or duty

beau

487

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. an escort or lover.
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

becalm

488

	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	n. a title of jesus

beck

489

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

bedaub

490

	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. agreement.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.

bedeck

491

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	v. to take when offered.
	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

bedlam

492

	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. attachment.
	n. madhouse.

befog

493

	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. portion.
	v. to confuse.

befriend

494

	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	adj. designed to excite love.

beget

495

	v. produce; give rise to
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

begrudge

496

	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	v. to unite.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

belate

497

	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated

belay

498

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

belie

499

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions

believe

500

	n. an abiding.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

belittle

501

	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

belle

502

	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. any reality.
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

bellicose

503

	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.

belligerent

504

	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

bemoan

505

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

benediction

506

	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	adv. once more.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

benefactor

507

	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

benefice

508

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

beneficent

509

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

beneficial

510

	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	v. to coagulate.

beneficiary

511

	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

benefit

512

	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

benevolence

513

	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

benevolent

514

	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	v. applaud; announce with great approval

benign

515

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.

benignant

516

	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

benignity

517

	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	adj. living both on land and in water.

benison

518

	n. blessing.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. flood.
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

bequeath

519

	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

bereave

520

	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.

berth

521

	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

beseech

522

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

beset

523

	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. hard coal.
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

besmear

524

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

bestial

525

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.

bestrew

526

	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	n. a tree.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

bestride

527

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. to pile or heap together.

bethink

528

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	v. to remind oneself.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.

betide

529

	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

betimes

530

	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	adv. in good season or time.

betroth

531

	a. awake; alert
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary

betrothal

532

	n. engagement to marry.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

bevel

533

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other

bewilder

534

	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

bibliography

535

	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject

bibliomania

536

	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.

bibliophile

537

	n. one who loves books.
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory

bibulous

538

	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

bide

539

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	v. to await.

biennial

540

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

bier

541

	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose

bigamist

542

	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

bigamy

543

	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

bight

544

	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

bilateral

545

	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	a. two-sided; mutual

bilingual

546

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

biograph

547

	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	v. contradict; give a false impression

biology

548

	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

biped

549

	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	adj. wanting water.

birthright

550

	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

bitterness

551

	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

blase

552

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. absolute government.
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front

blaspheme

553

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. an angel of high rank.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

blatant

554

	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	prep. apart from.

blaze

555

	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. largeness.
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

blazon

556

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	v. to make widely or generally known.

bleak

557

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blemish

558

	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

blithe

559

	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

blithesome

560

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	adj. cheerful.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

blockade

561

	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

boatswain

562

	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator

bodily

563

	adj. corporeal.
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

boisterous

564

	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

bole

565

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

bolero

566

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. politeness.

boll

567

	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

bolster

568

	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

bomb

569

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

bombard

570

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	v. refrain from buying or using

bombardier

571

	n. grasp; ability to understand
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

bombast

572

	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	v. to unite.
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

boorish

573

	a. capable; adept
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

bore

574

	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

borough

575

	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

bosom

576

	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

botanical

577

	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.

botanize

578

	v. to study plant-life.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

botany

579

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.

bountiful

580

	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

bowdlerize

581

	v. to make the first attack.
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

bowler

582

	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

boycott

583

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. sharp and bitter manner

brae

584

	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. hillside.
	n. breaking of contract or duty

braggart

585

	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

brandish

586

	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions

bravado

587

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. historian.
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

bravo

588

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	interj. well done.

bray

589

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

braze

590

	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. water saturated with salt.
	adj. colorless,
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point

brazier

591

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	adj. before noon.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.

breach

592

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

breaker

593

	n. an ox.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

breech

594

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. the buttocks.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

brethren

595

	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being

brevity

596

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	v. produce; give rise to
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

bridle

597

	v. to hate violently.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. a tree.

brigade

598

	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

brigadier

599

	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

brigand

600

	n. proclamation.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

brimstone

601

	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. sulfur.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.

brine

602

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. water saturated with salt.

bristle

603

	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

britannia

604

	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.

briticism

605

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.

brittle

606

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	n. composition; order
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity

broach

607

	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

broadcast

608

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

brogan

609

	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions

brogue

610

	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. proximity.

