GRE Big Book Words List| Match Practice

GRE Big Book Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abase

	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

abbess

	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.

abbey

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. a flowering shrub.

abbot

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.

abdicate

	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant

abdomen

	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

abdominal

	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

abduction

	adj. dominant.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

abed

	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	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

aberration

	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

abet

	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

abhorrence

	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

abhorrent

	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	adj. harmonious.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.

abidance

	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. an abiding.
	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect

abject

	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

abjure

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	adj. taking notice.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

ablution

	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate

	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. conversation.
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnormal

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal

abominable

	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

abominate

	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	v. to hate violently.
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

abomination

	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.

aboriginal

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	a. considerable; perceptible
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

aborigines

	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

abrade

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

abrasion

	n. scratch; friction
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. associate; join
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time

abridge

	n. part or division of poem of some length
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abridgment

	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

abrogate

	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abrupt

	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

abscess

	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

abscission

	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors

abscond

	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.

absence

	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

absolution

	n. delusive speech.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

absolve

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. to take when offered.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

absorb

	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

absorption

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. a tree.

abstain

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

abstemious

	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

abstinence

	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. a very detestable act or practice.

abstruse

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	adj. taking notice.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

absurd

	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	v. declare to be true; affirm

abundant

	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. blessing.

abusive

	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.

abut

	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	adj. corporeal.

abyss

	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

academic

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

academician

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

academy

	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	v. to change into acid.

accede

	v. to collect into a mass.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerate

	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. to take when offered.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.

access

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. hard coal.

accessible

	v. to make supremely happy.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accession

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

accessory

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	adj. affected with anemia.
	v. to pile or heap together.

acclaim

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

accommodate

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accompaniment

	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

accompanist

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

accompany

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	adj. fond of drinking.

accomplice

	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

accomplish

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures

accordion

	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	n. passive consent.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

accost

	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

account

	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

accouter

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	v. equip; provide with military equipment

accredit

	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

accumulate

	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

accuracy

	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

accurate

	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.

accursed

	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.

accusation

	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	a. capable; adept
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accusatory

	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

accuse

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	v. blame; condemn
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

accustom

	a. compatible; harmonious
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. to make familiar by use.

acerbity

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

acetate

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

acetic

	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs

ache

	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

achillean

	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

achromatic

	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	adj. colorless,
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	n. an angel of high rank.

acid

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

acidify

	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	v. to change into acid.

acknowledge

	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

acknowledgment

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	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. recognition.

acme

	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

acoustic

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

acquaint

	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. estrangement.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

acquiesce

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

acquiescence

	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. passive consent.
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

acquit

	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	v. recover gradually from an illness

acquittal

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

acquittance

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

acreage

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

acrid

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

acrimonious

	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

acrimony

100

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish

actionable

101

	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

actuality

102

	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. any reality.

actuary

103

	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. estrangement.
	adj. compassionate.

actuate

104

	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

acumen

105

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	v. to bring about.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

acute

106

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

adamant

107

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

addendum

108

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

addle

109

	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adduce

110

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

adhere

111

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	n. hillside.
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

adherence

112

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. attachment.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.

adherent

113

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	adv. an expression of assent.

adhesion

114

	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

adieu

115

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

adjacency

116

	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

adjacent

117

	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	v. to take when offered.

adjudge

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	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.

adjunct

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	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.

adjuration

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	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. a vehement appeal.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

adjutant

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	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	adj. auxiliary.
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

administrator

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	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations

admissible

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	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	adj. containing gold.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

admittance

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	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. sulfur.

admonish

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	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

admonition

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	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will

ado

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	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle

adoration

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	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. estrangement.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	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. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

adulterant

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	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. an adulterating substance.
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures

adulterate

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	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	adj. contributing to an end.

adumbrate

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	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will

advent

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	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adverse

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	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

adversity

135

	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. a tree.
	v. to force into military service.
	n. alliance

advert

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	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	v. to await.
	v. to refer incidentally.

advertiser

137

	adj. harmonious.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	v. bump; hit; conflict

advisory

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	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	n. a flowering shrub.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

advocacy

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	n. courtesy towards women
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

advocate

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	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.

aerial

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	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

aeronaut

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	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. estrangement.
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.

