GRE Big Book Words List| Match Practice

GRE Big Book Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abase

	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.

abbess

	n. composition; order
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

abbey

	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

abbot

	v. to make the first attack.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of

abdicate

	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

abdomen

	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

abdominal

	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

abduction

	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement

abed

	v. produce; give rise to
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive

aberration

	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. an adulterating substance.

abet

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	adj. saintly.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

abeyance

	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

abhorrence

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

abhorrent

	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

abidance

	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. an abiding.

abject

	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

abjure

	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. grasp; ability to understand

ablution

	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

abnegate

	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated

abnormal

	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

abominable

	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

abominate

	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. one who attacks.
	v. to hate violently.

abomination

	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

aboriginal

	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.

aborigines

	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	v. assent; agree without protesting

abrade

	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

abrasion

	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. scratch; friction
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

abridge

	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	a. two-sided; mutual

abridgment

	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. an abiding.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

abrogate

	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	n. estrangement.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abrupt

	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

abscess

	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	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

abscission

	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

abscond

	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

absence

	n. an ox.
	n. composition; order
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

absolution

	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	v. to predict.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

absolve

	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

absorb

	adj. fond of drinking.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations

absorption

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

abstain

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstemious

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

abstinence

	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.

abstruse

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. to remind oneself.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

absurd

	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

abundant

	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

abusive

	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. portion.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

abut

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	interj. well done.

abyss

	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point

academic

	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

academician

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	adv. in good season or time.

academy

	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. a college student.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

accede

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front

accelerate

	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	adj. harmonious.
	v. to take when offered.
	n. the passion for collecting books.

access

	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point

accessible

	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.

accession

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

accessory

	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

accommodate

	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accompaniment

	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

accompanist

	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

accompany

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. travel with; be associated with

accomplice

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	n. any strikingly great person or object.

accomplish

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

accordion

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accost

	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

account

	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

accouter

	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	v. to make supremely happy.
	v. equip; provide with military equipment

accredit

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for

accumulate

	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

accuracy

	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.

accurate

	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	v. to predict.
	v. produce; give rise to

accursed

	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

accusation

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	v. assent; agree without protesting

accusatory

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. part or division of poem of some length

accuse

	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	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. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	v. blame; condemn

accustom

	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

acerbity

	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

acetate

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect

acetic

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. attachment.

ache

	v. to be in pain or distress.
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.

achillean

	adj. containing gold.
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. greediness.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

achromatic

	adj. colorless,
	n. the buttocks.
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. contestant you hope to defeat

acid

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

acidify

	v. to change into acid.
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition

acknowledge

	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. recognition.
	v. produce; give rise to

acknowledgment

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. recognition.
	n. a title of jesus

acme

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

acoustic

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	v. to mean; signify.
	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

acquaint

	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. recognition.

acquiesce

	n. scratch; friction
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. assent; agree without protesting

acquiescence

	n. passive consent.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

acquit

	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

acquittal

	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

acquittance

	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

acreage

	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

acrid

	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. one who manages a government agency or department

acrimonious

	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

acrimony

100

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees

actionable

101

	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.

actuality

102

	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. any reality.
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin

actuary

103

	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. politeness.
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

actuate

104

	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

acumen

105

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

acute

106

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. permanence.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing

adamant

107

	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary

addendum

108

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	a. awake; alert

addle

109

	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation

adduce

110

	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	v. to unite.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

adhere

111

	v. produce; give rise to
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

adherence

112

	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. attachment.

adherent

113

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.

adhesion

114

	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

adieu

115

	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

adjacency

116

	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. the state of being adjacent.

adjacent

117

	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.

adjudge

118

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	v. to unite.

adjunct

119

	n. hillside.
	n. largeness.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

adjuration

120

	n. a vehement appeal.
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. permanence.

adjutant

121

	adj. auxiliary.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

administrator

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	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. one who entrusts.

admissible

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	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

admittance

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	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	v. to confuse.