brokerage

611

	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	adj. auxiliary.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.

bromine

612

	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase

bronchitis

613

	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	a. two-sided; mutual
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

bronchus

614

	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.

brooch

615

	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women

brotherhood

616

	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	a. capable; adept

browbeat

617

	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

brusque

618

	adv. from side to side.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.

buffoon

619

	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

buffoonery

620

	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

bulbous

621

	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	adv. in progress.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

bullock

622

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. an ox.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

bulrush

623

	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.

bulwark

624

	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

bumper

625

	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

bumptious

626

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

bungle

627

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

buoyancy

628

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. state of being suitable
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.

buoyant

629

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

bureau

630

	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. a placing opposite.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

bureaucracy

631

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. over-regulated administrative system

burgess

632

	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.

burgher

633

	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

burnish

634

	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

bursar

635

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. passive consent.
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

bustle

636

	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	a. definitive; decisive; final

butt

637

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

butte

638

	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. composition; order
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

buttress

639

	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

cabal

640

	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

cabinet

641

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

cacophony

642

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. absolute government.
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.

cadaverous

643

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

cadence

644

	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

cadenza

645

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

caitiff

646

	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	adj. cowardly.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

cajole

647

	n. an escort or lover.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

cajolery

648

	n. delusive speech.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind

calculable

649

	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. one who manages a government agency or department

calculus

650

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	v. associate; incorporate

callosity

651

	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

callow

652

	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

calorie

653

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	v. be earlier in time; go back further

calumny

654

	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	adj. notoriously bad.

calvary

655

	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.

calvinism

656

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	n. a college student.
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.

calvinize

657

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. an abiding.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. courtesy towards women

came

658

	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. expression of warm approval; praise

cameo

659

	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering

campaign

660

	n. state of being suitable
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	a. considerable; perceptible

canaanite

661

	v. to make familiar by use.
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.

canary

662

	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

candid

663

	n. a tree.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

candor

664

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

canine

665

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge

canon

666

	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

cant

667

	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

cantata

668

	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

canto

669

	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. part or division of poem of some length

cantonment

670

	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.

capacious

671

	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

capillary

672

	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race

capitulate

673

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	adj. cheerful.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.

caprice

674

	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

caption

675

	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. estrangement.

captious

676

	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. conversation.
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	v. to be in pain or distress.

captivate

677

	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

carcass

678

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

cardiac

679

	a. of or relating to the heart
	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	v. associate; join
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

cardinal

680

	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

caret

681

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

caricature

682

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down

carnage

683

	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.

carnal

684

	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

carnivorous

685

	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

carouse

686

	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

carrion

687

	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.

cartilage

688

	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

cartridge

689

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

caste

690

	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

castigate

691

	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	n. passive consent.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

casual

692

	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

casualty

693

	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

cataclysm

694

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	v. to remind oneself.

cataract

695

	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

catastrophe

696

	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. the denial of the existence of god.

cathode

697

	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

catholicism

698

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god

catholicity

699

	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.

caucus

700

	v. to sail quite around.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

causal

701

	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. a stream that unites with another.

caustic

702

	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality

cauterize

703

	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

cede

704

	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

censor

705

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

censorious

706

	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.

census

707

	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

centenary

708

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. flood.

centiliter

709

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect

centimeter

710

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	adj. taking notice.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.

centurion

711

	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

cereal

712

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

ceremonial

713

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge

ceremonious

714

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

cessation

715

	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other

cession

716

	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.

chameleon

717

	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

chancery

718

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

chaos

719

	adj. affected with anemia.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down

characteristic

720

	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

characterize

721

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

charlatan

722

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

chasten

723

	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

chastise

724

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. proclamation.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

chastity

725

	a. comparable; similar or alike
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

chateau

726

	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

chattel

727

	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

check

728

	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	v. to make supremely happy.

chiffon

729

	adj. cowardly.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

chivalry

730

	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. courtesy towards women
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

cholera

731

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited

choleric

732

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. one who loves books.

choral

733

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	v. refrain from buying or using

christ

734

	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. a title of jesus

christen

735

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	adv. an expression of assent.
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

christendom

736

	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.

chromatic

737

	n. blessing.
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. flood.