aeronautics

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	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. one who loves books.

aerostat

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	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.

aerostatics

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	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

affable

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	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	a. capable; adept

affect

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	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. courtesy towards women
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

affectation

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	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

affiliate

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	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	v. associate; incorporate
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.

affirmative

150

	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions

affix

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	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

affluence

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	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance

affront

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	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	n. sharp and bitter manner

afoot

154

	n. the buttocks.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. a title of jesus
	adv. in progress.

aforesaid

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	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

afresh

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	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

afterthought

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	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	adj. harmonious.
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

agglomerate

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	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	v. to pile or heap together.
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

aggrandize

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	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive

aggravate

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	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years

aggravation

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	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. alliance
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

aggregate

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	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

aggress

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	v. to make the first attack.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

aggression

164

	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

aggrieve

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	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential

aghast

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	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agile

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	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	v. to remind oneself.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

agitate

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	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance

agrarian

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	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	a. compatible

ailment

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	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

airy

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	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. an ox.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

akin

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	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. courtesy towards women

alabaster

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	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

alacrity

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	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. the state of being adjacent.

albeit

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	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

albino

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	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	v. to bring about.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	adj. saintly.

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
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

alchemy

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	adj. cheerful.
	n. blessing.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcohol

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	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect

alcoholism

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	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

alcove

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	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

alder

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	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	adj. rebellious.

alderman

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	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

aldermanship

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	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

alias

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	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

alien

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	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. politeness.

alienable

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	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. associate; join

alienate

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	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

alienation

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	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. estrangement.
	n. recognition.
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

aliment

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	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. that which nourishes.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. sharp and bitter manner

alkali

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	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

allay

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	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

allege

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	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years

allegory

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	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

alleviate

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	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

alley

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	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	adj. opposed to human slavery.

alliance

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	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. tendency to keep together
	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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	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin

allotment

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	n. portion.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

allude

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	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.

allusion

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	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

alluvion

202

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. flood.
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.

ally

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	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

almanac

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	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

aloof

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	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

altar

206

	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity

alter

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	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

alteration

208

	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

altercate

209

	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

alternate

210

	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. an escort or lover.
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

alternative

211

	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	a. chief; serving as an essential component

altitude

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	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show

alto

213

	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. the passion for collecting books.

altruism

214

	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	v. to happen to or befall.

altruist

215

	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.

amalgam

216

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

amalgamate

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	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

amateur

218

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

amatory

219

	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

ambidextrous

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	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".

ambiguous

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	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

ambitious

222

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

ambrosial

223

	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

ambulance

224

	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	v. to predict.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

ambulate

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	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	v. to walk about
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

ambush

226

	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

ameliorate

227

	inter. good-by; farewell.
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. the act of rising.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

228

	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.

americanism

229

	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

amicable

230

	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	adj. saintly.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

amity

231

	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

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	interj. well done.
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

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	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	interj. well done.

amour

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	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

ampere

235

	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful

amphibious

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	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

amphitheater

237

	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	a. capable; adept
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

amplitude

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	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	adv. in progress.
	n. largeness.

amply

239

	adv. sufficiently.
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

amputate

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	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

amusement

241

	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. scratch; friction
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. diversion.

anachronism

242

	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. a tree.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

anagram

243

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.

analogous

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	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	a. comparable; similar or alike

analogy

245

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.

analyst

246

	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

analyze

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	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.

anarchy

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	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

anathema

249

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.

anatomy

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	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

anecdote

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	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

anemia

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	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	a. occurring or payable every year

anemic

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	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	adj. affected with anemia.
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem

anemometer

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	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	v. breakdown; failure
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

anesthetic

255

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

anew

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	adv. once more.
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. a title of jesus
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

angelic

257

	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. scratch; friction
	adj. saintly.

anglophobia

258

	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

angular

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	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

anhydrous

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	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	adj. withered.
	v. to happen to or befall.

animadversion

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	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	adv. once more.

animadvert

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	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	v. to make familiar by use.

animalcule

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	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

animate

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	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

animosity

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	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

annalist

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	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. historian.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

annals

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	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. politeness.
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	adj. producing coagulation.