admonish

125

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

admonition

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	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

ado

127

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

adoration

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	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god

adroit

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	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. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

adulterant

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	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

adulterate

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	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

adumbrate

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	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	v. to obtain the friendship of.

advent

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	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	a. awake; alert

adverse

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	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

adversity

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	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

advert

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	v. to refer incidentally.
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

advertiser

137

	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

advisory

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	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

advocacy

139

	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	v. cause to come together formally
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

advocate

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	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

aerial

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	v. to be in collusion.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

aeronaut

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	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin

aeronautics

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	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. group of closely located islands
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft

aerostat

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	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

aerostatics

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	n. tendency to keep together
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

affable

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	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

affect

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	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

affectation

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	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

affiliate

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	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. associate; incorporate

affirmative

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	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.

affix

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	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence

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	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.

affront

153

	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

afoot

154

	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	adv. in progress.
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.

aforesaid

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	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

afresh

156

	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	v. bump; hit; conflict

afterthought

157

	n. a stream that unites with another.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	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 thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

agglomerate

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	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

aggrandize

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	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravate

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	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.

aggravation

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	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

aggregate

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	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

aggress

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	v. to study plant-life.
	v. to make the first attack.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

aggression

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	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

aggrieve

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	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. sharp and bitter manner

aghast

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	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agile

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	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

agitate

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	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

agrarian

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	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

ailment

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	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

airy

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	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	interj. well done.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.

akin

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	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. use of force to get someone to obey

alabaster

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	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain

alacrity

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	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	adv. an expression of assent.

albeit

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	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

albino

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	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

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
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. the act of rising.

alchemy

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	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	adj. invulnerable.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

alcohol

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	a. of or relating to the heart
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

alcoholism

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	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

alcove

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	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women

alder

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	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

alderman

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	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

aldermanship

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	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. attachment.
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

alias

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	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

alien

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	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	v. associate; join

alienable

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	n. the buttocks.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	a. chief; serving as an essential component

alienate

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	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

alienation

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	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. estrangement.
	v. to unite.

aliment

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	n. that which nourishes.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	n. delusive speech.

alkali

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	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. a title of jesus
	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. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

allege

193

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. a tree.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

allegory

194

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. associate; incorporate

alleviate

195

	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. an ox.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

alley

196

	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

alliance

197

	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

allot

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	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

allotment

199

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. portion.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

allude

200

	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

allusion

201

	a. capable; adept
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

alluvion

202

	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	n. flood.
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

ally

203

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	adj. contributing to an end.

almanac

204

	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

aloof

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	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. composition; order

altar

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	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

alter

207

	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

alteration

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	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	v. to await.

altercate

209

	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	v. to walk about
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.

alternate

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	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

alternative

211

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

altitude

212

	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height

alto

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	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

altruism

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	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

altruist

215

	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

amalgam

216

	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant

amalgamate

217

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

amateur

218

	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful

amatory

219

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

ambidextrous

220

	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.

ambiguous

221

	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. recognition.

ambitious

222

	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	a. awake; alert
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

ambrosial

223

	prep. apart from.
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

ambulance

224

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

ambulate

225

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	v. to walk about
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. flood.

ambush

226

	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

ameliorate

227

	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	v. to predict.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	v. to take when offered.

amenable

228

	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.

americanism

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	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. eating or drinking of something

amicable

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	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

amity

231

	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

amorous

232

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

amorphous

233

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

amour

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	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

ampere

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	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

amphibious

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	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

amphitheater

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	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplitude

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	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. largeness.
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.

amply

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	adv. sufficiently.
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.

amputate

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	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

amusement

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	n. diversion.
	n. harmony.
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

anachronism

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	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

anagram

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	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

analogous

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	a. comparable; similar or alike
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. to hate violently.
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

analogy

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	adj. capable of being conceived.
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

analyst

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	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

analyze

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	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people

anarchy

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	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

anathema

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	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. a tree.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

anatomy

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	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

anecdote

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	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

anemia

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	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	v. recover gradually from an illness

anemic

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	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	adj. affected with anemia.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing

anemometer

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	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

anesthetic

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	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

anew

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	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	adv. once more.
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	n. a placing opposite.