chronology

738

	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

chronometer

739

	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

cipher

740

	v. associate; incorporate
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

circulate

741

	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

circumference

742

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

circumlocution

743

	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

circumnavigate

744

	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	v. to sail quite around.
	n. grasp; ability to understand

circumscribe

745

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. portion.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

circumspect

746

	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. absolute government.

citadel

747

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

cite

748

	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval

claimant

749

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.

clairvoyance

750

	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show

clamorous

751

	n. an adulterating substance.
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

clan

752

	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

clandestine

753

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. permanence.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. composition; order

clangor

754

	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. cause to come together formally
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

clarify

755

	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

clarion

756

	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.

classify

757

	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity

clearance

758

	v. diagnose; examine
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

clemency

759

	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

clement

760

	adj. compassionate.
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

clothier

761

	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

clumsy

762

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. politeness.
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

coagulant

763

	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	adj. producing coagulation.

coagulate

764

	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

coalescence

765

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	v. to take when offered.
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

coalition

766

	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body

coddle

767

	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. tendency to keep together

codicil

768

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	v. to hate violently.

coerce

769

	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

coercion

770

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

coercive

771

	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	adj. wanting water.
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase

cogent

772

	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

cognate

773

	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

cognizant

774

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	adj. taking notice.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

cohere

775

	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

cohesion

776

	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. tendency to keep together

cohesive

777

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

coincide

778

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	v. to pile or heap together.

coincidence

779

	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

coincident

780

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

collaborate

781

	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. state of being suitable
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

collapse

782

	v. breakdown; failure
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	n. scratch; friction

collapsible

783

	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

colleague

784

	adj. tending to one point.
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

collective

785

	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

collector

786

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	adj. that may or can collapse.

collegian

787

	n. a college student.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	adj. dominant.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

collide

788

	v. bump; hit; conflict
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

collier

789

	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

collision

790

	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

colloquial

791

	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.

colloquialism

792

	adj. producing coagulation.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

colloquy

793

	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. conversation.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry

collusion

794

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	v. to make supremely happy.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

colossus

795

	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

comely

796

	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful

comestible

797

	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. that which nourishes.
	adj. fit to be eaten.

comical

798

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

commemorate

799

	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

commentary

800

	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

commingle

801

	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. to blend.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge

commissariat

802

	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

commission

803

	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	adj. rebellious.

commitment

804

	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. permanence.
	n. breaking of contract or duty

committal

805

	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

commodity

806

	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

commotion

807

	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

commute

808

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. courtesy towards women
	v. to force into military service.
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

comparable

809

	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

comparative

810

	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

comparison

811

	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

compensate

812

	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	a. capable; adept

competence

813

	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

competent

814

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. capable; adept
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter

competitive

815

	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	v. to make supremely happy.
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

competitor

816

	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	adj. compassionate.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

complacent

817

	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	a. occurring or payable every year
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

complaisance

818

	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. politeness.
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.

complaisant

819

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	v. bump; hit; conflict

complement

820

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

complex

821

	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

compliant

822

	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	adj. joined together in pairs.

complicate

823

	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	adv. from side to side.

complication

824

	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

complicity

825

	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs

compliment

826

	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

component

827

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

comport

828

	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. proclamation.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

composure

829

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years

comprehensible

830

	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

comprehension

831

	n. grasp; ability to understand
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. a title of jesus
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

comprehensive

832

	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.

compress

833

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

compressible

834

	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin

compression

835

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	adj. before noon.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

comprise

836

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. a spiritual advisor.

compulsion

837

	n. conversation.
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. contradict; give a false impression

compulsory

838

	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

compunction

839

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

compute

840

	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

concede

841

	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. portion.
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

conceit

842

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

conceive

843

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

concerto

844

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist

concession

845

	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

conciliate

846

	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning

conciliatory

847

	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.

conclusive

848

	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	a. definitive; decisive; final

concord

849

	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. flood.
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

concordance

850

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	n. harmony.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

concur

851

	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	v. to agree.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

concurrence

852

	n. agreement.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

concurrent

853

	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

concussion

854

	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	adj. harmonious.

condensation

855

	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. compression

condense

856

	v. to predict.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

condescend

857

	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

condolence

858

	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

conduce

859

	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	v. to bring about.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

conducive

860

	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	adj. contributing to an end.