annex

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	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	v. to cover with ornament.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

annihilate

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	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

annotate

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	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	v. to make supremely happy.

annual

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	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. proclamation.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	a. occurring or payable every year

annuity

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	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	adj. contributing to an end.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

annunciation

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	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. proclamation.
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

anode

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	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.

anonymous

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	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

antagonism

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	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

antarctic

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	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

ante

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	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.

antecede

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	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. component or part; citizen, voter

antecedent

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	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

antechamber

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	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.

antedate

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	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	v. be earlier in time; go back further

antediluvian

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	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

antemeridian

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	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	adj. before noon.

antenatal

285

	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

286

	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.

anteroom

287

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.

anthology

288

	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. to blend.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. estrangement.

anthracite

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	n. hard coal.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.

anthropology

290

	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

anthropomorphous

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	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.

antic

292

	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

antichrist

293

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

anticlimax

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	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

anticyclone

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	v. diagnose; examine
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

antidote

296

	adj. dominant.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

antilogy

297

	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

antipathize

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	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	v. to make supremely happy.

antiphon

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	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance

antiphony

300

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	v. to sail quite around.

antipodes

301

	v. recover gradually from an illness
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.

antiquary

302

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.

antiquate

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	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

antique

304

	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

antiseptic

305

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

antislavery

306

	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	adj. opposed to human slavery.

antispasmodic

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	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.

antistrophe

308

	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	inter. good-by; farewell.

antitoxin

309

	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

antonym

310

	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.

anxious

311

	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

312

	v. to sail quite around.
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

aperture

313

	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. proximity.

apex

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	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

aphorism

315

	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

apiary

316

	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	adj. rebellious.

apogee

317

	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apology

318

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

apostate

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	interj. well done.
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.

apostle

320

	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

apothecary

321

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

apotheosis

322

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

appall

323

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apparent

324

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	adj. cowardly.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

apparition

325

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

appease

326

	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

appellate

327

	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 person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	adj. joined together in pairs.

appellation

328

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

append

329

	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

appertain

330

	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

apposite

331

	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.

apposition

332

	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

appraise

333

	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".

appreciable

334

	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	a. considerable; perceptible

apprehend

335

	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

apprehensible

336

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. to predict.

approbation

337

	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite

appropriate

338

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

aqueduct

339

	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.

aqueous

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	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. state of being suitable
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

arbiter

341

	v. to be in collusion.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	v. contradict; give a false impression

arbitrary

342

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

arbitrate

343

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

arbor

344

	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. a tree.
	a. compatible

arboreal

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	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	n. diversion.

arborescent

346

	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	adj. harmonious.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

arboretum

347

	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

arboriculture

348

	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. hard coal.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

arcade

349

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	a. of or relating to the heart

archaeology

350

	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

archaic

351

	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

archaism

352

	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. obsolescence.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

archangel

353

	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	v. travel with; be associated with

archbishop

354

	prep. apart from.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

archdeacon

355

	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

archetype

356

	v. to make widely or generally known.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

archipelago

357

	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	n. group of closely located islands
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

ardent

358

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. to hate violently.
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

ardor

359

	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

arid

360

	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	adj. withered.
	interj. well done.

aristocracy

361

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	v. to force into military service.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

aristocrat

362

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

armada

363

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

armful

364

	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	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

armory

365

	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

aroma

366

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	v. to unite.
	adj. withered.

arraign

367

	n. scratch; friction
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

arrange

368

	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. state of being suitable
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.

arrangement

369

	n. composition; order
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

arrant

370

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.

arrear

371

	adj. joined together in pairs.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. something overdue and unpaid.

arrival

372

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	adj. having resemblance of sound.

arrogant

373

	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	adj. affected with anemia.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

arrogate

374

	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.

artesian

375

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

artful

376

	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	v. to predict.

arthurian

377

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. one who entrusts.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

artifice

378

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	adj. cowardly.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

artless

379

	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition

ascendant

380

	adj. dominant.
	adj. cowardly.
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	v. to set apart as sacred.

ascension

381

	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	n. the act of rising.
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

ascent

382

	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

ascetic

383

	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

ascribe

384

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert

asexual

385

	n. proclamation.
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. to agree.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

ashen

386

	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

askance

387

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. flood.
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.