angelic

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	adj. saintly.
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

anglophobia

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	n. state of being suitable
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	v. refrain from buying or using
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

angular

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	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	n. a title of jesus

anhydrous

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	adj. withered.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

animadversion

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	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.

animadvert

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	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. breakdown; failure

animalcule

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	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. to change into acid.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animate

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	v. put into motion or action; activate
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

animosity

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	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. attachment.

annalist

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	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. historian.

annals

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	a. comparable; similar or alike
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

annex

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	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. grasp; ability to understand

annihilate

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	n. greediness.
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. blessing.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

annotate

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	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.

annual

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	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	a. occurring or payable every year
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

annuity

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	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

annunciation

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	n. proclamation.
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

anode

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	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	a. comparable; similar or alike

anonymous

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	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

antagonism

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	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

antarctic

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	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

ante

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	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. a stream that unites with another.

antecede

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	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

antecedent

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	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.

antechamber

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	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	v. to walk about
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.

antedate

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	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

antediluvian

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	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

antemeridian

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	adj. before noon.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

antenatal

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	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".

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	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

anteroom

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	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. permanence.

anthology

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	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

anthracite

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	v. to predict.
	n. hard coal.
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

anthropology

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	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	v. to happen to or befall.

anthropomorphous

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	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. the science of life or living organisms.

antic

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	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

antichrist

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	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

anticlimax

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	v. associate; incorporate
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

anticyclone

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	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.

antidote

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	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	adj. dominant.

antilogy

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	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.

antipathize

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	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	v. cause to come together formally
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

antiphon

299

	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

antiphony

300

	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.

antipodes

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	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

antiquary

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	n. a tree.
	v. to mean; signify.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

antiquate

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	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	a. occurring or payable every year
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

antique

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	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body

antiseptic

305

	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract

antislavery

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	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

antispasmodic

307

	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	v. to remind oneself.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

antistrophe

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	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	v. make amends for; reimburse

antitoxin

309

	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

antonym

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	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. an animal having two feet.
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

anxious

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	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

apathy

312

	v. to name in baptism.
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. lack of caring; indifference

aperture

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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
	v. to blend.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

apex

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	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphorism

315

	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apiary

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	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

apogee

317

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	adj. affected with anemia.

apology

318

	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. permanence.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.

apostate

319

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apostle

320

	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

apothecary

321

	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

apotheosis

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	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

appall

323

	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. largeness.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

apparent

324

	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

apparition

325

	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

appease

326

	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

appellate

327

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.

appellation

328

	adj. dominant.
	v. to coagulate.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.

append

329

	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

appertain

330

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	adj. that may or can collapse.

apposite

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	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	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. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. intensity of passion or affection.

apposition

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	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

appraise

333

	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

appreciable

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	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	a. considerable; perceptible
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

apprehend

335

	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

apprehensible

336

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

approbation

337

	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	v. to await.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

appropriate

338

	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	v. to be in collusion.

aqueduct

339

	n. historian.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

aqueous

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	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.

arbiter

341

	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

arbitrary

342

	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

arbitrate

343

	v. to blend.
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. the act of rising.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

arbor

344

	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. a tree.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	v. assemble; convene; gather

arboreal

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	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. largeness.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees

arborescent

346

	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

arboretum

347

	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arboriculture

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	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

arcade

349

	n. a college student.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. breakdown; failure

archaeology

350

	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

archaic

351

	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

archaism

352

	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. obsolescence.

archangel

353

	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. an angel of high rank.

archbishop

354

	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.

archdeacon

355

	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

archetype

356

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

archipelago

357

	n. group of closely located islands
	n. unrestricted power.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

ardent

358

	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.

ardor

359

	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

arid

360

	n. blessing.
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

aristocracy

361

	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

aristocrat

362

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble

armada

363

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

armful

364

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

armory

365

	v. to study plant-life.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

aroma

366

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.