conductible

861

	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.

conduit

862

	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. flood.

confectionery

863

	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition

confederacy

864

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. alliance
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive

confederate

865

	n. ally; form a group or unite
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

confer

866

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. one who loves books.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.

conferee

867

	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

confessor

868

	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

confidant

869

	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. sulfur.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

confide

870

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. intensity of passion or affection.

confidence

871

	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. any article of personal property.

confident

872

	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. proximity.

confinement

873

	adj. cheerful.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

confiscate

874

	v. make amends for; reimburse
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

conflagration

875

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

confluence

876

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

confluent

877

	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. alliance
	adj. wanting water.
	n. a stream that unites with another.

conformable

878

	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	adj. harmonious.
	v. associate; join
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

conformance

879

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	adv. in progress.

conformation

880

	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	adj. wanting water.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

conformity

881

	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

confront

882

	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	adj. before noon.
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

congeal

883

	n. estrangement.
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	v. to coagulate.

congenial

884

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	a. compatible

congest

885

	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

congregate

886

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures

coniferous

887

	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	adj. cone-bearing trees.

conjecture

888

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. that which nourishes.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing

conjoin

889

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. to unite.

conjugal

890

	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

conjugate

891

	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	adj. joined together in pairs.

conjugation

892

	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.

conjunction

893

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league

connive

894

	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something

connoisseur

895

	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

connote

896

	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

connubial

897

	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

conquer

898

	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.

consanguineous

899

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

conscience

900

	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

conscientious

901

	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

902

	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	a. awake; alert
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

conscript

903

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	v. to force into military service.

consecrate

904

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	adj. colorless,

consecutive

905

	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	v. to coagulate.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

consensus

906

	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

conservatism

907

	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	adj. withered.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

conservative

908

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

conservatory

909

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

consign

910

	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

consignee

911

	n. eating or drinking of something
	v. to collect into a mass.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

consignor

912

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. one who entrusts.
	v. to unite.
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

consistency

913

	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	v. to take when offered.
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

console

914

	n. conversation.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

consolidate

915

	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

consonance

916

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. group of closely located islands

consonant

917

	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. blessing.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

consort

918

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	v. associate; join

conspicuous

919

	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

conspirator

920

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

conspire

921

	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. state of being suitable
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show

constable

922

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. to change into acid.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

constellation

923

	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	adv. once more.
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

consternation

924

	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	v. to bring about.
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

constituency

925

	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite

constituent

926

	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

constrict

927

	n. historian.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing

consul

928

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

consulate

929

	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

consummate

930

	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

consumption

931

	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass

consumptive

932

	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.

contagion

933

	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	v. produce; give rise to

contagious

934

	v. contradict; give a false impression
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	v. to study plant-life.

contaminate

935

	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

contemplate

936

	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. water saturated with salt.

contemporaneous

937

	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

contemporary

938

	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

contemptible

939

	n. approach; entry; entrance
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

contemptuous

940

	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

contender

941

	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. a placing opposite.

contiguity

942

	n. proximity.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

contiguous

943

	v. associate; incorporate
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

continence

944

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.

contingency

945

	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

contingent

946

	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

continuance

947

	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. permanence.

continuation

948

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. to predict.
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point

continuity

949

	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. one who entrusts.

continuous

950

	v. associate; join
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

contort

951

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	v. associate; incorporate
	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

contraband

952

	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

contradiction

953

	adj. auxiliary.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	adj. dominant.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

contradictory

954

	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

contraposition

955

	n. a placing opposite.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

contravene

956

	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

contribution

957

	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.

contributor

958

	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice

contrite

959

	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

contrivance

960

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

contrive

961

	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

control

962

	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	n. one who loves books.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

controller

963

	n. proclamation.
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

contumacious

964

	adj. rebellious.
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

contumacy

965

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. greediness.

contuse

966

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	v. to collect into a mass.

contusion

967

	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

convalesce

968

	v. recover gradually from an illness
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse

convalescence

969

	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.

convalescent

970

	adj. cheerful.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together

convene

971

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	v. cause to come together formally

convenience

972

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. state of being suitable
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.

converge

973

	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together

convergent

974

	adj. tending to one point.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

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