asperity

388

	n. obsolescence.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

aspirant

389

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour

aspire

390

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

assailant

391

	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. one who attacks.

assassin

392

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

assassinate

393

	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. the act of rising.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

assassination

394

	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

assay

395

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

assent

396

	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

assess

397

	n. a title of jesus
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

assessor

398

	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.

assets

399

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	n. the passion for collecting books.

assiduous

400

	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

assignee

401

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	adj. rebellious.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

assimilate

402

	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	adj. wanting water.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.

assonance

403

	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.

assonant

404

	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	a. two-sided; mutual

assonate

405

	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

assuage

406

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.

astringent

407

	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

astute

408

	n. portion.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

atheism

409

	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

athirst

410

	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. an adulterating substance.
	adj. wanting water.

athwart

411

	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	adv. from side to side.

atomizer

412

	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	v. travel with; be associated with

atone

413

	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

atonement

414

	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

atrocious

415

	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. to study plant-life.

atrocity

416

	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	adj. low in tone or compass.

attache

417

	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

attest

418

	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true

auburn

419

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

audacious

420

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

audible

421

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	adj. withered.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.

audition

422

	n. grasp; ability to understand
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander

auditory

423

	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

augment

424

	v. to confuse.
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs

augur

425

	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	v. to predict.

augustinian

426

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary

aura

427

	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

aural

428

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down

auricle

429

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

auricular

430

	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	v. to agree.

auriferous

431

	n. compression
	adj. containing gold.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

aurora

432

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

auspice

433

	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	v. to blend.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

austere

434

	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	adj. before noon.

autarchy

435

	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. unrestricted power.

authentic

436

	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

authenticity

437

	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.

autocracy

438

	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. absolute government.

autocrat

439

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

automaton

440

	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering

autonomous

441

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

442

	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. historian.
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

autopsy

443

	n. one who loves books.
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

autumnal

444

	adj. joined together in pairs.
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

auxiliary

445

	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche

446

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	v. blame; condemn
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice

avarice

447

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

aver

448

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

averse

449

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

aversion

450

	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

avert

451

	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

aviary

452

	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

avidity

453

	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	n. greediness.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated

avocation

454

	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avow

455

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

awaken

456

	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.

aye

457

	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	v. to hate violently.

azalea

458

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. a flowering shrub.

azure

459

	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	v. to hate violently.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. one who attacks.

baconian

460

	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

bacterium

461

	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

badger

462

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	v. to await.

baffle

463

	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

bailiff

464

	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.

baize

465

	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

bale

466

	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	v. cause to come together formally

baleful

467

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	adj. saintly.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

ballad

468

	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

balsam

469

	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	adj. sated with pleasure.

banal

470

	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	v. to sail quite around.

barcarole

471

	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.

baritone

472

	n. historian.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

barograph

473

	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

barometer

474

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

barring

475

	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	prep. apart from.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

bask

476

	v. to sail quite around.
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

bass

477

	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.

baste

478

	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. a flowering shrub.

baton

479

	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race

battalion

480

	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

batten

481

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	adv. from side to side.
	adj. dominant.

batter

482

	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

bauble

483

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.

bawl

484

	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

beatify

485

	v. to make supremely happy.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.

beatitude

486

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.

beau

487

	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. an escort or lover.

becalm

488

	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.

beck

489

	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

bedaub

490

	v. produce; give rise to
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

bedeck

491

	n. permanence.
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	v. to cover with ornament.

bedlam

492

	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. madhouse.
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.

befog

493

	v. to confuse.
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	v. to pile or heap together.
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

befriend

494

	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

beget

495

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	v. produce; give rise to
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	v. to coagulate.

begrudge

496

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	prep. apart from.

belate

497

	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

belay

498

	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. obsolescence.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

belie

499

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	v. to happen to or befall.

believe

500

	v. to mean; signify.
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. one who entrusts.

belittle

501

	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity

belle

502

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

bellicose

503

	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

belligerent

504

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.

bemoan

505

	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of

benediction

506

	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

benefactor

507

	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. an ox.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

benefice

508

	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

beneficent

509

	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	v. to predict.
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

beneficial

510

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

beneficiary

511

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

benefit

512

	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	n. attachment.
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

benevolence

513

	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	prep. apart from.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

benevolent

514

	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.