arraign

367

	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	v. to predict.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

arrange

368

	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

arrangement

369

	n. composition; order
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

arrant

370

	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

arrear

371

	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. hillside.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.

arrival

372

	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	v. blame; condemn
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

arrogant

373

	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

arrogate

374

	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

artesian

375

	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure

artful

376

	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

arthurian

377

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

artifice

378

	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	adv. in progress.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

artless

379

	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. portion.

ascendant

380

	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	adj. dominant.
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

ascension

381

	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	adj. dominant.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

ascent

382

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

ascetic

383

	adj. rebellious.
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe

384

	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

asexual

385

	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

ashen

386

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	v. declare to be true; affirm

askance

387

	v. to agree.
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

asperity

388

	n. agreement.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	v. to mean; signify.

aspirant

389

	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

aspire

390

	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

assailant

391

	n. one who attacks.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

assassin

392

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

assassinate

393

	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	n. absolute government.

assassination

394

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

assay

395

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

assent

396

	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

assess

397

	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. conversation.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	v. declare to be true; affirm

assessor

398

	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	adj. invulnerable.

assets

399

	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

assiduous

400

	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

assignee

401

	v. to make the first attack.
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

assimilate

402

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

assonance

403

	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle

assonant

404

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

assonate

405

	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	adj. taking notice.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

assuage

406

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	adv. in progress.

astringent

407

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astute

408

	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

atheism

409

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. scratch; friction
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use

athirst

410

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	adj. wanting water.

athwart

411

	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	adv. from side to side.
	v. travel with; be associated with

atomizer

412

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	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
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

atonement

414

	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women

atrocious

415

	v. to coagulate.
	adj. cowardly.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

atrocity

416

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

attache

417

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

attest

418

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. the place where christ was crucified.

auburn

419

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

audacious

420

	adj. saintly.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

audible

421

	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

audition

422

	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

auditory

423

	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

augment

424

	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

augur

425

	v. to predict.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

augustinian

426

	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

aura

427

	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

aural

428

	v. associate; incorporate
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

auricle

429

	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. a person with whom another confers.

auricular

430

	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

auriferous

431

	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	adj. containing gold.
	adj. withered.
	v. to study plant-life.

aurora

432

	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	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. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

auspice

433

	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. to remind oneself.
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

austere

434

	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.

autarchy

435

	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. unrestricted power.
	adj. compassionate.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

authentic

436

	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	adj. fond of drinking.
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

authenticity

437

	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	v. associate; incorporate

autocracy

438

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. absolute government.
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. feeling secure or certain about something

autocrat

439

	n. historian.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. delusive speech.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

automaton

440

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

autonomous

441

	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

autonomy

442

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	adj. wanting water.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

autopsy

443

	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

autumnal

444

	adv. an expression of assent.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

auxiliary

445

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche

446

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

avarice

447

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

aver

448

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	v. to await.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

averse

449

	n. obsolescence.
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.

aversion

450

	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

avert

451

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.

aviary

452

	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment

avidity

453

	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	n. historian.
	n. greediness.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

avocation

454

	n. state of being suitable
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avow

455

	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	v. to sail quite around.
	a. occurring or payable every year

awaken

456

	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

aye

457

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	adv. an expression of assent.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

azalea

458

	n. a flowering shrub.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

azure

459

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

baconian

460

	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

bacterium

461

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

badger

462

	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.

baffle

463

	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	v. to bring about.

bailiff

464

	n. alliance
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

baize

465

	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. scratch; friction
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

bale

466

	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

baleful

467

	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

ballad

468

	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

balsam

469

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	v. blame; condemn
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

banal

470

	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud

barcarole

471

	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

baritone

472

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. composition; order
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

barograph

473

	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	adj. contributing to an end.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

barometer

474

	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

barring

475

	prep. apart from.
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

bask

476

	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

bass

477

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

baste

478

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	adj. notoriously bad.

baton

479

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class