benign

515

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant

benignant

516

	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.

benignity

517

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	v. assemble; convene; gather

benison

518

	n. blessing.
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

bequeath

519

	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

bereave

520

	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. agreement.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

berth

521

	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	v. to unite.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

beseech

522

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

beset

523

	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. one who entrusts.

besmear

524

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.

bestial

525

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	v. to unite.

bestrew

526

	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

bestride

527

	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

bethink

528

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	v. to remind oneself.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

betide

529

	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	adj. auxiliary.
	v. to happen to or befall.

betimes

530

	adv. in good season or time.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

betroth

531

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry

betrothal

532

	n. engagement to marry.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity

bevel

533

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

bewilder

534

	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. estrangement.

bibliography

535

	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

bibliomania

536

	n. sulfur.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

bibliophile

537

	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. one who loves books.

bibulous

538

	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	adj. fond of drinking.
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

bide

539

	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	v. to await.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing

biennial

540

	adj. rebellious.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	v. to set apart as sacred.

bier

541

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. eating or drinking of something
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

bigamist

542

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

bigamy

543

	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

bight

544

	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

bilateral

545

	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	a. two-sided; mutual
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

bilingual

546

	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

biograph

547

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

biology

548

	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

biped

549

	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

birthright

550

	v. to walk about
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

bitterness

551

	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	adv. sufficiently.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval

blase

552

	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.

blaspheme

553

	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

blatant

554

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.

blaze

555

	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

blazon

556

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. to make widely or generally known.

bleak

557

	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

blemish

558

	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	adj. invulnerable.
	v. to confuse.

blithe

559

	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

blithesome

560

	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	adj. cheerful.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

blockade

561

	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

boatswain

562

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

bodily

563

	n. group of closely located islands
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	adj. corporeal.
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

boisterous

564

	n. an animal having two feet.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

bole

565

	n. one who attacks.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.

bolero

566

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

boll

567

	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	adj. designed to excite love.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. agreement.

bolster

568

	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	v. to hate violently.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

bomb

569

	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

bombard

570

	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

bombardier

571

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. a flowering shrub.

bombast

572

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.

boorish

573

	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. an adulterating substance.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

bore

574

	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

borough

575

	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	adj. cheerful.
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other

bosom

576

	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

botanical

577

	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

botanize

578

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	v. to study plant-life.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

botany

579

	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

bountiful

580

	n. sharp and bitter manner
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.

bowdlerize

581

	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

bowler

582

	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

boycott

583

	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. that which nourishes.

brae

584

	n. any article of personal property.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. hillside.
	n. the state of being adjacent.

braggart

585

	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	adj. having or resembling human form.

brandish

586

	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

bravado

587

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

bravo

588

	interj. well done.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

bray

589

	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

braze

590

	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. proximity.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

brazier

591

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs

breach

592

	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions

breaker

593

	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

breech

594

	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. the buttocks.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

brethren

595

	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.

brevity

596

	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act

bridle

597

	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

brigade

598

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

brigadier

599

	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. attachment.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

brigand

600

	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. the buttocks.

brimstone

601

	v. to name in baptism.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. sulfur.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

brine

602

	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. water saturated with salt.

bristle

603

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

britannia

604

	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.

briticism

605

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.

brittle

606

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

broach

607

	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

broadcast

608

	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

brogan

609

	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.

brogue

610

	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

brokerage

611

	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

bromine

612

	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

bronchitis

613

	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

bronchus

614

	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

brooch

615

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

brotherhood

616

	n. largeness.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

browbeat

617

	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	adj. capable of being appealed to.

brusque

618

	n. attachment.
	v. to cover with ornament.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. a stream that unites with another.

buffoon

619

	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	v. to sail quite around.
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

buffoonery

620

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. the denial of the existence of god.

bulbous

621

	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. one who attacks.

bullock

622

	v. to remind oneself.
	n. an ox.
	n. a placing opposite.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

bulrush

623

	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.

bulwark

624

	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

bumper

625

	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	v. to blend.
	n. one who attacks.

bumptious

626

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning

bungle

627

	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

buoyancy

628

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.

buoyant

629

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something

bureau

630

	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

bureaucracy

631

	n. the act of rising.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	v. to refer incidentally.

burgess

632

	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

burgher

633

	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

burnish

634

	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

bursar

635

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

bustle

636

	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

butt

637

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	adj. rebellious.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

butte

638

	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.

buttress

639

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

cabal

640

	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	adj. auxiliary.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

cabinet

641

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. an ox.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

cacophony

642

	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	v. to make supremely happy.
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.

cadaverous

643

	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. something overdue and unpaid.

cadence

644

	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	adj. corporeal.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

cadenza

645

	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	a. compatible
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

caitiff

646

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	adj. cowardly.

cajole

647

	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

cajolery

648

	n. delusive speech.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

calculable

649

	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

calculus

650

	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. madhouse.

callosity

651

	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	adj. auxiliary.

callow

652

	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

calorie

653

	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. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. alliance

calumny

654

	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

calvary

655

	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

calvinism

656

	n. the buttocks.
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.

calvinize

657

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	v. to name in baptism.

came

658

	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible

cameo

659

	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	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. tendency to keep together
	v. to happen to or befall.

campaign

660

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

canaanite

661

	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. the act of rising.
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

canary

662

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	v. produce; give rise to
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance

candid

663

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	adj. rebellious.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true

candor

664

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

canine

665

	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

canon

666

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

cant

667

	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.

cantata

668

	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	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

canto

669

	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	adv. sufficiently.

cantonment

670

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

capacious

671

	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

capillary

672

	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter

capitulate

673

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality

caprice

674

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	adj. withered.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

caption

675

	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. diversion.
	v. to change into acid.
	a. capable; adept

captious

676

	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.

captivate

677

	n. an abiding.
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

carcass

678

	n. hard coal.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	v. to sail quite around.

cardiac

679

	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	a. of or relating to the heart

cardinal

680

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	v. to sail quite around.

caret

681

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	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
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

caricature

682

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. compression
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. a flowering shrub.

carnage

683

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. hard coal.
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.

carnal

684

	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. composition; order
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

carnivorous

685

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.

carouse

686

	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.

carrion

687

	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	adv. from side to side.

cartilage

688

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. group of closely located islands

cartridge

689

	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

caste

690

	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

castigate

691

	n. recognition.
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

casual

692

	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

casualty

693

	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

cataclysm

694

	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. proclamation.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. a salt of acetic acid.

cataract

695

	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour

catastrophe

696

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	adj. joined together in pairs.

cathode

697

	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin

catholicism

698

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. an animal having two feet.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.

catholicity

699

	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. group of closely located islands

caucus

700

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

causal

701

	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

caustic

702

	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	adj. fond of drinking.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

cauterize

703

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

cede

704

	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.

censor

705

	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

censorious

706

	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

census

707

	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.

centenary

708

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

centiliter

709

	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. proclamation.
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	n. any strikingly great person or object.

centimeter

710

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.

centurion

711

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

cereal

712

	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse

ceremonial

713

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

ceremonious

714

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

cessation

715

	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing

cession

716

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

chameleon

717

	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

chancery

718

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

chaos

719

	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

characteristic

720

	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain

characterize

721

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

charlatan

722

	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	a. occurring or payable every year
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

chasten

723

	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	v. to hate violently.
	v. to await.

chastise

724

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.

chastity

725

	v. blame; condemn
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.

chateau

726

	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	v. to predict.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

chattel

727

	n. any article of personal property.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

check

728

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain

chiffon

729

	n. courtesy towards women
	n. politeness.
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

chivalry

730

	n. courtesy towards women
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	adj. corporeal.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

cholera

731

	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	adj. notoriously bad.
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	n. an acute epidemic disease.

choleric

732

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

choral

733

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. eating or drinking of something

christ

734

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. to bring about.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. a title of jesus

christen

735

	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. to name in baptism.
	adj. before noon.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

christendom

736

	adv. in progress.
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

chromatic

737

	v. to change into acid.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together

chronology

738

	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

chronometer

739

	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

cipher

740

	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

circulate

741

	adj. invulnerable.
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

circumference

742

	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

circumlocution

743

	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.

circumnavigate

744

	v. to sail quite around.
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

circumscribe

745

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

circumspect

746

	n. a vehement appeal.
	adj. containing gold.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

citadel

747

	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	v. to name in baptism.

cite

748

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

claimant

749

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	adj. auxiliary.

clairvoyance

750

	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

clamorous

751

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	adj. containing gold.

clan

752

	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

clandestine

753

	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	adj. auxiliary.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

clangor

754

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

clarify

755

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

clarion

756

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	a. compatible; harmonious
	v. assent; agree without protesting

classify

757

	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

clearance

758

	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin

clemency

759

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	adj. fond of drinking.

clement

760

	adj. compassionate.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	v. to be in pain or distress.

clothier

761

	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

clumsy

762

	adj. fond of drinking.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

coagulant

763

	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

coagulate

764

	v. to remind oneself.
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.

coalescence

765

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	adj. living both on land and in water.

coalition

766

	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. the act of rising.

coddle

767

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	n. breaking of contract or duty

codicil

768

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.

coerce

769

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

coercion

770

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. engagement to marry.

coercive

771

	adj. serving or tending to force.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

cogent

772

	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	v. to unite.
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

cognate

773

	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

cognizant

774

	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	adj. taking notice.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

cohere

775

	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. water saturated with salt.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

cohesion

776

	n. tendency to keep together
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

cohesive

777

	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

coincide

778

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

coincidence

779

	adj. rebellious.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. delusive speech.

coincident

780

	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	a. concerning; simultaneous

collaborate

781

	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort

collapse

782

	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	v. breakdown; failure
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

collapsible

783

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

colleague

784

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

collective

785

	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

collector

786

	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together

collegian

787

	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. a college student.

collide

788

	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

collier

789

	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.

collision

790

	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

colloquial

791

	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain

colloquialism

792

	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	adj. delicate, ethereal.

colloquy

793

	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. conversation.
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

collusion

794

	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. delusive speech.

colossus

795

	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.

comely

796

	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

comestible

797

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	adj. fit to be eaten.

comical

798

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

commemorate

799

	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.

commentary

800

	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

commingle

801

	v. to blend.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

commissariat

802

	prep. apart from.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

commission

803

	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	v. assent; agree without protesting

commitment

804

	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.

committal

805

	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. agreement.

commodity

806

	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.

commotion

807

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

commute

808

	adj. harmonious.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

comparable

809

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	adj. serving or tending to force.

comparative

810

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

comparison

811

	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

compensate

812

	n. permanence.
	n. conversation.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. make amends for; reimburse

competence

813

	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

competent

814

	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	a. capable; adept
	adj. cowardly.

competitive

815

	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

competitor

816

	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

complacent

817

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. the act of rising.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.

complaisance

818

	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. politeness.
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.

complaisant

819

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint

complement

820

	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	adj. harmonious.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

complex

821

	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

compliant

822

	n. one who entrusts.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

complicate

823

	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	adj. low in tone or compass.

complication

824

	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.

complicity

825

	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

compliment

826

	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	adj. auxiliary.
	adj. cowardly.

component

827

	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

comport

828

	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	adj. that may or can collapse.

composure

829

	a. concerning; simultaneous
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

comprehensible

830

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

comprehension

831

	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. one who attacks.
	n. grasp; ability to understand

comprehensive

832

	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	n. any article of personal property.

compress

833

	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

compressible

834

	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	a. of or relating to the heart
	v. to walk about
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

compression

835

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

comprise

836

	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.

compulsion

837

	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

compulsory

838

	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	adj. low in tone or compass.

compunction

839

	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	adj. harmonious.
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	adj. auxiliary.

compute

840

	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

concede

841

	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	adj. compassionate.
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

conceit

842

	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

conceive

843

	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

concerto

844

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. diversion.
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.

concession

845

	n. a placing opposite.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

conciliate

846

	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

conciliatory

847

	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

conclusive

848

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

concord

849

	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

concordance

850

	n. harmony.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.

concur

851

	v. to agree.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

concurrence

852

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. agreement.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.

concurrent

853

	n. proclamation.
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. an escort or lover.

concussion

854

	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.

condensation

855

	n. compression
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

condense

856

	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.

condescend

857

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

condolence

858

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	a. compatible

conduce

859

	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	v. to bring about.
	adj. cowardly.

conducive

860

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	adj. contributing to an end.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point

conductible

861

	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	adj. tending to one point.

conduit

862

	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin

confectionery

863

	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

confederacy

864

	n. alliance
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

confederate

865

	n. ally; form a group or unite
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true

confer

866

	adj. taking notice.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

conferee

867

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. a person with whom another confers.

confessor

868

	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

confidant

869

	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. the act or state or conforming.

confide

870

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

confidence

871

	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.

confident

872

	n. that which nourishes.
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

confinement

873

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

confiscate

874

	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

conflagration

875

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	adv. once more.
	adj. notoriously bad.

confluence

876

	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

confluent

877

	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. a stream that unites with another.

conformable

878

	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	adj. harmonious.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. a very detestable act or practice.

conformance

879

	n. a college student.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	v. to change into acid.

conformation

880

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	adj. cheerful.

conformity

881

	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

confront

882

	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

congeal

883

	v. to coagulate.
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	prep. apart from.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

congenial

884

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	a. compatible
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

congest

885

	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	adj. contributing to an end.

congregate

886

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

coniferous

887

	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

conjecture

888

	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

conjoin

889

	v. to unite.
	n. portion.
	n. water saturated with salt.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

conjugal

890

	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

conjugate

891

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

conjugation

892

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

conjunction

893

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

connive

894

	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	v. to be in collusion.

connoisseur

895

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

connote

896

	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	v. to name in baptism.
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	v. to mean; signify.

connubial

897

	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. an animal having two feet.
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

conquer

898

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

consanguineous

899

	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

conscience

900

	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

conscientious

901

	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act

conscious

902

	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	a. awake; alert
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering

conscript

903

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	v. to force into military service.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

consecrate

904

	adj. rebellious.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

consecutive

905

	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.

consensus

906

	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	adv. sufficiently.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

conservatism

907

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

conservative

908

	n. estrangement.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

conservatory

909

	adj. contributing to an end.
	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. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class

consign

910

	n. conversation.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

consignee

911

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

consignor

912

	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. one who entrusts.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.

consistency

913

	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	v. to change into acid.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

console

914

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

consolidate

915

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

consonance

916

	adj. taking notice.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

consonant

917

	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.

consort

918

	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	v. associate; join
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

conspicuous

919

	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

conspirator

920

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

conspire

921

	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. alliance
	v. to bring about.

constable

922

	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	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 inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

constellation

923

	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change

consternation

924

	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

constituency

925

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

constituent

926

	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	v. to confuse.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

constrict

927

	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	v. breakdown; failure
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

consul

928

	v. to await.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.

consulate

929

	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.

consummate

930

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.

consumption

931

	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

consumptive

932

	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

contagion

933

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.

contagious

934

	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.

contaminate

935

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

contemplate

936

	adj. saintly.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

contemporaneous

937

	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

contemporary

938

	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

contemptible

939

	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

contemptuous

940

	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

contender

941

	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

contiguity

942

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. proximity.
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

contiguous

943

	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. to agree.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

continence

944

	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

contingency

945

	v. to change into acid.
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

contingent

946

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. permanence.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

continuance

947

	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. permanence.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something

continuation

948

	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things

continuity

949

	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

continuous

950

	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

contort

951

	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

contraband

952

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. any article of personal property.

contradiction

953

	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

contradictory

954

	n. a college student.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

contraposition

955

	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. a placing opposite.

contravene

956

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual

contribution

957

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	a. comparable; similar or alike

contributor

958

	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. estrangement.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	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

contrite

959

	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

contrivance

960

	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander

contrive

961

	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

control

962

	n. conversation.
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.

controller

963

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. proclamation.

contumacious

964

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	adj. rebellious.

contumacy

965

	a. comparable; similar or alike
	n. proclamation.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated

contuse

966

	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

contusion

967

	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

convalesce

968

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	v. recover gradually from an illness

convalescence

969

	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. proximity.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

convalescent

970

	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.

convene

971

	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. cause to come together formally
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

convenience

972

	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. state of being suitable

converge

973

	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.

convergent

974

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. any article of personal property.

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